This week we focus on the concept of "remix" as a
central theme in today's digital culture and look at how authors and artists
are redefining the meanings and practices of creative acts in the digital
environment. We also look at the history of remix and see how pervasive
this has been as a creative practice.
Readings:
What comes after remix, by Lev Manovich (2007)
http://www.manovich.net/DOCS/remix_2007_2.doc
Remix and Remixability, by Lev Manovich (Oct. 2005)
http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0511/msg00060.html
"God's Little Toy: Confession of a Cut-and-Paste Artist" by William Gibson
Wired, Issue 13.07, July 2005
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.07/gibson.html
Sites:
Remixing the Matrix: An Interview with Paul D. Miller, aka DJSpooky
http://www.x-chicago.com/main/article.php?articleID=286
Sounds at DJ Spooky's web site
http://www.djspooky.com/sounds.html
Marcel Duchamp remixology project
http://www.moca.org/museum/dg_detail.php?dgDetail=pmiller
The Remixmasters: A history lesson for Puffy Combs.
By Ben Williams
http://slate.msn.com/id/2068368
The Words-and-Music Equation: More Than a New Math of Rap
By John Rockwell
http://www.hiphopconvention.org/issues/hiphop/mathofrap.cfm