Getting credit where credit is due.
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Getting credit where credit is due.
i worked as a co-producer on some tracks for some friends of mine. they put the songs up on their bandcamp page with no credit to me or the guy from their label i worked with.
i volunteered my time because i love working in the studio, and i'm tired of so many bands i know making crappy records, but i don't think it's asking much to get a little credit as a producer. we all know that credits lead to more work which is what i'm really interested in.
anyone else have this happen to them? who's the asshole here? should i tell them what's up or let it go?
i volunteered my time because i love working in the studio, and i'm tired of so many bands i know making crappy records, but i don't think it's asking much to get a little credit as a producer. we all know that credits lead to more work which is what i'm really interested in.
anyone else have this happen to them? who's the asshole here? should i tell them what's up or let it go?
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Hi,
Is there credit given to other people on that page?
Is it a band page that has NO one else mentioned on it?
FYI, in most every single bandcamp page / band website / online presence of any band famous or not, it is about the ARTIST, and I actually do not expect my name anywhere. It is their advertising of their product and of their public image.
It is NOT an opportunity for anyone behind the scenes to get a little limelight.
If you want your credit, and they DO have a page where the behind the scenes is talked about, or a credit page, or a link to imbd or allmusic etc. and yet YOUR name is not on this part of their page, THEN I would ask for you to be on there as it is appropriate.
But, in defense of the artist, YOU are not important in the big scheme of things. I have never ever had a fan of a band ask who produced / engineered / masturbated on the console. Ever. Because the fan does not care, and they should not care. The fan is there for the ARTIST.
Cheers
Is there credit given to other people on that page?
Is it a band page that has NO one else mentioned on it?
FYI, in most every single bandcamp page / band website / online presence of any band famous or not, it is about the ARTIST, and I actually do not expect my name anywhere. It is their advertising of their product and of their public image.
It is NOT an opportunity for anyone behind the scenes to get a little limelight.
If you want your credit, and they DO have a page where the behind the scenes is talked about, or a credit page, or a link to imbd or allmusic etc. and yet YOUR name is not on this part of their page, THEN I would ask for you to be on there as it is appropriate.
But, in defense of the artist, YOU are not important in the big scheme of things. I have never ever had a fan of a band ask who produced / engineered / masturbated on the console. Ever. Because the fan does not care, and they should not care. The fan is there for the ARTIST.
Cheers
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And one post-rant note:
Every time the production of an artist A is admired by another artist B, if artist B really wants to work with you, they WILL find you.
It is not at all hard. And how most of us get new work.
Word of mouth. It is still the best advertisement you can get.
Every time the production of an artist A is admired by another artist B, if artist B really wants to work with you, they WILL find you.
It is not at all hard. And how most of us get new work.
Word of mouth. It is still the best advertisement you can get.
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I agree OJ (?!?, Doh!), if others were credited so should you. But, this brings up an important point-- your role(s), whether engineer, AE, producer, co-producer, arranger, etc., and any fee(s), royalties, or lack thereof, and even details of credits, should all be worked-out ahead of time, and sealed with a nice, legible, intelligible contract. That discussion needs to occur, and agreement arrived at, before note-one is played and button-one pushed in the studio.
Not for the OP, but for general instructive purposes-- "co-producer" is definitely great resume, but not usually a royalty-bearing credit (just something to be aware of).
GJ
Not for the OP, but for general instructive purposes-- "co-producer" is definitely great resume, but not usually a royalty-bearing credit (just something to be aware of).
GJ
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A semi-successful 70's punk band got back together and recorded some stuff, then imploded again. They only had 30 minutes of music done. I did three killer remixes of some of the stuff using just the vocals, and the album finally reached 45 minutes.
One of them did an interview in the newspaper - a huge two-page spread. He waxed eloquently about everyone including the pizza delivery guy and didn't even mention me. I wrote/performed one-third of the whole album. Without me, that would have been an EP.
Some people just suck....
One of them did an interview in the newspaper - a huge two-page spread. He waxed eloquently about everyone including the pizza delivery guy and didn't even mention me. I wrote/performed one-third of the whole album. Without me, that would have been an EP.
Some people just suck....
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