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8 thursday, april 24,2008 WKNC Sessions on the cutting edge Creative Commons centers project BY JAMIE WILLIAMS ASSISTANT DIVISIONS EDITOR As the music world continues to be turned on its head, everyone is scrambling to get on the front end of the curse, on the cutting edge rather than the chopping block. And what better place to proside the proverbial kick in the rear than the Research Triangle Park, an area known for the very innovation that the music industry needs? In the spirit of RTP, it was an idea drawn from the world of soft ware that led WKNC s local music director Steve "DJ Stevo" Salevan right to the front lines of that cut ting edge. lake all great ideas. Salevan said the inspiration for WKNC’s Sessions project came to him in the shower. *1 was just thinking about all the awesome live music that we have here and how it is really a shame that a lot of people outside the Triangle don't get a chance- to hear most of it." Salevan said. What he came up with was an innovative approach using top-of the-line recording equipment and a DIY spirit to record local bands in spaces around N.C. States cam pus and publish their music under a Creative Commons license, an alternative to traditional copyright laws that allows artists to retain whatever rights they choose. LEAVE YOUR BLUES BEHIND! Whether you're leaving a house or a residence hall the blue recycling bin is not yours to take. Leave it for the next recycling resident! (fouf Orange County Solid Waste Management , 968-2788 nßgPr recvclmq@co.oranae.nc.us www.co.orange.nc.us recycimg iy * Jr I ■ -M V 300 E. Main Street Carrboro ■ ..,^,., 01 ..,.,.... '..: i~?* I v- l£Sdudek**(Sis) HHHBHHBMMaRmnHMHBHI HHBMniiMiaßa^mß 25- BOMBADIL CD Release w/ guests Nathan I 17SA SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THESMDS** —i ■ win i I 26 SA WHO'S BAD ? (MchoelJocieonlrUule) I ' 9 ** en4s jr*" "'*v I 26MC CLNCw/06C"(513/Sls) # /L _ > Xj|^. 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Hk I SHOW - Knkn R-, n th Amnlvthem,* --v ‘ Bf life IV ■ nww , WJRD.O WnfinimfCTre... ; . mm R| fI..R 9R| I8: .V. 2 2 ;t: 3c cr soeMay 7 W J .> } BW iS.I M > 4*ll saws a- Schoo*ch ecorai(aio' .2'. \k M E ' *.'>> .CMapaiH*; Bof Crty BecofOs (Dirham) . '; JWTmTaK?7 f§ S-/, • cue’s on-fcnp a i- eta :cw I for cted cord OKWs co 919-967-9063 I I In the agreement arranged with the artists by WKNC, the sta tion reserves the right to play the recordings on air without having to pay royalties to the artists, who in turn, get mixed and mastered recordings that they can use how ever they please. In addition, WKNC places the recordings on www.jamendo.com, the largest collection of Creative Commons media on the Internet, for users to download, remix and edit on their own. Salevan said his interest in Creative Commons is rooted in his other passion, computer program ming. citing the progress made in software through General Public Licensing, which allows users to edit source code to make their own improvements. “Once something is released into the Creative Commons eco-system, it supports sharing. It’s sort of how it works in the software field, cre ating a music sharing source," Salevan said. While Salevan’s passion for Creative Commons media and open source softw-are made the Sessions Project an innovative idea, it wasn't until Greg DeKoenigsberg, com munity development manager at Raleigh's Red Hat, got a hold of the idea that it really got rolling. Salevan, who was working Diversions “It’s just so fascinating to me, the way that the whole industry is being turned on its head.... This is on the bleeding edge.” JIM BRANTLEY, SINGER/GUITARIST, BUU CITY at Red Hat during the summer, approached DeKoenigsberg with the idea of a music project centered on Creative Commons. DeKoenigsberg was immediate ly receptive, turning from sounding board to benefactor. “At Red Hat we care a lot about open source software because it builds a way for people to share and improve," he said. “I think music is a great space for that because its obvious that the traditional model is broken." With the support of Red Hat, Salevan was able to acquire all of the recording equipment needed to get everything started, most of which was out of WKNC’s rela tively small budget. “We basically got catalogs and pointed to the stuff we needed to record, we got it, and over the last couple of months we’ve been able to start recording bands." Salevan said. The recordings are done entirely by a team of students who share Salevan's passion. Jim Brantley, w hose band Bull City recorded a session, said it provides a great service to bands, whether they are up-and-comers or relatively established arts within the local scene. “It’s a tremendous opportunity for local bands," Brantley said. “Just the opportunity to get recorded for free is amazing, and ) I ) Senior Night Tonight } 10pm - 2am Beer specials and free giveaways Proceeds go to the senior class - www.catscradle.com BEST also getting members of the local community involved in the record ing is amazing." But Brantley’s interest in the project extends far behind simply recording with Bull City. Since then, he has kept a close involvement with the project. "Steve floated the idea by me at the very early stages," Brantley said. “This is one of my academic interests, and a real intersection between my rock 'n' roll side and my more business-minded side. It’s just so fascinating to me, the way that the whole industry is being turned on its head. That means big trouble for the major players, but that the playing field is being leveled. And this is on the bleeding edge." But the question remains, if WKNC is recording the bands for free, not paying them any royalties and making the recordings avail able for free on the Internet, how do the bands make any money? DeKoenigsberg offered a simple, but bitingly accurate, retort. “Well, how do they make any money now? "There’s an Orson Welles quote that I've been using a lot lately. Tou make your name on the way up and your money on the way down.’ “I think that really applies to this project." Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu. Creative Commons 'Creative Commons defines the spectrum of possibilities between full copyright all rights reserved —and the public domain no rights reserved. Our licenses help you to keep your copyright while inviting certain uses of your work —a 'some rights reserved' copyright’ according to aeativecommons.org. History: Creative Commons was founded in 2001 with support from the Center for Public Domain. The idea is rooted in the history of open source software and General Public Licensing, which makes source code available for users to edit and make improvements as they wish, while returning the product back to the original author. Different Licenses: There are several different forms of Creative Commons licenses that artists can apply to their work. They include: attribution, noncommercial, no derivative works and share alike. Sessions operate under a combina tion of the clauses stating that WKNC has a "non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable and perpetual right to reproduce the recordings," while the band retains all rights to the record ings, so long as WKNC is credited as the producer. Advantages: Artists have the abil ity to expose their works to an audi ence that might not have otherwise found them, all while giving users an opportunity to use the works for their own purposes, as well. ST\R SYSTEM ★ POOR ★★ FAIR ★★★ GOOD ★★★★ EXCELLENT ★★★★★ CLASSIC DIVE STAFF Bryan Reed. Editor 84345291 dive@unc edu Jamie Williams. Assistant Editor Edwin Amaudin David Bemgartt Melissa Brown Jordan Lawrence. Rachael Oehnng. Benn Wineka, Cathenne Williams, staff writers Abby Jeffers Design Editor Cover Design Abby Jeffers Ulif Oailii aar -Hrrl DIVE RECOMMENDS Album From the Vaults Superchunk No Pocky For Kitty The 1991 sophomore effort from Chapel HHl's indie icons is the band s most consistently exceptional long-player Chock M of franbe anthems kke ‘Punch Me Harder.' No Pocky For Kitty is an untouchable 12-track delight Movie Rental Pick: ‘Election’ The 1999 dramedy starnng Matthew Brodenck, Reese Witherspoon and Chns Klein jabs all the nuances of teenage, umm, politics Something Random: Vote early Go be all cnncally dutiful and stuff or Diddy might kill you Events: Today I Tapes N Tapes Local 5061 The blog-tastic indie rock ers in Tapes N Tapes return with anew album and a tour to promote it The tour rolls through Chapel Hill and well, it s indie \ rock so it fits right in 10 p m Sl2 Friday Bombadil CD Release Party Cat s Cradle | Durham s Bombadil is a joyously goofy band whose fun-loving antics belie some smartly developing song wntmg skills Nathan Oliver and The Love Language complete a more-than-soM bill 9pm $8 in advance $lO at the door Saturday ; DIVE PARTY IV Local 5061 As is our custom we picked some of our favorite bands Hammer No More The Fingers, The Future Kings of Nowhere and The Graves of Fairmount ' —and asked 'em to play a show for us They complied, and we couldn t be hap pier Prepare of a rock-tastic ball of rock tacular rocking 10 p m FREE 1 Sunday Destroyer Cat s Cradle | Dan Betar s eccentn-pop solo project has been a longtime favorite of cntics. and the Merge-signee s latest LP has been no different The tour rolls through Carrboro with local duo Work Clothes opening 9:30 p m sl2 j Sound of Singles The Cave | Sound of Singles is a folk outfit whose stnpped down arrangements lend a sad sort of fragility to songs held together with Gerald John s aching vocals j 9 pm 21 and up Opening Flower Happy Bird Local 506 | Opening Flower Happy Bird s trippy. electronically rooted pop music brings an unexpected level of emo tional dynamic in the methodically moving arrangements the duo put on last year s | Endings 9 p m. $7 Movies in the Union: ‘There Will Be Blood" The epic horror story dnven by Daniel Day Lewis chilling j portrayal of a cold-hearted oil barren kicks i ert the weekends Oscar-bad doubteheader Friday 7pm Saturday 9pm ‘Juno.’ 2007’s indie comedy delight showcases a razor-witted and pregnant Ellen Page and rounds out the don t-miss duo Fnday, 10 pm: Saturday. 7 p.m Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc edu ""Lllllllllilr.r,,- Take 15/SOl South towards Pittsboro Exit Market St. / Southern Village FORGtTTIHGSARWMARSHAii t ’2W#7:M4S 88 MINUTES I 1254:10-720^45 STREET KINGS I 1:30415-715^:40 LEATHERHEADS m 1:15400715^35 NllfS ISLANDS 12<825W5871M15 ■RniiMjiBnSHaMSMnHNSH sta Dlu . se.oo |oioi r cj SEATImo &EGAL. 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