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I recieved an email this morning from an american music magazine saying they think my band are kick ass and think we'd be good on their next compilation cd. Apparently these compilations go out mainly in California, Los Angeles and Hollywood areas, also being handed out at this years Warped Tour. All sounds a bit too good to be true for my liking. I emailed them back asking for more info. Trying not to be too excited incase its some sort of scam. I'm sure they'll be some sort of fees to pay or something... :|

sweet mate, fingers crossed its legit!!!

hopefully they will scam u for all u have got

just kidding  :D

Were you dropped on your head at birth?

Hope it's not a spam email like those "get listed in the who's who" letters you get asking for money to list you in some book no-one reads (i.e. not the real who's who). I guess you'll know If they ask for money.

What's the magazine? Good Luck!

now would be a good time for you to start being quiet again

good luck redge. not sure how they'd scam you?

i said just kidding underneath  :-))(

It's called Skratch. I'm gonna research into it a bit. I know some companies do compilations where you pay a small fee to cover costs of printing but its split between all the bands. But they contacted me, so I dunno. I'll just wait til I get all the info before I jump to conclusions I think. A little exciting nevertheless

How did they get your email address? Do you have a band myspace site?

They would've got it from one of the music sites I use. Either Myspaz, Purevolume or probably Garageband.

www.myspace.com/residentsketch

If you're going to let them have original material, try and copyright it in some way (like sending the original DAT to yourself by registered post then shoving it in a bank)  That way if you have got a killer song or riff they won't be able to rip it off.  Good luck fella

Cheers dude, just got rough live recordings but that's good advice.

good luck Redgewell mate! liking the myspace stuff!

Cheers mate

without wishing to hijack...my band will be playing cardiff on july 20th

good luck regdewell, about time a swindon band did something innit

where abouts in Cardiff Bennett? the barfly? how did you get that gig?

sweet mr b, jk and matt band, or another one? hows that going?

rich-fuck knows! hopefully it'll be le pub in newport instead of cardiff, that place is AMAZING. we got it through our singer being a netwhore/being annoyingly sociable with people (he's like the anti-bennett :D )

leggett-jk,matt band...the other one that i gave fred the demo of just hasn't happened...but it's ok..one of them was a gashead anyway

redgewell...not so keen on the first track on your myspace...the second though is mint...you heard this city sleeps (from baaaaaaaaassett)?

sweet mate! who you guys playing with? got any songs online yet?

the break in   :D

i wish duggan was still with em though...playing with santa carla would be mint infact..they're ACE.

we have a few...we're having to use the "oh bugger we've gotta pull fingers out" approach that we used to successfully in head start or whatever we were called (our drummer hates us for murdering carry on haha)

head start were ace  8)  minus phil, we would have been even better!

who's your drummer? got a name for your merry band of men yet?

very good stuff, Mr Redgewell...

Redgewell, I have had two interesting e-mails today.  Both of them told me I had won the lottery!!  Two identical e-mails, but both wanting my personal details sent to two different addresses!  What I am saying mate, please don't part with any money until you are sure there is an end product!

chris from jk's previous band...and i think so...but it's gay ha

I have heard of 'This City Sleeps', i used to go to college with one of the dudes. Haven't seen them play in awhile though.

That's good advice for anything creative you come up with, ever. Be it music, a book, film. Send yourself a copy by registered post and keep it somewhere safe. That way you've got proof of date that you came up with it.

they're still doing stuff...just more for them than for any sort of gigging idea.

just checking, they were quite good at what they did innit

Have you posted yourself a death burger?

Good work Redge, hope something works out.

I only saw them the once for a brief 5 minutes. Had dudes playing guitars with violin bows and stuff. Good sound though

Yup and don't open the envelope obviously

Redgewell any news on this? Have you looked into it

Haven't had the chance yet mate. I just woke up and have got to go out shortly. I'll let you know though as and when.

Had an email back. Seems ligit, yet they haven't told me the full details yet. A dude called Scott's gonna ring me apparently. Probably at some obscure time of the night. Damn Americans and their time difference

If you need any advice im head of West Country A&R for Life is Easy records :king:  :mrgreen:

Ah cool... the actress hands label?? Appreciate that Yeovil, thanks. I'll see what the outcome of the phone call is and then maybe you can advise me on whether it seems a reasonable way to go. I know there's gonna be fees involved.  :?

Well to be honest its an honoury title that ive half given myself :mrgreen:

But I can ring Mex :D

Half given yourself?:) It's a grand title though

life is easy records is the best label in the country.

Thats a strong statement sonic. Did I ever email you back sonic? I really can't remember. If I didn't. I apologise.

i probably didn't email you. it'll take a while for me to sort the stuff out anyway cos i've got exams now. once i know how much there is i'll arrange the delivery ;)

Ah right. No worries whenever you're sorted. I just didn't want you to think i was rude if i'd forgotten to reply. I just really can't remember

Skratch have on online mag at:

www.skratchmagazine.com

which looks legit. It seems like it's been going long enough and the print version has a run of 400,000 copies.

There's some stuff on the promo cd's  that they produce and their band directory at:

www.skratchmagazine.com/hey-bands/heybands.php

They've done 30 odd of them so I'd guess it's not a complete rip off. It does sound like the sort of affair that there's a fee for though:

1. 5000 total cds pressing
2. Your band/label gets 10 cds
3. Free ad in The Warped Guide (35,000 magazines)
4. 350 cds get mailed to record labels It does cost. This is a promo cd.

Deadline pending:
Call 714 639 5000 and ask for the Sampler Dept.
Or email "ATTN COMP" to: [email protected]

Send your music for potential submission to and include all contact info with ph# to:
Skratch SAMPLER v.35 CD CONDSIDERATION
1537 W. Orangewood Ave Orange, CA 92868

Thats good finding Lumps. I saw this website late last night and you're right it all seems ligit. They don't mention the fees though, and when I enquired about it, they said someone would ring me. My guess is it's a fair whack. I've been trying to find evidence of some sort of scam or bad stories from people who've used this, but as of yet nothing which is a good sign.