Laromlab
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Laromlab is the stage name of Brandon Harrod
, an American electronic music
ian and computer artist working in the chiptune
genre.
Brandon Harrod had just released an album on the American label Mushpot Records in February 2008 when it was revealed that all of the tracks on the record were made by European chipmusicians in the collective YM Rockerz; specifically Crazy Q, Dubmood
, DMA-SC and Lotek Style.
In addition to the use of the YM Rockerz music on his self-titled record, Laromlab has admitted to the use of songs by chipmusicians Aleksi Eeben, Goto 80, Ikuma, Gasman and Randomizer.
Laromlab had about 39 tour dates across the United States
playing these artists' music without their permission, as well as notable radio air play and featured music in podcasts.
Mushpot Records dropped him from their label. As of July 2008 no legal action has been taken in the matter.
Brandon Harrod
Brandon Harrod is an American Folk-punk musician who fuses punk and folk influences with subversive story telling that melds into a package reminiscent of the Violent Femmes, Dead Milkmen and the Moldy Peaches...
, an American electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
ian and computer artist working in the chiptune
Chiptune
A chiptune, also known as chip music, is synthesized electronic music often produced with the sound chips of vintage computers and video game consoles, as well as with other methods such as emulation. In the early 1980s, personal computers became cheaper and more accessible than they had previously...
genre.
Brandon Harrod had just released an album on the American label Mushpot Records in February 2008 when it was revealed that all of the tracks on the record were made by European chipmusicians in the collective YM Rockerz; specifically Crazy Q, Dubmood
Dubmood
Kalle Jonsson aka Dubmood is a Swedish composer and producer of electronic, pop, rock and dance music best known for his works in the chiptune genre and within the computer piracy movement known as the Warez scene...
, DMA-SC and Lotek Style.
In addition to the use of the YM Rockerz music on his self-titled record, Laromlab has admitted to the use of songs by chipmusicians Aleksi Eeben, Goto 80, Ikuma, Gasman and Randomizer.
Laromlab had about 39 tour dates across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
playing these artists' music without their permission, as well as notable radio air play and featured music in podcasts.
Mushpot Records dropped him from their label. As of July 2008 no legal action has been taken in the matter.
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