Now this is pretty cool, think I may break down and give it a go my own bad self:
- Cakewalk and Microsoft Windows XP have joined forces with some of the biggest bands on the Lollapalooza 2003 tour to give you the opportunity to show off your skills creating the hottest new style of remix - the mashup.
A mashup is an emerging style of remix that combines elements from two or more songs, along with your own creative input, to create a new and exciting track.
We're making loops available from Jane's Addiction, The Donnas, and Jurassic 5, along with a 60 day trial version of Cakewalk Music Creator Pro and some bonus loops, giving you everything you need to create your own mashup.
When you register to enter the contest, you'll get access to these tools and loops. You then have until August 14th to create your own mashup combining elements from all three tracks using Music Creator Pro (or other Cakewalk software that encodes to Windows Media 9). You can then upload your submission in Windows Media format for entry into the contest.
Here's the best part, you also have the opportunity to gain national recognition and win some cool prizes. Perry Farrell (yes the Perry Farrell) will be personally selecting the winners, and he will play and introduce the winning track at the final Lollapalooza show.
Learn about the bands you'll be mashing together and hear their original tracks
Read the Official Rules
Register to enter the contest and get access to the tools and loops
Learn how to create a mashup with Cakewalk Music Creator Pro
Hear other submitted contest entries
Upload your mashup entry
Find out when Lollapalooza 2003 will be coming to your area.
Click on the link above to check it all out - a good way to get a feel for the software, if nothing else.
Article comments
1 - Ed Driscoll
Eric,
I love the idea of mashups (having done a fair amount of editing of my own music on Cakewalk), but I've never heard one. Are there any examples of them--either online, or available from Amazon--that you can point to?
Ed
2 - Will Leon
Here's a site w/mashups ... I was curious about them and found this site a few nights ago:
http://www.base58.com/spec/
3 - Eric Olsen
Thanks Will, more examples: http://www.blogcritics.org/archives/2003/05/08/094141.php#005130
http://www.blogcritics.org/archives/2003/04/28/012134.php#004901
4 - Jim Carruthers
I would recommend the Illegal Art exhibit, currently touring with tunes
http://www.illegal-art.org/audio/liner.html
and one of the originals who started this whole bastard style mixing years ago, The Evolution Control Committee http://evolution-control.com/
I think it is ironic (and not in an Alanis way) that what amounts to what RIAA members and Microsoft are sponsoring what they perceive as copyright infringement.
Remember The Man Can't Bust Our Music - Bass, How Low Can You Go?