A disc jockey is a relatively new kind of musician that creates music from previously sampled material: be it a sample from a movie, the sound of a car alarm, or an entire track. Copyright laws are put in place for a good reason, however when it comes to the art form of DJ-ing there should be a perhaps a blurred line. This is where Creative Commons comes in. Creative Commons is a type of licensing that allows people to utilize media, modify, and remix as they wish and it’s something that we are big supporters of. In 2010 I will be releasing several tracks under the “CC” license for the music community to enjoy. We’ll talk more about copyright soon, but in the meantime, take a look at the two videos below for some perspective on this issue in the present day. The first video is of the remix/mashup artist Girl Talk, and the second concerns the most important sampled drum loop to date, which you have certainly heard hundreds of times and may not have realized! Ciao!
