Re: [microsound] Crediting

[Kerry Uchida <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

jonah dempcy wrote:

> devil's advocate here--
>
> what if you hire a producer to create a very specific sound, something that
> you the artist have thought up?
>
> then the producer makes the sound, per your specs.. then you use this in a
> composition and release it. is it entirely yours or does the producer
> deserve some artistic credit?

Depends on your agreement with the Sound Producer.

Is it a work for hire.  You paid for the work (sound).  You can
then do with it what you like.  Essentially you own the sound.
(I hate using own).

If it's a collaboration, or publishing or points agreement.  Then
yes the producer does deserve some financial credit.

Whoops, I'm off topic here.  It's artistic credit your asking about.
Well, it's up to the artist on whether or not the want to credit the "source".
Whether that source is a person, object, patch or plug in etc.

It becomes an issue when the "source" wants a credit and feels
uncredited for his/her contribution to the project.  Ultimately
it is up to the artist.  If the "source" is unhappy with their crediting,
either bring it up with the artist or don't work with that artist anymore.
If the "source" wants credit, then they need to establish their own
project in order to "credit" themselves for "all the hard work they've done"
as an artist.

We all need air to breathe in order to live, but are we thankful for every
breath of air that we inhale?  Do we credit the air with sustaining our life?

Maybe we should?


Keep listening!

Kerry Uchida
DJ Aural
Technomorph
http://www.technomorph.com
Vancouver, Canada