{"id":2624,"date":"2010-01-25T15:42:09","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T14:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=2624"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:30:00","slug":"buy-a-song-from-damon-albarn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/buy-a-song-from-damon-albarn\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy A Song From Damon Albarn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/800px-Damon_Albarn_mg_6633.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2625 lazyload\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"Damon Albarn\" src=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/800px-Damon_Albarn_mg_6633-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Damon Albarn\" width=\"246\" height=\"163\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/800px-Damon_Albarn_mg_6633-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/800px-Damon_Albarn_mg_6633-430x286.jpg 430w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/800px-Damon_Albarn_mg_6633.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>In response to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org.uk\/emergencysite\/default.aspx?id=88916\">disastrous earthquake in Haiti<\/a>, a number of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com\/event\/4151\">high profile<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/37657-radiohead-to-do-haiti-benefit-show\/\">events have<\/a> been organised to raise money for the relief effort. Damon Albarn, Blur frontman and Gorillaz creator has teamed up with Oxfam to offer his song-writing services in an eBay auction, the winner of which will win <em>&#8220;a recording of a bespoke piece of music written by Damon Albarn. (Copyright Retained)&#8230;<\/em> <em>for their exclusive personal use (*subject to terms &amp; conditions). * The winning bidder will need to sign a contract before receiving this piece of music&#8221;<\/em>. Whether the music can be comercially exploited will be down to the terms of the contract, terms of which have not yet been publicised. The shadow of these limitations hasn&#8217;t discouraged bidders, who have already pushed the price up to \u00a35,100 (the auction ends on the 2nd of Feb).<\/p>\n<p>There are a <a href=\"http:\/\/stores.shop.ebay.co.uk\/Oxfam-Shop__W0QQ_armrsZ1\">lot more items<\/a> up for sale on eBay through the same channel, including the<a href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.co.uk\/Rare-Roland-tr-727-drum-machine-from-Chemical-Brothers_W0QQitemZ360228326227QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Drum_Machines_Grooveboxes?hash=item53df480b53\"> Chemical Brothers&#8217; drum machine<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.co.uk\/The-Arctic-Monkeys-Alex-Turner-s-Guitar-for-Oxfam_W0QQitemZ360228296450QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item53df479702\">Arctic Monkeys&#8217; lead guitar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the disastrous earthquake in Haiti, a number of high profile events have been organised to raise money for the relief effort. 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