Pogo: The Coolest DJ Ever

Published on July 1st, 2010 by Seamus.

Pogo is Australian. Pogo is a DJ. Pogo is the coolest DJ ever. I mean the guy takes random sound clips and chords from movies and throws them together to somehow make astonishingly catchy songs with equally impressive videos. One of these songs would legitimately take me years to make, but Pogo just keeps pumping them out. Ultra genius. Check out his songs from Up! and Hook and then be sure to hit the jump to see the ones from Toy Story and Willy Wonka. What I’m really interested in knowing is Pogo’s thought process throughout the whole thing. I mean, when watching a movie, how can you tell that it’s sound effects would make a good song?

From Up!:

From Hook:

http://www.pogomix.net

http://www.youtube.com/user/Fagottron

Here’s what he has to say about this one, a mashup of Toy Story sound clips:

“What do you get when you mix vocals and chords recorded from ‘Toy Story’, some extra cymbals and a sine wave bass? ‘Toyz Noize’, my second remix of a Pixar film. Enjoy!”

Video for my track ‘Scrumdiddlyumptious’. The track is composed of a sine wave bass, original percussion, and sounds recorded from the candy man scene in ‘Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory’.



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  • Dan

    He isn’t as good as swede mason

    http://www.youtube.com/user/swedemason

    i recommend the jeremy clarkson beatbox :P

  • Jason

    This is awesome. Whether you realize it or not, times are changing. Musicians don’t come just in the forms of people with guitars or pianos. Computers have become another form of an instrument now, and you can’t possibly say that this guy isn’t a musician. If you are, then you probably don’t know what it takes to put something like this together. Think about all the right notes to put into a song to keep it in key you would have to listen for. Not only that but putting together all the rest of the accompaniment without the just the lead takes talent to make it not sound like crap.

  • http://www.facebook.com/surrrealchloe Chloe

    Seriously? This doesn’t have to be music. It’s a form of expression and it’s incredible. I doubt anyone here can pull something like this off, it takes talent and patience and should not be noted as “low” or “gimmicky.”

  • Gabe

    I agree with Luke. I guess this is cool sounding, but it’s my opinion that this is a low, gimmicky form of music.

  • http://soundcloud.com/gordongeraghty Gordon

    i love the creativity but i would have to clearly say that DJ POGO is a brilliant producer but not a dj …. sorry but im a dj and am starting to produce and its very hard so very very well done, best sampling ive ever heard

  • http:/digitalcraving.blogspot.com Digital Craving

    Pogo is the man, weird I hadn’t heard these songs in months then just now I made myself an Upular ringtone out of the blue. 10 minute later I stumbled upon this page, crazy stuff!

  • Moe

    Im so glad someone else recognizes Pogo’s genious!!!

  • http://jeresmmojourney.blogspot.com Jere

    Speaking as a sound mixer and DJ myself – Pogo is now the standard by which I measure mixing. Every time I listen to any of these, I just wind up feeling that much better for having seen and heard them – there is an incredible joy in every note and tone in all of it that I find irresistible and just pure magic.

  • Femme

    Wow, this is unexplainable by means of words. Watching Willy Wonka growing up and knowing all the words and singing along to scrumdiddlyumptious. This is so amazing, you can still tell its the song, yet its a whole new take on it. I absolutely love it. Great work.

  • MissNie

    Incredible! I want to explore his creative mind… Wow!

  • http://n/a lokeej

    its Remix Manifesto! proof music is life…created from any-and-every-thing

  • http://Stumble Jordan

    Its amazing how talented some people are!

  • http://www.gallery.themehrhoffs.com/ Michael

    Yes Why isnt Alice included in this review…here is the link…one of his best I think

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt7AF2RCMhg

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  • http://www.facebook.com/dolly.vicious dolly vicious

    I think I’m in love… o.o

  • http://www.ateupindustries.com Leary-ian Being

    i love the Hook mix….Put him in the Booo Box

    ~ http://www.ateupindustries.com ~

  • santiago

    First two you see…. scratch that, the first one you see is pretty awesome as you carry on it’s clear in your mind the EVERYTHING just sounds the same… not quite a “dj”

  • SKILLA

    Alice is another really good Pogo mix.

  • http://menasporfavor.wordpress.com/ Laíza

    AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!

  • Mattie

    I can only imagine how long it took him to arrange these…

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  • Stephen

    If you like this check out Royksopp! Kind of a similarly chilled groove with awesomely sampled loops.

  • Lexie

    You Need To Look Up Alice! Best EvEr!

  • Paul

    this make me want to watch these movies

  • Allie

    these are AMAZING. i love itt! <3

  • And

    Luke I know exactly what your saying…….I feel the same way. Got far better music to listen to but it isn’t a particularly bad STUMBLE?!?

  • Tina-bo-bina

    In response to Luke, I happen to have a playlist consisting of entirely Pogo music, and I must say it is probably my most played playlist. Pogo FTW!

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  • musiclover

    I just love when someone makes a positive and negative comment at the same time. Talented yes, cool yes, that is all you had to say. No offense Luke but keep your mouth shut what have you posted LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Luke

    This guy is really talented and this stuff is kind of cool. But c’mon, this isn’t good music. When would you ever want to listen to this?

  • speedyplastic

    my favorite is the Alice in wonderland one he does that thing is so stuck in my head.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQuqeLBTetA

  • Una

    I think I might be obsessed with this music! If you can sing along with the sounds is that a bad sign..?? =D

  • Luko

    I totally agree!!!
    the rest are amazing too but Upular is the best

  • JarHead

    I think Upular was the best one

  • Ferd

    They all sound the same!

  • Tartar

    His song “Alice” is by far the best one. In fact it is incredible! Thanks Pogo

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