@12:43 it's not stupid when you have all of us join you with your journey as a DJ & music-producer; we love to see how you progress and we are glad to join with all the insights that you provide *everyday* that helps thousands of other producers to progress along; including myself. A massive appreciation and respect to you Jon; I rewatched like all the videos from Vlog-#001 in the past couple of months and now I am a daily-viewer of all your vlogs. Keep up :D can't wait for the We Runnin' track, super-excited and yeah I loved its cover that you posted on Instagram a day ago :)
Not true. The trend is actually going in exactly the other direction as big music labels are loosing power over artists as they can do marketing alone by themselves
You can post your bootlegs, edits reworks etc., to UA-cam in most cases now I believe. The screening technology will check your work before you publish it and will tell you if the rights holder will allow you to post it. Like he said though, it can’t be monitized for your gain. The ad revenue goes to the original rights holders ie., the artist labels.
What if you don't have any samples or anything from the original track and only use like hardly any of the melody or notes on a 5+ minute track that is otherwise original composition. I will remix stuff and make it completely different tracks with original composition in them coz I'm like what's the point of a remix if you're just basically making another version of the same track with the exact same parts etc.
I've just done an edit to one of my favourite songs, sent it to the original producer -- he liked it and is considering releasing it as an official remix. If you put the effort in to put your own spin on a track you like, it's totally worth showing the original artist your work because you never know what may come of it.
Thanks Jon. This is a really informative vlog today. You've provided real examples of what the labels and artists do when an "illegal' remix is found. It rarely comes down to suing and and extended court cases. I personally think the labels like unsolicited edits and remixes since it gives them all the power when negotiating a deal. Either they remove your song or they take the rights and get 99.9% of any money made. I agree with you on that a better, updated solution is needed for copyright infringement
There are entire departments & firms dedicated to scanning the internet for copyrighted material (including memes) to negotiate settlements. I have seen a few interviews of content creators who disclosed that companies that own the copyrights have settled for a portion of ownership over the content creators business & influencer accounts.
As someone who does a lot of covers, I don't try to release them on stores unless I pay a share to the publisher through distrokid/soundrop. As for youtube/sc there won't be any troubles as long as it is specified that it's a cover. In the worst case you receive a copyright notice on youtube and the right owners monetizes your video. But I have never received a strike for a cover song (and I wish I will never, lol) Although I have sent strikes myself when people publish my original works without my consent (such as "promo" channels) From the artist perspective, covers are cool if the original gets credits
Re: Your remix of Nina Simone and being released and signed to Universal: As an unknown producer, you would approach, for example, Universal and ask them for the stems of Nina Simone to remix. They would probably say no, right? Scenario No.2: as in your case, you just do it without their permission. It draws Universal's attention if it gets successful (as in your case); they contact you and offer you an 'offer you can't refuse". Ok, but you got a) noticed by Universal and b) got signed to them. Both a) and b) would not have happened if you just approached them beforehand. So my question is: is it worth the risk to just "go for it" to get noticed, and are the risks (to get sued and NOT get offered any other option) too great? In other words, is going for it without prior permission a good option?
HI Jon, what if someone does a remix and directly publishes it with the full rights to the owner of the track? Is that legal or do you need an approval for that as well?
If someone remixes your track and gets like 5 million plays, ant it's unofficial, would you strike the channel/person or let it be because you're probably getting exposure?
I would require them to share the royalties and to give songwriting credits (and to give all the songwriting royalties to me). If they ignored or denied, I would force it down
@@EdenSnowled Yeah, I know and that's what I hate about the music industry. Even when it's a remix. Give the original creator a kickback but not a 100%. And (s)he's asking to get it taken down. When all the original artist is getting is free promotion. If it truly is a bad remix or labeled as a remix yes then please go for the legal takedown. But when it's a mere bootleg. why a takedown? Reminds me of what nintendo tried to do to streamers and youtube gamers. They failed hard. Music is always to be heard and shared by all People nowadays get hung up on money and fame. Fuck that let music be music. If remixes and covers are to be taken down then music would die instantly. Just look at the broken copyright system on youtube now. People getting blocked for playing a cover/remix and get taken down because they used a part of a song for education. GTFO music is meant to be shared and remixes/bootlegs and covers are part of the very nature of music. In my humble opinion. Where words fail, music speaks. I rest my case.
Lalaland a sample is different than remixing... using a sample is twisting it for your own use and yeah you usually or most of the time should get all of the royalties but if you remix, you have to credit the original creator and at minimum share royalties... why getting so mad?
