DREAMING TOGETHER: A SPECIAL EVENT LAUNCHING MIXTERPLUS

“Good in the living world grows from dreams.” - Tony Tenfingers

Dreaming Together is the debut event for MixterPlus. Through music and sonic art, we are sharing our dreams with one another — and the power of our dreams amplifies through our shared imagination. By Dreaming Together through our collective creativity, we will begin to build a new, premier music library at MixterPlus. You are, as a ccMixter artist, invited to participate. But first, the details….

The Dreaming Together event features dream wisdom recordings from Tony Ten Fingers, a renowned Lakota elder. Tony Ten Fingers has shared his stories about Lakota Dream Societies specifically to help us launch MixterPlus— where new dreams are becoming a reality.

MixterPlus community members are invited to share sonic dreams of their own in Dreaming Together — spoken word, acapellas, sample packs, instrumental stems, and mixes. Email us at - mixter[at]artistechmedia[dotcom] - to join MixterPlus and participate in this unique event.

Mixes contributed to the Dreaming Together event will be streamed as a sonic installation at the International Association of Dreams (IASD) art show this June in Ashland, Oregon. Inspired by the understanding that the sharing of dreams is a healing practice, The Sound of Dreams: Dreaming Together sonic installation brings dreams to life by setting the voices of dreamers to music and sound.

Click on these links to learn more about MixterPlus, its beta licenses and the FAQ.

Thanks for the inspiring post spinningmerkaba!

Launching MixterPlus is a big deal for ccMixter. We’ve been dreaming it up (no pun intended!) for several years now, in hopes building a new library with new licenses will give:

- SOLUTIONS. Mixter Plus is a place to explore solutions for some of the “copyright imposter” issues we’ve been facing with Creative Commons licenses
- OPPORTUNITIES. AT MixterPlus we’ll build a premier library that gives us all more opportunities for our music
- SIMPLIFY. At MixterPlus we’re working to simplify the process for other creators to use our music, and stop the “copyright imposter” takedown notices that are a result of YouTube’s ban of Creative Commons licenses in Content ID

Read more HERE and watch the MixterPlus pre-launch Q&A HERE.

The Dreaming Together event is our early beta of constructing MixterPlus with your input at every step.

We’d love for you to participate. Here’s how:

1. Email us — mixter[at]artistechmedia[dotcom] — to request a MixterPlus token. We’ll send you a link to set your password.

2. MixterPlus is a “clean” library so only MixterPlus samples and pells may be remixed. No ccMixter source material, no AI generated/assisted content, and no pre-made loops and melodies.

3. To upload samples, pells, and stems, use the Dreaming Together upload form but uncheck the “Publish Now” box (it will appear in your Hidden tab and edits can be made by selecting Properties). Upload MP3 or FLAC files only.

4. Upload remixes at MixterPlus (and try out the beta of the more detailed remix tree interface). Upload any stems you create for your remix separately at ccMixter (see step 3 above).

MixterPlus is in its very early phase and under construction so please be patient while we build.

Your input and participation is important! Let’s dream together through music, and keep the dream that is ccMixter alive.

Dreaming Together Playlist

The tracks being shared at MixterPlus are fantastic!

I am deep in listening and mixing and look forward to sharing more soon.

Meanwhile, I absolutely love Airtone’s mix of TonyTenfingers “teepees.” The chill downtempo setting of the track is absolutely delicious with Tony’s voice and story telling. Bravo!

While MixterPlus is still being constructed, I invite y’all to share here impressions, thoughts, etc. for Dreaming Together tracks.

So excited about this, although it’s a bit of a maelstrom of new functionality and — as we stated — there will be glitches as we go.

Next thing to appear will be comment threads for the tracks, which we’re happy to say will include the ability to comment on individual stems & parts as well as the overall song.

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New on MixterPlus - Comments

mwic just informed me that we can now add comments to uploads on MixterPlus. Please give it a try and let us know your experience.

Going to listen to everything again now that I can add reviews. The remixes, stems and pells submitted so far for Dreaming Together are beyond my dreams!

I love this community.

Mixter.Plus overview:

1. Some important MixterPlus guidelines:

- MixterPlus is a “clean” library, only MixterPlus samples and pells may be remixed
- No ccMixter source material
- No AI generated/assisted content
- No pre-made loops and melodies
- All uploads are assigned a MixterPlus license with — - Group Copyright
- Check out the MixterPlus evolving FAQ


2. MixterPlus URLs:

- You should have a token URL to set your MixterPlus password, save the URL to reset your password if needed. - Email us mixter[at]artistechmedia[dotcom] to get your token URL if you don’t have it.
- The MixterPlus playlist is streamable publicly.
- Log in to download MixterPlus source uploads
- Help by reporting bugs HERE.

