REMIX

Remix has become culturally relevant due to its function as a binder for the constant recycling and repurposing of material and immaterial things; it has helped develop an awareness of the constant exchange of ideas across specializations and cultural niches for different purposes. One could actually argue that all things in life, from nature to culture, are remixes. In the cultural realm, this in fact is the argument by Kirby Ferguson who titled his online film series "Everything is a Remix". The musical genres of Jamaican dub, disco, hip hop, trip hop, house, techno, drum 'n' bass, garage, grime, dubstep, and most trap, among others have all shaped remix and in turn have been reshaped by remix. Lawrence Lessig noticed that established copyright laws were increasingly unfair to the creative practice of remix that was developing across the Internet, as people shared, copied, and uploaded new information.