Mindfly
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Posted : Sep 25, 2005 19:27
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On 2005-09-16 07:02, Dennis the menace wrote:
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Well actually I guess it isn't funny to find tracks you've send exclusively to labels floating around on mp3's and on peoples' top10 lists (not that this is a bad thing  ). This actually happened to a friend of mine. Although this in itself could serve as good promotion, it would still suck since the track obviously would have some commercial value. I mean, if I wanted a track to be shared as mp3, I would most definately do it myself instead of some "I'm-so-cool-with-my-unrelased-quality-tracks"-dj doing it for me! Don't get me wrong, I would never mind any dj's playing my tracks (even unreleased ones) at a party, but I would certainly mind them spreading them around as mp3's. Therefore, I would suggest either sending cut-tracks (with the chance of them going to the recycle bin  ) along with a note that the label could contact me if they want a clean version. That way I would know which labels that are interested in my sound.
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i dont think this would happend if ppl where sending cd's to the label instead of mp3 files. And thoose labels who cant hold on a track doesnt deserve any demo/promo from anyone... shitty bastards
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Well, it actually happend to me a few years ago. I mailed a CD containing 9 tracks to an Israel-based label. A few weeks later it was available for mp3-download as a "Mindfly Promo" on various P2P-networks... And I actually think the "Promo" can still is available for purchase on some russian mp3-site... Dunno if it actually have sold any copies, but I'm quite sure if it has, I wont see any "ka-ching" at all...
 
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cytopia
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Posted : Sep 25, 2005 19:44
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that's unfortunate, and makes it worth it to create silent bits in the demo's.
also a good idea to make a thread or some record of labels and sites which have abused artists or misused the tracks that were sent, so that other artists are aware of this |
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