I look at it as flattery and generally helping my cause, though I do know that sort of bittersweetness is there.
Yeah that's pretty much how I see it too. Out of all that is out there, he picked those songs. I got credited properly and it's all done very cleanly. It's not like I found one of my song in EA's latest game or something. I just find it weird that he didn't contact me at all. If I liked some dude's music and wanted to youtube it or something, I'd definitely contact the guy. I mean if I find his music cool and all, I'd want to let him know and give him props for it.
It happened to me before a couple years ago when I had my electro house project. I found one of my songs online on youtube. Back then there was absolutely no way for this guy to contact me from the outlets I had for my songs (shit would go to the label's email and bla bla) so I contacted him and ended up having long MSN chats with the guy and sending him my entire 'discography'. The kid was so stoked, it was pretty fun 
also this isnt "using" your track, it's just sharing it. they're not gaining anything from uploading it in the first place.
Aye. It's true that he's not doing it for profit. Hell he's probably doing it more out of genuine appreciation for the music.. but that brings me back to the original point, if he likes it enough to put this effort in, why not contact me? It's not like I'm.. who was it.. Miley Cirus lol? It's not as much a question of 'permission' as it is one of.. I dunno.. giving people a heads up on things. Hell even just a "hey check out these videos I made with your songs" would've been great. I guess I'm just confused with the fact there was zero communication.
u sound like an old guy wink plus i could never justify being upset about someone uploading my music (even if it wasn't free) for the simple fact that i have used youtube so much to listen to other artists' music that i hadn't bought..
Call me old one more time and you're getting hit upside the head with a cane But yeah, I'm not upset at all about it, just surprised. This entire scene has a grand total of zero 'stars' that cannot be reached one way or another. Maybe the guy is even a lurker here.. in fact it's more than likely since CMO is the only place where this EP was advertised. So again.. dammit, why no emails? I WANT MY FANMAIL DAMMIT. ALL THE FANMAIL. Also, some cocaine would be nice.
Consider if your music was popular. Would you want 5000 emails a day asking if people can use it for this thing or share it in some way?
Well there's a huge gap between no emails, and 5000 emails per day. But yeah.. I'd be totally stoked to get emails! Isn't it what drives us all to make more and better music, knowing that people out there like it? Maybe 5000 per day would be a bit much, but getting a few of them per week would be fucking great
I usually overreact and go straight to the forums about it
You're just a fat bearded cunt with an attitude problem and I would take great pleasure in carving your face off with a dull knife. That, is overreaction. See the difference?
