Naughty Soul Jazz?

[admin]

While being able to collect the classics that we grew up on is a beautiful thing, understand that some artists, including myself, are never paid for these compilations, and to make matters worse, are never even consulted. Bam and I had a conversation about how to stop this. If artists that we all respect and care about are not paid, should we support these "labels" that do this? Who is Soul Jazz? The title track for this compilation is my production, and the label it was originally on, is my label, so ther is no one to ask for licensing on this particular song but me! Yet, i discovered this by googling my name. That ain't right Yo! Old School Hip-Hop is the mecca for all of us to get together and discuss our culture that we created, yet, our culture is still being exploited and ripped off! I am going to get with Red Alert and Bam and start a coalition to make sure artists start getting their due on these type of compilations. I still make music, still have deals, but one day that won't be the case. Shouldn't my two grand daughters be able to eat off of my work when I'm gone?
Noy if this stuff keeps up!
One,
Spyder D
www.spydomusic.com

(via the forums at http://www.soulstrut.com)

[matt]

sour grapes....let him try and get it together

[admin]

Apparently Soul Jazz have now been on the phone to him to sort it.

A case of licencing tunes from a third party apparently. It looks like SJ have done everything above board. That's why I put ? after my header as if SJ were dodgy I doubt that Coxsone would have allowed them into his vaults.

Respect

Gordy

[zapatoo]

...a well-visited subject (payment or non-payment of royalties and official licensing of tunes by record companies) and a minefield as we have read over the years, especially in respect of JA artists and producers...