Soundtracks: Take 1

 

Music is the soundtrack of your life. — Dick Clark

Soundtracks: Take 1

You’re on the set, ready to create the score that gives life to the film. The scene continues from where (and what) we launched with the MixterPlus Dreaming Together event. (read about it here)

Your role: Record and submit original mixes for other creators to use in their videos, movies, vlogs, podcasts, and promotions. The excitement is palpable as the story of new tech and new licensing is developing alongside our vibrant community of collaborative musicians.

Soundtracks: Take 1 is also a continuation of ccMixter’s recent Parallel Paths Secret Mixter because our music community is inspired by collaborative events, and they are the driving force for producing the content that is used all over the internet for media productions.

Why are we so excited about this next scene in our story?

Because there is a whole new level of functionality at MixterPlus we want you to experience. mwic is hard at work building better upload features, tagging systems, track editing ability. If you took part in Dreaming Together, you’ll definitely notice the upgrades.

As an early adopter, you are crucial to the success in developing our new music licensing platform. We want your music and we want your feedback.

And don’t forget to get your ccMixter and Mixter Plus merch. Wear it proudly!
ccMixter Merch
MixterPlus Merch
Patreon Memberships

DATES:
We’re focusing on samples and stem packs until Sept. 24 and then remixes until Oct 15 but like all our events, any upload type is always welcome at any time.

 

MIxterPlus Zoom Meeting

Hey Mixters!

Sunday September 3 at 5pm GMT (6p London, 1p NYC, 10a LA) is MxterPlus' second live zoom session. To join us email admins to RSVP and we’ll send you the link. The session will be shared later on the MixterPlus YouTube channel.

In the zoom we’ll announce our new event called Soundtracks, update you on added features at Mixter.plus, and share more about new opportunities for our music.

RSVP to join the livestream, but if you can’t make it, we’ll update you here.

See you soon!

Parallel Paths Secret Mixter

 

Parallel Paths Secret Mixter

This event is no longer a secret.... Listen to the mixes here:

Playlist

“Parallel paths often lead to extraordinary destinations.” - Karen Salmansohn

Just like train tracks, ccMixter and Mixter Plus are running along a parallel path supporting the locomotive of remix culture. They function together inseparably, distributing the music we create to listeners and content creators around the world.

This is why we’ve entitled the second Secret Mixter of 2023 “Parallel Paths.”

Parallel Paths celebrates ccMixter’s creative track, tried and true. The Secret Mixter event has reliably arrived with upload days of new and original remixes since 2004. Now, almost twenty years later, we continue on.

And though some of us have taken this journey before, none of us have yet arrived at where we are going. New tracks are being produced as the world of creative expression continues to get crazily more complex. With the changes we’re going through it may seem like this train is the Ozzy Osbourne “Crazy Train” but in reality, it’s a freight train carrying the legacy of remix culture into a new future.

“Sometimes parallel paths can bring people closer than intersecting ones ever could.” - Unknown

New destinations are popping up around us, and we have the experience we need to connect to them. We have a reliable past to draw from as we build into the future. We’ve blazed new paths before and we’re up to the challenge once again.

Together through ccMixter and MixterPlus we roll on. Listen to the whistle of remix culture blowin’ on down the line as we ride the rails of creative collaboration toward a common destination.

Are you new to Secret Mixters? Read this first before you sign up. Otherwise, climb aboard! You don’t need a ticket, just sign up now. This Secret Mixter is about to leave the station!


Event Dates:
Sign up between July 9-July 23
Assignments go out July 23
Upload day is August 6

Check back for the playlist link on August 6th!

So Sha's Talent is A Perfect Fit for Colaboration

ccMixter Loves So Sha, Here's Why:

100 Million Souls is a perfect example of what happens when talent meets talent. Zep Herme's mad production skills are on display in his remix of So Sha's powerful original song 100 MILLION SOULS -- which features her breathy vocals that push us to feel the depth of her intricate relationship with her birthplace, the Philippines. 

Inside Me, a cinematic remix by Ant Survila, also features So Sha on the mic, and her original song INSIDE ME, that has been released on all the major platforms and was featured on BBC Radio. Her acapella has been remixed at least 10 times at ccMixter.

Vocalist/songwriters on ccMixter are the building block of our community, and So Sha has quickly become a foundational artist for producers around the world with her dynamic vocals and emotive lyrics. 

We're looking forward to hearing more from this talented musician. Not only is she a gifted singer/songwriter, she contributes to the ccMixter community in many ways beyond what is expected.  She's a rising star!

So Sha has generously shared her acappellas under Creative Commons licenses so others may interact with her music. Check out her uploads here. Thanks for all you do So Sha!  

Team ccMixter

Launching Mixter Plus WIth Dreaming Together

 

DREAMING TOGETHER: A SPECIAL EVENT LAUNCHING MIXTERPLUS

“Good in the living world grows from dreams.” - Tony Tenfingers

We are proud to announce that "Dreaming Together" as the debut event for MixterPlus, a new licensing platform offered to artists seeking opportunities on existing sites (like YouTube) and in the emerging Web 3 space.  

Our music culture at ccMixter is based on making music collaboratively, and sharing that music with the world. With the launch of Dreaming Together we will continue this legacy while begining to build a new, premier music library with MixterPlus.  You are, as a ccMixter artist, invited to participate. 

"The Dreaming Together event features dream wisdom recordings from Tony Ten Fingers, a renowned Lakota elder. "

MixterPlus community members are invited to share sonic dreams of their own in Dreaming Together — spoken word, acapellas, sample packs, instrumental stems, and mixes. Email us to join MixterPlus and participate in this unique event.

Also, Mixes contributed to the Dreaming Together event will be streamed as a sonic installation at the International Association of Dreams (IASD) art show this June in Ashland, Oregon. Inspired by the understanding that the sharing of dreams is a healing practice, The Sound of Dreams: Dreaming Together sonic installation brings dreams to life by setting the voices of dreamers to music and sound.

Read more about this exciting new development in our collaborative remix culture here.

ccMixter Has A New Look!

ArtisTech Media and Creative Commons Announce a New Trademark Agreement for ccMixter

Hey Mixters! We are so excited to present you with ccMixter’s new logo, designed by our very own Airtone. Tomorrow we will share an interview between spinningmerkaba and airtone that gives insight into airtone’s creative process and the journey that got us to our new look.

Our new logo is part of our new trademark agreement with the Creative Commons organization — that grants ccMixter full autonomy moving forward. Our community will have more flexibility, independence and opportunities to do what we do best — create music together.  And, the logo was designed by one of our very own Mixters--airtone!

In spirit of our newly independent relationship with Creative Commons, we’ve updated our CC licenses in our submit forms to 4.0.

Join our Youtube livestream tomorrow to ask questions and join the mixversation!  

Read the press release:  https://bit.ly/40ovnHt

Big ccMixter Announcement!

The Next 48 Hours Will Mark A New Chapter for Our Remix Community!

Since 2004 we've been creating on the cutting edge of music evolution.  Join us as we take flight once again into the future of remix culture.

On March 28th, ccMixter will be making a BIG announcement. And on March 29th, the admin team will be doing a livestream on YouTube at 2pm EST to talk about it. Join us and you can ask questions in the comments. We hope to see you there!

ccMixter YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU7QBXVX4gcePOcEyha7yng

For more information leading up to the announcement…visit news and updates here:
https://ccmixter.org/view/media/news-and-updates

Want more? Become a ccMixter Patreon supporter. T-shirts, stickers, coffee mugs that all show your love for this music creating community are one click away!
https://www.patreon.com/ccMixter