I would say the best thing you can do is contact the person who made the remix of your track because that person wants to give you the full rights of that work but also want a little percentage of the remix but obviously the original artist will get more because is a remix of his or her work .. and instead of people being mad of others creating a remix of their hit song they should be flattered because if it wasn't for that dj remixer or editor that artist wouldn't never had found a better version of their song and what the artist should do is give that person who make the remix of their song an opportunity to work with the original artist of the song to have the remix released on your next big album....if you can see is already a huge hit I don't see why not get in contact with the person who created the remix....but don't flag them down ...work something out ...I do remixes also and I wish someone would give me the opportunity to work with me also.
Thanks. Ive almost finished a remix that I just started for fun....just to see if it could be done, and it's turned out surprisingly well. I wanted to let people hear it but because it uses an acapella that I ripped from the original track, I'm being careful. Just as I'd expect my own music copyright to be respected, I view others work with the same respect. I tried to contact the artists who wrote the song, but it's not possible to contact them directly. I think I need to find out who their publisher is, and ask them for permission. I don't want to make any money from the track, but still want to do it legally. Thanks for the advice Jon .
“It’s better to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission“ This goes for pretty much everything in life never forget. Disclaimer: this is not legal advice
Informative video! I'd be cautious with your laptop too. Same issue happened to my friend and one day he wasn't able to turn it on anymore. He lost everything on it. If anything, make sure all your stuff is backed up!!!!!
I just threw boulder into some mud lifted the boulder out of the mud, swirled the mud added water with a stick and threw the boulder back into the mud recorded all of that put it into my DAW released it now I’m afraid I might get sued.
Correct me if im wrong but you still can make a remix and put it up for free grabs. In that case you dont make any money of of it, just exposure for you.
Hi Jon! Great job! Thanks for that! I have additional question - what do you think about beatbox interpretation of famous original songs? I am little bit confused how it looks with law. Lets say I take Sweet Dreams song and make it 100% beatbox way so actually I use idea of song but I make everything by my mouth. What then? Do I need a license - if yes, which type? What do you think ? Also how would be called - cover, beatbox cover or something else? Would be perfect if you can answer that question! Best regards, Karol.
I forgot what label it was but I did hear talk that if you uploaded a remix to youtube the label would be okay with it if they got the income from the views and monetization.
Usually why is best to front money to lease a beat and/or hook save you time and lots more money in the long run. If you’re using all that energy use it wisely. OWNERSHIP
What about spotify? You said maybe they don't know when u will upload it to SoundCloud or UA-cam. But what happens when I upload an unoffcial remix to Spotify?
I've had so, so many SoundClouds banned. My channel on UA-cam, this channel is hanging by a thread. So, so many strikes. I've had some success with my remixes. But never had a label knocking except when I'm being served with a "cease and desist" 🤦♂️🤷♂️
What about a total interpolation? I used and totally reperformed a foreign rap song and did it in english. Melody is mostly the same but everything re performed and vocals r totally original.
just one doubt, if i want to make a remix of the new song of marshmello will he answer-me? i think that when it´s about big artists the don´t even reply am I right?
Ok, so I thought this video would answer my question but it didn't. I have legal permission from my friend Ferdinand Schwartz to release a remix of his song We Got Lost. However, no distributor will allow me do upload it myself. Will he have to upload it?
Is it possible to still call a track a cover if you add new elements to it? for example if i was to create a cover and add my own melody over it for my own extra flavour, would that be allowed? Or would that be too close to being a remix/bootleg? I've been producing for some years but i've never done covers, I've always made original music or remixes of friends music. I would love a reply, thanks!
Thanks dude for the video it's indeed an important topic to discuss cause it gets confusing very easy i just wanted to ask about a case when you make an unofficial track using some kinda accaplla , and release a track on soundcloud like for free with a free download without any label release or without gaining any money from it , let's say for a tribute sake, maybe you loved a track/acapella or melody and as an artist you want to poor your own thing your way does it count as a trouble ? Good work dude and keep up the good videos/music coming !! ;)
Good info! I'm a producer from Latin America and also I make VGMs covers and what you said is exactly my personal outcome, it's true! Thanks for sharing this know-how. Let me know if you ever would like a producer-type conversation. Best of luck!
Hi , Thank you for the video, I've learnt something but idk I've done a remix and not released it yet, as I was thinking as I tried to get in touch with the pubisher / artist and none got back to me, and did not end up releasing. I'm not sure if the track is purchased , do you still need to get permission to do a remix ? Thank you
My brother we getting mad about this I think this video is about 2 years but we still learn on it, please I have the same issue right now, I download someone song then I copy and create the same beat to sing my own song my own vocal, so now can this have a problem about copyright?
