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Originally posted by Andy28 you can move on to other labels when your good enough with your own material.

In the meantime, if people ask for tips, you can say "I don't share my production secrets". Heh.

i have done 'ghost writing' in the past. I normally call it engineering. A DJ/Producer comes to me with ideas which I make a reality using equipment that they dont have the time or inclination to learn. A good producer of tracks will be able to create their own sound using different engineers - this is definitly a good thing. what annoys me is when people turn up and expect me to just write a track and give it to them at the end without any input at all...

so to the OP - if i were you I would have gone for it - you get the opportunity to put your name out there and you would hopefully be able to create a track that you feel is your own - you write the riffs, decide if you want side chaining etc etc.

the engineer is a tool for your creativity - its not cheating

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Originally posted by derail In the meantime, if people ask for tips, you can say "I don't share my production secrets". Heh.

Exactly


As studiobob says, if your having input to the actual track and calling the shots, you can call it your own. I have loads of ideas for tracks in my head, but I dont have all the skills to put them down to the exact way I want it. Im sure your the same, but in that situation, you could bring examples to the studio of other tracks you like or little sounds in them you like, and the producer could help bring your ideas to life.


If its not too late, Id call them back and tell them you've changed your mind. It can only benefit you.

Fantastic comments from Stu Cox there - i think most of what he said was poignant and really hit the nail on the head!

My own personal opinion is that even though i am a huge lover of dance music and extremely passionate about it - i couldn't give a fuck who produces a certain track, and whether they try and make it look like someone else's.

All i care about is that good music is being produced by someone, somewhere.

This all comes down to one simple thing for me: if you are a producer or DJ, what do you care more about - money, or artistic integrity and pride in what you do (or claim to do!).

So there is no right or wrong answer - some people will be happy to release music under their name when they haven't actually produced the track, some producers will be happy to give someone else the credit for their work. Everyone's different and everyone wants different things out of life - some people want to be famous, some people are shy and don't like being in the public light!

This is a reflection of the society that we live in nowadays - increasingly, all that seems to matter to people is trying to get famous, have lots of money, and lead a really material existence!

It would be nice if people starting doing more stuff just purely for the love of it, instead of worrying about fame and money.

But i don't let this state of affairs bother me - as long as i can do what i want and have my own set of principles in relation to this, i really couldn't give a fuck what anyone else does!

So just do your own thing and do what feels right to you.

Hopefully then you will be happy with whatever you decide to do!

as a producer it bothers me since im doing everything myself from scratch. as a music lover idc if the awesome tracks are made, let the people be known atleast.

MINDBLOWING QUESTION

would you let someone paint for you then put your name on the painting?

Putting your name on a work you bought is illegal (breach of intellectual property rights) unless you've got a contract that allows you to do so. As the creator is the key to solving that problem the question should be asked the other way around: Would you let someone else put his name on your painting?

Answer: yes, if it pays good money, I would.

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If less is more think about how much more more would be. -Frasier

every man has his price. my price is/are? prostitutes.

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Originally posted by MSZ MINDBLOWING QUESTION would you let someone paint for you then put your name on the painting?

if i told them what to paint, what colour to paint it and paid them to do it for me because i'm too busy to learn how to become a professional painter then yes i would.

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I'd rather be on the giving end than the receiving end to be honest. Talking about ghost producing here of course. Non homosexual prostitution.... Perhaps

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If less is more think about how much more more would be. -Frasier

reach-arounds ftw

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...d=&pagenumber=9

reading a few pages of this thread is funny.