The Revolution of Crediting all Ghost Producers

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Ghost producers have become one of the most prominent foundations in the music industry today. It is a technique that has been taken advantage of, as musical stores like iTunes hides the credits of certain producers on a given track, leaving the listeners with a lack of information. Ghost producers and also more publicized producers have kept quiet, in fear of hurting their careers or their image as true artists. The industry has lacked to give certain payments to (most) ghost producers. In some extremes, not even giving credit to some of the producers who have actually helped out an artist or have produced the whole track. Considering when we listen to some of our favorite artists like Swedish House Mafia, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, or Quintino, it never comes to mind that there are other producers working just as hard or even harder to create that festival banger, or producing a track so good that it was ranked as #1 on the Beatport charts.

Martin Garrix also mentions in an interview with DJ MAG in 2013, how he was once a “ghost producer” stating the following: “I made a ghost production for somebody else — I can’t tell you which track I made — but this track got signed to Spinnin’ Records and became really big. They found out that I made it, and so they invited me to their office and I played them my other stuff — and we signed.”

Some artists are now boldly taking forth to who is helping them out or solely producing the whole track. As Benny Benassi posted on Instagram a video giving credit to his cousin Alle Benassi as his ghost producer.

Alle Benassi had an interview with Christine Kakaire on Beatport in July of 2013 about the ghost writing phenomenon, As he states “In a production team, there’s the DJ and the musician. Sometimes these two skills are in the same person and sometimes not, so the DJ is the musical memory of the duo and brings the club vibe into the equation while the musician plays the parts.” Moreover, he states the difference between producing for another artist, such as ghost production, “The only difference is in the credits, as far as I can see.”

Alle states a valid point; not every producer has all the qualities to become the most prominent producer in the world, but rather needs a partner or a team of producers to combine their talents and essentially create that track fans ooze over for. The collaboration is definitely okay and it is an essential skill to have when one is a producer because you have the ability to find and then combine your strengths and work towards it. The problem is that some are not receiving any credit from their contribution, whether it may be not receiving up-front payments, publishing their names, or even both scenarios. Other than Benassi revealing his ghost producer, we are seeing other well-known artists releasing their collaborations. As Chuckie recently posted a picture on Instagram and crediting Maarten Vorwerk stating the following, “My new club track “Dirty Funkin’ Beats” that I produced in collaboration with the legend Maarten Vorwerk is out at the end of January! Stay tuned! #dirtydutch #djchuckie“

Probably no one has any idea who Maarten Vorwerk is, right? He is the man who has been producing for multiple hits and collaborations with artists like Chuckie, Sandro Silva & Quintino “Epic,” and many more. Many fans look up to producers as their hero, the god of music, the ones who get excited to hear that certain track at an event, and the fans who even cry when meeting their favorite producers in person. We should also be making the same reactions and saying the same remarks to these ghost producers.

Bassjackers, also open up about their ghost production, as Marlon Flohr had an interview with Turn Up The Bass, stating how “Ralph is in the studio working, the man behind the scenes, and I’m more the performer” Which some may see this at Bassjacker shows, as Marlon tends to be the front man during the events and spinning solo, while Ralph is behind the scenes in the studio producing. Essentially this is what works best for the duo, and they have been and continue to be efficient with the music that they create. Also Marlon states his opinion about ghost production saying, “Maybe if we knew how it was gonna be before, maybe we would of chosen that construction because with this people don’t understand. ”Bassjackers? It’s only one guy, what is this?” In the end everyone knows, but yeah I get the concept of ghost-producers. Everyone does it the way they wanna do it and we do it our way.”

The reality is that most producers in the industry work with that certain ghost producer, whether it may be a team or just a duo. It is clearly okay to have a producer that may not want to be in the spotlight or travel all over the world to spin at countless shows. Some producers may rather like to be back in the studio and just help produce with their team. As long as these ghost producers are getting paid for what they have worked on then this industry standard should technically be okay. On the other hand, some ghost producers may be disappointed when not given credit through the publication of their name and image to the rest of the world, whether it may be through digital and hard copy purchases, through social media, and even at events. Essentially this is censoring ones work, whether it may be a minimal or substantial amount of contribution to the track.

We may just scratch the surface to this broad spectrum of ghost producers, and why certain producers do not reveal who they have worked with. On the other hand, we do see a change as Benny Benassi and Chuckie have opened up with who they have worked with. What are your thoughts about “ghost production/producers,” and is there a necessity for change?

Source: youredm.com

[Cupe]

No surprises that production takes a team etc

It's like that monkey being the face of coco pops but the cunt never worked a day in a cereal factory

[yizzle]

or snap, crackle and pop.

smart ass looking whales