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Bootleg remixes - post at all, and if so where? (feddit.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by rumschlumpel@feddit.org to c/musicproduction@sh.itjust.works
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I'm working on a bootleg remix (i.e. a remix without permission from the rights holder) right now, which is something that I haven't really done before. Not trying to monetize it, I don't have a large following anyway and I haven't even come up with an artist name I actually like using (I'm not going to call myself DJ Rumschlumpel, but TBH that one would actually be better than the ones I've used before).

Anyone knowledgable about where to post it without getting in trouble? Obviously a bootleg remix is by definition illegal, but lots of producers are posting them anyway on various sites like Soundcloud. How do I minimize the risk of getting into trouble? Also I kinda don't want to post to Soundcloud, it's enshittyfying.

TBH my best experience with posting my tracks in general was on the Ardour forum, but I currently use Bitwig and AFAIK they don't really have a standard forum.

For what it's worth, I live in Germany.

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[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 3 points 2 weeks ago

Bandcamp is full of mashup-style tracks based on samples, though generally with titles that don’t announce them as remixes. (i.e., vaporwave artists like Luxury Elite, many of whose tracks are based around a few bars of an 80s pop song, slowed down and caked in reverb.) You should be able to get away with putting things there unless you’re confessing in your track titles/descriptions.

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hm. If I was just using some heavily altered samples, I wouldn't even have asked, but what I'm currently working on is more along the lines of taking the isolated vocals of a relatively recent song as-is and putting it to a harder instrumental.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe YouTube or here? Hell, maybe reach out to the artist/label?

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I fear that the only thing that reaching out to the artist/label would do is paint a target on my back ... if it was a smaller artist, maybe, but it's a big contemporary artist on a major label and I'm pretty much a beginner.

This community in particular doesn't seem like one where you're supposed to share your stuff, but considering how few posts there are we could change that.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's a valid point. Some larger artists are cool but you can't assume their labels are too.

This community in particular doesn't seem like one where you're supposed to share your stuff, but considering how few posts there are we could change that.

I agree. It's very low traffic and any original work by our users would be welcome. I'm the only active mod here so know it would be welcome.

Edit: but taking another look at the rules that were written by those before me, projects you're working on are welcome.

welcome welcome welcome

[-] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

archive.org or peertube I imagine.

[-] catharso@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A while ago i made electro/metal Billy Idol - Rebel Yell remake.

I sampled the original vocals but besides that it's a complete remake.

https://youtu.be/kRaJVyl7oJ4

It's on every platform (yt, spotify, ...) except soundcloud, because soundcloud insisted on me having a master licence id.

I purchased a mechanical license for like 20$ so that i was allowed to cover the song legally.

But i would have needed to purchase a master license because i used samples from the original. Master licenses are difficult to get, very expensive and they decide on a case to case basis.

Impossible for tiny artists. 99% just risk it.

So i'm not really legal here. If the rights holder ever finds out i will probably at least have to split or give them all the revenue. Maybe even pay a fine.

But they rarely bother with tiny artists. My remake is years old and i still only have around 300 views on yt. So i'm basically invisible.

Also i found out that Billy Idol likes that their music gets covered, so they won't actively hunt for tiny bands/artists.

If one somehow gets huge this might change of course.

Other rights holders might actively hunt for you though.

I'm in germany too. I used Bitwig & Reaper for this one. Blender for the video/visualizer.

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Damn, I wouldn't have thought that Soundcloud was the platform that checks for proper licensing nowadays, rather than YouTube or Spotify. At least your yt-video is nearly two years old and you haven't been taken down or sued yet.

Seems like I'll have to pick up some basic video editing skills, YouTube seems like the best platform out of the ones you use that has some discoverability (but still very little).

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