HW Creativity

According to the dictionary, creativity is “the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.”  New media is creativity itself.  Creativity was needed to develop most of the new media we consume today.  New media has made it easy for people to turn hobbies and interests into a globally recognized income generating opportunities.  One of my favorite forms of entertainment is listening to music and as it is right now, so many people all over the world create and share music through various platforms.

Through new media, a new genre of music was created.  A “mashup” is when “the vocals from one song is laid over the music from another” (Frere-Jones).  DJs, producers and even common people are able to use digital software to isolate instrumentals from already established songs.  Although “major record labels have taken so long to embrace [this] new form”, consumers, especially radio listeners and YouTube watchers have fully embraced mashups (Frere-Jones).  Creativity through new media goes beyond just creating.  I believe that for there to be full creativity, there needs to be a medium to share what was created.  What new media does best is sharing created work of any kind.  Once one piece of creativity is shared, it gives others the license to mimic or expand on what was created.  Sharing created work breeds more creativity and inspires collaboration.