It's true that is why he wore just one glove, he never figured out where the other one was.
Question: Where was the vault (talking about the video vault really) exactly located? I heard in a Warners lot (something like that), was MJ's video material stored at Neverland? (did it get lost in that raid?) I also heard that Michael had several rentals and warehouses filled with his stuff, is that true? Where are all of his video material? (Talking about concerts, arrival footage, home videos, hotel footage, rehearsal footage) where is it? No way hours and hours of footage like that is just lost.. Where's his masters? Did he film everything? What about copies?
as @Dorian said, Michael was careless with a lot of his items....engineers knew not to give Michael a master tape because he would lose it.....most of his footage could be at Hayvenhurst, various warehouses that the estate doesn't feel like going through or simply with the people he worked with.....he filmed a huge aspect of his life [late 70's to mid 80's might be what most footage contains]
Michael didn't seem to have any proper system to store or catalog things.
Slightly off topic, but did anyone ever created a scale model/maquette of the Neverland Ranch? I would love to be able to visualize all the rooms/studio etc
That explains why the 2010 remix of TYLA was only overdubbed. Maybe someone else who worked on the track has the multitrack for it?
It was always meant to be important. It simply wasn't possible at the time, the industry has been working towards this forever. Otherwise we'd still be on analog and CRTs.
True I guess but depending on age it is not that important. My grandparents didn't mind watching black & white tv either lol
) and not tossed. It's a shame that it was just "standard practice" to throw away masters after being edited to tape. Yes. Karen Langford. No idea if she's still doing the job or if someone new has taken over. I saw a video clip ages ago where some tv reporter went to one of the warehouses where Michael's stuff is stored. For me, it raised more questions than it answered about how his material archives are being managed.
This is what worries me. A well-run archive should mean that this sort of thing doesn't happen - or hardly ever. No archive is perfect and I'm not criticising Karen Langford bc I don't know how much anyone actually listens to her. It's not unusual for archivists to give their professional opinion on how stuff should be managed and then they get ignored. So it's hard to know what's really happening.Hopefully the Billie Jean Master is just misplaced (like the Bad tour film
I find this so hard to believe. It literally makes no sense.
Sorry, mate! You pushed one of my buttons, lol. Just found this comment on an old thread:
If that is true, if Karen Langford wasn't a professional archivist, that would explain a LOT. To me, at least.
afaik Evy Tavasci was responsable for all footage related things at MJJ Productions
Ah, so she was only hired because she was Branca's friend, not because she was good at perserving things. What more can I expect from a greedy lawyer like Branca?
Tbh, I have no idea and I'm sick of the whole subject, lol. It's so flaming confusing.
I'm not convinced that 'preserving' Michael's material archives is much of a priority. If the person looking after the contents of the warehouse is not a qualified archivist that's the only conclusion I can come to. Really, really hope I'm wrong but not feeling confident about any of this.
I found an interesting document - presumably legit - about Karen Langford working as a paralegal and having a connection to Michael and John Branca. But the 60 Minutes tv programme (that did the visit to Michael's warehouse) calls her an archivist plus we have this:
I think she wore different 'hats' depending on her required duties on different days. It would not surprise me if they dumped the job of archivist onto someone with no proper professional qualifications. It would not be the first time that happened. Anyway, that document:
I'm sure MJ had a deal to own the masters of his videos.The entire situation is ridiculous and, since we're talking about BJ masters, presumably it's the record company that needs to step up since they must be the legal owners of the master tapes. I think that's right. I'm no expert on any of this.
Hm, fair point. That does ring a bell, now you mention it. Although, if the record company paid for the video shoot, wouldn't they own the masters? god, I'm confused, lol. I'm gonna leave the convo to you guys, my brain is mashed potato! I have nothing useful to contribute to this discussion.
You do have a lot to contribute, it's not a discussion with only one person, right?Hm, fair point. That does ring a bell, now you mention it. Although, if the record company paid for the video shoot, wouldn't they own the masters? god, I'm confused, lol. I'm gonna leave the convo to you guys, my brain is mashed potato! I have nothing useful to contribute to this discussion.
Again, fair point!
Yeah, that would be his property outright. At least, I assume so.
Good question. These are the things I just don't understand (Gary Numan, soz!). There are parts of Michael's story that I find so confusing. I know Michael was a bit chaotic with this type of stuff but, tbf, his job is to be the musical genius. Other people should be taking care of the admin.
I don’t, except occasionally she’s trouble
I don't, not even She's Trouble even though that was the song i waited for the most.
