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| quote: | Originally posted by HeXp£Øi±
Ok so what about the fact that all these djs are always using each others material? They use each others stuff so much in fact that most the time i don't know who wrote the original. Do these guys actually contact each other every single time they want to mix a track that belongs to someone else? I mean it just sounds like they'd have to go through so much trouble. It just seems like they must have some alternative form of contracts that allow for a broader range of use of material. Either that or Corsten, Tiesto and 1000 other djs must be doing a hell of a lot of paperwork.
Just for the record i am not a dj in any way, shape or form. Just curious about these things. |
Those DJs you named (Corsten, Tiesto PVD, especially) never do any paperwork. Those who own their own labels have their lawyers contact the lawyers of the label that has released the tune they want to remix.
When a tune is signed by Label X, most of the time, they fully own the song, all the samples, vocals, etc, and are the main beneficiaries of the sales. Any remix not offered by the owning label (such as in the form of a remix contest) must be okayed by them, usually through their lawyers. In the cases of independent artists (those not signed to any label), or independent singles (same thing here), the lawyers, label, or remixing artist would contact the original artist with their request, which, as always in the business world, would lead to a contract.
Often, artists would let a huge name like Tiesto or Ferry remix their tune for free or cheap because money isn't everything. As several TA artists with professional releases under their belts will tell you, exposure is almost more important than money. Consumers are more likely to buy your song if they know who you are, and even more likely if a famous DJ has remixed it or spins it consistently (Don't ask me why this is, I can only refer to it as The Lemming Effect).
In the case of DJs, the same rule applies. Most DJs don’t buy the records they spin (again, talking about the marquee names - Tiesto, Ferry, etc) but they receive them as promos, or promotional copies. These copies are often released to DJs well before they are released to the public so that the DJ can contribute to the hype surrounding the single's release by playing it as much as possible. This ensures, again that the tune will be purchased when and if it is released. If the DJs do buy a record, it seems to be an unspoken agreement that if DJ X buys Record Y, then he also buys the rights to spin it in a set: Doing so provides exposure and thus, increased sales for the original artist.
If you're really interested in who originally produced a song, I reccomend www.discogs.com , easily one of the internet's most valuable resources.
I hope this has been somewhat helpful.
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What are the legalities of djing?
But Nou hit the nail on the head in the post above, as usual...
