Re: [microsound] a few bastards

[michael trommer <trommer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

there's a difference between a dj playing the music in a club/whatever, and
putting a track on a cd that's being sold for $20 a pop.

fact is: almost all mix cds i've heard only involve sequencing tracks in a
relatively smooth manner...nothing spectacular. if the dj is making money
releasing a mix cd then the artists on the cd should definitely be paid...in
my opinion that's a given: it's their music you're listening to.

i have no problem doing stuff for free, mind you... i've done it enough
times and i'm certainly not in this for the money...as long as these things
are agreed upon. however: the notion (expectation ?) that producers should
simply be grateful for the exposure and expect no other compensation (while
others profit) is, i find, quite infuriating.

> I said only a few would sue.  But that's just it, each person can
> decide.  If you think your work would benefit from letting people hear
> it more, then let DJs use it.  (and not get sued by the RIAA against the
> label's wishes)  If you don't then you can excercise control over what
> you own and put a stop to it.  Although I'd love every DJ in the world
> to be able to make mixes with every piece of music ever created, as long
> as people need to survive and pay for their labels (which unless you're
> big, you're only barely making enough to keep releasing) you can't force
> people's music into the commons.  I want people to make mixes, and I
> suspect that labels that freely give permission to do so will fare much
> better in the long run from the free promotion than labels who don't,
> that is a choice that needs to be made by each person desperately trying
> to survive while (or by) making music.  Obviously I feel a little less
> guilty about using music that almost none of the money ever reaches the
> artists.  Like modern corporate hip-hop (don't believe the hype, most of
> the bling is rented).  Really, me making a bastard pop mix of some tune
> isn't doing much damage to the artist that the label isn't doing to them
> ten-fold.
> 
> Rob


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