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The case for sampling

Monday, February 8, 2010

My friend Adam, a non-musician but devoted music fan, asked me why sampling is good. He’s used to hearing me defend sampling from the accusation that it’s bad, but he’d never heard a positive argument for it. In case you’ve ever asked the same question, here’s my answer.

Filed in Composition, Copyright and Authorship, Improvisation, Interfaces, Music, Recording, Sampling | Also tagged beyonce, brian eno, chi-lites, copyright, disney, Evolution, fan art, fans, funky drummer, grateful dead, intellectual property, janet jackson, kickstarter, lil wayne, manu dibango, memes, michael jackson, midi, monkeysphere, Music, public domain, remixes, Sampling, songwriting, swv | Comments (2)

Janet (Ms Jackson if you’re nasty)

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Here’s my remix of Janet Jackson’s “Nasty” featuring Barbara Singer, Nicole Bishop and Candida Haynes. Nasty by ethanhein Janet has been on my mind a lot the past few months, what with Michael, and I was driven to go listen to Control again.

Filed in Music | Also tagged candida haynes, drum machines, eighties, erykah badu, janet jackson, jimmy jam, mashups, michael jackson, new jack swing, nicole bishop, prince, pro tools, production, q-tip, remixes, revival revival, Sampling, terry lewis | Comments (2)