My remix on someone else's EP - Need help

**djmetalgear** · 04-11-2013, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by balakoth

I cant fully agree with this. For some of us this is a career.. whether it be the start of it or not. If its good enough to be released you deserve compensation for your work.. Period.

I dont work for Charity, I work to pay my bills and feed my kids :P

thats fine. my logic doesnt have to apply for everyone. im 24 with a full time job n no kids. the money will come later AFTER i get exposed/blow up. im not after the 75$ for a remix. id rather get huge and then make my own price. to each their own tho.

**Jhamilton831** · 04-11-2013, 10:18 AM

Well it's not like it is going to be some major release, this kid is not a well known artist whether it be in our local community or on Soundcloud, Youtube, etc. I don't see much money coming from this EP. I am really only doing it for the potential followers, I have few bills to pay and no kids, so the money is not the problem. It is just the principle. He is going to be selling an ep with MY remix on it, so I do think that I deserve compensation for my work.

**djmetalgear** · 04-11-2013, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by Jhamilton831

Well it's not like it is going to be some major release, this kid is not a well known artist whether it be in our local community or on Soundcloud, Youtube, etc. I don't see much money coming from this EP. I am really only doing it for the potential followers, I have few bills to pay and no kids, so the money is not the problem. It is just the principle. He is going to be selling an ep with MY remix on it, so I do think that I deserve compensation for my work.

but u gave him the mix... u shoulda thot bout that before hand. just tell him straight up "listen, i didnt know u were gonna sell this. if u are, lets work out a payment deal. if not, then dont release it". pretty simple/standard

**LanceBlaise** · 04-11-2013, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by Jhamilton831

I am an amatuer producer and I'm not sure what I was doing. I was excited because this kid wanted a remix from me. And just for the record, he doesn't have my track yet

If he doesn't have your track yet then there is nothing to even think about here. Either get paid or get a contract. If you don't get paid up front you can be pretty certain that this guy is not going to pay you.

**balakoth** · 04-11-2013, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by djmetalgear

thats fine. my logic doesnt have to apply for everyone. im 24 with a full time job n no kids. the money will come later AFTER i get exposed/blow up. im not after the 75$ for a remix. id rather get huge and then make my own price. to each their own tho.

Good luck with that

**Jhamilton831** · 04-11-2013, 11:48 PM

I like djmetalgear's way of dealing with it...It is decided! Thanks for all of the input

**djmetalgear** · 04-12-2013, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by balakoth

Good luck with that

Holy smokes people. Another negative statement from thy-unholy balakoth. I'm starting to feel bad for him. He's def mad at something in life. I wonder if his gf left him for a better DJ or somethin. A DJ that knows how to scratch.

**LanceBlaise** · 04-13-2013, 11:50 AM

Aside from his "Good luck with that" statement he is pretty much right about the way he is thinking. One of the major problems in the US is no-name hacks coming along and saturating the market with shitty productions and subpar DJing. There used to be a time when you had to really work your ass off in the studio and shop your tracks like crazy to the proper labels, and sometimes it would take years for people to be heard and get a track released. Now everyone and their homies have a label and they will just release about anything.

**keithace** · 04-13-2013, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by LanceBlaise

Aside from his "Good luck with that" statement he is pretty much right about the way he is thinking. One of the major problems in the US is no-name hacks coming along and saturating the market with shitty productions and subpar DJing. There used to be a time when you had to really work your ass off in the studio and shop your tracks like crazy to the proper labels, and sometimes it would take years for people to be heard and get a track released. Now everyone and their homies have a label and they will just release about anything.

As a long timer in the DJ scene, that worked hard, threw his own parites, did his own flyers, and actually paid for his music...

AMEN!!!