Hot. So very, very, hot. You gotta respect TR's pure intellectual curiosity - "wtf is gonna happen?" Actively encouraging artistic mutation in the age of DRM and RIAA? What a concept! It's high time for this legal niche to grow up, and this could really force some issues.

First time ever that I wish I had a Mac.

PS - word on the street is that Metallica is going to be next to follow suit

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This is awesome...just awesome. Trent, you rule. (I had to bring back some mid-90's dialect for this comment)

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I also have to say that this is *really* cool, and I respect Trent a ton for doing it. Now I have to wait until Monday when I can install GarageBand at work. :(

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I have never really been into NIN, and I definitely think this new song is weak, even for them. HOWEVER, it is extremely cool for any artist to release their pro quality song to the masses to play with! Trent has always attempted to be a musical pioneer, and I think he definitely succeeded with this idea.

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Here's a few I made quickly:

http://www.iodine.org/archives/2005/04/thanks_trent.php

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I <3 TR

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trent reznor is another brilliant artist taht realises that in order to be successful he does not need to own (or as usually happens sell off to big companies) every part of his music. he understands that a fan base is stronger when they feel a sense of connection with their idols, and what better way than allowing people the ability to rework the music they love.

now all i need is to convince NIN to use creative commons licences lol :D

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I'm so glad to see that serious professional musicians appreciate Garageband. I work at a Apple Reseller, and its really going to help more people to use Garageband now that Trent has helped out like this.

Thanks Trent !

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I loved this idea. What rent did was cool because to him, and established artist this is a loss. At the same time generating word of mouth for the upcoming cd release. I did a couple remixes but one guy actually redid the whole song as elvis with a moulin rouge music base. Only keeping basic rhythm. Check out the collaborations section of iCompositions.com ( http://www.icompositions.com ) to find numerous versions. As a side note this kind of activity goes on regularily among unsigned artists there all the time. A new community for the next generation of music business.

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wish there was an edit button... many typos in last comment

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:) come everyone let's play his little game. Trent you really know how to motivate us. There is no doubt now that GarageBand can be used as a successful sequencer for remixing. Could this be the spark of a new trend in industrial dance music? :) we'll soon see.

sure to make the ultimate fanbase, not making him an idol but making him a peer amongst us all here committed to experimenting with music, as well as those searching for new sounds to hear.

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A great evolution of marketing. It really raises the bar for what an artist is putting out there for the high-end consumer of this type of music (DJs, remixers, experimentalists, and other musicians, etc.) and it is brilliant.
Love ya Trent.
mailto:TerryL@interrobangproductions.com

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Absolutely frakkin fantastic. I didn't think I could love this man more, but he just gets better!

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Here's mine: http://www.angelchrome.com/mp3s/thtf_angelchrome.mp3

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"Steve Jobs should forget about all his elbow-rubbing with U2 and John Mayer. Trent Reznor just did one of the coolest things an artist could do, and he did so in a specifically Apple-centric way. "

give me a break, how far up steve and trents arse is your nose...

yeah the apple-centric way of pure marketing, lite on the substance.
seems to be the way of the USA as of late.

oh yeah peter gabriel amongst others have been doing this a lot longer, so get over it it's old news.

besides there are other aps that sound a hell of alot better and do way more for a similar cost of garbage band, don't get me wrong i am an avid apple user for over 15 years but mediocre is mediocre and the mix of this track off of itunes is very mediocre...if that's the best garbage band has to offer,,,,, ouch.

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Trent is awesome for doing this. I've already done my first (crappy) remix to his tune, but I'm just glad I was given the option.
Forget Tiger on 4-29. I'm waiting for With Teeth as of 5-3. :D

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Just found out about this last night and couldn't sleep, so I stayed up 'til 4:30 this morning putting this together:

http://www.ericprescott.com/thtf.m4a

This is probably the coolest thing to happen in music since the iPod, IMHO. Probably the closest I've ever been to the career I gave up years ago!

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http://www.apple.com/hotnews/

You guys are on there for this. Sweet!

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You can also import the individual tracks from Media folder into Logic Pro.

For more on Trent's recording process, see
http://www.audiohead.net/interviews/nin/

:) Audiohead.net

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You can also import the individual tracks from Media folder into Logic Pro.

For more on Trent's recording process, see
http://www.audiohead.net/interviews/nin/

:) Audiohead.net

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