Fans use Nails to open album
by Ruth Suehle
The band Nine Inch Nails, led by Trent Reznor, was already known for using the Internet to market music in creative ways and encouraging fans to download songs rather than buy pirated CDs. Then the RIAA tried to get them to stop being so gosh-darn friendly. Now their fans have released a band-sanctioned free remix album. Reznor put out the multitrack files they needed, and the community responded.
Nine Inch Nails’ Open Source Remix Album Available as Free Torrent
Over the past few months, “multiple judges” at 9inchnails.com listened to over 200 submissions to the Nine Inch Nails open source remix contest and the 21 best remixes are now free to download via torrent or stream via the website.
Download the tracks for free. Trent wants you to.
September 21st, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Nice writeup, Ruth.
Just in case people haven’t seen. Check this out. Trent in Sydney:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ5iHaV0dP4
Granted, I am a huge NIN fan, and many of the things they’re doing continue to make me an even bigger fan.