Commercial or not..

So...I haven't blogged in a while...

Anyways, Project The Project....2/19/2012..

Can I make this date happen?? I can, but it'll be tough. There's a chance I may not be able to come through due to external factors such as school or exhaustion or possibly illness.

2/19/2008 = release of Project 56.

2/19/2012 = 4 year anniversary of Project 56....so yeah, there's the reasoning behind the date.

Plus, it's always good to set personal deadlines for oneself.

SO...I was watching deadmau5 on Ustream for about 3 hours or so and someone had asked him about using Project 56. He said it can be used commercially, like he has said in the past on his initial release of it. But it was more of a confirmation for me, so now the question is: Should I release PTP as a free mixtape or a project that can draw in some potential revenue??

I thought about it, and I have been thinking about it..

My final answer though is NO.

Why?? Because here's the thing..

1. The need to remove and alter songs on PTP.
         -"Don't Let Me Go", for example, samples Finding Nemo at towards the end of the song. Now, I could           easily just remove that quote, but it fits so well and by doing this, it wouldn't solve the other problems I have with the rest of my work.

This may not make sense until PTP is heard, but here are the other problems that fall in this category.

A song called "Imaginationland" samples South Park and a movie quote that I have not chosen yet..."Ride A Kite" samples "Touch The Sky" and "Barry Bonds" by Kanye West and "My Name Is" by Eminem..and my Bonus Track does not use material from Project 56, so that track in it's entirety would be copyrighted material.

2. The need to change or make a brand new mixtape cover.

          -I would definitely not be able to use my current cover as it stands. (1) I'm pretty sure the mau5head is a brand in itself, where using it would be seen as a way to attract more sales. (2) I just realized that the cover for PTP is just an edited version (edited by me of course) of the album cover for "For The Lack Of A Better Name".

3. If I were to one day sell my "products", I would want production that was made for me and not accessible (legally) by anyone else other than the producer and myself.

         -Being able to sell material that you can say is "produced by deadmau5" is a fucking honor and everything beyond that, but it's not like he acknowledged me and said, "Here are some beats I want you to have for your next project". If I ever get to sell anything with deadmau5's name on it, I want it to be something he either made for me or that I bought an exclusive licensing for. Unrealistic, I know, but it's not just for him. It's for any producer. I wouldn't have the license to own these instrumentals, and someone else could easily use them commercially without me being able to pose any legal threat to them.




In all, I think it's fucking cool that I have the opportunity to actually make some revenue off Project The Project, but I just can't do it considering all these factors. I want Project The Project to be heard and seen how it should be seen..

If/When I do create a song or project that can be sold, it will be exclusive and it will be done right.

Now's not the time to do that, but you can rest assure that Project The Project will carry it's same impact as it should..whether it's an immediate impact or that the impact of it isn't felt until 5-10 years from now..


#SWAY