Chad of All Things

We’re in the midst of a revolution the world has never seen before. I’m hesitant to characterize it as a “new media” revolution, since the media used in art have always been evolving to some extent. This revolution is instead one where the line between consumer and artist is blurred, almost to the point of [...]

A recent O’Reilly Radar post talks about how incoming college students prefer low-bitrate MP3s over uncompressed files more and more each year.
There’s nothing more sonically frustrating to me than listening to the heavily distorted, washing-machine highs in a low-bitrate MP3. I’m (fortunately or unfortunately) pretty adept at noticing the tell-tale slush in cymbal hits and [...]

I just discovered, via James, Lore, et al., an absolutely amazing set, titled “Thru-You,” of seven remixes/mashups by Israeli musician Kutiman, each composed of various edited YouTube videos. I’m in awe at how masterfully each remix is done.
You simply have to see and hear it to believe it: http://thru-you.com/. Be sure to check out the credits [...]