3. How to upload samples, pells & stems:

- To upload samples, pells, and stems, use the Dreaming Together Pells and Samples/Stems upload forms on ccMixter.
- IMPORTANT: Uncheck the “Publish Now” box so your uploads are Hidden.

- Add additional tracks by:
— Go to your Profile URL
— Click the “Hidden” tab
— Click “properties” for your Dreaming Together upload
— Click “Manage Files” to add additional stems, samples & back vocals

4. How to upload remixes:

- Login to MixterPlus
- Go to My Tracks (must be logged in first)
- Click “Upload a New Remix” & complete the upload form
- Check the box for your source material & go to step 2
- Step 2 is evolving to a more detailed remix tree
- IMPORTANT: upload any stems for your remix as a separate “Dreaming Together samples & pells” submission at ccMixter (see step 3 above)

Watch the pre-launch MixterPlus community Q&A HERE.

THANK YOU!!!!

Thank you everyone who has contributed to the Dreaming Together sonic installation. Together we’ve created an incredible expression of dream sharing, taking it to another level entirely through our unique collaboration. This is truly a community event.

I will be downloading remixes for the installation through Saturday. Sunday afternoon I will be setting us up in the art show space at the dream conference. The installation will open Sunday evening and stream during gallery hours through Thursday.

Feedback from the IASD dreamers has been enthusiastic so far — everyone loves what we are doing.

I look forward to sharing more with you during/after the conference.

Thank you again. Keep dreaming!

Thank you for your truly amazing artistry and contributions to our Dreaming Together event. You blew us all away!! Your input and creativity helped us begin to develop our new MixterPlus Beta platform (wow, thank you MWIC for your vision, hardwork & code and Airtone for your elegant designs!).

We’re going to take the next few weeks to work on it based on your experiences and feedback.

The Dreaming Together mixes are now being featured in a sonic art installation at the International Association of Dreams conference by Sackjo22 (thank you for this beautiful opportunity Susan!).

Listen to the Dreaming Together Soundtrack…
at the new MixterPlus YouTube channel (thank you Kara Square for building every inch, literally top to bottom!). Show some love — subscribe and share.

Thank you all for making a dream for our community come true, by Dreaming Together.

DREAMING TOGETHER REMIX EVENT AND SONIC INSTALLATION RECAP



Sleep and dreams fuels inspiration. In the waking moments you feel it in the arts, people, and acts of kindness, it becomes a cyclical process that grows and is highly contagious. Finally, you become thankful and sleep and dreams begin again. — Tony Tenfingers

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Dreaming Together Remix Event and Sonic Installation created for the annual dream conference sponsored by the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) in Ashland, Oregon.

Our music played throughout the conference as a soundtrack to the dream-art show, a beloved feature of the conference. The space was a large, wood floored room with big windows where dream-based paintings, assemblage, collage, sculpture, photographs, lithographs, and book art were displayed. There was plenty of room for folks to move around and to take in the multi-sensory experience of being with image and sound. There was a sitting area with a fireplace where folks could listen quietly.

Numerous attendees told me how much they loved the music. They appreciated how the music enriched the experience of being with the art. They loved hearing familiar voices of dreamers. They appreciated listening to, and learning more, about Tony Ten Fingers and his teachings. Everyone thought our project was super cool, impressed by the creativity of our sounds and the collaborative nature of our community. Folks were inspired by our example of dreaming together through the creative process. They are interested in hearing more, too.

Each of you who participated added to the richness of this event. The variety of sound, tone and style came together with stunning resonance. Thank you again to the admin team for your efforts to facilitate the success of this project with a special shout out to Matt (MWIC), our tech wizard for creating the infrastructure. Also, a special shout out to Kara for setting up the MixterPlus Youtube channel, which made it easy to share the playlist. The Dreaming Together Sonic Installation is a dream come true.

Video of IASD Art Show


The Dreaming Together Sonic Installation at the IASD Conference

Join us this Sunday on Zoom (10a LA/1p NYC/6p London) where I’ll share more about the Dreaming Together Sonic Installation. Email admins for the Zoom link.