Comments for Ethan Hein's Blog http://www.ethanhein.com/wp Music, Technology, Evolution Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:18:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Brain vs computer: which is better? by Is the internet conscious of itself yet ? - Page 8 - Religious Education Forum http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/brain-vs-computer-which-is-better/#comment-8410 Is the internet conscious of itself yet ? - Page 8 - Religious Education Forum Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:18:42 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=471#comment-8410 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> Comment on Jay-Z and Alan Lomax by John Culpepper http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2011/jay-z-and-alan-lomax/#comment-8404 John Culpepper Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:59:00 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=7496#comment-8404 The book is written by a professor of communication and a professor of law and economics (whether he is a practicing entertainment lawyer is not clear). Why this book even mentions Alan Lomax is a mystery since his copyrights date from the 1950s and both laws and practices have changed considerably since them. The writers seem to be just trading on Lomax's name, since what they do to have  to say about him is completely speculative ("we assume" and so forth). Apparently they never bothered to interview anyone connected to him. Nor, in a book dedicated to sampling, do they even bother to mention the most famous and successful sampling of Lomax's recordings by Moby!!!! Due diligence anyone?? Nevertheless, chapter 3 mentions (in passing) that  "musical copyright" is distinct from  other kinds of copyright. It also acknowledges that all kinds of people are put down contractually as "authors" besides those who actually wrote or performed the songs. The book also mentions that copyrights can be bought and sold and most often it is large corporations (music publishers) who end up getting all of the money, while the artists, band members and arrangers see very little. Needless to say, to find out about a particular copyright you would have to look at the specific contract for each song. The book is written by a professor of communication and a professor of law and economics (whether he is a practicing entertainment lawyer is not clear). Why this book even mentions Alan Lomax is a mystery since his copyrights date from the 1950s and both laws and practices have changed considerably since them. The writers seem to be just trading on Lomax’s name, since what they do to have  to say about him is completely speculative (“we assume” and so forth). Apparently they never bothered to interview anyone connected to him. Nor, in a book dedicated to sampling, do they even bother to mention the most famous and successful sampling of Lomax’s recordings by Moby!!!! Due diligence anyone??

Nevertheless, chapter 3 mentions (in passing) that  ”musical copyright” is distinct from  other kinds of copyright. It also acknowledges that all kinds of people are put down contractually as “authors” besides those who actually wrote or performed the songs. The book also mentions that copyrights can be bought and sold and most often it is large corporations (music publishers) who end up getting all of the money, while the artists, band members and arrangers see very little. Needless to say, to find out about a particular copyright you would have to look at the specific contract for each song.

]]> Comment on Jay-Z and Alan Lomax by John Culpepper http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2011/jay-z-and-alan-lomax/#comment-8403 John Culpepper Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:55:00 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=7496#comment-8403 Pete Seeger did not copyright Wimoweh, this was done by his publisher, who assigned Seeger a share of  "author's" rights. When Pete found out there was a known author, Solomon Linda, he immediately directed his publisher (Folkways/AKA Harry Richmond, Harold Leventhal, and Pete Cameron) to send his share of the (artists' half) of the royalties to Linda. However, the publishers did not bother to do this and Seeger had no way of checking up on them. In fact although Seeger "renounced" his royalties, he continued to receive them, Rian Malan discovered. Pete was not very business like and was chagrined. No doubt he had let other people handle his finances. See the wikipedia article for this. Richmond continued to take a share of authors' royalties (using a pseudonym) for the Tokens hit version (a rearrangement), which was copyrighted by Abilene music. Pete Seeger did not copyright Wimoweh, this was done by his publisher, who assigned Seeger a share of  ”author’s” rights. When Pete found out there was a known author, Solomon Linda, he immediately directed his publisher (Folkways/AKA Harry Richmond, Harold Leventhal, and Pete Cameron) to send his share of the (artists’ half) of the royalties to Linda. However, the publishers did not bother to do this and Seeger had no way of checking up on them. In fact although Seeger “renounced” his royalties, he continued to receive them, Rian Malan discovered. Pete was not very business like and was chagrined. No doubt he had let other people handle his finances. See the wikipedia article for this. Richmond continued to take a share of authors’ royalties (using a pseudonym) for the Tokens hit version (a rearrangement), which was copyrighted by Abilene music.

