correction! there actually was at least some payment for those old matrix records, not much...but some. sorry for the misunderstanding! also gerard just talked to sean on sunday and apparently sean is looking to start matrix up again soon
-----Original Message----- >From: "J.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sep 13, 2006 6:55 PM >To: kent williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: 313 <313@hyperreal.org> >Subject: Re: (313) Convextion:yes Samurai FM: NO > >that's a bit of a sore subject. first of all, matrix no longer has any rights >to those tracks, so he better not go pressing another batch. second of all, i >don't think those rights would be worthy of much respect even if they still >existed. i don't know what the full story is, but those convextion records on >matrix were licensed to dmay's sony mix and juan's waxtrax mix as well as some >other smaller deals. gerard never saw any money at all, for those records, or >the licensing. none. he didn't see much of anything for that tektite record >either despite being on that big swayzak mix. and most recently, matrix >released that alternate mix of one of the old convextion tracks on mp3 (thru >ddv) with absolutely no permission, no one even bothered to ask gerard. gerard >is too nice and really holds absolutely no grudge about any of it, he just >laughs. and sean is definitely a super nice guy...but that ain't right. gus >got the shaft bigtime. repeatedly. > >there is not much money in running a small label, but there's some. it's quite >possible to make a small profit to split with your artists..and it's really >not so hard to get in touch with an artist and get their permission for things. > >
