Radiohead has always been a very innovative band. They have consistently embraced new technology when it comes to making and promoting their music. Unlike a lot of major label artists, Radiohead respects and appreciates the online music community. Remember when they shocked the industry by allowing fans to set their own prices for their album? Well what they are doing now isn’t that, but its still very cutting edge.
Five ‘stems’ of their new track Nude are available for download from iTunes. The ‘stems’, which are components of the song, include: bass, voice, guitar, strings/fx and drums. You get to mix them however you’d like and may even include your own beats and instrumentation. If you buy them before April 8th, you will be given an access code to a GarageBand file to do your mixing. But since the ‘stems’ are in iTunes Plus (DRM-less) format, you can use other music software if you so chose. Once you have your mix complete, you can upload it to Radioheadremix.com where it will be listened to and voted on by the public. They are even offering widgets allowing people to vote on your mix from your personal website. Radiohead will be listening to the best of the mixes, and select mixes will be made available on iTunes later this year.
In this time of modern technology, just about everything is interactive. I think that its awesome that Radiohead, again, unlike most major label artists, has picked up on this. This remix project could be a great opportunity for up and coming DJs and musicians to be heard by a world audience. And for someone like me who lacks even a trace of musical ability yet loves listening to music, Radioheadremix.com will be a nice place to hear something new.
- Krissy
Check out Radiohead on iTunes
Five ‘stems’ of their new track Nude are available for download from iTunes. The ‘stems’, which are components of the song, include: bass, voice, guitar, strings/fx and drums. You get to mix them however you’d like and may even include your own beats and instrumentation. If you buy them before April 8th, you will be given an access code to a GarageBand file to do your mixing. But since the ‘stems’ are in iTunes Plus (DRM-less) format, you can use other music software if you so chose. Once you have your mix complete, you can upload it to Radioheadremix.com where it will be listened to and voted on by the public. They are even offering widgets allowing people to vote on your mix from your personal website. Radiohead will be listening to the best of the mixes, and select mixes will be made available on iTunes later this year.
In this time of modern technology, just about everything is interactive. I think that its awesome that Radiohead, again, unlike most major label artists, has picked up on this. This remix project could be a great opportunity for up and coming DJs and musicians to be heard by a world audience. And for someone like me who lacks even a trace of musical ability yet loves listening to music, Radioheadremix.com will be a nice place to hear something new.
- Krissy
Check out Radiohead on iTunes
1 Comments:
This is why I love Radiohead. They are more concerned with people being a part of their music rather than just buying it.
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