Hi there, I have a record label and all licence are Record Label, official song but I have a few remixed song so I can upload on distrokid & complete distribution, please reply sir.. Thank you
Hello, i have been following you for a while and love your content. I do wonder how long you have been produced and where your first tracks are? It is very interesting to see your progress and as always, take care! :)/Emkz
brisvegan89 Try to add some Little empty space in the begining, solved it for me in the past. Tho Can Not recommend to Upload copyright Tracks as they closed my Channel with about 10.000+ Follower. Just my experience with SC and Copyright uploads. But give it a Go, and try for yourself. :)
yeah ... its a total pain, i will maybe consult a lawyer, have heared about a simmilar situation with a Pro Gamer Account who was Deleted by a Company and The Lawyer made them to bring it back with all details and Followers .. let's see. At least the YT Channel ist still there and Growing . Thanks for your Condulences xD
Hi Jon, what tot do when I can't get an awnser from the publisher or the original song? I tried via email twitter facebook, the label, buma stemra etc etc
What if the cover is in another language??? (english to spanish ) (spanish to english). Alot of popular songs are exact translations or modified translation or the lyrics are diff in another language but the melody is same ???? What about these examples? Are they legal?
Jon would I get in trouble for using a vocal sample from splice? It's a whole vocal song sample called "Rise" by Reniit. I looked up the song on spoify and found out it's a Actual song . But on the sample pack cover it States that all samples are available to use commercially. I'm Confused can you please help me! I just don't want to put a lot to work on this song based on the vocals and find out at the end that I can't use it. Thank you for all your help with Music🎼🎵🎶🎹🔊
Jon Thank you for getting back to me And I will do my research to see if it has been Released. Can't wait for your next video they are very addicting because of the Learnings of production!!
This topic was actually on my mind this morning as I just watched some couple of days ago a mini documentary about Burial's 'Untrue' album as it turned this month 10 years after its releasing. I already knew that, but watching this made me ask myself once again how the fuck Hyperdub - the label - cleared all that samples used on the album?? They are a lot. And they are taken from major artists. If so, perhaps they didn't make any money with this album. And if they didn't cleared the samples, how come they didn't get sued? The album got pretty big, and not just in the underground scene.
Hey I love this ! Supers good info I know a few things have changed and will continue to do so especially with the advent of AI! But this is great thanks :) I have just started doing remix's for a channel :) Needs to be legit!
Hey Jon, first of all a big thanks for all the insights you give us, really appreciate it :-) Could you do a video on how to start from zero following? Meaning tracks are release ready and have a high production quality, just with no existing social media yet. Would you just release the first couple of tracks for free to gain a following? If yes, how and where? What I have in mind are youtube promo channels for example. Would love to hear which steps you would take if you had to start from zero with the knowledge you have now. Grüsse aus der Schweiz!
VOYD hey, you may contact UA-cam channels like trap city, trap nation etc which have a large number of followers , they provide their business email in their description. if your tracks are really nice they will surely upload it . and your tracks will get a wide audience. by the way if you are expecting that your music can get u earn money then it is necessary to always copy right your original product in digital platform before submitting to anyone else.
So I’m managing an artist. And not to long ago he joined a remix contest and received a contract to release the track. We are looking for the contract now. But from the information I provided, would it be ok to release?
I still don't understand your distinction between "edit" and "remix". I usually get a vocal stem and build a song around it but it's quite different from the original. I usually change the groove, genre, the chord changes and arrangement. What do you consider that? A redeux?
@@Jonsine Sorry. Still confused. You say without individual parts and elements of the song. Then you say using the entire song and editing it. That is contradictory. I didn't use individual parts of the song to do my remix. Only the vocal track. Is that an edit or a remix?
Sir!! If I hv made a remix of an extremely famous song and I think that it is very cool...what should I include in the email to the artist if I'm doing it by mailing?
My band is super new, We want to remix "good to be alive" by Andy Grammer. should I just email him? I have no idea what to do. P.S my is called "IRIDIUM" on soundcloud.
Unless you’re famous, they’ll just ignore you. if you can’t guarantee more exposure and money for them outside their own current consumer base, then they don’t care about you, which is sad. Trust me I’ve tried
@@TK_Trickster If they're not bothered about replying, I'd almost take it as a "go on then, you're nobody and we don't give a fuck about you, unless you blow up because of it". Can always start negotiating afterwards if you're lucky to get noticed and even if you give all the royalties to them, you're no longer a nobody and have made a bit of a name for yourself.
