Avid and Abbey Road Contest. Send them your best song.

[jokerone]

Ok,
I just got this email, so I thought I would pass it along.
Here is your big chance. There is a lot of talent on this board. I’m going to send them something, I don’t know what yet.
Keep us posted and when you hit the big time, I want a backstage pass..

thanks


Get Discovered—Send Your Best Song to Avid and Abbey Road Studios

Enter Avid and Abbey Road's Song Contest

[jonny deep]

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[mjbphotos]

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That sounds like you are giving your song away, whether you win a prize or not?

[jokerone]

That sounds like you are giving your song away, whether you win a prize or not?

yes, you are. I just read that. So make sure its not something your are that fond of. :-)

[jonny deep]

That sounds like you are giving your song away, whether you win a prize or not?

Indeed - sounds like a harvesting exercise of some kind. If you win, you get it recorded and mixed and/or some hardware - not quite the 'getting discovered' they quote at the beginning.

[Greg_L]

yes, you are. I just read that. So make sure its not something your are that fond of. :-)

Lol. Yeah. Make sure you enter the "contest" with your worst song that you don't mind them stealing.


As far as I can tell, EVERYTHING online is a scam. There are no free rides or getting discovered. Everything is a scam, a ruse, smoke and mirrors.

[jokerone]

Indeed - sounds like a harvesting exercise of some kind. If you win, you get it recorded and mixed and/or some hardware - not quite the 'getting discovered' they quote at the beginning.

I looked at few of the other contests that are still open on that website. some don't have any "terms" at all, other than how long the song should be. No legalise. Those contests are not for Avid or Abbey Road either.

Personally I think they should only take the rights of the song away for the winner, which is a fair trade for $$$ worth of equipment if you decide to enter. Its hard to tell if they are just trying to cover their own asses legally or if they just want a lot of free songs for the price of the grand prize.

Either way, from the reading, if you had any hope of your song becoming a hit, you won't own it after you submit it. So again, don't pick something you are fond of.

[jokerone]

Lol. Yeah. Make sure you enter the "contest" with your worst song that you don't mind them stealing.


As far as I can tell, EVERYTHING online is a scam. There are no free rides or getting discovered. Everything is a scam, a ruse, smoke and mirrors.

you are so jaded..

who hurt you long ago..

But seriously, I think you have a point. I'm sure someone will win and get the prize money. It does give me pause as to what I would submit.

[Greg_L]

you are so jaded..

who hurt you long ago..

But seriously, I think you have a point. I'm sure someone will win and get the prize money. It does give me pause as to what I would submit.

Lol. I am very jaded. I can't deny that. I just learned a long time ago that nothing is free, everyone is out for themselves, music is less about being good and more about marketability, and the internet has made the predatory nature of the "music biz" even more brutal.

[jokerone]

Lol. I am very jaded. I can't deny that. I just learned a long time ago that nothing is free, everyone is out for themselves, music is less about being good and more about marketability, and the internet has made the predatory nature of the "music biz" even more brutal.

You are correct. I got the email from Avid last night. I assumed it was a promotion for them to push their DAW ware, which it probably is. My guess is half of the people entering this are of an age that has no clue that you legally can't just sample other people's voices, work, and remix it call it your own. So those will be dropped on the floor.

Oh, BTW, can you tell by looking at my Avatar that its a rubber punching dummy and not a human? He plays the guitar slightly better than I do..

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