The artist is in a position of power. Creators working within the arts and entertainment play a huge role in defining culture and influencing the public discourse.

Despite the fact that Blog Action Day (run by the folks here at Envato) for this year has finished, there’s no reason to stop the discourse on important issues. Poverty still exists.

Throughout history, there are many, many examples of people who used the power of the arts to inform and change the minds of the individual, and influence the collective. The arts have changed the world repeatedly. Musicians have the power to speak to the people and impart a message, and it’s not all in vain. These words and stories have real power.

Remember that the issues that matter most to you can be communicated through your work and you can go to sleep at night knowing you’ve used your skills and talent to enhance the world and furthered the discourse on the most important and urgent maladies that impact upon the human race.

Just a short note to remind you that, despite life’s daily struggles, the things you create do have the power to create change.

You may have noticed that after many months, the Featured Collection at In the Jungle has changed. We’ve got a new featured collection, and this time the focus is on the genre of funk. If you submitted a file to the funk section in the last few weeks, it might be in this pack.

If you didn’t get a chance to check out the Music Packs collection before it was replaced, you can still find it here. And while you’re exploring, take the time to check out the great audio files in the new Best of Funk collection.

Some of the more observant of you may have noticed that starting yesterday some little “Envato Network” widgets began appearing in the top right of both this site and our other blogs and marketplaces. What is Envato? Well it’s our new name!

A lot has happened since this company formed two years ago and as a team we’ve grown a lot and certainly learned a lot. When we came to trademark our company name recently, it turned out that the name Eden was pretty difficult to win a trademark for. About a dozen companies blocked our application in Australia alone! Sheesh Kebab!

While I’m a bit sad to see Eden go, I’m happy to announce that as of today we are rebranding the business under a new name: Envato. Read More …