I do Reactions to covers and they are great bc they go into Share mode. Your vid is 3 years old, so I ma not sure if its relevant. All you have to do is dispute it. However, Reaction videos are different than covers. I can always Trim out the music or mute the song. I then change from Reaction to Review. I came here bc I saw Sia - Unstoppable and there's a couple of versions with movies from the Professional and Wonder Woman. How is this possible? Is that called a mashup?
jon what do you think about "us" (the siner-community) using your stuff for remixes etc. and publishing it on soundcloud? would you ever sue one of us :P? does it annoy you? ...or are you just happy seeing us interacting with ur music?
+Alexander Pressler i‘m all cool with it i have expected that some just will upload it. As long as it’s not as a free download and no one buts it on Spotify I’m fine with it
Depends on the terms of the remix contest but usually you should only submit it for review and not release it. I don't mind with my remix contests that much as long as people don't make it a free download or release it on spotify
what you should mention about cover versions is that the original artists hasnt got a choice whether he wants to grant you a license or not. Cover licenses (so called mechanical license) are not negotiable. thats why there are so many EDM covers of tracks surfacing recently. instead of begging someone to get right to remix a tune (which they will either never grant or will want a huge amount of money), just find a decent singer that sounds similar, recreate the sounds and your golden.
*IF MUSIC FROM UA-cam AUDIO LIBRARY ARE (TEMPORARILY) NOT CLAIMED, ONCE THE OWNER CHANGE HIS/HER MIND, YOUR VIDEO CAN BE STRIKED? IF SO, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET A PERMANENT BACKGROUND MUSIC THAT'LL LAST?*
@12:43 it's not stupid when you have all of us join you with your journey as a DJ & music-producer; we love to see how you progress and we are glad to join with all the insights that you provide *everyday* that helps thousands of other producers to progress along; including myself. A massive appreciation and respect to you Jon; I rewatched like all the videos from Vlog-#001 in the past couple of months and now I am a daily-viewer of all your vlogs. Keep up :D can't wait for the We Runnin' track, super-excited and yeah I loved its cover that you posted on Instagram a day ago :)
yeah jon thats not stupid ;) we love you !!!
Music business today is more about the money and not the music, which is sad 😔
It always was though. You mean musicians get only in for money? Maybe. But record labels always wanted the songs that made money
Not true. The trend is actually going in exactly the other direction as big music labels are loosing power over artists as they can do marketing alone by themselves
@@n-determineyoutube4981 yeah I was going to say
Squalley For real like music is music why can’t we just enjoy it
This shyt is lyk goin too school all over
You can post your bootlegs, edits reworks etc., to UA-cam in most cases now I believe. The screening technology will check your work before you publish it and will tell you if the rights holder will allow you to post it. Like he said though, it can’t be monitized for your gain. The ad revenue goes to the original rights holders ie., the artist labels.
I’m a singer and this was still great to watch
CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON THIS TOPIC FOR 2020... THANK YOU
Yes please!
The law hasn't changed
@@sirzippy3043 eehhh, citation needed *
2021!!
What if you don't have any samples or anything from the original track and only use like hardly any of the melody or notes on a 5+ minute track that is otherwise original composition. I will remix stuff and make it completely different tracks with original composition in them coz I'm like what's the point of a remix if you're just basically making another version of the same track with the exact same parts etc.
I've just done an edit to one of my favourite songs, sent it to the original producer -- he liked it and is considering releasing it as an official remix. If you put the effort in to put your own spin on a track you like, it's totally worth showing the original artist your work because you never know what may come of it.
But how do you manage it to contact the original producer ?
@@dariofital emailing them , instagram , facebook , theres a lot you can do to contact them
For the first minute of the video I’m like:
“Take off your jacket”
And I hear your voice in my head:
“Mans not hot”
ahahahah Maaan
Good idea to always put a fair use disclaimer in your remix and not monetize it if you do not have permission!
Do a step by step about how do you promote your tracks!
Juanse Carp Jeah
Yes please, Jon. We'd all love to see this side of the biz. Where do you find your money and time is best spent?
Thanks Jon. This is a really informative vlog today. You've provided real examples of what the labels and artists do when an "illegal' remix is found. It rarely comes down to suing and and extended court cases. I personally think the labels like unsolicited edits and remixes since it gives them all the power when negotiating a deal. Either they remove your song or they take the rights and get 99.9% of any money made. I agree with you on that a better, updated solution is needed for copyright infringement
There are entire departments & firms dedicated to scanning the internet for copyrighted material (including memes) to negotiate settlements. I have seen a few interviews of content creators who disclosed that companies that own the copyrights have settled for a portion of ownership over the content creators business & influencer accounts.
As someone who does a lot of covers, I don't try to release them on stores unless I pay a share to the publisher through distrokid/soundrop.
