I recently chatted to Daniel Baron ,on “Tea Time with Bailey” on Smile 90.4FM (10:25 -11:00), about the biggest music scandal our country has seen. Daniel is suing international DJ David Guetta for plagiarism.
When you play the two songs back to back there is no denying how closely the song was plagiarised. It gave me goosebumps over how identical the melody line is.
We sat down and chatted about the law suit, his proposal to his girlfriend as well as all things music.
While this may seem like a negative story, this however is anything but.
“I’ve always been a fan of David Guetta and I look up to him as an artist/producer, so I actually feel rather bewildered and slightly proud that he’s used my melody. I am not the type of person that would want to start a fight with him. All I want is to be credited as a co-writer. South African music is making the world sit up and listen,” Daniel says. “While it hurts seeing someone copy something you put your blood, sweat and tears into without making contact and sampling it legally, it’s incredible to see that massive international acts are inspired by local music – and that’s a real honour.”
Take a listen to the interview here:
Part 1: Daniel chats about the law suit
Part 2: I play the two songs back to back.
Part 3: Daniel recently got down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend and we hear all about their romance
