In today's world so many things can be a remix however as an individual i specifically like how music has been affected because of remix.
For example Archie Supernova (Link) this particular song is an Electro house however the style of the song does have some asian influences in it (if one listens to it one will understand)
Remix culture is a society that allows and encourages
derivative works by combining or editing existing materials to produce a new
product. A remix culture would be, by default, permissive efforts to improve
upon, change, integrate, or otherwise remix the work of copyright holders. In
his book Remix, Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard law professor, presents this as a
desirable idea. Progress and wealth creation of a culture is fundamentally tied
to remixing.
Based on the text above a remix culture could be anything
which is from any source, however i reckon humans because of their greed limit
themselves to what can be shared when something gets remixed.
My example when it comes to music:
"Addictive" is a 2002 single recorded by Truth
Hurts for Dr. Dre's Aftermath label. One of the label's few R&B hits,
"Addictive" features a guest rap from Rakim, and is based around a
Hindi music sample, which eventually brought on a $500 million lawsuit against
Aftermath. The song was her only one to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking
at number nine, and selling over 600,000 copies in the US. It was also a top
five hit in UK, France and Switzerland, and went gold in several countries.
Personally i think 500 million dollars is a bit much,
nonetheless i do feel that we humans should be more acceptive towards remix
culture. It is understandable that some remixes could be bad however there are
the really good ones as well. The song addictive for example...I doubt that it
would be as successful if the hindi sample was not included in the song.
Remix culture is as simple as working together and sharing ideas. When it comes to music one would realize each country and culture has different kinds of music and instruments and styles to offer. In the end isn't that what makes each individual different?
The point of remix culture is to share one idea/instrument/culture/style and combining another idea/style/culture to make something awesome.
Seriously it is as simple as
- Peanut butter and jelly
- Chicken chops and rice
- Ice Cream and Soda
- a band with a dj
- a dj with an orchestra
In conclusion i think we humans should embrace the remix culture and rather than looking forward to suing each other how about instead we humans just make it easier to share with one another and enjoy what could be remixed.
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