]]> Comment on Jay-Z and Alan Lomax by John Culpepper http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2011/jay-z-and-alan-lomax/#comment-8402 John Culpepper Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:46:00 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=7496#comment-8402 You should familiarize yourself with entertainment law before spouting off. You should familiarize yourself with entertainment law before spouting off.

]]> Comment on Where does the “Egyptian” melody originally come from? by Very African and Very Modern – Africa is a Country http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2011/where-does-the-egyptian-melody-originally-come-from/#comment-8391 Very African and Very Modern – Africa is a Country Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:52 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2011/where-does-the-egyptian-melody-originally-come-from/#comment-8391 [...] As you’ll hear, there’s definitely a nod to “Whoomp! (There It Is)” and no doubt a few other jams from the Miami-Atlanta axis (though all the percussion can make it sound a bit like drum’n’bass at times, save for the tempo). Oh, yeah, and there’s the appearance of that ol’ “Egyptian” melody. [...] [...] As you’ll hear, there’s definitely a nod to “Whoomp! (There It Is)” and no doubt a few other jams from the Miami-Atlanta axis (though all the percussion can make it sound a bit like drum’n’bass at times, save for the tempo). Oh, yeah, and there’s the appearance of that ol’ “Egyptian” melody. [...]

]]> Comment on Eric B and Rakim by Quora http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2010/eric-b-and-rakim/#comment-8381 Quora Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:56:12 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=4910#comment-8381 <strong>In what ways did Rakim influence the art of rhyming?...</strong> If Run-DMC is Louis Armstrong, Rakim is Dizzy Gillespie. He took his art form to a new level of technical and intellectual complexity. This is nothing against Run-DMC, who I love, but they have a much simpler and more predictable style. Rakim studied bebop ... In what ways did Rakim influence the art of rhyming?…

If Run-DMC is Louis Armstrong, Rakim is Dizzy Gillespie. He took his art form to a new level of technical and intellectual complexity. This is nothing against Run-DMC, who I love, but they have a much simpler and more predictable style. Rakim studied bebop …

]]> Comment on Where does the “Egyptian” melody originally come from? by wayneandwax.com » Very African and Very Modern http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2011/where-does-the-egyptian-melody-originally-come-from/#comment-8379 wayneandwax.com » Very African and Very Modern Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:17:20 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2011/where-does-the-egyptian-melody-originally-come-from/#comment-8379 [...] As you’ll hear, there’s definitely a nod to “Whoot There It Is” and no doubt a few other jams from the Miami-Atlanta axis (though all the percussion can make it sound a bit like drum’n'bass at times, save for the tempo). Oh, yeah, and there’s the appearance of that ol’ “Egyptian” melody. [...] [...] As you’ll hear, there’s definitely a nod to “Whoot There It Is” and no doubt a few other jams from the Miami-Atlanta axis (though all the percussion can make it sound a bit like drum’n'bass at times, save for the tempo). Oh, yeah, and there’s the appearance of that ol’ “Egyptian” melody. [...]

]]> Comment on The Choice Is Yours by Ethan http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2010/the-choice-is-yours/#comment-8376 Ethan Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:19:04 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=4554#comment-8376 It's a losing battle trying to keep up with Youtube links to copyrighted stuff. My hope is that stuff stays up, and if it doesn't, people will feel motivated to chase down the track elsewhere. It’s a losing battle trying to keep up with Youtube links to copyrighted stuff. My hope is that stuff stays up, and if it doesn’t, people will feel motivated to chase down the track elsewhere.

]]> Comment on The Choice Is Yours by Ian http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2010/the-choice-is-yours/#comment-8375 Ian Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=4554#comment-8375 Awesome article. Most of those video links are broken, however you can still find most of those songs on youtube at other url's. Awesome article. Most of those video links are broken, however you can still find most of those songs on youtube at other url’s.

]]> Comment on Meet the major scale by Quora http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2011/meet-the-major-scale/#comment-8373 Quora Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:27:12 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=5837#comment-8373 <strong>How can I improve my ability to hear and sing back harmony lines?...</strong> Learn some music theory. It'll help you intuit notes in each chord other than the melody. Finding which specific note works best is a matter of artistry, trial and error and so forth, but music theory will at least give you a small number of viable op... How can I improve my ability to hear and sing back harmony lines?…

Learn some music theory. It’ll help you intuit notes in each chord other than the melody. Finding which specific note works best is a matter of artistry, trial and error and so forth, but music theory will at least give you a small number of viable op…

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