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its only till now ive wonderd y DOOOOO they cal it a v.i.p
is it because u would make to tracks.. a standerd version for everyone and a slightly diffrent one for dj's so when the deejays played it the crowd wud go...
nutz?

lol ive always wondered whether why v.i.p got associated with a different version of a track, did the dj's only play them exclusively "in the vip" lol.

i dnt think anyone knows. we aint getin tha answer

V.I.P means variation in production. And is usally done by the same producer, so they are vairying a production they have made themselfs.
Remix is when someone uses the same samples from a song which makes it simalar but changes everything else, usually done from a mainstream song or different genre song remixed into another different genre.

Hope this helps, or even makes sense ha

Peace.

deadlyhype wrote:V.I.P means variation in production. And is usally done by the same producer, so they are vairying a production they have made themselfs.
Remix is when someone uses the same samples from a song which makes it simalar but changes everything else, usually done from a mainstream song or different genre song remixed into another different genre.

Hope this helps, or even makes sense ha

Peace.

i always thought a v.i.p was a track or remix that isnt for ale to the general public. as in very important person. suppose you learn something everyday.

Am I the only idiot that has gone through life thinking it meant "Very Important Production"? Haha, in all fairness I did know it meant it was a refix by the same producer o well....

What's the difference between a Refix and Remix? That's what I want to know.

refixes are often versions of a track which have been made by just cutting & chopping the original
often not done by the artist who made the original (unofficial) (at least in my experience)

altho i have had refixes that have been done by the original artist & haven't been "cut & pastes"

i suppose its refreshing to put something different to "remix" in the track title

They are also generally longer than the original.

They were originally intended to keep DJs selections fresh once the original tune had seen a release, although this is no longer applicable since D'n'B producers decided to release every single tune they made. The VIP is normally done by the original artist.
The title makes very little difference but it's important to remember that the producer has given it that title for a reason, they chose to call it a VIP rather than a remix.

Variation In Production, lol, first time ive heard that one. yeah......

Wow haha, wondering all this time, and I thought it was gonna be something epic...

They came about around the end of UK Garage when it got darker as a result of the dubplate culture amongst DJs and producers.

Mr bigshot dj wouldn't play a track that all the other a djs would have their hands on, so mr producer would do him a V.I.P mix, which helps because said DJ could still promote the track whilst the original copies were in the shops.

Of course this only exacerbated the dubplate culture, and the VIP track would often be bootlegged or released itself, then the sequel tune/refix/mash-up bootleg would follow to perpetuate the cycle and prolong the life of the tune.

Vinyl culture was slightly different in that it filtered the worst of these. Thankfully now we have broadband, blogs, cheap pirated music software and lots of members of soundcloud to do away with that.

^just wanted to say im feeling that track in your sig, very fun!

posting in a thread where i've learned something.

fractal wrote:^just wanted to say im feeling that track in your sig, very fun!

mm shouts to sentinels biggest tune to surface from nowhere in a while!

v.i.p's are specials for djs that rarely get released.

a vip is just an excuse for a producer to use to make his tune even better haha

I wouldn't say normally they are better than the original. Usually more hyped and with energy, but this doesn't mean better always.