Comments for SoundTempest http://soundtempest.net Reporting, analysis, and opinions on the latest trends and developments in the music industry. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:21:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on How to Detect (And Avoid) Music Scams by Vinnie http://soundtempest.net/guides/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/comment-page-4/#comment-5724 Vinnie Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:30:55 +0000 http://soundtempest.net/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/#comment-5724 Taxi music may not be a scam but they rip off your money! I have been a member on and off a couple of times, had many forwards yet nothing came of it. I've had my music licensed in tv/film placements as well as internet shows yet nothing has come from taxi but hundreds of dollars spent. I recently signed up last year as they were doing a money back guarantee for a year and didn't read the small print that mentions it's not for renewals so if you are previous member you can't get your money back. Well I'm pretty much done with this company, I've tried it, spent upwards towards $1000 over the years and nothing back but reviews of which by the way are made by people who expect you to sound like a super polished mariah carey or justin timberlake, well what about the indie market? They don't have people that work for Taxi that really understand the indie market. It's not always about a hit song people! Many songs get licensed on shows that aren't hits but that is what Taxi is screening for. I think Taxi should cut out their membership fees, possible just have a small submission fee or take a percentage of songs that they actually get licensed. It's just not a good business model to base subscription plans for artists on getting music licensed, there's definitely no guarantees. Spend your money more wisely and get a synch agent. Taxi music may not be a scam but they rip off your money!
I have been a member on and off a couple of times, had many forwards yet nothing came of it. I’ve had my music licensed in tv/film placements as well as internet shows yet nothing has come from taxi but hundreds of dollars spent. I recently signed up last year as they were doing a money back guarantee for a year and didn’t read the small print that mentions it’s not for renewals so if you are previous member you can’t get your money back. Well I’m pretty much done with this company, I’ve tried it, spent upwards towards $1000 over the years and nothing back but reviews of which by the way are made by people who expect you to sound like a super polished mariah carey or justin timberlake, well what about the indie market? They don’t have people that work for Taxi that really understand the indie market. It’s not always about a hit song people! Many songs get licensed on shows that aren’t hits but that is what Taxi is screening for.

I think Taxi should cut out their membership fees, possible just have a small submission fee or take a percentage of songs that they actually get licensed. It’s just not a good business model to base subscription plans for artists on getting music licensed, there’s definitely no guarantees. Spend your money more wisely and get a synch agent.

]]> Comment on The Best Free Music Software by Kiran http://soundtempest.net/guides/the-best-free-music-software/comment-page-1/#comment-5689 Kiran Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:12:04 +0000 http://soundtempest.net/the-best-free-music-software/#comment-5689 Very informative and useful...and yeah..LMMS is missing in this list.. Very informative and useful…and yeah..LMMS is missing in this list..

]]> Comment on How to Detect (And Avoid) Music Scams by Kroc http://soundtempest.net/guides/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/comment-page-4/#comment-5673 Kroc Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:10:24 +0000 http://soundtempest.net/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/#comment-5673 They did change their name from Hitt music group for the reason that they got bad press cause they are a shit company . They did change their name from Hitt music group for the reason that they got bad press cause they are a shit company .

]]> Comment on How to Detect (And Avoid) Music Scams by Kroc http://soundtempest.net/guides/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/comment-page-4/#comment-5672 Kroc Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:09:21 +0000 http://soundtempest.net/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/#comment-5672 Song placements is a SCAM. They are misleading and sometimes straight out lie to you. they really only help 5% of the artist they work with. DO NOT SIGN!!!! Song placements is a SCAM. They are misleading and sometimes straight out lie to you. they really only help 5% of the artist they work with. DO NOT SIGN!!!!

