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Label problem - advice needed
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| Prototrance |
Ok. Got asked to do a remix by a producer friend. The remix was of his original track. I sent the remix to the label. I subsequently re-arranged and re-mastered it and sent the new version to the label. I explained it replaced the former version and the label acknowledged receipt. When samples were posted on the label website they were of the old version.
My friend (producer of the original) contacted the label and has had no reply. I have contacted the label too and got no reply. We both waited several weeks.
The contract for the original is fairly standard and covers all remixes.
So after that rambling; how can I get this sorted? I don't want the old version released as it sounds like .
I have considered the possibility that the sample was linked incorrectly and the actual release will be the right version, but with the label blanking us I simply don't know.
Any advice appreciated.
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| Kysora |
That sucks but honestly I don't think there's much you can do if you can't get a hold of anyone, as it's up to the label to make sure they're releasing the right file.
I don't know what kind of advice you're really looking for beyond "keep trying" |
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| EddieZilker |
| That's an issue for your entertainment lawyer - not an internet forum (Please, I'm not chastising you; just offering my advice so don't flame me. I know it's a bad situation.) - but I'd suggest you read your contract to see if there are any stipulations regarding your label's right not to distribute. |
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| orTofønChiLd |
| your screwed |
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| EddieZilker |
| The good side of not making any income is that I'm also not tied to a label. |
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| Subtle |
Its unprofessional of them to not respond, i would look somewhere else in the future. Though it doesnt mean that the old version is going to be the one uploaded to distribution.
Or it could be they thought the old version was better. ^^ |
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| Storyteller |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
That's an issue for your entertainment lawyer - not an internet forum (Please, I'm not chastising you; just offering my advice so don't flame me. I know it's a bad situation.) - but I'd suggest you read your contract to see if there are any stipulations regarding your label's right not to distribute. |
10 minutes of his lawyer's time would probably exceed or be equal to the financial gain of the release. Getting a lawyer for this would be a waste of money and time. |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Storyteller
10 minutes of his lawyer's time would probably exceed or be equal to the financial gain of the release. Getting a lawyer for this would be a waste of money and time. |
Sad, but true. It sucks because now the cards are stacked so that artists can easily be taken advantage of. I could easily see a less than scrupulous label scooping royalty and usage rights right out from under an unwary artist with lop-sided contract language even an astute veteran would have problems understanding. |
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| Prototrance |
| Cheers for the replies. Pretty much what I thought. There is no contract for me as a remixer so nothing I can use. The remix was done as a favour for a friend so very ad-hoc arrangements. Shame that the label is acting this way as it is reasonably large / established, still releases vinyl etc. Right, I'm off to eat my sandwich..... |
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| Magnus |
| This sucks and I'm sorry this has happened but sometimes its just the way things go. One of my first releases was pushed out entirely in MONO so you can imagine how sick I felt. Thankfully the label replaced it with the proper version so my advice would be for you and your friend to keep on them. Best of luck! |
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