Don't forget..there's a huge difference between a 'remix' and a 'rearrangement'. I do a crap ton of both. The amount of stuff I compose for both, though could actually stand alone on its own. I think that anyone that does a good remix should be credited, though. Look at OCRemix's (ocremix.org) submissions guidelines for an idea of how they judge theirs. (i.e., is it remixed enough?)
I know there's a difference... and I acknowledge that there are some people who absolutely raise remixing to an art form, and I have all respect for that.
The thing is this: When I add a musician to the list, I go to their page to check to see that yes, there's music there. I'll give a listen to some of it if I have time. More often than not, though, I don't have time to, and that's OK, because the act of just going there and checking that they're legit doesn't take much time. With remixers, though, I just flat out can't be checking submissions to see that they're remixed 'enough'. I just don't have the time to listen to the submissions... and not just listen to the
mixes, but listen to the original versions of the song too, in order to compare them. And I'm just going to invariably end up offending the people whose material I deem
not remixed 'enough' (which I don't feel qualified to judge anyway).
I never wanted this to be a situation where I
decided who got on the list and who didn't. As far as I was concerned, if you're on FA, and you
create music from out of thin air, you're eligible. All I'm asking is for
one measly track that was recorded without using
someone else's recording as a foundation. Honestly, I don't think that's too much to ask.
I still believe very strongly, as I previously stated, that there should be a thread like this one for FA remixers. I'm just leaving it up to someone else to create and maintain it. Someone with more of an interest in the subject than myself will do a much better job of it than I would.
, thanks for having me on there