As for youtube/sc there won't be any troubles as long as it is specified that it's a cover. In the worst case you receive a copyright notice on youtube and the right owners monetizes your video. But I have never received a strike for a cover song (and I wish I will never, lol)
Although I have sent strikes myself when people publish my original works without my consent (such as "promo" channels)
From the artist perspective, covers are cool if the original gets credits
Thanks for the info... I'll check out your music!
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Re: Your remix of Nina Simone and being released and signed to Universal: As an unknown producer, you would approach, for example, Universal and ask them for the stems of Nina Simone to remix. They would probably say no, right? Scenario No.2: as in your case, you just do it without their permission. It draws Universal's attention if it gets successful (as in your case); they contact you and offer you an 'offer you can't refuse". Ok, but you got a) noticed by Universal and b) got signed to them. Both a) and b) would not have happened if you just approached them beforehand. So my question is: is it worth the risk to just "go for it" to get noticed, and are the risks (to get sued and NOT get offered any other option) too great? In other words, is going for it without prior permission a good option?
I'm a small producer with no vocalist, so i think I should show my remix to a record label and if they like it, where they could find a vocalist
HI Jon, what if someone does a remix and directly publishes it with the full rights to the owner of the track? Is that legal or do you need an approval for that as well?
When you say you get in trouble you actually mean you are at a level that big companies will cintact you which means you are good.
If someone remixes your track and gets like 5 million plays, ant it's unofficial, would you strike the channel/person or let it be because you're probably getting exposure?
I would require them to share the royalties and to give songwriting credits (and to give all the songwriting royalties to me). If they ignored or denied, I would force it down
@@EdenSnowled Yeah, I know and that's what I hate about the music industry. Even when it's a remix. Give the original creator a kickback but not a 100%. And (s)he's asking to get it taken down. When all the original artist is getting is free promotion. If it truly is a bad remix or labeled as a remix yes then please go for the legal takedown. But when it's a mere bootleg. why a takedown? Reminds me of what nintendo tried to do to streamers and youtube gamers. They failed hard. Music is always to be heard and shared by all People nowadays get hung up on money and fame. Fuck that let music be music. If remixes and covers are to be taken down then music would die instantly. Just look at the broken copyright system on youtube now. People getting blocked for playing a cover/remix and get taken down because they used a part of a song for education. GTFO music is meant to be shared and remixes/bootlegs and covers are part of the very nature of music. In my humble opinion. Where words fail, music speaks. I rest my case.
Lalaland a sample is different than remixing... using a sample is twisting it for your own use and yeah you usually or most of the time should get all of the royalties but if you remix, you have to credit the original creator and at minimum share royalties... why getting so mad?
I would say the best thing you can do is contact the person who made the remix of your track because that person wants to give you the full rights of that work but also want a little percentage of the remix but obviously the original artist will get more because is a remix of his or her work .. and instead of people being mad of others creating a remix of their hit song they should be flattered because if it wasn't for that dj remixer or editor that artist wouldn't never had found a better version of their song and what the artist should do is give that person who make the remix of their song an opportunity to work with the original artist of the song to have the remix released on your next big album....if you can see is already a huge hit I don't see why not get in contact with the person who created the remix....but don't flag them down ...work something out ...I do remixes also and I wish someone would give me the opportunity to work with me also.
Thanks. Ive almost finished a remix that I just started for fun....just to see if it could be done, and it's turned out surprisingly well. I wanted to let people hear it but because it uses an acapella that I ripped from the original track, I'm being careful. Just as I'd expect my own music copyright to be respected, I view others work with the same respect. I tried to contact the artists who wrote the song, but it's not possible to contact them directly. I think I need to find out who their publisher is, and ask them for permission. I don't want to make any money from the track, but still want to do it legally. Thanks for the advice Jon .
I am so grateful for finding you and this video. Thank you for keep'n it real \m/
4:45 Not in the UK (and possibly the EU). Covers are totally legal under copyright law.
“It’s better to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission“
This goes for pretty much everything in life never forget.
Disclaimer: this is not legal advice
I dont think you are stupid by this daily thing, I really like your videos.
Informative video!
I'd be cautious with your laptop too. Same issue happened to my friend and one day he wasn't able to turn it on anymore. He lost everything on it. If anything, make sure all your stuff is backed up!!!!!
Editing is getting unreal man, loved the intro.
Being a musical entrepreneur, this was very helpful
I just threw boulder into some mud lifted the boulder out of the mud, swirled the mud added water with a stick and threw the boulder back into the mud recorded all of that put it into my DAW released it now I’m afraid I might get sued.
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I hate daylight savings time. Useful video, thank you! It's 5 years later.. anyone improved on this system?
Correct me if im wrong but you still can make a remix and put it up for free grabs. In that case you dont make any money of of it, just exposure for you.
