Monique Smit gets a slap on the fingers from Ronald Molendijk. He believes that she should have had a better idea of what consequences the argument with her brother Jan Smit could have. “It’s naive.”
Monique Smit’s popular Sinterklaas songs were removed from Spotify just before the festive season by her brother Jan Smit, who manages the rights with his record company. It’s a mean trick: the two have been at odds with each other for years, and in this way he hits her professionally and of course in the wallet.
Taylor Smith
Ronald Molendijk believes that Monique should have anticipated better. She could have seen such a vengeful action coming, the music expert thinks. “Taylor Swift also once had a problem with her record company, or actually her manager, who had bought the rights. She found a smart solution for it.”
He continues at the desk Show news: “She re-recorded all her albums. They called it Taylor’s version. You could say: make the Sinterklaas songs that you recorded and put underneath: Monique’s version. Then you eliminate that record company. I don’t know how long this argument has been going on?”
A bit naive
Private boss Evert Santegoeds knows that. “If I think back, about four years.”
Ronald finds it incredible that Monique apparently never thought that Jan would also take her in business. “Well, then she would have had all the time to do it. It’s a bit naive not to do that, when you sense that your brother wants to bother you and he did it this way.”
Personal level
Why Jan took the songs offline? Evert: “Well, I assume it is much more on a personal level. That is why it is being done at this moment, to hit her hard.”
Ronald finally: “It’s also very strange, because the record company always makes the most money from a stream or sale, so they are shooting themselves in the foot the most, but apparently they can suffer financially.”