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(102408) OVERLAP Overlap is a culture-building organization that combines the functions of a record label with social networking and event coordination. Through innovative special events and exclusive online releases, Overlap shares new independent music, video and experimental art via its website Overlap.org, and provides anyone with a blog and podcasting tools to give their work a home with like-minded individuals from around the world. Overlap was founded by musican and artist Christopher Willits (http://christopherwillits.com) and has been steadily growing with the help of Jon Philips (http://rejon.org) and Kenric McDowell (http://kenricmcdowell.com), Louis Rawlins (link), Lucky BK (link), Ryan Kleeman (link) and other devoted artists. website : http://overlap.org
(older 2008) OVERLAP Overlap is a culture-building organization and tool that combines the functions of a record label, social network and event designer. Overlap's mission is to cultivate innovative and experimental art, music and video through media sharing, special events and exclusive online releases. Overlap releases new independent music, video and art via its website Overlap.org, and provides anyone with a free blog and podcasting tools to begin sharing their work with the world. Overlap also organizes special events highlighting avant-accessible music, video, and interactive art. Overlap.org provides a home and culture to art that often falls between the cracks of classification. Overlap's releases feature new and exclusive material by artists pushing into new creative boundaries. Overlap events feature diverse artists that merge the disciplines of electronic and acoustic, music and sound art, video art and film. Anyone can sign up and join Overlap.org and share their work for free using the Overlap blog system and podcasting tools. This sharing also works as a submission for their work to be potentially featured at special live events and/or as a unique Overlap release. Overlap releases supports encourages the use of Creative Commons licenses in order to promote sharing while still retaining commercial interests. Releases are licensable to third-parties for commercial purposes.
(older) Overlap is a lens into a diverse community of artists. We aim to promote and distribute independent media and artists through overlap.org and live events. anyone can submit their rss feeds (blog, podcast, vlog) which will be siphoned into the overlap.org commons. A rotating panel of curators feature what we find to be the best submittied material and also
Our goal is to bring artists, musicians and all types of creators together online and offline. We'll put on shows, hang art in galleries, publish each other's work online and distribute the things we make. We're growing a creative network that will inspire us to collaborate as we make and distribute our work.
jargon-y version: Overlap aims to catalyze and promote multimedia creation through on-line media aggregation, distribution and live events.
Welcome Message
Overlap.org features unreleased media from artists' shared blogs and podcasts, recorded from our live events, or commissioned for this lens. Our events include diverse artists in this growing network.Join now and Overlap.
Keywords
- overlap
- experimental
- interchange
- collaborative
- community
- avant-garde
- experimental
- cutting-edge
- sound
- visual
- interactive
- media
- design
- link
- harness
- signals
- vision
- media
- artist
- events
- distribution
- free
- podcast
- blogs
- vlogs
Overlap Invitation and Objectives
We would like to officially invite you to Overlap.org
Overlap.org is a multimedia feed agregator, and culture node dedicated to our (your) music, art and ideas. It is a space that thrives on the juxtaposition of a various artists, and the content they create.
The goals are to distribute content (both free, and purchasable) directly to the public, generate more interest in what we do, and to help promote a wide-range of artists of various media. Together we are creating a unique community, and simultaneously distributing our work. We envision media distribution that is bottom-up, free of middlemen, and aesthetically diverse. Imagine a cool multimedia boutique/gallery run by friends mixed with a record label without records mixed with event promotion.
We are beginning the culture / community with several artists, their blog feeds and free music -- podcasts, vlogs, streams, and mp3 downloads. The community is open to those who provide a feed (blog, podcast, vlog, etc.).
As the community and site grows we will eventually extend the free aggregation of media with premium services that include the purchase of unique releases, live shows, unreleased tracks, video, and various merchandise. any sales will be split at least 50/50 between overlap.org and the artists. In addition our content can either be published via Creative Commons, or through Overlap Publishing, depending on the content and licensing restrictions you would like to enforce, or not.
How to get involved
Overlap is free to join. The primary barriers for entry are to provide a blog feed (RSS/ATOM) and to join the Overlap mailing list.
1. If you don't have a blog , you can start one for free at myspace.com or tribe.net. and we will subscribe to that blog. (place some quick info, link, of how to do this)
2. Join the Overlap mailing list: http://core.overlap.org/listinfo.cgi/overlap-overlap.org