Hi Jon! Great job! Thanks for that! I have additional question - what do you think about beatbox interpretation of famous original songs? I am little bit confused how it looks with law. Lets say I take Sweet Dreams song and make it 100% beatbox way so actually I use idea of song but I make everything by my mouth. What then? Do I need a license - if yes, which type? What do you think ? Also how would be called - cover, beatbox cover or something else? Would be perfect if you can answer that question! Best regards, Karol.
Some big artists are hard to contact to ask permission to release officially
NOT stupid - The AXSENS ARMY continues...Thanks for continuing the vlog!
Jon, wondering how you feel about sample pack full vocal usage, personally and for your label
by law you can do it but then there are a million songs out online with the same vocals
Great video!! You are very insightful and consistent. I appreciate and respect that a lot.
Hi there! I was wondering how you went about finding a flat in which you can make enough noise without running into any trouble in Germany.
what if I release a remix not because I wanna make money, but I'm a fan of the artist and I wanna show my talent to the world, is that OK?
When I make a remix of something it is always unrecognizable from the original so how much is that ok?
so I've recorded a remix with a copyrighted work and a copyrighted sample, what do I do now if I want to release it?
I got a question if you dont mind, would we be able to release tracks with you if the vocals are Royalty Free or will there still be an issue?
Great video Jon! Upload more informational videos like these. Very informative and refreshing
I forgot what label it was but I did hear talk that if you uploaded a remix to youtube the label would be okay with it if they got the income from the views and monetization.
Usually why is best to front money to lease a beat and/or hook save you time and lots more money in the long run. If you’re using all that energy use it wisely. OWNERSHIP
What about spotify? You said maybe they don't know when u will upload it to SoundCloud or UA-cam. But what happens when I upload an unoffcial remix to Spotify?
You probably can't even do that because Spotify won't allow it
@@n-determineyoutube4981 old comment but there are many unofficial remixes on spotify already
@@demogemo you can get really into trouble tho
I've had so, so many SoundClouds banned. My channel on UA-cam, this channel is hanging by a thread. So, so many strikes. I've had some success with my remixes. But never had a label knocking except when I'm being served with a "cease and desist" 🤦♂️🤷♂️
What about a total interpolation? I used and totally reperformed a foreign rap song and did it in english. Melody is mostly the same but everything re performed and vocals r totally original.
just one doubt, if i want to make a remix of the new song of marshmello will he answer-me?
i think that when it´s about big artists the don´t even reply am I right?
Probably not if you DM them. I'd try their business email.
Ok, so I thought this video would answer my question but it didn't. I have legal permission from my friend Ferdinand Schwartz to release a remix of his song We Got Lost. However, no distributor will allow me do upload it myself. Will he have to upload it?
What about recordings in the public domain (pre-1963)?
Is it possible to still call a track a cover if you add new elements to it? for example if i was to create a cover and add my own melody over it for my own extra flavour, would that be allowed? Or would that be too close to being a remix/bootleg? I've been producing for some years but i've never done covers, I've always made original music or remixes of friends music. I would love a reply, thanks!
Hey could you do a remix tutorial?
B.C Visuals Yeah We want a remix tutorial :D
B.C Visuals watch my remix tutorials on my channel. (I have two)
ua-cam.com/video/QjCs9notY6Y/v-deo.html
Thanks dude for the video it's indeed an important topic to discuss cause it gets confusing very easy i just wanted to ask about a case when you make an unofficial track using some kinda accaplla , and release a track on soundcloud like for free with a free download without any label release or without gaining any money from it , let's say for a tribute sake, maybe you loved a track/acapella or melody and as an artist you want to poor your own thing your way does it count as a trouble ?
Good work dude and keep up the good videos/music coming !! ;)
My korn remix got blocked worldwide and taken down. Does that usually happen?
Which company did you said which gets your track and makes shares between the big artist and the small one??
Good info! I'm a producer from Latin America and also I make VGMs covers and what you said is exactly my personal outcome, it's true! Thanks for sharing this know-how. Let me know if you ever would like a producer-type conversation. Best of luck!
Hi , Thank you for the video, I've learnt something but idk I've done a remix and not released it yet, as I was thinking as I tried to get in touch with the pubisher / artist and none got back to me, and did not end up releasing. I'm not sure if the track is purchased , do you still need to get permission to do a remix ? Thank you
My brother we getting mad about this I think this video is about 2 years but we still learn on it, please I have the same issue right now, I download someone song then I copy and create the same beat to sing my own song my own vocal, so now can this have a problem about copyright?
