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Fans of DJ Vadim might have caught wind that samples of his album The Soundcatcher are available care of the Creative Commons remix website ccMixter. Digging a little more it seems that the enigmatic Russian born, London raised and New York based samplist and DJ is stepping up to the plate with some rather intriguing plans afoot. Currently signed to BBE, the home to works from the likes of J Dilla, Cut Chemist and DJ Jazzy Jeff , the accompanying label press guff suggests this is just the start.

“Tracks from many of our new releases and back-catalogue are being uploaded to ccMixter. We know how well you all produce and we want to see what will happen…We believe in music and its power to unite, and this is why we have teamed up with ccMixter - to involve as many people as possible in the music and to seek the finest emerging talent out there.

Soon we’ll be releasing the One Self project, where the whole world is welcome to come and work on an album. We’ll be getting things started with a few accapellas and beats and we’ll just see where it takes us. We’re going to record wherever we go and upload to the site and hand it over to you and see what collaborations emerge.”

This is of course very Web 2.0 in terms of the great open source trend that the likes of Elton John seem to think needs to be stopped, but there is no stopping the increasing participation in the community creative process. It’s interesting to note it has already been 5 years since the One Giant Leap project displayed the beautiful possibilities of a world of musicianship and music coming together on the same project, through the travels and skills of Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman. With airplanes replaced by modems and the reigns handed to anyone with an interest in participating, only time with tell as to the immediate and continual outcomes.

In the meantime The Soundcatcher is ripe for the plucking though one might take the time to understand the policies and rules of ccMixer. If you’re new to the Creative Commons concept then give the FAQ a read too.

Tags: BBE, ccMixter, Creative Commons, DJ, Elton John, One Giant Leap, One Self Project, Vadim

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