We have seen it come and go before and seen nothing change for us. That’s why I know some of us in the mashup community are a little bemused by the idea of mashup producer NFTs, crowdsourced albums for 100k or previously Girl Talk’s table dancing antics. It’s not happened when the few legit mashups like Dr Pressure were released before, or Barrie Christie’s massive hit for Eric Prydz and the originators get a tiny microscopic mention, if at all? I can’t see it changing tbh.
It would be great if the forebears and originators get some love, but it seems that trickle down effect never happens. In the eyes of the law, it was never ours even though these things are our productions, our ideas, our transformations….the copyright law sadly doesn’t agree. I’m not saying Sickick is doing that, but at least one mashup now legally on Spotify from another producer is exactly that. That would be sad since those of us who battled through the years of DMCAs and legal threats won’t get to see our productions get the proper love they deserve, or the fruits of our labours.
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We already have the likes of TikTok star Amorphous who got a new Mac Book Pro from Oprah after she learnt his was dying and is now working on top 10 singles, White Panda, UK’s Raheem D which I think has done original production on his mashups, and many more.Īlso I think rebooting which has already been a thing = people taking existing illegal mashups they didn’t make then putting them on the streaming services legitimately – will become more of a thing. I agree with PDS when he says we’re not far from a Weeknd-style mashup superstar like this, although I suspect the legalities and marketing will keep it small at first or in a specific genre like EDM or hip hop. Legit mashups are not a new thing, but it’s a newer thing that they tend to get okayed over at Spotify/streaming, which otherwise is pretty brutal with copyright ( my mashup music podcast was removed for those reasons)
These remixes by Sickick are an interesting take on the whole mashup thing, to not only chop up and remix songs a la Madeon but also add original vocals and production.Īnd even more surprising, Madge has given her blessing to Sickick’s Frozen remix, so it’s on Spotify, as is the Michael Jackson vs Phil Collins.