Tune core and other publishers have licenses
thanks, was kinda worried, about this
We need 2020 version of this video Plz
Hi there,
I have a record label and all licence are Record Label, official song but I have a few remixed song so I can upload on distrokid & complete distribution, please reply sir..
Thank you
Hey what if I want to release a 50 song mashup on Spotify that I made and it said unofficial remixes are allowed on app,e music and Spotify
Jon, I've a question,
If I participated in one of the remix contest, can i release the remix i made on my own personal channel?
Hello, i have been following you for a while and love your content. I do wonder how long you have been produced and where your first tracks are? It is very interesting to see your progress and as always, take care! :)/Emkz
Check his previous videos. He explains most of the processes he goes thru. Cheers!
thanks :) almost 10 years producing Djing 15 year +. all of my older songs are out on Beatport
Will check it out, thanks for a fast answer (y)
Literally every remix I upload to SoundCloud gets a copyright strike. Is there anything I can do? Is there any hope for me?
brisvegan89 Try to add some Little empty space in the begining, solved it for me in the past. Tho Can Not recommend to Upload copyright Tracks as they closed my Channel with about 10.000+ Follower. Just my experience with SC and Copyright uploads. But give it a Go, and try for yourself. :)
yeah leaving a gap in the beginning does.....holy shit dude 10 k followers on sc is alot, i feel bad for you
yeah ... its a total pain, i will maybe consult a lawyer, have heared about a simmilar situation with a Pro Gamer Account who was Deleted by a Company and The Lawyer made them to bring it back with all details and Followers .. let's see. At least the YT Channel ist still there and Growing . Thanks for your Condulences xD
Indabamusic.com is remix contest website. Get into the competition and have fun. Forget about sound cloud.
BEST SEXY DEEP HOUSE By Jean Philips Thanks for the input man. Wow losing your 10k SC is brutal! I hope you can get it reinstated.
Hi Jon, what tot do when I can't get an awnser from the publisher or the original song? I tried via email twitter facebook, the label, buma stemra etc etc
What if the cover is in another language??? (english to spanish ) (spanish to english).
Alot of popular songs are exact translations or modified translation or the lyrics are diff in another language but the melody is same ???? What about these examples? Are they legal?
But what if the stems are being given away to the public by the origional artist for free ?
Jon would I get in trouble for using a vocal sample from splice? It's a whole vocal song sample called "Rise" by Reniit. I looked up the song on spoify and found out it's a Actual song . But on the sample pack cover it States that all samples are available to use commercially. I'm Confused can you please help me! I just don't want to put a lot to work on this song based on the vocals and find out at the end that I can't use it. Thank you for all your help with Music🎼🎵🎶🎹🔊
+Daniel Lobato if it says you can use it you can. Probably someone else already used it and released it.
Jon Thank you for getting back to me And I will do my research to see if it has been Released. Can't wait for your next video they are very addicting because of the Learnings of production!!
+Daniel Lobato even if someone else released it you can also release it since the vocals are free to use for everyone
Jon Sine sweet bro when I finish the song I will send it to your track submit so You can give me some feed back if you have time. Thanks bro!!!
When you buy an accapella from say beatport can you use the vocal or is it still copyrighted?
+SLAM Sessions still copyrighted u just bought the right to listen to the file not change it or release it
If you recreate a song from scratch, do the sound design, etc etc, can you release that?
Obviously
@@mushrum.3958 i did just that and according to distrokid, nope
@@echolessowl Oh you said recreate. Thought you said create. Yeah that's a bummer
This topic was actually on my mind this morning as I just watched some couple of days ago a mini documentary about Burial's 'Untrue' album as it turned this month 10 years after its releasing. I already knew that, but watching this made me ask myself once again how the fuck Hyperdub - the label - cleared all that samples used on the album?? They are a lot. And they are taken from major artists. If so, perhaps they didn't make any money with this album. And if they didn't cleared the samples, how come they didn't get sued? The album got pretty big, and not just in the underground scene.
Hey I love this ! Supers good info I know a few things have changed and will continue to do so especially with the advent of AI! But this is great thanks :) I have just started doing remix's for a channel :) Needs to be legit!
Hey Jon, first of all a big thanks for all the insights you give us, really appreciate it :-) Could you do a video on how to start from zero following? Meaning tracks are release ready and have a high production quality, just with no existing social media yet. Would you just release the first couple of tracks for free to gain a following? If yes, how and where? What I have in mind are youtube promo channels for example. Would love to hear which steps you would take if you had to start from zero with the knowledge you have now. Grüsse aus der Schweiz!
