Me: been playing music for 40 years. Cello, guitar, piano, bass and now computer and turntable. Graduated from music conservatory, scored films, played countless gigs in rock, blues, reggae, casuals, lounge, weddings, bar mitzvah, folk, avante-garde, symphonic outfits. Written music for singers, small combos, big bands, 80 piece orchestras. Worked for record companies for 15 years including Columbia, Epic, Rhino. Currently have a recording contract with Magnatune, posted over 100 tracks to my website and twice that around the web since 1999.
You: have an opinion.
Me: Remixing is an art form as valid any musical art form that humans have known.
1) the chuck d track that to be remixed under a NON-COMMERICAL CC license, which means you can't re-sell the work without his permission.
2) the remix made by a CC Mixter person is owned by the remixer but subject to whatever restrictions apply to samples they use (including the nc-cc license)
3) Only Chuck D samples are allowed for the Chuck D contest, not any of the other Wired artists
4) If I read the contest rules correctly, the contestant waives royaltees to his/her song for the Chuck D CD
This piece never explicitly states why getting attention is such a valued commodity. I'm assuming the writer takes it for granted that attention leads to resources (?) but it's hard to tell.
The truth and quality doesn't (or at least shouldn't) need a press release to announce itself. And real truth and quality, in art, craft or other pursuits doesn't care about attention.
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Me: been playing music for 40 years. Cello, guitar, piano, bass and now computer and turntable. Graduated from music conservatory, scored films, played countless gigs in rock, blues, reggae, casuals, lounge, weddings, bar mitzvah, folk, avante-garde, symphonic outfits. Written music for singers, small combos, big bands, 80 piece orchestras. Worked for record companies for 15 years including Columbia, Epic, Rhino. Currently have a recording contract with Magnatune, posted over 100 tracks to my website and twice that around the web since 1999.
You: have an opinion.
Me: Remixing is an art form as valid any musical art form that humans have known.
You: No it isn't.
Me: OK, you're right.
yea it's flamebait.
For the record: all art involves stealing. Every piece of music you've ever enjoyed stole directly from somewhere else. Sorry.
the site is back up. sorry bout that.
ok, here's how it really works:
1) the chuck d track that to be remixed under a NON-COMMERICAL CC license, which means you can't re-sell the work without his permission.
2) the remix made by a CC Mixter person is owned by the remixer but subject to whatever restrictions apply to samples they use (including the nc-cc license)
3) Only Chuck D samples are allowed for the Chuck D contest, not any of the other Wired artists
4) If I read the contest rules correctly, the contestant waives royaltees to his/her song for the Chuck D CD
This piece never explicitly states why getting attention is such a valued commodity. I'm assuming the writer takes it for granted that attention leads to resources (?) but it's hard to tell. The truth and quality doesn't (or at least shouldn't) need a press release to announce itself. And real truth and quality, in art, craft or other pursuits doesn't care about attention.