no excuses, no abuses...

i am a proponent of sampling.

it is a craft.

not everyone can do it. it isn't an easy thing to do in a truly artistic way.

i'm a little bent today, so i'm going to try not to ram...

IMO the DMCA is bullshit.

there are artists who never have & never will be properly paid for their creative contributions as musicians. it seems the majority of the people complaining about or opposing sample use are not really worried about these cats getting their $$$.

i don't have a problem w/clearances. i have a problem w/the lack of standards for clearances.

i generally do not use samples when crafting Refinery fuel. this is not for the reasons that would seem obvious either.

because of the nature of my approach to pursuing my artistic endeavors, i try not to put self in a position where clearances are an issue. why let that stop me from creating new hip-hop music?

the problem for me is that there are patterns & sounds that essentially cannot be created w/o using samples. the whole idea of music is the arrangement of sound in ways that the human ear finds interesting & pleasing. sampling is another way of doing this.

there are creative ways of mixing & using samples. when you are unable to even tell that a sample has been used, how do you handle that? i suppose then it is a moral issue.

my personal approach is this: if i can tell it's from 1 of my works, then i should get compensated based on the time length & frequency of use. seems this would be a fair standard for compensation based on use. the popularity of the original song could possibly be a consideration, but all in all this needs to be standardized.

there needs to be a chart of some sort that can be referenced by ALL ARTISTS to determine the rate(s) for sampling.

what's wrong w/that?

#imjustsayin...

on that note, the list '05 will be up before the end of the daily cycle tomorrow...

get at me!

PEACE
...be calm...