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Mar. 7th, 2008 01:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
johnny9fingersIt seems I've been in Alan's studio all week. This is a good thing, but hanging out ain't quite the same as working: even if there is a guitar in my hand for 'x' hours a day. I have to be there at two o'clock today for some actual work.
I haven't spoken to Steve at TPA since Wednesday, when he was also over at Alan's, discussing all sorts of different plug-ins and the respective merits thereof.
Received in the post a copy of a client's album wherein there exists a song of mine. This was good. Checked the credits and it was under my non-stage name. Bliss. Will have to chase up where the songwriting goes.
I have to stop doing this sort of thing. I should not be quite so cavalier about attribution: but having seen the way otherwise good folk have been turned into folk I have come to think less well of, I'm never going to fight my corner for that sort of thing, or even keep clear boundaries. Mind you the client credited the song to me and more... only to me, which was nice really.
I've heard stories in the industry.
According to rumour, Celine Dion requires a certain percentage of the songwriting credits for singing an unknown song on one of her albums. Now I doubt that such is the lady's intent, but if this story is true her management must be pretty rapacious.
Robbie Williams' 'Angels' is another story entirely.
The music business can turn even level-headed folk.
Integrity, honesty, and generosity to colleagues will shield a person from most of the madness therein.
I haven't spoken to Steve at TPA since Wednesday, when he was also over at Alan's, discussing all sorts of different plug-ins and the respective merits thereof.
Received in the post a copy of a client's album wherein there exists a song of mine. This was good. Checked the credits and it was under my non-stage name. Bliss. Will have to chase up where the songwriting goes.
I have to stop doing this sort of thing. I should not be quite so cavalier about attribution: but having seen the way otherwise good folk have been turned into folk I have come to think less well of, I'm never going to fight my corner for that sort of thing, or even keep clear boundaries. Mind you the client credited the song to me and more... only to me, which was nice really.
I've heard stories in the industry.
According to rumour, Celine Dion requires a certain percentage of the songwriting credits for singing an unknown song on one of her albums. Now I doubt that such is the lady's intent, but if this story is true her management must be pretty rapacious.
Robbie Williams' 'Angels' is another story entirely.
The music business can turn even level-headed folk.
Integrity, honesty, and generosity to colleagues will shield a person from most of the madness therein.
