Ozone Entertainment RBN Releases

[FujiSkunk]

Ozone, if I may contribute...

When Ron did the songs, Saban did not put him on the credits for the compositions. Ron doesn't own the compositions, the label controls it.

There's a concept in the music industry, and also in software and other such "intangible" industries, called "work for hire." If you create something "for hire," you have no control over any part of it. Whoever "hired" you doesn't even have to credit you. For more details about how "work for hire" works, see Wikipedia.

If something wasn't created "for hire," then the creator has more control over it. Exactly how much control depends on the contract signed between the creator and whatever companies are going to handle that creator's work. But in all "for hire" scenarios, the creator gets only a paycheck, and that's it.

[TheOzone]

Just wanted Ozone to know that I've played "St. Elmo's Fire" about a dozen times in Blitz the past week, and I'm still kinda amazed that it came through RBN.

Keep up the great work (and the 80's hits!)

So glad you enjoy it! And don't forget I've also put out some 90's hits. Not gonna box myself into one decade.

And FujiSkunk: The situation behind the creation and ownership of the songs is a lot more f'd up then I'm allowed to share. Ron and I have had lots of conversations about it and I know all the stories behind the TV series, the movie, and other things. Ron is one of the people I most respect in the music and entertainment business, and he knows what he's doing.

If we can find a way to do it, we'll do it. But don't hold out hope, because people in music licensing don't seem to like to make anything easy or possible. Especially with Ron.

[Pankrazzo]

Congrats on getting such a huge song through the RBN, probably the biggest must have it has to offer to date.

[TheOzone]

If you didn't have enough John Parr, his very first single "Naughty Naughty" hits next week in time for the holiday! And this song uses the original 1984 masters!

RB3 and Blitz videos will go up next week, but you can enjoy the music video in the meantime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY9VGQERxMA

[TheStuddz]

How about Joe Esposito's "You're the Best" from The Karate Kid?

Uh, yeah?!! Please, I love that song!

[Bront20]

Does this mean no more songs from Ron? The community constantly asking for the Power Rangers stuff has made him think that people only want his Power Rangers stuff and don't care about new original songs, so it's making things really difficult. But maybe I can convince him to go back into the studio one day...

I've been requesting the only song I can on the PS3 for ages.

Want more!

[NeilDiamond1974]

Ozone - any chance of Robert Tepper ("No Easy Way Out"), John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band ("Hearts On Fire", "On The Dark Side", "Tender Years"), or Vince DiCola (some stuff from "Rocky IV" and "Transformers: The Movie")? Or are they completely off-limits?

I think you mentioned something about Teper elsewhere, if you have an in or know something please PM me and I'll look into it when I can. In terms of Transformers, I believe Stan Bush is already represented in RBN with 2 songs.

[TubaDude49]

I think you mentioned something about Teper elsewhere, if you have an in or know something please PM me and I'll look into it when I can.

Fairwood said he was talking with him when the topic first came up.

[GameMaster439]

I gotta say, I am having a blast playing St. Elmo's Fire Glad it finally came to RB.

[samjjones]

I think you mentioned something about Teper elsewhere, if you have an in or know something please PM me and I'll look into it when I can. In terms of Transformers, I believe Stan Bush is already represented in RBN with 2 songs.

I followed Robert Tepper on twitter, and he almost immediately followed me (I now have 3 followers...yay, me), so I think he'd be "amenable" to getting some publicity for his music on RBN. No idea what the rights situation is for "No Easy Way Out", though. He might want to push his "newer" music. Don't know.