This is an interesting look at some scams that float around the music business offering a get (famous/rich) quick scheme.
“Nick Biscardi of Pilot Cloud shares the same sentiments.
Hunter S. Thompson once said, ‘the music business is a cruel and shallow money trench where good men die like dogs and thieves and pimps run free. There is also a negative side.’
In May 2009, we received a message from Joe Bird at Quickstar Productions that they were interested in adding one of our songs to a compilation CD. All we had to do was pay for our share of the pressings ($180) and we get a batch of these comps to distribute however we please.
Fast-forward to February 2010, and we still have nothing to show for it. After we had paid the fee, representatives tried to come after us saying that they had not received payment and tried to get us to pay again. It took until July to get them to acknowledge that they had, in fact, taken our money.
Ever since, whenever we ask about the status of the project, they tell us that things ‘are still in the mastering phase’. This whole ordeal has been one headache after another, and the most frustrating thing is that we’re not even sure; A, if we can get our money back; and B, how to go about reporting any of this to anyone.
We were taken for a ride and this has been a disappointing, eye-opening experience with how shady the music business can be. Live and learn, I suppose. The easiest way to avoid future run-ins like this is to inform anyone and everyone.”
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