Re: [microsound] ahhh, he want's CREDIT!!!

[jonah dempcy <jdempcy@xxxxxxxx>]

i produced a piece of music (with michael shrieve, james rotondi, dave hill
jr and allan howarth.. see i'm listing credit here!) for a 48-speaker
sound-environment. (each track on a dif speaker, you can only hear 4 or 5
speakers at a time because of how the room was arranged.)

now, this was for Experience Music Project here in seattle and i didn't
receive any credit for it, nor did anyone else working on the project. this
is because in this case the "artist" was EMP and that's who gets full credit
for the work.

i was thinking a lot about this, and in some ways.. i think it's OK that
they did that because it fits in with the "artistic" intent of EMP, which
was to create an environment of sounds (and not to document their creation).

so the question is, when you buy a CD or other piece of music, do you agree
with the artist's intent if that means they are taking full credit for that
release?

in some ways i think it's a good thing because it reinforces your notion of
the artist and puts the release in context of their previous work, etc. but
this could also be seen as a bad thing. thoughts?

-jonah


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kerry Uchida" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [microsound] ahhh, he want's CREDIT!!!

> It's about ego!!!!!
>
> I actually admire the CD's that have NO CREDITS.
>
> It's not hyped by the engineer, the producer, the
> studio, the technology, nothing...it is about just the music.
>
>
> I've been working as an engineer, sound designer, DJ,
> producer (at least in my own ego head), electro-musican
> for 10 years and:
>
> YES! I HAVE FELT VERY UNCREDITED IN MANY PROJECTS.
> I've always considered myself WAY more important to any
> of the projects I've been involved in than I've been credited
> for.  I've let my ego get the best of me.  It's made me jaded,
> mad, resentful.   I learned to cut down, rip apart and try to
> destroy other people's work and ego to try to inflate my own.
> This my friend is not a good practice.  In our Ego driven world
> you will never receive the credit from someone else that you
> feel you deserve.  Only you will do that for yourself.
>
> Get past the ego.   Enjoy the process of interacting with other artists,
> technology, projects, producers, engineers, and E-mail listees.
> Be in the moment and enjoy it!  It is wonderful when you do.
> Being jaded and trying to better yourself so that you are better than
> someone else will keep you jaded for the rest of your life.  Not an
> enjoyable headspace to be in.
>
> The greatest thing to do is have respect for everything.
>
> I feel that the MEGO crew have done an fabulous job.
> I don't feel all of the releases are fabulous and wonderful,
> but I still look forward to them.  Their work has been very
> inspirational.   They are an all encompassing art group
> that has found a great balance in the business world!
>
> Respect to all Micro-composers of all forms out there!
>
> Kerry Uchida
> DJ Aural
> Technomorph
> http://www.technomorph.com
> Vancouver, Canada
>