This is a very complex issue, but in a sentence: yes, there is.

It goes way back to the Liquid Tension Experiment albums, which were both released on the label (in fact it was Magna Carta's president that gave MP the oppurtunity to create the group in the first place).

In 2001, Mike was trying to release his Liquid Drum Theater DVD and he planned to use (amongst other things) some songs by DT and a couple by LTE. Elektra allowed Mike to use DT's music without trouble, but Magna Carta refused to allow him to use his own music without paying them substancial royalties.

Now, at about the same time as he was attempting to get permission to use LTE songs in a drum video, Andy West (Dixie Dregs) asked Mike to lay down some drum tracks for a project of his called Rama. Mike had not yet been refused access to the LTE material at this point, so he agreed and played on two Rama tracks.

Once Magna Carta had screwed Mike, he never wanted anything to do with them again... but it was too late to get himself out of the Rama project, and he had to let the label use his name as a promotion once more.

Mike posted the following on his message board in a topic about his Rama appearance:


Since then, Magna Carta have continued to use MP's name as a promotional tool without seeking MP's permission - for example, a compilation of some of Mike's work on the label called Prime Cuts, which MP has publicly denounced.

Read more about the story on the MP FAQ here.

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From [url=http://www.faq.dtnorway.com/question/1004]faq.dtnorway.com[/url]: [quote][b][i]Is there bad blood between Mike and Magna Carta?[/i][/b] This is a very complex issue, but in a sentence: yes, there is. It goes way back to the Liquid Tension Experiment albums, which were both released on the label (in fact it was Magna Carta's president that gave MP the oppurtunity to create the group in the first place). In 2001, Mike was trying to release his Liquid Drum Theater DVD and he planned to use (amongst other things) some songs by DT and a couple by LTE. Elektra allowed Mike to use DT's music without trouble, but Magna Carta refused to allow him to use his own music without paying them substancial royalties. Now, at about the same time as he was attempting to get permission to use LTE songs in a drum video, Andy West (Dixie Dregs) asked Mike to lay down some drum tracks for a project of his called Rama. Mike had not yet been refused access to the LTE material at this point, so he agreed and played on two Rama tracks. Once Magna Carta had screwed Mike, he never wanted anything to do with them again... but it was too late to get himself out of the Rama project, and he had to let the label use his name as a promotion once more. Mike posted the following on his message board in a topic about his Rama appearance: "I asked him to remove my name from the credits which he and the label refused to do (for obvious reasons...) That is why I (and MP.COM and DT.NET and the DT fanzines) have not been promoting this CD. It's a shame that Andy has had to suffer as a result of this because he is a cool guy, but I refuse to support MC any further (both financially and creatively)... Download my 2 tracks off of KaZaa or another file sharing service as I did lay down some cool shit on these tracks...but I am personally trying to avoid those crooks at Magna Carta from making another single penny off of my name as I had to pay them **ALOT** of money in order to get my LDT DVD released for the fans...." Since then, Magna Carta have continued to use MP's name as a promotional tool without seeking MP's permission - for example, a compilation of some of Mike's work on the label called Prime Cuts, which MP has publicly denounced. Read more about the story on the MP FAQ here.[/quote]