Colbert Report Remix Session!

UPDATE 2/2/09:

As you've probably noticed, Indaba co-founder and co-CEO Dan Zaccagnino was on the Colbert Report on Feb 2nd. To make your collaborating experience more pleasurable, we've moved all the remixes over to the new and improved session page. We don't have the video of the show yet, but we'll post it as soon as we have it in our hot little hands.
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UPDATE 1/22/09: In case you missed the show last night, Colbert played Chris Lewis' remix (with a really cool video) and issued a a new set of challenges. Check out the video:

We've posted the audio from the show - download it from the bottom of the Tracks list, and get started on Round 2 now!
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1/8/09: Last night on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert interviewed Creative Commons founder Larry Lessig, about his new book, "Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy" (which everyone should check out - http://remix.lessig.org/). Lessig, a strong proponent of modifying copyright restrictions on art (including music), was there to talk about the value added to society when people are encouraged to share and remix creative material.

During the interview, Colbert challenged someone to break the rules:

"Never... ever... ever... take anything of mine and remix it! For instance, I will be very angry if anyone takes this interview right here and remixes it with some great dance beat, and it starts showing up in clubs across America."

The nerve! Let's show the man the power of remixing, and convince him that remixes are a good thing!

We've started this session and uploaded the audio from the interview here. As joint copyright holder of the interview Lessig has licensed the audio to you under a Creative Commons BY License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/). You are free to use it for any purpose, save for endorsements. Get to it!

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  		Colbert Book Excerpt - We're at War  voice    Indaba Music  January 22, 2009  109.2 KB  WAV/44100
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  		I don't want you to remix my words!      Taylor Norton  February 5, 2009  1.4 MB  MP3/44100     
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  		Homosexual  software    David Glazier  January 28, 2009  2.7 MB  MP3/44100     
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The Rythym Is Going To Get You Mike Cross March 6, 2009 24.8 MB MP3/44100
      
I don't want you to remix my words! Taylor Norton February 5, 2009 1.4 MB MP3/44100
      
I AM A DJ AND SO CAN YOU! Bill Doyle February 5, 2009 1 MB MP3/44100
      
Tek Jansen Enters Your K-Hole Bill Doyle February 4, 2009 967.3 KB MP3/44100
      
Set Fire to any Disco in Chapter 7 Norm Vork January 30, 2009 487.2 KB MP3/22050
      
The Sursiks "I didn't know i was singing" Colbert remix 2 david minnick January 28, 2009 3.1 MB MP3/44100
      
K-Hole Groove! David Glazier January 28, 2009 19.8 MB WAV/44100
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Colbert Cuts v2 (Pushing The Limit) Randy Colby January 27, 2009 4.1 MB MP3/44100
      
1,2,3,4 (Flaunt It) - EmJ Vs Stephen Colbert Marc F. January 27, 2009 3.3 MB MP3/44100
      
Freedom [Saga] Clark Burkhardt January 27, 2009 14.4 MB AIFF/44100
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Colbert - Long Hard Remix v2 Scott 2B Real January 26, 2009 2.5 MB MP3/44100
      
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idontwantyoumixupmywords lulz bot January 26, 2009 6.1 MB MP3/44100
      
Colbert's in Clubs Across America! Christopher Paul January 25, 2009 4 MB MP3/44100
      
Colbert's Obamania/UnAmerican News Rock Opera..... Rob Preuss January 24, 2009 2 MB MP3/44100
      
Make You Grind (Colbert Memix) Dostah Shilailee January 24, 2009 2.2 MB MP3/44100
      
imaginate davidfloat . January 24, 2009 10.5 MB MP3/44100
      
The rythm is gonna get ya (das speech mix) Alberto Martinez January 23, 2009 11.2 MB WAV/44100
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He's A "Happy" American - FELSITE - January 23, 2009 3.9 MB MP3/44100
      
Don't Mix My Words Tom Rogan January 23, 2009 2.3 MB MP3/44100
      
Totally Failed War (Homosexuals) Interlude Jones January 23, 2009 6 MB MP3/44100
      
Colbert's Bumpin' K-Hole Groove 2.0 LdjIV . January 23, 2009 6.5 MB MP3/44100
      
Submit to a Pumpin K-Hole Groove! Josh Robertson January 23, 2009 3.3 MB MP3/44100
      
Colbert Rock Opera Warning...! Rob Preuss January 23, 2009 2.4 MB MP3/44100
      
Colbert's Pumpin' K-Hole Groove LdjIV . January 23, 2009 6.5 MB MP3/44100
      
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Doghouse Riley wrote on January 30, 2009 at 10:31 PM:
Oh yea, I almost fergot...I been drankin. But it don't change nothin. Cept maybe my spellin.

