So Amazing, So Illegal

Jamie gave me a nice writeup of a mashup where the writer shares some random youtube mashup video that you maybe have seen before called the Mother of all Funk Chords. It's a pretty amazing artistic achievement and probably worth at least a quick glance of your time. But the larger point should be taken seriously. He says "If your reaction to this crate of magic is 'Hm. I wonder how we'd go about suing someone who "did this" with our IP?' instead of, 'Holy crap, clearly, this is the freaking future of entertainment,' it's probably time to put some ramen on your Visa and start making stuff up for your LinkedIn page. Because, this is what your new Elvis looks like."

Comments

Re:Um, what?

[Colonel Korn]

> judge it purely as music - it isn't that great.

Obviously greatness in art is subjective. But this guy did a masterful job of weaving together completely unrelated material into a damn fine musical piece and video. He shows incredible skill and artistry in arranging this musical piece. This was mashed by a creative and savvy musician with a fine ear.

Or maybe he did a lackluster job comparable to what typical teenagers do in an evening. Maybe it was completely derivative and musically obtuse. My assertions are as well backed up as yours.