10 Things to know if it's 'Pay to Play'
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 1:17PM 1. UNSOLICITED SPAM EMAIL, SMS: You typically receive a friendly email or text message from a production outfit you've never heard of, with show dates to choose from, or how to sign up for their Battle of the Bands (BOTB) contest. Their websites are in Myspace, Friendster or Multiply and are often badly done. No matter how new your band is, or if you even are a band, they'll claim they are interested in your music and want to work with you. Typically they don't even listen to you. 2. THEY CLAIM THEY ARE NOT PAY-TO-PLAY: The pay-to-play production goes out of their way to mention many times over that they are not. No legitimate booking company has to make this claim. These companies are constantly doing damage control on blogs and message boards, trying to defend themselves against unhappy musicians. Always google first to see what other bands are saying on musician forums/blogs (FYI: “glowing praise” on their pay-to-play site does not count).
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