{"id":9002,"date":"2015-10-28T12:09:30","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T12:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=9002"},"modified":"2021-09-08T09:05:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T08:05:40","slug":"razer-music-drop-dj-carnage-over-pirated-software-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/razer-music-drop-dj-carnage-over-pirated-software-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Razer Music Drop DJ Carnage Over Pirated Software Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Razer have cut their partnership with Carnage over his alleged use of pirated music software.<\/h4>\n<p>Los Angeles based DJ, Carnage, was at the centre of a recent controversy when he appeared in a promotional video for Razer Music. In the video it was pointed out that the DJ was using an illegally downloaded version of of digital synthesizer plugin Sylenth.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute reached a head when Carnage was asked about using the pirated software on twitter and replied: &#8220;lmaoooo \u00a0wtf why does it matter?&#8221;. Sylenth creators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lennardigital.com\/home\/\">Lennar Digital<\/a>\u00a0were quick to reply with why it mattered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@djcarnage @atoms2k Hi, we&#39;re happy to make it a matter. You do understand you don&#39;t have any copyrights using illegal software?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LennarDigital (@LennarDigital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LennarDigital\/status\/656913995664879616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Though there is currently no hard evidence or any type of lawsuit, Carnage could be in a position to lose copyrights to any music made using the allegedly illegally gained software. Carnage later claimed the computer wasn&#8217;t his hoping to close the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Carnage it didn&#8217;t end there as earlier this week it was revealed that Razer Music had cut all ties with Carnage, removing nearly any promotional materials featuring the DJ. Carnage&#8217;s short lived legacy as a face of Razer Music now only lives on through the odd remaining promotional picture and social media post.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Razer nor Carnage have commented on the issue. You can watch the video (reposted as it was removed by Razer) that started it all below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"808 Tutorial | CARNAGE | Razer Music | Re-Upload\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-IPxxeb-4gk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Razer Music is &#8220;the ultimate resource for digital music creation and performance&#8221; from computer and PC equipment creators Razer. Promotions for Razer Music have featured appearances from deadmau5, Feed me, Metro Boomin, Dyro and more, though no longer Carnage.<\/p>\n<p>Razer Music was set up when Razer realised the power of their computers, designed from gaming, was being used by a lot of music producers as well due to the heavy toll music production can take on computers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Razer have cut their partnership with Carnage over his alleged use of pirated music software. Los Angeles based DJ, Carnage, was at the centre of a recent controversy when he appeared in a promotional video for Razer Music. In the video it was pointed out that the DJ was using an illegally downloaded version of of digital synthesizer plugin Sylenth. The dispute reached a head when Carnage was asked about using the pirated software on twitter and replied: &#8220;lmaoooo \u00a0wtf why does it matter?&#8221;. 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