Beck @ Yahoo Hackday by Malavagma

Even though the mashup sensibility has become something of a cliché, I’d love to put out an album that you could edit and mix and layer directly in iTunes. We did a remix project on a Web site a few years back where we put up the tracks to a song and let people make their own versions. There was something really inspiring about the variety and quality of the music that people gave back. In an ideal world, I’d find a way to let people truly interact with the records I put out – not just remix the songs, but maybe play them like a videogame. -Beck

Does that sound familiar and delightful? We thought so. Ladies and gentleman, in case you missed it, Beck graced the cover of Wired magazine last month, when they ran a GREAT article about the way music is changing to allow fans to get more involved and interact with their favorite artists. Interviewed by Eric Steuer over at Creative Commons, this conversation is certainly worth checking out.

Some of us at Splice were lucky enough to catch a great show by Beck at Yahoo’s Hackday recently, and we made sure to let them know how much we love to hear them supporting this kind of collaboration, but perhaps you’ve got something to say about it. How would you feel about having one of your favorite artists open up their work on a site like Splice to allow you to remix it and do it up your way? Who would you love to remix?

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