Remix Culture
Paul Miller, aka DJ Spooky is an unofficial spokesman for remix culture.
Derek Chilcote Bacco, aka The World Famous Audio Hacker teaches us how a mash-up works.
Lawrence Lessig talks about why current copyright law is absurd.
Jason Bittner demonstrates “old-school” cassette mix tapes.
Paul Miller is the unofficial spokesman for remix culture in his persona as DJ Spooky. His latest book is "Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture." DJ Spooky tells Steve Paulson that young artists regard sound as a language they may freely sample to construct new compositions. Listeners can check out DJ Spooky's multimedia performances on our website at ttbook.org.
The mash-up is one form of remix culture. Jim Fleming talks with mash-up artist The World Famous Audio Hacker who's also known as Derek Chilcote Bacco, about what a mash-up is. You can download a copy of Bacco's virtual box set of mash-ups at our website, ttbook.org.
We hear a bit of the first ever mash-up: Charles Ives' "The 4th of July."
Charles Monroe-Kane breaks the law by singing "Happy Birthday," then Lawrence Lessig, a law professor at Stanford, tells Steve Paulson why that's absurd. Lessig is the founder of Creative Commons and his book "Code: Version 2.0" is available for free at our website under a Creative Commons licensing agreement.
Jason Bittner is the editor of a website called Cassette From My Ex dot com. He talks with Anne Strainchamps and plays samples from various mix tapes he's received. You can share your story of lost or everlasting love, and your favorite mix tape at our website, ttbook.org.
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