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The Queen of Sample Clearance: An Interview with Deborah Mannis-Gardner (2016)
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- runamuck 3y agoI expected an article about Costco aisles.
- gwern 3y agoI was expecting crime labs or maybe biology like genetics. But music copyright clearance problems (copyright is why we can't have nice things) is good too.
- _sys49152 3y ago--- What can the artist do if they don’t have the money to pay for a sample?If they don’t have the money, they need to replay it or re-sing it and that eliminates two thirds of your cost. So that’s a big saving. lol or you can run it through AI programming and reshuffle, reroll etc. paying for samples is going to go away.
- tapeloop 3y agoFascinating article. It would be really interesting to see how things have changed in the intervening decade.
- S_A_P 3y agoThings have gotten much easier in some cases. I have sampled and cleared 2 different songs on tracklib for a reasonable price for me (50 bucks plus 10% royalties). Bedroom producers can now release their music with samples without a crazy clearance fees in many cases. Some samples/artists will still be only available for those with the means to pay 4-5 figure sample fees, but I think that is more the exception than the rule now.