> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://carla-gannis.gitbook.io/visual-ai-studio-for-art-and-technology/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://carla-gannis.gitbook.io/visual-ai-studio-for-art-and-technology/creations/03-everything-is-a-remix.md). # 03 Everything is a Remix Lead on this creation: Carla **DESCRIPTION:** Although the title of this course is ***Visual*** AI Studio, this week we encourage you to use an AI audio application to complete a remix (see definitions and inspiration below) of a beloved or despised song. You can include visuals of yourself or your friends deepfaked as the singer or the band; you can create a remixed music video; you can create a new score using musical notation. The sky is the limit in how you choose to remix, but given that the concept of Remix "often referenced in popular culture derives from the model of music remixes which first produced around the late 1960s and early 1970s in New York City," **audio** should be a **core component in this work.** (quote: ) **BE PREPARED** to discuss this creation in class or on discord next week. ***COURSE NAMING CONVENTIONS FOR DIGITAL FILES:***\ **YearSemester\_CourseTitle\_NameOfActivity\_FirstLastName.fileformat**\ *Ex: 24FA\_AI\_Remix\_GongfuWu.jpg* #### Suggested Text to Audio/Sound Apps: [Suno](https://suno.com/) [Udio](https://udio.com/) [Eleven Labs](https://elevenlabs.io/) [PlayHT](https://play.ht/) #### Image to Sound (Based on image generated for text to image) : [ChatGPT](https://openai.com/chatgpt/) #### Open Source : [Piper Version Control](https://opensource.google/documentation/reference/glossary#Piper) [Tortoise](https://tortoisesvn.net/) [Topaz for AI](https://www.topazlabs.com/) **INSPIRATION:** \ This quote by Jim Jarmusch, who additionally quotes Jean-Luc Godard: “Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don't bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: ‘It's not where you take things from - it's where you take them to.’” ...and *Everything is a Remix* {% embed url="" %} Everything is a Remix is a four-part documentary series on remix culture. It was produced by Kirby Ferguson, a US-based filmmaker. The series focuses on remixing as form of creativity. Remixing, mashups and sampling have all been with us for many years now but the saturation of high-speed broadband has seen an explosion in the access to media and its inevitable resampling and subsequent sharing, where the process begins over again. Pablos Picasso once said “good artists copy; great artists steal,” and Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, used this line again in a 1995 interview. **DEFINITION: What is a Remix?** Generally speaking, remix culture can be defined as the global activity consisting of the creative and efficient exchange of information made possible by digital technologies that is supported by the practice of cut/copy and paste. The concept of Remix often referenced in popular culture derives from the model of music remixes which were produced around the late 1960s and early 1970s in New York City, an activity with roots in Jamaica’s music.\[1] Today, Remix (the activity of taking samples from pre-existing materials to combine them into new forms according to personal taste) has been extended to other areas of culture, including the visual arts; it plays a vital role in mass communication, especially on the Internet. \ \ **Definitions:** **Remix:** A **remix** is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, and changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, books, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The only characteristic of a remix is that it appropriates and changes other materials to create something new. **Mash-up** - something created by combining elements from two or more sources: such as * a piece of music created by digitally overlaying an instrumental track with a vocal track from a different recording * a movie or video having characters or situations from other sources * a Web service or application that integrates data and functionalities from various online sources **Appropriation Art** - appropriation in art is the use of pre-existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied to them. The use of appropriation has played a significant role in the history of the arts (literary, visual, musical and performing arts). **Cultural appropriation**, at times also phrased **cultural** misappropriation, is the adoption of an element or elements of one **culture** or identity by members of another **culture** or identity. This can be controversial when members of a dominant **culture** appropriate from disadvantaged minority **cultures**. **Cultural syncretism** is when distinct aspects of different **cultures** blend together to make something new and unique. Since **culture** is a wide category, this blending can come in the form of religious practices, architecture, philosophy, recreation, and even food. **Plagiarism:** the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. **SCAMPER: S**ubsitute **C**ombine **A**dapt **M**odify **P**ut to another use **E**liminate **R**earrange or **R**everse. You can post images of other works that seem related to what your artist does, or post an image of the artist's work and write about ways that you think they have used the SCAMPER technique in some way. **EXAMPLES:** [Cat Lady's Lament](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p4P_dn-x-mNmSJuc_xM1ceJSwSDEkfBS/view?usp=sharing) [Cat Lady's Lament 02](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DoKzQOkyDGTF0cdwZc1e4Ufb97BsXZQf/view?usp=drive_link) Prompts Used: Ethereal synths and ambient tones echo alien femininity—hypersexualized, objectified, and underestimated. A Cat Lady defies male-centered worlds, revealing the eerie uncanniness of forgotten female bodies[5:51](https://carlagannisstudio.slack.com/archives/D05N7A9FW1J/p1727128301106189)Yesha ShahAmbient drones and glitchy synths pulse through alien femininity—hypersexualized, objectified, yet powerful. A Cat Lady disrupts male-dominated realms, embodying the uncanniness of forgotten female bodies.[5:51](https://carlagannisstudio.slack.com/archives/D05N7A9FW1J/p1727128313505109)Yesha ShahAlien femininity—hypersexualized, objectified. A Cat Lady, set to ethereal synths and ambient tones, defies male-centered worlds, embodying the eerie uncanniness of overlooked female bodies. **MORE INSPIRATION** A *Musikalisches Würfelspiel* (German for "musical dice game") was a system for using [dice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice) to randomly [generate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_music) [music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music) from [precomposed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_composition) options. These games were quite popular throughout Western Europe in the 18th century. Several different [games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game) were devised, some that did not require dice, but merely choosing a [random](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random) [number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number). [MOZART EXAMPLE](chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.playonlinedicegames.com/Resources/free/IMSLP20432-PMLP47543-mozart_-_dice_waltz.pdf)

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