Comments on eMXR: ccMixter.org - under new management

Well said! I definitely plan to see how this movi...

2009-11-10T08:44:31.364-08:00

Well said! I definitely plan to see how this movie develops!

Thanks spin - I still feel like just a smart part ...

2009-10-29T06:41:26.817-07:00

Thanks spin - I still feel like just a smart part of whole - I'm just grateful folks like yourself ever bothered to show up and participate.

Thank you very much for the kind words of encourag...

2009-10-28T22:37:24.661-07:00

Thank you very much for the kind words of encouragement.

Unlike Emily and Jason, I'm a relative newcomer to ccMixter myself. I began using it as a sample source for my own haphazard musical experimentation a little over a year ago.

However I am not a stranger to the benefits, ideals, and challenges of open sharing communities. My experience is more centered in the realm of Open Source Software. We see many parallels between the worlds of Open Source Software and Open Music.

ccMixter and the Creative Commons have been sources of inspiration for ArtisTech/TuneTrack since our very beginning late last year. We want to see the site thrive in much the same way it has existed thusfar. The integrity of ccMixter as a free music site (as in speech and beer) is paramount to us. Anything relating to artists making money will happen outside of ccMixter.org, money really has no place there.

That said, money is necessary to keep ccMixter running and even more so to extend the reach of the Artists who wish to monetize their works.

Joining any of the Artist Fan Clubs at TuneTrack.net helps fund ArtisTech/ccMixter and gets at least 50% into the hands of the Artists. We offer MP3, Ogg and FLAC. Emily's album "You Give" is available for free here: http://tunetrack.net/emilyrichards/releases/you-give/player/ You can see the rest of our current releases on the http://tunetrack.net/ homepage.

- Alex Goodwin, ArtisTech Media Co-Founder and Chief Software Architect

Thank you. You saved me at least one rambling com...

2009-10-28T19:40:17.864-07:00

Thank you. You saved me at least one rambling comment. I'll second (or third) you on everything about Victor and Emily.

From what I've read it looks very promising and I for one am grateful it is not some completely outside entity that has assumed the leadership role. The fact that Emily has seen and lived what ccMixter is remains for me the root of my sense of promise for the future.

Eloquent and thought provoking discussion as usual, Sir.

Hear! Hear! You said it so well!

2009-10-28T19:10:56.632-07:00

Hear! Hear! You said it so well!