Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Hugh Syme
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
=== Double-selling artwork allegations === Upon release of Dream Theater's ''[[Parasomnia (album)|Parasomnia]]'' in February 2025, allegations quickly emerged of Syme potentially double-selling artwork, as his ''Parasomnia'' artwork appeared identical to his artwork on Orion's ''The Lightbringers''<ref>{{Cite web |last=wookubus |date=2025-02-10 |title=Artist Called Out For Allegedly Licensing Same Piece Of Artwork To Dream Theater & Orion |url=https://www.theprp.com/2025/02/10/news/artist-called-out-for-allegedly-licensing-same-piece-of-artwork-to-dream-theater-orion/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Theprp.com |language=en-US}}</ref>, released six-months prior on August 16, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mind |first=The Prog |date=2024-08-14 |title=Orion – The Lightbringers |url=https://theprogmind.com/2024/08/14/orion-the-lightbringers/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=The PROG Mind |language=en}}</ref> Taking to social media on February 7, 2025, Orion's Ben Jones called out Syme in a [[Facebook]] post: "Is this for real?! A piece of artwork in the new Dream Theater deluxe edition is the EXACT same piece of artwork that was in ''The Lightbringers'' booklet for the song 'The Ghosts Among Us' ... Hugh Syme did the artwork for my album and theirs, so I think I can see where this is going..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seneca |date=2025-02-11 |title=Dream Theater’s Artist Accused of Selling the Same Artwork to Multiple Bands |url=https://themosh.net/dream-theaters-artist-accused-of-selling-the-same-artwork-to-multiple-bands/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=The Mosh Network |language=en-US}}</ref> While Syme remained silent on the matter, Jones followed up: "I’ve never suggested plagiarism – in fact, I’ve repeatedly emphasized that Dream Theater are also victims of Hugh’s negligence." As Dream Theater's manager Frank Solomon reached out privately to Jones, Jones recalled: "We had a very amicable exchange ... Despite owing me nothing, Frank made a very kind offer, which I plan to accept. I want to be clear – Dream Theater committed no wrongdoing in this situation."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mäenpää |first=Arto |date=2025-02-11 |title=Artist under fire for allegedly selling same artwork to both Dream Theater and Orion |url=https://chaoszine.net/artist-under-fire-for-allegedly-selling-same-artwork-to-both-dream-theater-and-orion/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Chaoszine |language=en-US}}</ref>
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)