Doghouse Riley wrote on January 30, 2009 at 10:29 PM:
Wail, when yor in the presence of greatness, it is customary, I thank, to genuflect (thats a new word I just learnded, pardon me while I use it). So, Mr. David Minnick of the conglomeration known as The Sursiks, or whatever, considered me genulfected... or genuflectational...or genuflectamorphus, whatever, Yor honor, High Sheriff, Mlud, Yaweh. Apparently the stragglers are left befuddled. But I can assure you I am "knock, knock, knockin on Heavens door". Thank you kindly.

Norm Vork wrote on January 30, 2009 at 1:20 PM:
Just finally got time to put a mix together for round 2. Too late for Colbert to notice but I'm still really new at this and I'm still learning the basics. I would greatly appreciate any advice and constructive comments to help me improve. Thanks!
Norm

Dan Zaccagnino wrote on January 30, 2009 at 11:30 AM:
Hey David! Great to hear from you. Your mix is fantastic. I did post one early on, probably back on last page... It was so much fun and my first "remix" ever. There's no deadline for this, it's really all just for fun - that said make sure you all check out Colbert on Monday!!!

@Scott - I'm totally with you, it's definitely not about the equipment (and that's coming from someone who LOVES buying acoustic guitars). I think my entire life savings is in guitars, which in this economic environment may have been a much wiser move than I inititally thought : ) It's very cool that you can use the musical typing too. I'm pretty useless without a guitar in my hands (and questionable whether that helps much) but I think it's so fascinating to watch pete make music that way... Keep it up!

David Glazier wrote on January 30, 2009 at 9:58 AM:
If there was a deadline, I actually posted on the 27th in the Tracks section and realized the next morning so also posted in the mixdown section, if it matters but I think my mix is pretty weak, that K-hole groove was hard to nail down....

Scott 2B Real wrote on January 29, 2009 at 3:21 PM:
@Dan Zaccagnino, that's so funny, because I do at least 95% of my stuff in Garage Band, and I use the musical typing feature too. Of course, I rely on the program's features to "correct" my musical typing. I recently acquired a keyboard I can connect to it, but for some reason I prefer to use the musical typing... I'm not a very good keyboardist.

Lots of great stuff posted on this session!

David Glazier wrote on January 28, 2009 at 10:47 PM:
Dan, haven't talked to you in a while. Did you post a mix for this craziness?
I posted the K-hole beat as best I could. Not satisfied with that style. I need Tracy Lords or something to make it work....... LOL
P.S. cool story about your friend Pete. I do the same thing with the keyboard in Garageband. but have since upgraded to a small controller on my desktop ; )

Randy Colby wrote on January 28, 2009 at 9:39 PM:
David Minnick, did you use Melodyne or something? Or are you just a freaking genius? :)

Randy Colby wrote on January 28, 2009 at 9:20 PM:
David Minnick, that's really incredible! I keep thinking it must be something you ripped from his audio book, but then, I'm like... no... he wouldn't just rip it off... did you really play all the piano with Colbert's voice, and wow...! It's all Samba or something.

Randy Colby wrote on January 28, 2009 at 9:17 PM:
That's pretty darn cool. About the Pete guy. I think that's pretty interesting. It's not about which gear you have, it's what you do with it. Great stuff Pete.

Dan Zaccagnino wrote on January 28, 2009 at 8:17 PM:
@Scott 2B Real: I'm SO psyched you pointed out Pete's remix... Pete is one of my best friends and oldest musical collaborators (we were in a band together in high school and have worked on various projects ever since). I don't know if he'll see your comment but I'll shoot him a message to let him know. Here's what I do know: Pete plays 7 or so instruments very well and in the last few years he's become quite proficient at using Logic where he uses the raw synthesizer to create his own sounds and produce cool sparse beats (which I'm sure is what he did for his remix). The crazy thing, and the reason I love how he works, is that he does it all with his computer keyboard - no midi controller or anything - he's the only person I know who uses that "musical typing" feature as an actual instrument where you play the QWERTY keyboard notes and it translates to musical notes in logic. He actually makes music typing on the computer keyboard... I think it's hysterical since he plays the real piano, bass, french horn, guitar, cello, and so on but he gets some great sounds. Anyway, just thought that was a funny story. Take care! Oh, and tune in to Colbert on Monday!

