A Guy Called Gerald is making a stand, and fighting back against the exploitation of his music by Rham Records.
News of this story first emerged in May when Gerald Simpson aka A Guy Called Gerald posted on his social media pages. Following on from those initial posts, he is now crowdfunding for legal advice, so he can claim money he feels is owed for hit tracks such as “Voodoo Ray” and “Hot Lemonade”.
In a statement, Gerald Simpson writes: “As ‘Voodoo Ray’ raced to No.12 in the charts, I had to live in a squat, work at McDonalds and give interviews out of phone boxes. Yet the guys running the label, selling my music, never paid me a single penny for my part in the label’s success.”
He continues: “Can you imagine the frustration? Acid House’s summer of love was in full swing and all I could think about was survival, while these guys spent the next four years exploiting my music. They ditched the label in 1992 and everything went quiet until 2019 when the nightmare started up again.”
Rham Records was relaunched in 2019 and it’s alleged that they uploaded A Guy Called Gerald tracks to streaming platforms without permission or prior notification.
Gerald Simpson is now looking to make a legal claim against Rham Records and is trying to raise £20,000 to cover the cost of legal fees. Saying: “My work is blatantly being taken advantage of, again, and it’s time to end this,” before continuing. “There is no agreement between me and this new company, verbal or otherwise, and I’m reaching out to you, asking for your help to stop this crook who is stealing from me.”
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