Buying your way to stardom hitting a new low.

[jweimusic]

This kind of thing happens everywhere, i mean most of the popular apps out there are usually never written by the ceo or owners. They hire other people to do it for them. A lot of famous artist especially pop ones hire ghostwriters and music producers to have a complete track ready for them. I do recall other sites offering this service, but i dont remember the exact names of the site.

[Dohjo]

Frank112916's argumentation isn't flawed. It sucks he's right though. I don't respect artists who let others do their job, but it happens and the average crowd isn't aware of it so they accept it.

[johney]

Because those who truly transcend the fads (see daft punk) will continue to be listened to while the mass produced corporate schlock they are selling will fade into distant memory.

Everything works itself out and being concerned about people buying tracks is a waste of time and energy.

I'm not encouraging "corporatisation (sic)" of the music scene. I just don't think it's really that big of a deal in the first place. Also everyone's knee jerk reaction is evidence that none of you "get it." If you really cared just about your own artistic expression and not being recognized or getting paid then this wouldn't bother you one bit because it's not as if by doing this someone is taking away your ability to create your own tracks or promote yourself.

Btw I have no need to buy tracks and promote them. I have a full time day job which pays well. I just DJ for the fun of it. I guess you thought I was defending it because I want to use it. Like I said, I just don't care.

It is.

and by the way DJing and producing are two different things.

[MaxOne]

Back in the day DJ's would hire engineers to make to tunes for them... basically the dj would come in with maybe a sample and say i want to make a garage tune with this hook and sit there and just vibe with the engineer...

Think Ramsey and Fenn when MJ Cole was their producer.

If I was going to get someone else to make a tune for me that's the route i'd go... Buying a finished tune off the peg is wackness personified.

[Dohjo]

Ya. I don't mind that either. As long as the dj comes up with the ideas

[Xonetacular]

there were a few tracks on that site last week. 2 boring tech house tracks and 1 piece of garbage under "hard techno"

the tech house tracks were $450 and $550 each iirc

seems like one of these sites pop up ocassionally that is slightly more public about advertising it and all the blogs and forums go crazy with outrage acting like this hasn't been going on for decades

[sebastiannz]

Well this explains why so many of the popular tracks on beatport etc are so crap. Mass produced with no heart or soul.

[jweimusic]

I think theres always good hidden music out there, a lot of times it just depends on how well you market the track

[Frank112916]

It is.

and by the way DJing and producing are two different things.

It is to you.

And I know they are two different things, but most DJ's will have some hand in track production if they ever desire to get out of the local club scene and get bigger, whether its making originals or private remixes, differentiation has always been the name of the game, and you can't really differentiate by just playing other people's tracks.