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I have a question that has made me wonder for the longest time. Why do many producers release tracks under alias's. Example:
Above and Beyond AKA oceanlab, aka, the dirt devils
Ronski Speed releases as Sun Decade,
Ferry Corsten as System F
i could go on and on.... since this is a pretty active board, i would like to get fellow members input on why producers do this..
I would like to know this aswell.
Maybe it's their alter-ego? :)
Don't know that too.....maybe it's their way to try something else undercover :D
maybe so
I wouldn't say undercover :x_we:
i mean we know who they are so it must be something eles i think. :)
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Originally Posted by Ageis
exactly! any trance lover worth a shit KNOWS that oceanlab is above and beyond.... so why release under oceanlab at all?
Well maybe two names two ways of getting money :D
If you don't know what is it about so it must be money :D
well, if producers are in it for only money, and not for love of the genre, then they will produce only shit... and above and beyond (among many other that do this) dont seem to be in it for the money..
yeah I know that they do it for the love to the music but people say that if we don't know what is it about than it must be about money :D
Maybe if we talk more we come up with something :D keep it up :D
you are having good input mate.... as far as i am concerned, above and beyond deserve every dollar they make.... as with armin, and ronski speed etc.... trance and EDM are unique in the alias dept... maybe we can get to the root of this matter, LOL..
I think its a good way to attract music listeners.
I asked ferry that same question he told me they are basiclly 2 reasons: 1. so they can release a bunch of tracks at once (this is due to the fact thaty record label will not allow them to release a bunch of tracks cuz they lose money) and 2 sig. a different genre. (ex. trance, hardstyle, etc.)
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Originally Posted by buzzkill
hmmm, INTERESTING... and that was coming right from ferry himself.... hmmm..:blink1:
what it has to do with is the different type of musc they put out...if you think about lets say Ferry Corsten...his stuff under the ferry corsten name sound nothing like the stuff he produces under the System F name. It has a different feel to it and sounds like a completely different artist....it gets weird though when you have guys release a track under one name and remix it under another...
I recenlty found this Aliases from known Djs that I couldnt believe..
Armin Van Buuren: Amsterdance, Armania, El Guitaro, Gaia, Gimmick, Hyperdrive Inc., Misteri A, Perpetuous Dreamer, Problem Boy, Rising Star, Shoeshine Factory..
Tiesto: Allure, Da Joker, Drumfire, Paradise In Dubs, Tom Ace, Roze, Stray Dog, Tom Ace, Wild Bunch..
Eric Prydz: Cirez D, Moo, Pryda, Sheridan..
etc..
Its a very interesting discussion anw.. I think they dont want us to identify the real artist, or smth like that