VOYD hey, you may contact UA-cam channels like trap city, trap nation etc which have a large number of followers , they provide their business email in their description. if your tracks are really nice they will surely upload it . and your tracks will get a wide audience. by the way if you are expecting that your music can get u earn money then it is necessary to always copy right your original product in digital platform before submitting to anyone else.
Thank you very much for your video!
Video is 13:37 holy shit *1337*
chrp90 😂😔leet
So I’m managing an artist. And not to long ago he joined a remix contest and received a contract to release the track. We are looking for the contract now. But from the information I provided, would it be ok to release?
Thanks jon sine🎉
great video!
I want to post covers on SoundCloud for the exposure not for money or anything, but maybe i'll have to stick with UA-cam fn
But what about the beatles? How can i ask lennon or paul if i can cover norwegian wood
Very insightful. Thanks for this video.
I still don't understand your distinction between "edit" and "remix". I usually get a vocal stem and build a song around it but it's quite different from the original. I usually change the groove, genre, the chord changes and arrangement. What do you consider that? A redeux?
Unofficial remix
@@Jonsine So then what's an edit?
@@beatweezl same thing just without individual part and elements of the song. using the entire thing and editing it. it's in the name :)
@@Jonsine Sorry. Still confused. You say without individual parts and elements of the song. Then you say using the entire song and editing it.
That is contradictory. I didn't use individual parts of the song to do my remix. Only the vocal track. Is that an edit or a remix?
@@beatweezl the answer is again that you made an unofficial remix
Sir!! If I hv made a remix of an extremely famous song and I think that it is very cool...what should I include in the email to the artist if I'm doing it by mailing?
My band is super new, We want to remix "good to be alive" by Andy Grammer. should I just email him? I have no idea what to do. P.S my is called "IRIDIUM" on soundcloud.
Email the Publisher, him, his management and the label. Good luck
Unless you’re famous, they’ll just ignore you. if you can’t guarantee more exposure and money for them outside their own current consumer base, then they don’t care about you, which is sad. Trust me I’ve tried
@@TK_Trickster If they're not bothered about replying, I'd almost take it as a "go on then, you're nobody and we don't give a fuck about you, unless you blow up because of it". Can always start negotiating afterwards if you're lucky to get noticed and even if you give all the royalties to them, you're no longer a nobody and have made a bit of a name for yourself.
I do Reactions to covers and they are great bc they go into Share mode. Your vid is 3 years old, so I ma not sure if its relevant. All you have to do is dispute it. However, Reaction videos are different than covers. I can always Trim out the music or mute the song. I then change from Reaction to Review. I came here bc I saw Sia - Unstoppable
and there's a couple of versions with movies from the Professional and Wonder Woman. How is this possible? Is that called a mashup?
Here after my first remix😆
Same 😅
jon what do you think about "us" (the siner-community) using your stuff for remixes etc. and publishing it on soundcloud? would you ever sue one of us :P? does it annoy you? ...or are you just happy seeing us interacting with ur music?
+Alexander Pressler i‘m all cool with it i have expected that some just will upload it. As long as it’s not as a free download and no one buts it on Spotify I’m fine with it
appreciate that dude :)
Hi, am I able to keep the original hook of the song while adding my own verse?
Great insight. Thanks
hello jon i use to upload a mashup mix on soundcloud they delete my track they said its copy right what the step i can do it to realase my own mashup?
Hahah, agree with the time changing. Interesting vlog, by the way!
This is one of my favourite songs....... Final Warning.
Thanks man!
what if i made a original beat from scratch around a 8 bar loop vocals ?
Who owns the vocals? If they're owned by a record label the same principle applies.
What about remixes of remix contest where you are able to download all the stems? Am i allowed to upload the remix?
Depends on the terms of the remix contest but usually you should only submit it for review and not release it. I don't mind with my remix contests that much as long as people don't make it a free download or release it on spotify
what you should mention about cover versions is that the original artists hasnt got a choice whether he wants to grant you a license or not. Cover licenses (so called mechanical license) are not negotiable. thats why there are so many EDM covers of tracks surfacing recently. instead of begging someone to get right to remix a tune (which they will either never grant or will want a huge amount of money), just find a decent singer that sounds similar, recreate the sounds and your golden.
Jon, what about using stems that where bought at beatport?
+Eviatar Khen if they are part of a sample pack and they where made to be used in songs your fine
*IF MUSIC FROM UA-cam AUDIO LIBRARY ARE (TEMPORARILY) NOT CLAIMED, ONCE THE OWNER CHANGE HIS/HER MIND, YOUR VIDEO CAN BE STRIKED? IF SO, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET A PERMANENT BACKGROUND MUSIC THAT'LL LAST?*
So it's "safe" to release them?
what about the harry fox agency for clearance?
Great vid very helpful