“Make no mistake, ccMixter is the complete package. No other remix site commands the same level of respect amongst musicians, producers and content creators.”
Dave’s Imaginary Sound Space


ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want.

Remixers If you’re into sampling, remixing and mash-ups grab the sample packs and a cappellas for download and you can upload your version back into ccMixter, for others to enjoy and re-sample. All legal.

Video makers, podcasters and music lovers If you’re into music, browse this site to hear some of the great remixes people have built from sampling music on this site, all licensed for use under Creative Commons license.

Calendar Girl

Not that long ago a singer calling herself Calendar Girl showed up at ccMixter and starting posting a cappellas with the proposition “I write the songs, we make the record.” Well, 300 remixes later she is preparing a May 26th release of the 12 best remixes for an album called (what else) “Calendar Songs” in a true collaboration with producers from the site. We sat down with Tamara (aka Calendar Girl) for our latest installment of “Artist Q/A”

Artist Spotlight: Calendar Girl …

As Seen on the Web

Video makers, podcasters, open labels and websites have been showing a lot of love to ccMixter remixes. They have discovered the new axiom in the music industry that just because it’s free doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice anything in quality.

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As Seen on the Web

Previous Contests and Sample Pools

Trifonic’s “Emergence”
One Laptop Per Child / Berklee School of Music
Bucky Jonson
DJ Vadim
Salman Ahmad
Vieux Farka Toure
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Christopher Willits
Fort Minor
Crammed Discs Cibelle, DJ Dolores, Apollo Nove
Copyright Criminals
Magnatune Lisa Debendictis
WIRED CD Beastie Boys, Chuck D….