David Garrison wrote on January 28, 2009 at 11:56 AM:
@Nerd 42, if you want the video, you can find it in the Indablog (http://www.indabamusic.com/indablog/3671-colbert-issues-new-remix-challenge-)

David Garrison wrote on January 28, 2009 at 11:53 AM:
@Nerd 42, click on the "TRACKS" tab above and look for the pink track called "Colbert Issues Second Challenge". We've also provided several clips from his audio book. Happy mixing!

Nerd 42 wrote on January 28, 2009 at 11:45 AM:
Hey where do I get the audio for the second part of it ... where he makes the comments without Lessig and plays the video?

Marc F. wrote on January 27, 2009 at 10:20 AM:
My second remix is out - 1,2,3,4 (Flaunt It) - This track is hot as FIRE, please have a listen, I am interested in some critique.

David Garrison wrote on January 26, 2009 at 5:10 PM:
Laurence, no need to remove the old one, unless you're concerned that someone will listen to it and not the other (you've pretty clearly labelled it as v2).

Scott 2B Real wrote on January 25, 2009 at 10:35 PM:
Peter Yoon, you got a great sound with your remix. I wonder if you'd be willing to share what kind of equipment you're using.

LdjIV . wrote on January 23, 2009 at 2:26 PM:
I remixed my new remix because I was dissatisfied with the mix i posted at 2 am. Should I remove old mixes or is someone kind of monitoring that sort of thing?

Ryan O'Connell wrote on January 23, 2009 at 12:01 PM:
Darn, I didn't get to download the Chapter 7 before it was removed. Please repost it. Steven Colbert plays a character which is a stereotype based on Bill O'Riley. What he says is satire, and he usually means the opposite of what he says.

If you watched the old Daily Show or the Colbert report, you will find Steven Colbert making many references to him being gay himself. Maybe he is, or it was just for laughs... but anything offensive that he says is meant to shine the light on the ignorance of society, and not actually homophobic rhetoric.

Alberto Martinez wrote on January 23, 2009 at 7:40 AM:
Rob Preuss, you´re a genius LOL

LdjIV . wrote on January 23, 2009 at 2:50 AM:
I love this site! hahaha Thank you, Indaba, for such an awesome opportunity. ;)

Mantis Evar wrote on January 22, 2009 at 10:47 PM:
We are going to post a small collection of audio from Colbert so we have additional clips to work with. Keep your ears open!

Norm Vork wrote on January 22, 2009 at 10:36 PM:
I think it's okay to to leave the chapter on for sampling purposes, so people can turn it around and slap him in the face with it! He's only reciting the same hate and venom gay people have always had to endure, and it just is not funny. That was actually my point, I was not wanting it deleted. I think you should probably put it back so people can rearrange it into something positive, rather than the homophobic thing it was.

Indaba Music wrote on January 22, 2009 at 9:46 PM:
Norm, We realize that the audio from the chapter might be taken offensively, so we've decided to remove it.

dJ jD wrote on January 22, 2009 at 7:36 PM:
Wellll then... Now that we have a buttload of new sampling material I'd better take my remix off the list and give it a, um... a remix!

Yes, a remix of a remix! Oh the insanity!

Norm Vork wrote on January 22, 2009 at 7:35 PM:
The audio book chapter from Colbert's challenge has been made available in the tracks section. It is offensive and hateful: if this is comedy I don't get the joke.

Dan Zaccagnino wrote on January 22, 2009 at 12:56 PM:
Hey guys, for anyone who didn't catch the video on the Report last night you can see it here:

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/216595/january-21-2009/stephen-s-remix-challenge

As Ryan just pointed out, it features an AMAZING video that the Colbert team put together to go along with our very own CHRIS LEWIS' mix from this session!!!!

Ryan Roberts wrote on January 22, 2009 at 12:19 PM:
The challenge has been accepted! Again. Thank you Colbert! The vid is seriously hilarious. Community: should we accept this call? Anyone recognize Chris Lewis' mix from the video?

Noelle W. wrote on January 22, 2009 at 11:56 AM:
Doghouse - Game still on! Infact it's on now more than ever since we have Mr. Colbert's attention...

Indaba Music wrote on January 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM:
For those of you who missed the Colbert Report last night, he issued a new challenge - this one even more direct! Check out the clip here: http://www.indabamusic.com/indablog/3671-colbert-issues-new-remix-challenge-

We've uploaded the audio to the session - look for it at the bottom of the Tracks listing. We can't wait to hear how people respond in Round 2!