The popular Creative Commons movement has created some really interesting projects, one of them being CC Mixter:
This is a community music sharing site featuring songs licensed under Creative Commons, where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want.
It’s a really great site for aspiring artists and music fans alike. I have been browsing the site a little, and have found some great tunes. I especially like one called Cuckoo. The site is also featuring a contest:
CC Mixter is currently hosting a remix contest featuring the work of Magnatune recording artist Lisa DeBenedictis with the entire Magnatune catalog of over 1,700 pieces of music available for source material. The creators of the top 10 winning entries (up to two winning entries per contestant) will get signed to a Magnatune recording contract and appear on a commercially available remix album.
Check it out! And if you’re hesitant, here’s a FAQ answering such questions as “is it legal?”
Read: CC Mixter
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