Posted: 03 July 2005 at 1:39pm | IP Logged

Your quick reference to record labels, publishers and other music industry-related companies that have contacted members of MP3Unsigned.

We all know about Statue Records, but they aren't the only dodgy record 'label' trying to get musicians to part with their hard earned cash on the promise of CD sales and success.

The bottom line is that no decent record label will ask you to spend any of your own money on getting a record made and on sale.  If a label asks for money up front from their artists then it is basically a scam and you are wasting your money.

If you have received spam from, or have information regarding any other suspect 'record label', please post here and I will add them to the list.

Companies are entitled to advertise their products and services in the Advertising folder, but when they personally email numerous artists without listening to their music beforehand, this is spamming and we don't like this.  In most cases, unsolicited emails are illegal in the UK.

added 3/10/5: In the interests of fairness and for the benefit of legitimate companies and the artists that could potentially benefit from them, I will be adding trusted companies also to this list.

Spam/Scammers and/or Suspect Record Labels - STEER CLEAR OF THESE!!

• Statue Records (see thread)
• Kid Antrim Records (see thread)

Spammer List - Contact from one of these companies does not mean they think your music is special, but it is NOT a scam. Consider the offer carefully.  Bear in mind that these companies still might screen for quality before they do anything with your music.

• Hot Live Bands
• Studio 45 (see thread)
• Internexus Media/Weed (see thread)(see another)
• Active Media Library (see thread)
• NewHotMusic (see thread)
• Emergenza (see thread)
• Goodbeat Company (see thread)
• Alto-Media (see thread)
  

Trusted/Recommended List - Members have had some success with these and/or they have a good reputation.

• CD Baby - The largest independent record shop on the net, anyone can sell their CDs to a massive audience.  The digital deal means you can have your music selling through iTunes and all the major digital music retailers.  Started by a musician to sell his own CDs and still run by the same guy, their reputation is excellent.
• Total Wipes - (see threads)
• Pulse Unsigned (now renamed Pulse Rated) - (see thread)
• Kunaki - A revolutionary new way to publish your CDs.  (see thread)

Posted: 03 July 2005 at 5:00pm | IP Logged

I'm getting eMails from Bandspace.com as well now promising 70p every time somebody downloads one of your tracks. Anyone heard of them ??

Rgds. Mike.

Posted: 03 July 2005 at 11:28pm | IP Logged

where are the emails being sent from? Are they diving onto other music sites to try and get artists?

Posted: 07 July 2005 at 6:00pm | IP Logged

only had one so far, and that was Kid Antrim Records

funnily enough it was for my least used side project, a bit of a dance thing i had going for a while