"d Davis"--is He Really Don Davis?

[TheAmateurAnimator]

So there's this guy on the AP. He claims to be Don Davis.

What do you think--Is he a fraud or the real deal?

[Khuskan]

A good question, this has buzzed about before.

We know that several of the regs on NG are friends with mr Davis, and although they havnt seen him recently to confirm this, it dosn't seem completely out of view that somebody so established would set up a few tracks on a site like this.

However, as this has been discussed before, there has been some controversy, for example I seem to recall that in the audio portal he claims that he plays an instrument and recorded it himself for the track, however his official website does not state that he does indeed play that instrument but another instrument entirely.

I know its shady, but the music is still there so the mods have let it be for some reason, prehaps they are in contact with him or have proof that we don't. I remain skeptical, but I'm sort of hoping it really is the great man himself.

I wonder if he'll ever get active on the bbs...

[TheAmateurAnimator]

:However, as this has been discussed before, there has been some controversy.
This topic's already been done? I couldn't find any other topics on this subject in a BBS search.

:I remain skeptical, but I'm sort of hoping it really is the great man himself.
That sentence reflects my thoughts prefectly.

[DavidOrr]

I think the chances of it being him are pretty much zero. Like a few of the other guys pointed out, the piece where he is playing the oboe couldn't possibly be played on the oboe. That right there is proof enough that it's a fraud. I'm sure the real Don Davis would know the ranges of different instruments- and certainly what each instrument sounds like.

That really doesn't even sound like a clarinet. Clarinets are more mellow, where as English Horns have the obnoxious whining character to them. If you couldn't already tell, I'm not a huge fan of the English Horn.

[Khuskan]

At 6/28/06 04:13 PM, amateuranimator10 wrote:

However, as this has been discussed before, there has been some controversy.

This topic's already been done? I couldn't find any other topics on this subject in a BBS search.

It popped up in another stolen audio thread - there were only about 2 posts about it, and under a weird title.

[API]

Well he seems to have pretty good defenses. Check his review responses... they make sense for the most part.

But it does baffle me why any composer such as him would want to submit on Newgrounds. Most of his tracks you have to pay for, on the soundtracks to movies.

Whatever, it's probably fake.

[SpamWarrior]

I dont know anything about traditional instruments really, and i've not listened to the piece.

A custom oboe could reach the lower octaves probably, or pitchbending, but i'm 65% certain this guy is a fraud like all the noobs you see, tho its the funniest noobery yet, i've not yet seen someone posing as someone well established until this was brought up a while ago.

[Rucklo]

At 6/28/06 04:42 PM, -API- wrote: Well he seems to have pretty good defenses. Check his review responses... they make sense for the most part.

Yeah that´s what I thought as well. I e-mailed wade about this, and tadaa no responce (uh, surprised?). Anyway, im sure a couple of ppl have Xed the songs, so it should have been brought to the admins attention... if not, we can always try e-mailing again.
I chekced ddavis official webpage, and there seem to be no direct e-mail to his agent, probably you should have to go through his record company or something... wich would take time, and most likley it would take a while...

Personally I dont think its impossible, but well... compared to the rest of the AP its unlikley. Well whatever...

[Slayer-of-trolls]

I doubt it's him. First off, why would he submit here? To get more exposure? Yeah right. He's got exposure now. And plus there's the whole copyright problem. Does he own the pieces that he writes? And people at that level don't blink unless they are getting paid so I doubt he's gonna be submiting songs for free so that flash artists can use them.

But, maybe I'm wrong maybe he's just a super cool guy but I doubt it.

[Voyd]

All I can say, regardless of if he's a hoax or not, is what does this tell you about the audio portal? Even if its stolen, alot of people would'nt notice. I would expect professional music to get atleast gold, but that so far hasnt happend. Though, I can assure you, its not for real.

[Winterwind-NS]

Wow, why did this thread pop up now?
ddavis made his account like months ago haha
anyways, yeah I'm 100% sure it's not him
cuz for one, he doesn't play oboe
that wasn't an oboe in his song (english horn)
and he never responded to that one review by that
showstopper guy

read this, its hilarious
"I'm a fan of Don Davis and his works for top selling blockbusters. Through reading about him, i KNOW for a fact that Don Davis does NOT play an oboe and never did his whole life. He only played Trumpet and Piano. THATS ALL. He was never a fan of instruments similar to that of an oboe or a clarinet etc., in fact, he loves brass instruments the most.
For a fake, you really suck. If you're going to pretend to be somebody, atleast do SOME research on the person, dumbass. Because from the looks of it, all you REALLY know about the guy is his age and that he has a website. Oh yeah, and you got a nice little picture of him. That's all you need right? heh fucker
Oh and by the way, I recently phoned your agent. He's a very close friend of Don Davis. He does NOT recall Don Davis being affiliated with a small online community known as Newgrounds. He's going to check out the website, find your page, take a look at what you've posted/said/etc. When he realizes that you aren't Don Davis, he can EASILY sue your fucking ass. He can ruin you shit easy. He's his fucking agent. Watch youself dude, you just violated copyright laws that can get you fined for a whole lotta money that I'm SURE you don't have. If you continue this, you may have to ask your daddy for an allowance raise...
You FUCKING 10 year old CUNT

Can't wait to see what you're going to say now...
anticipation is killing me"

he never responded and never posted another song since
thus, he is absolutely not the real don davis.

