sharke

The pages will always be there at archive.org, in fact you can go right back and see what it was like in 2003, he had some different pictures of himself up there.  He also had some different text up on his music page:

Right, but not the MP3's, right? I see the player itself is archived, but the playlist points back to "playlist_url=http://www.ba-midi.com/music/files/ba-midi%20main.xspf" and doesn't load (perhaps a player limitation or config to not load across domains). In any event, the MP3's would have had to been copied...  

Yeah, it's his property, and subsequently whoever inherits his property, executes his estate, etc. I'm sure there were boxes of CDs and gear and whatnot that maybe will end up in somebody's den, but once that hosting bill goes unpaid, the account goes away, the content gets wiped. Who knows, maybe a family member will pay the bill for a while, or a friend will take some of his tunes and make a nice charity compilation. There's some real quality stuff there. Just hate the thought of the man's artwork, that he obviously had a passion for, sitting out there for folks to enjoy, but not forever, like a sand sculpture...   

Have you heard this? http://www.ba-midi.com/music/files/vocals/3%29%20Billy%20Arnell%20-%20Andre%20-%202%20Wrongs%20Don%27t%20Make%20A%20Right.mp3

It's like classic R&B hip hop, the way it's supposed to be. Reminds of the good ol' days... 1998. :)

forgive me if i missed a few posts but is there anyway to download a few of his tunes and set up a memorial somewhere,id be willing to donate something to keep his site alive.

I was afraid of this...sigh...RIP Bill.

RIP Billy a.k.a BA-Midi

Well - I have watched this thread for a while, just to be sure. To me it looks there is no longer a way to denial the sad outcome. Sad indeed. R.I.P. Billy.

:(

Like others, I've been reading this thread and hoping that he would pop up and say...hey, that was the other Billy Arnell. He seemed to be one of the good guys - ain't that always the way ?

RIP

  I can't really add anything more to what has already been said.....Sonar 7 was my first DAW, and I learnt so much from Billys postings........ He was always polite, friendly, articulate, and very informative and his posts were always worth checking out.....He will be missed....RIP

I have followed this post since it's inception. Billie was a friend and an invaluable source of experience for many on this forum including myself. His passing will be felt deeply and his presence will be missed.

RIP to our dear forum brother Billy. 

craigb


Well, I was in a good mood tonight...  RIP Billy.

For those that would like to download his online songs in one shot, I've zipped them all up (66 songs) into a single, large archive (282 MB) that can be downloaded from HERE.

Thanks for sharing Craig...


R.I.P. Billy.

For those that would like to download his online songs in one shot, I've zipped them all up (66 songs) into a single, large archive (282 MB) that can be downloaded from HERE.

Very thoughtful of you Craig, thanks very much.
Billy is very fortunate to have been loved by his colleagues so much as evidenced here.
May we all strive to be as kind and helpful as our beloved Billy was.

RIP, Billy.

This is very sad news, he will be missed. R.I.P Billy..

jbow


Is there a better way to be remembered than, "he helped people". I think not.

+Amen.