WhoSampled is a
website
A website (also written as a web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. Examples of notable websites are Google, Facebook, Amazon, and W ...
and
app database of information about
sampled music or sample-based music,
cover songs and
remix
A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...
es.
History
Nadav Poraz founded the site in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
, England in 2008, as a way to track musical samples and cover songs. Mobile apps were released in 2012 and 2014 for
iPhone and
Android, respectively. The website's database is
user-generated and reviewed by moderators before the content goes live. As of 2022, the site's most sampled track is the
Amen break
The Amen break is a drum break that has been widely sampled in popular music. It comes from the 1969 track "Amen, Brother" by the soul group the Winstons, released as the B-side of the 1969 single " Color Him Father". The drum break lasts abou ...
from
the Winstons. In 2015, the site added support for film and television clips. The following year, it partnered with
Spotify
Spotify (; ) is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 456 million monthly active use ...
and introduced a
six degrees of separation-inspired game that tracks relationships between artists, producers, and their tracks. In October 2017, WhoSampled
partnered with
KPM and
Ableton and organised the third 'Samplethon' competition at Point Blank Studios in London.
See also
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Interpolation (popular music)
In popular music, interpolation (also called a replayed sample) refers to using a melody—or portions of a melody (often with modified lyrics)—from a previously recorded song but re-recording the melody instead of sampling it. Interpolation ...
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Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the ...
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Pandora Radio
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SecondHandSongs
References
External links
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Online music and lyrics databases
Companies based in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Companies based in the London Borough of Hounslow
British music websites
Internet properties established in 2008
2008 establishments in England
Sampling (music)
Cover versions
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