Artists always have to come up with new ways to interact with fans. Radio, the music video, all the way to social media have engaged fans and got them closer and closer the musicians they love. Now coming one step close is a phone app allowing you to re-mix song tracks, as if you were producing the record, from an artist’s album.
Reuters reported apps featuring indie rock band Metric, Lady Gaga and the late John Lennon were released last week that allow fans to re-mix tracks, create music-inspired art or access rare recordings.
Metric released their app along with their latest album Synthetica according to Rolling Stone . The app will allow users to remix 11 tracks from Synthetica and Synthetica Reflections, as well as re-sequence them in whatever order they'd like.
"Music in the modern day is about a lot more than just the music itself," said James Shaw, the lead singer of Metric and producer of the album.
Lady Gaga’s free app, ARTPOP, which like Metric’s is available on iOS, and on Android devices, fans can create animated graphics and interact with other fans. The app is included with the album ARTPOP.
In a different twist, John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes follows the Fab Four member on his trip through Bermuda in 1980 recording the Double Fantasy album through audio and photographs. Obviously Double Fantasy is not a new album so the app is a stand-alone and cost $4.99.