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Would be interested to know who 'verified artists' are Is the $20 for the feedback or the promo?

by flexxaeon 14y ago

schlichtm 14y ago
The $20 is for the feedback. If the song is good we promote you but there is no additional cost to you as the artist.
- dorkrawk 14y ago
  How does a song get qualified as good? If the production is bad but the song itself is good, will it get attention? Is there a specific style of music for which your artist reviewers have expertise/preference?
  - schlichtm 14y ago
    If the production, vocals, and presentation (good branding, etc) are at a level where most people who like that genre would play the song and think "Yeah, this sounds like a real song..." then we will work hard to make sure those people hear the song. Our artists are good at reviewing rap, pop, edm, country, rock, etc. All genres. Currently we can help the most with promoting rap, hip-hop, pop, and edm. We can help all genres find labels (we know a lot of them).
    - wavesounds 14y ago
      LOL - anyone that gives this guy $20 is out of their minds. "Yeah, this sounds like a real song..." hahahaha great review!
- flexxaeon 14y ago
  Gotcha Without some details like a list w/ credentials of the reviewers, it comes off as less than credible. I'd wanna know who was reviewing me and what makes them qualified. Even if they're not the biggest of names, I'd be less leery if seeing more than 'verified artists'. Calling Rap Genius "the #1 hip hop site" adds to this leeriness. Aside from the fact that it's not (no disrespect to Rap Genius), specifying a hip hop site as the success story on a page with limited details kind of pigeonholes it into seeming like a "rap thing" - potential artists that aren't making hip hop music may think they aren't qualified, or may become disinterested.
  - schlichtm 14y ago
    This helps, thanks for the feedback. We'll work on being more transparent to add to our creditability.
    - flexxaeon 14y ago
      No prob. Like some others here I'm a musician myself so I've seen offers like these several times. A 'seasoned' starving artist is going to be looking for rep & credibility. Doesn't have to be major artists, major labels, etc. Just show me that the music is gonna be reviewed by someone who might know what they're talking about and I'm interested.
tarice 14y ago
I imagine the $20 also acts as a nifty spam filter. Some minor feedback: on the scrolling album background, one of the squares looks like the icon for Pandora, the music streaming service. Was that intentional? Bit of an odd choice in my opinion, since it's not really an artist.

Would be interested to know who 'verified artists' are Is the $20 for the feedback or the promo?

schlichtm 14y ago

The $20 is for the feedback. If the song is good we promote you but there is no additional cost to you as the artist.

dorkrawk 14y ago
How does a song get qualified as good? If the production is bad but the song itself is good, will it get attention? Is there a specific style of music for which your artist reviewers have expertise/preference?
- schlichtm 14y ago
  If the production, vocals, and presentation (good branding, etc) are at a level where most people who like that genre would play the song and think "Yeah, this sounds like a real song..." then we will work hard to make sure those people hear the song. Our artists are good at reviewing rap, pop, edm, country, rock, etc. All genres. Currently we can help the most with promoting rap, hip-hop, pop, and edm. We can help all genres find labels (we know a lot of them).
  - wavesounds 14y ago
    LOL - anyone that gives this guy $20 is out of their minds. "Yeah, this sounds like a real song..." hahahaha great review!
flexxaeon 14y ago
Gotcha Without some details like a list w/ credentials of the reviewers, it comes off as less than credible. I'd wanna know who was reviewing me and what makes them qualified. Even if they're not the biggest of names, I'd be less leery if seeing more than 'verified artists'. Calling Rap Genius "the #1 hip hop site" adds to this leeriness. Aside from the fact that it's not (no disrespect to Rap Genius), specifying a hip hop site as the success story on a page with limited details kind of pigeonholes it into seeming like a "rap thing" - potential artists that aren't making hip hop music may think they aren't qualified, or may become disinterested.
- schlichtm 14y ago
  This helps, thanks for the feedback. We'll work on being more transparent to add to our creditability.
  - flexxaeon 14y ago
    No prob. Like some others here I'm a musician myself so I've seen offers like these several times. A 'seasoned' starving artist is going to be looking for rep & credibility. Doesn't have to be major artists, major labels, etc. Just show me that the music is gonna be reviewed by someone who might know what they're talking about and I'm interested.

tarice 14y ago

I imagine the $20 also acts as a nifty spam filter. Some minor feedback: on the scrolling album background, one of the squares looks like the icon for Pandora, the music streaming service. Was that intentional? Bit of an odd choice in my opinion, since it's not really an artist.