'Aura' Producers Shades Lady Gaga and Britney Spears
The following is taken off Infected Mushroom's interview with Israeli weekend newspaper "Sheva Leylot" (7 Nights) They are the people who created the demo to Aura
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"She (Gaga) came into Zedd's studio, her producer, while he was working on our track", says I-zen. "It was one of its first demos she immediately fell in love with. Zedd called us saying "There's a problem. Lady Gaga wants your song."
We had some serious deliberation, we see ourselves as a band with a high artistic integrity and we avoid commercialization and doing cheap things such as Britney or Gaga. But suddenly there's a concrete offer on the table and saying "No" is a mistake, because it's a guaranteed lifelong pension. Each time the song is being played or sold, we get some pretty nice royalties. So we decided to give her the melody, as long as we are signed under our private names. We felt embarrassment for our fans. But she refused, she wanted "Infected Mushroom" to be credited. So, we decided to go for it thinking it won't make the cut or she'll eventually change her mind.
But she didn't. Do you like the result?
No. I think it's an artistic compromise. The song is too cheesy and commercialized. The way her vocals are over the melody is bad. But, what do I know about pop hits? we are honored that someone off Gaga's league found potential in our track and loved it.
It's hilarious they should say they "we see ourselves as a band with a high artistic integrity and we avoid commercialisation", yet they had Zedd working on their track in the first place.
They praised her as well though, whereas they flat out said no to Madonna and the biggest drag in there is them dragging themselves.... They have high artistic integrity yet sell out the first chance they get for the big bucks? Read between the lines, they love what she did, they are just scared to lose their fans so they are trying to cover their asses
I get their point but once they decided to sell their song they should stop badtalking their client. They can still express that they were in a conflict but this feels awkward.
It's hilarious they should say they "we see ourselves as a band with a high artistic integrity and we avoid commercialisation", yet they had Zedd working on their track in the first place.
This interview speaks for itself and shows how embarrassing they are.