[TheAmateurAnimator]

At 6/28/06 07:18 PM, Winterwind-NS wrote: Wow, why did this thread pop up now?
ddavis made his account like months ago haha

I'm really lazy and just got around to doing it today.

[xXDathDalerXx]

well it's not that weird to see a pro on a forum,i've talked to quite a few & seen many others posting,people who work in comics,films,animation,music...of course this was in forums with close ties to the professional field,so you can't totally rule out the possibillity

[TimeBender]

hell no it isnt him.

"I might be a Hollywood composer, but I can assure you that my salary is perfectly average as is what I've got in the bank.

What would I be doing here? Newgrounds is the first and by far the most popular audio portal on the internet. Leave it up to your imagination as to why I'm here.

Delete my account if you want, however I can assure you of my identity."

[Syntrus]

At 6/28/06 09:56 PM, AmeerThePrince wrote: hell no it isnt him.

David Firth is probably the most famous person on this site. him or weebl

[TheAmateurAnimator]

At 6/28/06 09:58 PM, Syntrus wrote:

At 6/28/06 09:56 PM, AmeerThePrince wrote: hell no it isnt him.

David Firth is probably the most famous person on this site. him or weebl

We're talking about a punk pretending to be a famous movie soundtrack composer. Mr. Firth and Weebl have nothing to do with him.

[TimeBender]

At 6/28/06 10:37 PM, amateuranimator10 wrote:

At 6/28/06 09:58 PM, Syntrus wrote:

At 6/28/06 09:56 PM, AmeerThePrince wrote: hell no it isnt him.

David Firth is probably the most famous person on this site. him or weebl

We're talking about a punk pretending to be a famous movie soundtrack composer. Mr. Firth and Weebl have nothing to do with him.

The thing is, he mixed up the flash part about newgrounds with the audio part of newgrounds. I dont think the real Don Davis with his education, would get that mixed up.

[gecko21189]

As far as I'm concerned, nobody goes to the trouble of writing a piece, hiring an orchestra and a day in a recording studio, hiring a mastering tech, to submit to a website for free, to be used by many with no royalty pay whatsoever. Of course, no record label would pay for this, so all of these expenses would be out-of-pocket. Sounds fishy to me.

I wonder if this kid knows that IP's can be traced to physical locations. I bet a court summons and a couple of FBI Agents would shut him up very quickly. I just hope he has the money to pay what could be upwards of $100,000.

Random Kid, NG alias ddavis,
Good Luck.

[GoreBastard]

Who the fuck is Don Davies?

[API]

At 6/29/06 12:30 AM, GoreBastard wrote: Who the fuck is Don Davies?

he does heavy metal and grindcore dude

[GoreBastard]

At 6/29/06 12:45 AM, -API- wrote:

At 6/29/06 12:30 AM, GoreBastard wrote: Who the fuck is Don Davies?

he does heavy metal and grindcore dude

HOYL SIHT I'VE HEARED ALL HIS SONGS, HE'S LIKE, "GGGRRRRUUUUUUURRRRRRRHHHHH".
Hahaha!
That made me lol!

[StrangeEncounters]

I admire this kid who thinks he's D Davis. Provides us with free music from a proffesional.

[Khuskan]

At 6/29/06 07:30 AM, Watercolour wrote: I admire this kid who thinks he's D Davis. Provides us with free music from a proffesional.

Which is called filesharing, which is illegal.

Willingly downloading the files is against the law.

[StrangeEncounters]

I haven't even downloaded his music yet, Lol.

[TheAmateurAnimator]

At 6/29/06 12:01 AM, gecko21189 wrote: As far as I'm concerned, nobody goes to the trouble of writing a piece, hiring an orchestra and a day in a recording studio, hiring a mastering tech, to submit to a website for free, to be used by many with no royalty pay whatsoever. Of course, no record label would pay for this, so all of these expenses would be out-of-pocket. Sounds fishy to me.

If any famous composer joined the NG AP, they'd probably just be there to submit little practice thingies, or stuff they did when they were bored and had a piano/keyboard lying around somewhere, assuming that even famous composers can get bored.