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Location: Triangle area, NC | So my buddy/vocalist just emailed me and said he got an email from "an LA based R&D" guy who liked a few songs we sent on a demo and wants to talk to us. I think this has SCAM written all over it, playing to our vanity. I said "once they start asking for money you know it's BS" and he halfheartedly agreed. He's gonna call this guy back but wondering any any of you have had similar experience. If so, how did you manage it. Seems like those predators in the mall selling modeling opportunities to young hopefuls but "just need the $1k photo shoot to get the first gig." |
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Location: East Tennessee | If they ask for money, HANG UP. |
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Location: Northwest Arkansas | If you're good. They'll pay you!
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Location: Flahdaw | Unless it's a Nigerian based producer, I wouldn't trust it... |
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Location: Tennessee | mymartind35 wrote:
If you're good. They'll pay you!
Especially the Nigerian ones. All you have to do is send them your bank account information so they can wire the money right over. ;-)
The whole thing seems a bit silly to even worry about yet. You send out a bunch of unsolicited demo tapes and someone comes back with some sort of proposition. Hear them out. In this day and age, the artist is expected to bring a lot with them, including money, fan base, talent, and product. Self-funded and produced work is the norm these days, not the exception. They could be looking at what you bring. And they may tell you to spend some money to get considered ... i.e. pony up for studio-quality recordings (not sure how you did your demo tape). This is not necessarily a scam, just a business proposition.
On the other hand, everyone wants to be a rock star these days and want it to happen right away without having to pay their dues and put in the 10,000 hours. Everyone thinks their original music is awesome and will be a hit if it just gets out there. There's plenty of these kinds of folks out there with more money than sense and someone may be evaluating you on those merits as a potential mark.
Figure out which one it is. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | If a producer thinks you're good, they invest in you. Google "Artist Producer Agreement". Just like for movies, a Producer is an investor. A typical scenario is they invest the money for the recording and in turn they get paid back FIRST from any revenue generated by the recording. When this works, and artist goes big, it's great for everyone. It's in the producers best interest to make a hit cause if there is no hit, he doesn't get paid. On the other hand, when you hear about artists that sold millions and got nothing.... it can happen that so much was spent to make it happen that all of the revenue of the first million copies is required to pay off the producers investment along with everyone else. That doesn't happen as much anymore, but it has happened. Not everyone is Mutt Lange or Mark Hudson.
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Location: Triangle area, NC | I figured as much. |
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Location: Flahdaw | If you are good, they will find you by your Soundcloud account
Edited by dark bar 2012-02-09 7:55 AM
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Location: Chicago | Beware the "Hitt Music Group" out of LA ...SCAM! |
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Location: Flahdaw | legend74 - 2012-02-09 5:11 PM
Beware the "Hitt Music Group" out of LA ...SCAM!
What!!?? They just promised Weaser a huge contract (for a small, minimum start up fee) |
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Music Producer scam?
