Okay the director's cut of the retirement is really helpful, but it is long. I was wondering a lot about the catalogue sale and what it means in the practical, so here are some highlight points!
Nate doesn't want people to change their listening habits, because he already very much got the bag for it
His music is unlikely to be removed from any platforms (though theoretically Nate doesn't have control over that anymore. But literally, having it up is the reason the buyer bought it)
He only sold only his share of the music. The shares of guest vocalists, Shawn's share on production, etc. still go to their respective owners, so the music still supports it's creators
Not all songs were included in the deal, mostly for practical back end reasons
He also owns everything from To Let Go onwards and anything he releases in the future
Physical releases still support him, and the planned vinyl releases are still happening
The online instrumental sales will be discontinued as those aren't his revenue anymore
The songs may now be licensed out through the connections that the buyer has (so, they may show up in video games, movies, etc. that they wouldn't have before), or show up in other ways to promote it. This has to be run by Nate first, though he's not in control of it
This won't affect tours or the catalogue he can perform (but he's not planning on touring)
New music will still happen, but only on his terms. Might not happen under the name NateWantsToBattle
Currently no details on if his music can be used for streaming backgrounds, etc. but tetchnically he should have control over this
Nate got the value he wanted out of the deal
Covers are still allowed (though yt content ID system is still gonna fuck you over, and the owner might have some differing policy stuff)
Give Heart Records is moving forwards already and Nate will still be working on stuff there
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Happy B-Day www
(i know it's a little bit early though((
(After all according to the time of East Nine District, it is indeed already 3/1 lol(wh-
best wishes www
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I never cease to be amazed at how fucking fast Nate is. Most artists release a couple songs in a year. Nate had like 300 tracks on his 10 year anniversary. That is thirty tracks a year, every year. That is 2-3 songs every month.
That is insane. Like actually, well and truly stupid numbers insane.
And then there are the other artists who have worked with him. Like that clip of Arin saying that he messaged Nate about wanting to cover Infinite, only for Nate to have everything ready to record vocals a few days later. Do you know how rare that is?
Like we joke about that man’s inability to stick to release dates, but if I could knock stuff out that fast, I sure as shit wouldn’t be sitting around waiting for some mysterious release date.
Never ignore how spoiled we are in this fandom. Most professional musicians are happy to put out 1-3 albums in a decade. He currently has 13 official albums. In 11 years. What the fuck.
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I just want Nate to know that at least one person likes his music because it's fucking awesome and not because it's about five nights at Freddy's, or legend of Zelda, or hazbin hotel, or whatever else. I've never heard of jujutsu kaisen in my life but I've been listening to SPECIALZ on repeat because I love his voice so much. Seriously, I'd listen to him sing the alphabet. So I hope he doesn't ever feel like no one wants to hear his original music or anything that isn't about Sonic. I'm here to say at least one person does.
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can someone snap my neck cause if not imma do it myself.
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