First of all, I'd like to thank you for the wonderful work you're doing, raising awareness of the digital age issues, of how the entertainment industry, being one of the biggest revenue streams, still hasn't managed to work itself up to different needs of digital market. The censorship of SOPA/PIPA/CISPA/ACTA/GEMA/what-have-you, criminalisation of experience sharing, numerous moves of music industry to scam the artists as much as possible, all of this is truly horrendous - and I am glad to have discovered the artist that not only "gets it", but also inspires to take a stand.
Somewhat related, I also have to state my admiration for your musical craft, "One More Block" being my first hip-hop / rap purchase on iTunes (with more to follow as roas I resume full-time work). You're quite possibly the first rap artist I've ever found meaningful and relevant to modern issues and situations (entertainment industry being only one of many issues - how many artists call out the problem of global warming while rapping about process of glaciation? :P).
BUT, since it's an AMA, a selection of questions? :)
How does your song-writing process look? Do you tend to write your raps in a burst or is there a lot of revising and modifications before the final version gets recorded?
It is evident, through your songs, that you're not afraid to pull punches on important issues. Has that ever caused a negative response from the criticised element (e.g. C&D letters, court cases or explicit condemnation)?
If you were to perform live, where would you publish the information about the upcoming show?
Was the Google+ remix of Sharing and Caring intended to be ironic? :P
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Dear Mr Dan Bull,
First of all, I'd like to thank you for the wonderful work you're doing, raising awareness of the digital age issues, of how the entertainment industry, being one of the biggest revenue streams, still hasn't managed to work itself up to different needs of digital market. The censorship of SOPA/PIPA/CISPA/ACTA/GEMA/what-have-you, criminalisation of experience sharing, numerous moves of music industry to scam the artists as much as possible, all of this is truly horrendous - and I am glad to have discovered the artist that not only "gets it", but also inspires to take a stand.
Somewhat related, I also have to state my admiration for your musical craft, "One More Block" being my first hip-hop / rap purchase on iTunes (with more to follow as roas I resume full-time work). You're quite possibly the first rap artist I've ever found meaningful and relevant to modern issues and situations (entertainment industry being only one of many issues - how many artists call out the problem of global warming while rapping about process of glaciation? :P).
BUT, since it's an AMA, a selection of questions? :)
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