🎶 The story behind my symphonic cover of “Alien Boy” by Oliver Tree 🎶
Three years ago, I decided to create a symphonic cover of “Alien Boy” by Oliver Tree (released by Atlantic record label
@atlanticrecords ), purely out of love for the track, starting with the idea of using a virtual orchestra. But when the opportunity came to record it live, I couldn’t pass it up, so I invested my own resources to make it happen.
I posted the cover on my YouTube channel “Alexander Billione” and moved on. Fast forward three years, and I started seeing comments on my video saying they loved hearing my orchestral version at Oliver Tree’s live shows. That’s how I found out that my intellectual property — the orchestral arrangement I created and funded — was used in his 2023 tour «Alone In A Crowd» without my permission.
While the original song melody and harmony is obviously made by Oliver Tree
@olivertree , Mad Royal
@imadroyal and Casey Mattson
@caseymattson_ , the orchestration and arrangement I created and performed by
@opensoundorchestra is mine. It’s a strange feeling: on one hand, it’s great to see my work appreciated on such a big stage by a famous artist, but on the other hand, it would’ve been nice to at least be asked.
That said, if this track resonated with Oliver and his team, maybe we can collaborate on future projects or at least release my symphonic cover officially on streaming platforms. I’m open to the idea and would love to explore new opportunities together!
Thanks to the YouTube users RICKSANITY C_137, 𝙽𝙾𝙲𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙽𝙴 𝙱𝙻𝙾𝙾𝙳𝙵𝙴𝙰𝚂𝚃, Jason420, and Felz for the concert videos.
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