From personal experience, remixes are an important part of my life. Though original songs are good, it always seems that when an artist creates a remix of a song, the remix is infinitely better. Maybe it's because most remixes are better to dance to or because I'd listen to the original too many times on my ITunes and I needed a new sound. According to the Wikipedia page about remixes, "Remixing has become very prevalent in heavily synthesized electronic and experimental music circles." I love electronic music. I first started getting into electronic music through one of my friends who was interested in light shows. Light shows are performed with gloves that have tiny lights attached to the finger tips. I have provided an example where electronic music is used to display movements using only hands. Some electronic music I am interested in are the Bloody Beetroots and Deadmau5.
As technology is growing, digital media is increasingly enhancing the music phenomena. Apple products are creating more and more apps for all instruments. I think it is incredible that Atomic Bomb created a whole song using "I-products" and Apple Applications. Though it is amazing that technology can produce instrumental sounds without the actual instruments, I still think there is magic behind the sounds of instruments.
In the midst of a digital era, artists such as Issa are trying to preserve this magic of music of which I am speaking. NPR's article entitled, Issa Reinvents More Than Music Sales, speaks of her reasoning behind her mission to of selling her music for what she calls "self-determined pricing," meaning she sells her music for whatever price her fans would like to pay, including free. The article states, "The rebirth of Jane Siberry as Issa, as she tells it, is not just about clearing away the glut and clutter of modern life. It's also about reinventing the way musicians sustain themselves in the Internet era."
Though it is a gamble to leave it up to her fans to determine the worth of her music, I feel this would encourage music lovers not to download music illegally. Due to copyright laws, it is illegal to download music that is not directly distributed from the artists themselves, according to the U.S. Copyright office. According to an article on slate.com about american lawbreaking, "Copyright is the nation's leading system for subsidizing the creative industries, especially film, television, and book publishing."
Disney is getting ready to sue the new Disney remix sensation Pogo. I personally love Pogo. I love his Alice in Wonderland series of remixes. I think its ingenious how he uses sounds from the movie to create music. It shows that music is really everywhere and a collection of sounds really can create something beautiful. Though I understand the copyright laws involved in a case like this, I must side with team ART and hope that he is allowed to post the videos for the sake of music.
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