Yet many here are happy to blame Quincy, Rod Temperton or Randy Jackson without proof.
Without proof? Temperton has already refused to allow material; Quincy has filed a lawsuit; and Randall is still attempting to oust Branca 6 years later.
Given this, it's not a stretch to come to such a conclusion. (And I'm not "blaming" anyone; merely stating that there in all likelihood are other reasons than just the Executors being meanies for why some stuff isn't being released.)
Allow me to add to that "proof".
This is what Quincy claimed in his lawsuit "Jones be given the first opportunity to re-edit or re-mix any of the master recordings, that the coupling of master recordings with other recordings required his prior written consent and that he be given producer credit for each of the master recordings. The deal also entitled the producer to additional compensation -- including upfront payment and a "backend" percentage -- in the event of remixed masters."
So it means he is saying any release that includes original songs + additional songs requires Quincy's written consent. He needs to be offered first right to remix the songs and he wants double the payment. Given the lawsuit is still ongoing, it is not a stretch to argue that Quincy situation could have been a factor why we aren't seeing any remixes or OTW being coupled with new songs.
On December 15, 2015- less than a month ago- Randy Jackson gave a declaration in a lawsuit referring to Branca as "the devil" and questioning the validity of the will and executors. It's common sense to think that he most probably wouldn't want to work with "the devil". That's of course if there were any plans to release a Jacksons concert. If not, this becomes irrelevant.
I agree with krizkil that most posts didn't blame anyone, just merely stated that there might be other factors in play here that affected the OTW release and we can't be sure. Honestly I find it logical to think that people that have issues with Estate can be a factor in the release. It's quite naive to think that one moment they would sue the Estate, call the executors "the devil" and then happily work with them the next minute.
I'm not sure what kind of "proof" you are looking for. Parties saying "I'm/He is the reason"? That probably wouldn't happen. But if a 2010 article from a Sony exec can be used as a "proof" that Executors are lying in 2015, Quincy Jones and Randy Jackson's own lawsuit & statement from even more recent times can be used as "proof" that they have a bad blood towards the Estate hence could be a factor here.
None of the things you mention are, as far as we know, directly related to this Off The Wall project. They could be, but we do not know.
As far as Quincy goes I'll state that it's related to OTW. Quincy complained about Bad 25 in his lawsuit. He complained about all the songs he did being used on TII, Cirque projects and so on. Given he worked on OTW, Quincy's complaint would definitely cover OTW. It's illogical to think that Quincy would complain about the Bad 25 anniversary release but he wouldn't complain if a similar release (remix + addition of new demos) were done for OTW.
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