1- how can i hear those two tracks???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2- "dan bell - acid phreak" or "dbx - beat phreak" ????
----- Original Message ----- From: "marsel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 12:50 PM Subject: [313] Josh Wink responds to Dan Bell > > >From: "Ovum Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "Ovum Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Organization: Ovum Mailing List > >Subject: Josh Wink responds to Dan Bell > > > >For Immediate Release: > > > >I was very surprised to learn of Dan Bell's claim that my track called > >"Superfreak" infringes on his track entitled "Phreak." I did not copy or > >sample his work and, apart from being of the same genre of music, I don't > >believe the tracks are similar. Except for Dan, no one else has come to > >me and said that my track reminded them of Dan's track, and those I know > >who have heard both tracks, agree with me that the tracks are not similar > >except for the genre of music. I seldom sample, but when I do, I clear > >the samples and follow procedures to ensure everything is legal. My > >"Superfreak" track is 100% sample free. > > > >I am very pleased that the track has promotionally been doing well. I > >don't know what Dan's motives are in making these claims but it sounds > >like "sour grapes" to me. I have known Dan for a while and bear no ill > >will toward him. However, I do strongly disagree with his claim and his > >recent tactic of trying to tarnish my reputation in the music industry > >through mass email mailings and press releases broadcasting his unfounded > >allegations against me of copyright infringement. Given that Bell has not > >yet begun a lawsuit, much less won one, it is disturbing to say the least > >that Bell would stoop to such hurtful and unwarranted mudslinging against > >a fellow artist. I stand behind the integrity and originality of my > >"Superfreak" song without reservation. > > > >The letter that Dan wrote to an industry publication regarding his claim > >against me has gotten a lot of attention. Unfortunately for me and for > >the music community, it contains numerous inaccuracies and false > >allegations on top of his baseless claim concerning "Superfreak." To > >highlight a few: > > > >-In regard to my track "How's Your Evening So Far," Dan is completely off > >base. My label, Ovum Recordings properly sought to clear the Lil' Louis > >sample included on the track prior to the release of my record. We agreed > >to give Lil' Louis 100% of the publishing. An issue arose with the > >clearance because we had been incorrectly advised that Sony controlled the > >song for the world when it only controlled it for North America. A > >lengthy negotiation ensued between Sony and London Records, which > >published the song outside North America, which held up the release > >outside North America. However, neither I nor Ovum had resisted giving > >Lil' Louis proper writer credit for the song. > > > >- Dan implies that my track "Don't Laugh" mimics his track "Losing > >Control." However, I wrote "Don't Laugh" before I ever heard "Losing > >Control." > > > >- Dan suggests that he originated the technique of manipulating a > >frequency filter over a repeated vocal phrase that on his "Losing Control" > >track released in 1995. However, my 1993 track entitled "How's the > >Music," released on Nervous Records NYC in 1994, among others, uses that > >technique. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
