If anyone is interested in halping me build my CD collection, I am now
reviewing the demos of unsigned artists for a small fee.
Thanks,
Mr. Heywood Jablowme
Reacharound Records
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>From: "component" <component@mindstorm.com>
>To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
>Subject: Re: [idm] Accepting Submissions
>Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 10:04:03 -0400
>
>The bottom line is that for that same $100 an upstart artist could make up
>75 cdrs
>and mail them out to labels, radio, press, etc and do a great deal to get
>their music
>out. The only time those "pay for play" type scenerios end up working out
>ok
>is when its a co-op sort of thing with a bunch of artists getting together
>and all pitching
>in a bit.
>
>And Greg is right, most of those comps do "SUCK ASS"!
>
>Rob
>::::::Component Records:::::::
>Box 783, Somers, Ct 06071
>www.componentrecords.com
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Greg Clow <greg@stainedproductions.com>
>To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
>Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 9:58 AM
>Subject: Re: [idm] Accepting Submissions
>
>
> > At 04:27 AM 26/07/02, p hluidbox wrote:
> >
> > >>From: "inky" <inkyinkz@yahoo.co.uk>
> > >>
> > >>thats quite amusing, you have to pay money to send your music to be
>included
> > >>on a comp cd, and then if you do get on you have to pay a further $100
>for
> > >>the pleasure.
> > >
> > > are you fucking serious? i think it's actually $10 .. or $20 for 3
> > pieces of
> > > music .. . so says the site
> >
> > The $10-$20 is an "administration fee" which they are charging you just
>to
> > LISTEN to your music. You than have to pay an additional $100 if your
>track
> > is chosed for inclusion.
> >
> > Sadly, these sort of "promotional opportunities" aren't that rare. And
>as
> > someone who has received more than a handful of these sort of
>compilations
> > for review or airplay consideration, I can tell you that they usually
>suck
> > ass. Most artists with enough talent to produce listenable music also
>have
> > enough brains to recognize these deals as the scam that they are, which
> > means that with very few exceptions, the material that ends up on these
> > things is pretty dire.
> >
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
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