Deadmau5 accuses Wildstylez of ripping off the melody of ‘Some Chords’

Even though they make headlines whenever they occur, plagiarism and copyright infringement debacles continue to shake the dance music industry on a regular basis. In the most recent instance of such fiascos, Joram Metekohy aka Wildstylez has been accused by globally acclaimed DJ/producer, Deadmau5 of having stolen the melody from his vastly popular track, “Some Chords”.

Referring to Wildstylez’s recently released track, “Straightforward”, Joel Zimmerman aka Deadmau5 established that the track copies all of the chords from the melody of “Some Chords” and upon listening to the track the resemblance seems rather apparent. In fact, only just hidden beneath the unrelenting hardstyle kick lies a nearly identical chord progression to what the mau5 used in his smash hit.

The striking similarities between the two tracks seem undeniable and as you would expect, not one to take things lying down, Deadmau5 took to twitter to expose the theft, while also dubbing the track “the ripoff of the year”.

@wildstylez @hardstylecom cool rip bro. cool.—
(@deadmau5) February 20, 2014

@wildstylez cool story. why dont you just rip that off too? making music is hard.—
(@deadmau5) February 20, 2014

@KometMusic @wildstylez if its so simple… why doesnt he write his own?—
(@deadmau5) February 20, 2014

@Mathijserd i wish he'd make his music. with any luck it would be better than just stealing mine.—
(@deadmau5) February 20, 2014

if youre going to rip off "some chords" rip off SOME chords… not ALL OF THEM. IN THE SAME FUCKIN ORDER. lol—
(@deadmau5) February 20, 2014

@wildstylez go fuck yourself. seriously. yes, i am, in fact, taking credit for the melody i wrote. Are you telling me its yours?—
(@deadmau5) February 20, 2014