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iloop
ok, when others want to remix your songs, what should you demand from them before they get access to your hard work...
I mean, say someone makes a remix then sells/distributes it and makes a whapload of money(use call on me for example). Now the remixer gets all the fame, but shouldn't the orinal artist recieve some of the bennefits? how does all that work out legaly? what should I demand of my remixers before i give them full access to my compositions....?

any ideas?
what do you ususaly do?
Subtle
the remixer gets paid an amount of cash for doing a remix, and the original artist gets all record sales.. i believe it works that way though..
Nick Mimas
Why are you giving them full access? Give them the MIDIs and the main samples you used.
iloop
yea thats what i'm going to be doing- but should i ask for anything? whats the common procedure, im new to the remixing deal...
besides recognition of the original song, should i ask for a percentage of the net gain the remixed song has made, like 10% or something??
Nick Mimas
Oh ok then as Subtle said if you asked the person to do the remix then you pay them a certain amount (like working labor) and you get the record sales.
DJediMaster
I have a question that's related I think. Could I do my own remix of an existing song and then play it in a club without any legal issues?
Nick Mimas
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Originally posted by DJediMaster
I have a question that's related I think. Could I do my own remix of an existing song and then play it in a club without any legal issues?


As far as I know you can as long as you obtained the remix pack and samples legally.
DJediMaster
How about if I just took the melodies after listening to the track and remade the song? Does this even qualify as a 'remix'? Sorry if it's a stupid question, I'm just getting to this production stuff.
Nick Mimas
Yeah of course there's loads of sites with MIDI files available so you can get the melodies, remix 'em and drop 'em in the club.
iloop
ok and what if they asked to remix you, you just get the record sales? they get the exposure?

Nick Mimas
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Originally posted by iloop
ok and what if they asked to remix you, you just get the record sales? they get the exposure?


Usually the remix comes with the original and if a person hears a remix they usualyl want to hear the original but I don't see how they would get all the exposure in the first place?
mark_the_gooner
Eric Prydz only got all the exposure because the track was named: Eric Prydz - Call On Me, it wasnt: Orig Artist - Call On Me (Eric Prydz Remix) if it was it probably wouldnt of got played on the radio.
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