Amante "Let'sGet It On"

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Greg a.k.a. Amante,

Hi,

I'm totally agreed with your vision and statement of the Freestyle music industry.

You are one of the rare Freestyle artists among others who continue to give me the envy to still love Freestyle music even if the majority of the new products are less good than the 90's, and most important than the Eighties…the real sound of Freestyle. 🙂)))

So, don't give up!!!

I wish you all the best on the German market, hope the Freestylerz from this country will like your talent and will be more receptive for your song than the American pro.

Sincerely,

Francis
-from France-
 
Amanté - I couldn't have said it any better...I have long said that in order to become a Freestyle artist, one must do it solely for the love of the music. There is no money to be made in Freestyle, but the self-gratification of living a life-long dream somehow cancels breaking-even or losing money. You are the first artist that I have seen who shares this same belief. You have all of my respect.

Chris Sammarco - To say that you will never produce Freestyle again and that "LET'S GET IT ON" will never see a stateside release because people are having fun bootlegging your song - well, like Chyqo said, IT IS YOUR OWN FAULT. Your comments seem to be a little on the immature side. Plenty of songs have been bootlegged in the past (I'm speaking in general), shit - look at all of those bootleg Hip-Hop CDs on the streets. They all contain "exclusive" yet-to-be released material. I never hear of Puff Daddy bitching about his songs being bootlegged, or saying now he will only release his songs oversees - or retire from producing hip-hop...

You and Shawn Michales should be flattered that people have embraced your work like they have. You should be flattered that people have gone to great lengths to get a copy of this song by any means necessary.

The bottom-line is this: "LET'S GET IT ON" has developed into something much larger than you have probably ever anticipated. It has found it's place in Freestyle history as the most popular Freestyle song of 2000. The song has already proven to be a success even if you don't ever see a dime of it back. That should be your driving force. If you are only looking for credit - You already have it. Just about everyone who is familiar with the song knows that it was written by Shawn Michaels and produced by Chris Sammarco. To bitch about bootlegging and such well - maybe you should retire if money is all that you really care about. Until then - Lighten up!!!
 
***Rhoq, I can totally see your point, and I disagree with Chris saying that the States will never see distribution of this song because of the bootlegging. But I have to agree with him being pissed about not making any money on the music. Producing IS his job. It's his work, and personally I don't mind working and not making any money off my efforts at first, but eventually, and especially if you're good at what you do, you'd like to get paid for your hard work and effort. It only makes sense and it's only fair. But to think that threatening not to distribute the release in the States is going to stop bootlegging is a pie in the sky dream Chris. If anything, all that does is propogate and further encourage the bootlegging. Hell it made me want to get a copy. If you're not releasing I'm going to find a way to get it. Everybody would feel that way. It's human nature.
I don't agree with your stance, but I do agree with the feeling behind it. It's not enough to get credit for your work sometimes, and it hurts even more if you think that you could make money from your work except that people are doing things that will POSSIBLY lessen the income you could stand to gain.
 
Rhoq: You are putting words in mouth. When did I say that I never produce freestyle again in my latest post? I don’t recall saying that I won’t make the song available in the U.S. because of bootlegging. First, as of now I have no plans to continue producing freestyle because I am happy producing dance records. I don’t want to be a big fish in a little pond. I have signed two dance records thus far and was paid very nicely for both. Both songs will be heard by several thousand people and have a chance at radio play. Why would I want to pay to produce a freestyle record and then give it away with no chance of even getting back recording expenses? Freestyle records typically sell 300, yes 300 copies. I was blessed with a talent and want it to be heard by the masses. My last and most important point, there are NO U.S. LABELS INTERESTED IN SIGNING THE SONG!

As far as the latter comment: Record labels don’t want to release records that everybody already has a copy of. Especially when you look at the state of the freestyle industry. If 150 people have it out of the 300 that typically buy, why waste money on pressing a record?

Why should I not get mad at somebody bootlegging the song? Some of you think you snap your fingers and a finished song appears. The song had to be written, I had to do the music, I had to make numerous phone calls to get everybody together, we had rehearse on two occasions, we had to drive 1 ½ hours to the studio with all my equipment, record and mix the song, pay out our own pockets to cover the costs,drive 1 ½ hours home, and record and mail CD’s. I guess after all that it’s ok for somebody to steal. If somebody can give the name of the person that is giving out copies and proof of it, I will send them a signed copy of the song.

For those of you who said it’s my fault for not releasing the song: I am not a record label, I am a producer. I work full time as a Civil Engineer, attend school where I carry 15-18 credits a semester and I D.J. on the weekends. When I have free time I spend it creating music. I don’t need the stress associated with running a record label. Not to mention, would it really be profitable to press this song?

I’m going to put up another post asking how many people would purchase the song. If I see 200+ people respond, then I will consider a limited pressing. Remember, there are 700+ members of this board.
 
By the way if somebody wants to take me up on my offer and reveal the bootlegger, I can be E-Mailed at inthemix@worldnet.att.net
 
Chris, since you realize that there isn't any money in Freestyle, you should release the song anyway, granted you don't lose a lot of money over it. Your love for the music should be your motivation. That, and because having the single out will only increase the popularity of the song and give it a chance of being played in clubs and on the radio. You'll also be doing a lot of good in increasing the awareness of Freestyle and may pave the way for other Freestyle artists. I will sign up on your tally of members that would buy the single.

Sincerely,
Jason
 
hey chris!
you coulda made cdr copies of the song and sell it to whoever - they cost like what? 50 cents each? and you coulda charged like $5 for each copy you sold of it - leaving you with $4.50 profit. you don't need to go through all the trouble of getting the song signed n stuff > and it doesn't take a long time to burn a cd. (just a thought)
 
Hi Chris

I understand how you feel about the bootlegging but you have to realize that if the song is not released in the U.S., fans here have no other choice but to bootleg to have a copy. Also, I'm not trying to start a fight, but I have to ask.

In your posts you talk about the state of freestyle, how it's not a money making profession, that you lose money on freestyle, and you do better when you focus your work on "dance" music. If all that's true, and that's how you really feel, why did you even work on "Let's Get It On" in the first place?

P.S. If the record would be released in the U.S. you could add me to the list of buyers.
 
Chris, I was not in any way trying to put words in your mouth. If that is the impression you felt, then I sincerely appologize. I was just recalling a few posts that you made months back regarding your current projects. You stated that you were now working on more house-oriented dance records and had no plans in the near future to produce any more Freestyle.

I understand all of the hard work and dedication that went into the recording of the song, but still, I can't help but to feel the way I do about the situation.

When we say that it is your own fault that the song is being circulated via bootleg, we are not in any way blaming you for the song not being picked-up and released by a label. The blame more or less lies in the fact that so many people were interested in obtaining a legitimate copy of the song - and weren't even offered the opportunity to purchase a CD-R directly from you.

It is a true shame that none of the labels were interested in picking the song-up for distribution. I had only heard the song once (when it was featured on the ClubFreestyle Smash or Trash) and I immediately thought that it had a sound that seemed to fit in with the type of Freestyle that Robbins Entertainment had been releasing over the past few years. I am very surprised that they passed up the opportunity to sign Amanté and release LET'S GET IT ON...

Prior to hearing Amanté, I had only heard one other Freestyle song produced by you: "LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT" by Christine Turner. If you have any other Freestyle songs (released or unreleased) I would be very interested in hearing them. I like your production style, it is a shame that you have moved away from the Freestyle sound for your current projects...Regardless, I wish you success.
 
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