]]> Comment on How to Detect (And Avoid) Music Scams by want to know http://soundtempest.net/guides/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/comment-page-4/#comment-5444 want to know Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:02:02 +0000 http://soundtempest.net/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/#comment-5444 Has any one has success with Ariel Publicity, any good or bad... please share..thanks Has any one has success with Ariel Publicity, any good or bad… please share..thanks

]]> Comment on How to Collaborate (On or Offline) by susan roberts http://soundtempest.net/guides/how-to-collaborate-on-or-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-5334 susan roberts Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:46:12 +0000 http://soundtempest.net/how-to-collaborate-on-or-offline/#comment-5334 Looking for a good site to uplaod my hard house mix to any ideas i would need some feed back on my mixing as i am new to the dj world thanks Looking for a good site to uplaod my hard house mix to any ideas i would need some feed back on my mixing as i am new to the dj world thanks

]]> Comment on How to Detect (And Avoid) Music Scams by Mike McCready http://soundtempest.net/guides/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/comment-page-4/#comment-5269 Mike McCready Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:01:52 +0000 http://soundtempest.net/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/#comment-5269 Excellent post. This is one of the main challenges we're trying to solve here at Music Xray. We've developed a completely transparent system where music industry professionals can receive submissions. Many of them charge a small fee but guarantee they will listen and provide specific feedback. We don't charge a membership fee so the onus is on us to keep the opportunities legit and interesting. Additionally, artists can comment and rate the professionals and opportunities they submit to so everything is above board. See some comments here for example: http://submit.musicxray.com/profiles/662 There are a number of top industry professionals including a Grammy-winning producer or two who are providing feedback on artists songs 100% for free. No strings. No catches. On the back side, we're helping the industry professionals make sense of their submissions, organize them, share them with colleagues and share their opinions. I'd love to know what anyone here thinks of the service. I recognize we have a ways to go but we're building diligently everyday. Excellent post.

This is one of the main challenges we’re trying to solve here at Music Xray. We’ve developed a completely transparent system where music industry professionals can receive submissions. Many of them charge a small fee but guarantee they will listen and provide specific feedback. We don’t charge a membership fee so the onus is on us to keep the opportunities legit and interesting. Additionally, artists can comment and rate the professionals and opportunities they submit to so everything is above board. See some comments here for example: http://submit.musicxray.com/profiles/662

There are a number of top industry professionals including a Grammy-winning producer or two who are providing feedback on artists songs 100% for free. No strings. No catches.

On the back side, we’re helping the industry professionals make sense of their submissions, organize them, share them with colleagues and share their opinions. I’d love to know what anyone here thinks of the service. I recognize we have a ways to go but we’re building diligently everyday.

]]> Comment on How to Detect (And Avoid) Music Scams by How to Detect (And Avoid) Music Scams http://soundtempest.net/guides/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/comment-page-4/#comment-5266 How to Detect (And Avoid) Music Scams Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:01:33 +0000 http://soundtempest.net/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/#comment-5266 [...] VIEW ARTICLE SOURCE [...] [...] VIEW ARTICLE SOURCE [...]

]]> Comment on How to Detect (And Avoid) Music Scams by Darren Watson http://soundtempest.net/guides/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/comment-page-4/#comment-5263 Darren Watson Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:09:52 +0000 http://soundtempest.net/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/#comment-5263 I can tell you all for sure that the International Songwriting Competition is not a 'scam'. I won 1st place for Blues last year and all my prizes were honoured. With the notable exception of one sponsor, Luna guitars who behaved dishonourably much to the chagrin of myself and the ISC organisers. I can recommend ICS as honest and worth entering. I can tell you all for sure that the International Songwriting Competition is not a ’scam’.

I won 1st place for Blues last year and all my prizes were honoured. With the notable exception of one sponsor, Luna guitars who behaved dishonourably much to the chagrin of myself and the ISC organisers.

I can recommend ICS as honest and worth entering.

]]> Comment on How to Detect (And Avoid) Music Scams by Ron http://soundtempest.net/guides/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/comment-page-4/#comment-5208 Ron Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:54:46 +0000 http://soundtempest.net/how-to-detect-and-avoid-music-scams/#comment-5208 If you do a Google search on Song Placements' phone number - which is the number that appears at the bottom of most of these scam emails (with and extension of x106), you'll find the following. 'Nuff said... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=3522074&blogId=513353365 If you do a Google search on Song Placements’ phone number - which is the number that appears at the bottom of most of these scam emails (with and extension of x106), you’ll find the following. ‘Nuff said…

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=3522074&blogId=513353365

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