MIXEN RULES
1. Every Mix Rule Will Eventually Be Broken Including This One
2. The Mix Shall Never Repeat an Artist Within the same side of the Mix Tape
2. The Mix Shall Never Repeat an Artist Within a Mix Year
2. The Mix Shall Never Repeat an Artist Within a Given Mix1,6
3. The Mix Shall Never Repeat a Song, Even a Variant
3. The Mix Shall Never Repeat a Song, Even a Variant, Within a Mix Year
3. The Mix Shall Never Repeat a Song, Even a Variant, Within a Given Mix2
4. The Mix Shall Fit into the Longest Tape I can find
4. The Mix Shall Be Short Enough to Burn onto a CD
4. The Mix Shall Be Almost Short Enough to Burn onto a CD
4. The Mix Shall Not Exceed 1:30 Minutes
4. The Mix Shall Not Exceed 1:30 Minutes, Excepting That it Shall Be Exactly two Hours Long and I Shall Also Create a Sub 1:30 Version3
...or it shall be Star Mix and approximately the run time of Star Wars
...or it shall be exactly 50 songs long because someone turned 50
who is definitely not me shut up
...or it shall be for David and Zoe's Graduations
...or, you know, it's 2024 and seriously what the hell man.
...or, you know, it's 2025 and I am off by at least 6 or 7 songs.
5. There Shall Be Exactly One Mix Per Year4
...Occasionally Two Mixes, And Only On Special Occasions
...With A Maximum of Three Mixes And They Shall Be Entirely Distinct
…Except in Years Where There is a Lot of Multiverse Stuff
…Not Counting Retromixen
...or, you know, it's 2025 and I just give up.
6. There is No Rule Six
1. Even if the Artist is Prince in the Year of His Death, Though We May Cheat By Having Three Different Prince Songs Recorded or Covered By Three Different Artists Because Come On, it's Prince.
2. I suspect this rule will probably stick!
3. Technically I did create a 1:30 version, but I hated it and didn't share it. So...partial credit?
4. Except in 2008 and 2009 which did not have mixen5
5. Except 2008 does now!
6. I mean, technically I broke this in 2013 with "Despicable Me" and "Get Lucky" in sequence, both featuring Pharrell, but I hand-waved that with the fact that the second one is really by Daft Punk and besides it took me till 2025 to realize that so who the hell else would ever notice?