WE'RE COMING UP
Dec 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Kylee Swenson Remix Editor
I was recently talking to a friend about cloning: If only we could clone ourselves two times each, we could give all the grunt work to the clones while doing the fun work ourselves. Of course, because the clones would be exactly like us, they'd be just as competent and hardworking, and while the clones chip away at our massive to-do list, we — the originals — would accrue memories of everything they did. If only we could have a couple clones at Remix so we could put every whim of an idea we have into motion (and also find time to come up with new ideas)….
Alas, clones are an impossible dream right now. (If you've seen the episode of The Simpsons where Homer clones himself in a magic hammock, it's probably more like a nightmare.) I guess that means that, like everyone else out there, we'll just have to keep plugging away over here with the resources we have. Fortunately, we recently managed to accomplish something that's been on the to-do list for some time. We're relaunching the Remix Website.
A couple months ago, a DJ from Australia wrote in to us (hey Tima) to deliver some constructive criticism, saying that our site is “not very pretty.” Yeah, it wasn't. And in fact, it was a lot more than “not pretty.” Admittedly, we didn't have much more to offer than links to stories, archives and some extra content here and there. Not pretty and boring — what a winning combo.
As of Dec. 1, we've got a lot more for you, including daily news, video, audio, extra article content, free samples of hot beats, forums and downloadable charts to help guide you in your studios. As blogs, podcasts and other new ideas pop up in the Internet space, we realize that it's important to keep forging ahead and to do something new.
In this issue, our cover artist, Beck, suggests, “There are so many ways to take the idea of a static album and animate it from the linear structure that we're all used to.” Beck is a musician who never stops thinking ahead. And if he's already imagining ways to go beyond the creation of the standard full-length record (will there really come a day when we can hear an album and it will never play the same way twice?), then what are we doing settling for our static little Website? You'd think a magazine that talks itself blue in the face about the latest recording and performance technology would have a Website that didn't just sit there like a stale doughnut from last Wednesday. So please accept our apologies for our lateness in getting it together. Meet Remixmag.com, the community. Bookmark it, and come hang out whenever the mood strikes you.
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