WhoSampled explained

WhoSampled
Foundation:London, England
Commercial:Yes[1]
Type:Music website, music samples database
Language:English
Registration:Optional
Owner:Nadav Poraz[2]
Launch Date:[3] [4]
Current Status:Active

WhoSampled is a website and app database of information about sampled music or sample-based music, interpolations, cover songs and remixes.

History

Nadav Poraz founded the site in London, 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.[5] The website's database is user-generated and reviewed by moderators before the content goes live. As of 2023, the site's most sampled track is the Amen break from the Winstons, having been sampled in more than 6000 songs.[6] [7] In 2015, the site added support for film and television clips.[8] The following year, it partnered with Spotify[9] and introduced a six degrees of separation-inspired game, that tracks relationships between artists, producers, and their tracks.[10] In October 2017, WhoSampled partnered with KPM and Ableton and organised the third 'Samplethon' competition at Point Blank Studios in London.[11] [12] [13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: We speak to whosampled.com. DJ Mag. 24 September 2014. 19 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Say it isn't so – WhoSampled reveals the rip-offs in music. TechCrunch. 1 December 2009. Khan, Basheera. 11 September 2010.
  3. Web site: WhoSampled is 8 Years Old!. .
  4. Web site: WhoSampled.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools. WHOIS. 14 November 2016.
  5. News: With 1 million users, WhoSampled brings its music DNA exploration to Android. Dredge. Stuart. The Guardian. 23 September 2014. 1 February 2017.
  6. Web site: It Only Takes Six Seconds To Hear The World's Most Sampled Song. Goldenberg. David. FiveThirtyEight. 22 September 2016. 1 February 2017.
  7. Web site: Sampled in More Than 6000 Songs. . 22 October 2022.
  8. Web site: Get to the chopper! WhoSampled adds movie and TV sample clips. Solomon. Katie. TechRadar. 15 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20191203224412/http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/now-you-can-search-whosampled-for-film-and-tv-samples-too-1293902. 3 December 2019.
  9. Web site: WhoSampled taps Spotify to show you who covered, remixed, or sampled your favorite songs. Sawers. Paul. VentureBeat. 8 February 2016. 1 February 2017.
  10. Web site: WhoSampled's new Six Degrees tool shows you how your favourite artists are connected. https://web.archive.org/web/20160707152307/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2016/07/06/whosampled-six-degrees-music-separation/. usurped. 7 July 2016. Pugsley. Adam. Chart Attack. 6 July 2016. 1 February 2017.
  11. News: WHOSAMPLED PRESENTS 'SAMPLETHON' COMPETITION AT POINT BLANK LONDON WITH KPM & ABLETON. 5 October 2017. DJMag.com. 17 October 2017. en.
  12. Web site: WhoSampled presents third Samplethon contest hosted by Point Blank Studios. www.solvdmag.com. en-US. 17 October 2017.
  13. Web site: WhoSampled teams up with Sony/ATV for new Samplethon Complete Music Update. www.completemusicupdate.com. 8 November 2017.

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