Music Publisher :D

Well done Adam. You must be chuffed to bits.

Hey don't forget to mention to your publishers all your new fabulous friends on Songstuff - especially your new bestest friend - me! lol

Dee

Beware of Song Sharks, don't be the bait. To protect yourself, do a little bit of online research before signing any contract and/or paying a fee.

Cheers,

RKG

Look out, Adam.

I mean it - seriously - look out!!

These guys are notorious

They send that same letter to everyone hoping that the'll be stupid and blind and uncritical enough to believe them.

It's a business model for them, that's all.

DON"T DO IT!!

http://www.justplainfolks.org/ubb/Forum7/HTML/000109.html

Well done Adam. You must be chuffed to bits.Hey don't forget to mention to your publishers all your new fabulous friends on Songstuff - especially your new bestest friend - me! lol Dee

Please leave me off the Paramount mailing list!

Adam, Lazz, et al., are right. Watch out for the Paramount people. They have a rotten reputation even among the sharks. And the work of theirs that I've heard isn't very good to begin with. I kept their Website bookmarked for a long time to remind me that just because something looks good doesn't mean it is.

joe

I've also received a letter from Paramount Song with a contract. Yes it was really exciting. But YOU are paying THEM for making a demo. Okay, unless you can perform, record and produce by yourself, it's not so bad.

 

However, there are more affordable organisations than ParamountSong.

 

I have heard a sample, if you haven't Google "Barker's Blues" it's the one I know of. It was written by a guy witha a really weird wailing voice. I prefered the Demo tht PS did, but others who I played both for didn't. That said, their production is undoubtedly good. But there are more affordable options.

 

I have recently used "Reeldemo" and "Nigel Cuff Music" to produce demos, at around US$100 per song, much lower than PS rates for similar instrumentation. I think from memory and all the spam mail I receive, a vocal/guitar demo is $190 and goes up from there. I AM NOT affiliated with the organisations I have named other than as a client. "Empire Music" is another I have found costing around US$250 for a demo to be produced. There are others...

 

Do what you like, but don't be sucked in by a recording contract that is really you buying a demo. If you think a demo from them is worth what they ask, fair enough. But it's a DEMO it's not a break into the recording industry. 

 

Kel