Creativity

Am I a creative person? I would like to think so! What I enjoy most about certain hobbies, work, and even class projects is the opportunity to be creative. It allows a person to put life into their thoughts and imagination. Music and art are perfect examples of what I'm talking about. With a talent in an instrument or with a brush or pencil, you have the ability to breathe life into your creations, especially if you're extremely creative. However, these examples don't apply to everyone. As depressing as it sounds, I do not have the specific skills to play an instrument or draw for that matter. What does foster a certain form of creativity for anyone to enjoy is today's new media. It allows people to voice their opinions and tastes, and also gives them the freedom to customize anything! Take music again for example. Although not everyone has the ability to write their own music, they can edit and remix a track with the right ears and creativity. In the article "1+1+1=1: The New Math of Mashups",  Sasha Frere-Jones depicts creativity being practiced though a mashup of different songs and music. Using digital software, people are now able to take excerpts of numerous songs and “mashup” them to create a new song. It's gained so much popularity that even mashups and remixes of a number of tracks have given people a name in the music industry. In this example, creativity is definitely growing in this form of new media.