Run like hell and don't look back. Anything with .ru is bad news.
We put our music on Numberonemusic.com(http://numberonemusic.com/atricide/) And we got a message check this out and tell me if you think it's real...
Hi!!
I just had to tell you that your music is awesome and lately I recommended
your stuff to a lot of people i know. Recently I have been selected to be
our music director at Radio Ultra (Moscow - over 200,000 listeners daily)...
I'd love to give you some 'test waters' spins..
If you wantt,you can send one of your mp3 songs (192kps) along with a press kit
to this address radioultramista@mail.ru
I'm looking forward to receive your digital package.
Cheers,
Mikhail (MISTA GR)
www.radioultra.ru
I'm really not sure about this. I mean he's not asking for money. Just a demo to play on the radio...
-Fred
Run like hell and don't look back. Anything with .ru is bad news.
I'm with Drummer, looks fishy.
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Make sure your music is copy written. Keep any correspondence.
I would think that a radio station with over 200,000 daily listeners would write a message more formally, instead starting with "Hi!!"" and then spelling 'want' with two t's.
I agree....sounds strange to me as well....go with your gut....your instinct is that something isn't right....so it probably isn't....if you still have doubts though.....ask for some type of documentation...phone call....etc....to prove who they say they are.....chances are you will not hear from them again after that....
...I am not seeing things as they are....I am seeing things as I am....
Fred,
A couple of things. The .ru at the end simply means that the sender is in Russia. All Russian websites in .ru, much like those in the UK end in .co.uk. While I agree that you should be careful here, as there is a large black market for music in Russia, don't completely discount this yet. A quick Google search turned up a bunch of results about Radio Ultra in Moscow, so it seems that there actually is something to that angle. I didn't go in depth on any of them; I was just looking for warnings related to scams, but didn't find any immediately.
I also noticed the language and the misspellings, but remember that Russians use a different alphabet and grammar system. So if English is not his native language, this would not be uncommon. I was a Korean linguist in the Army for five years, and I can't tell you how many times I was laughed at for my poor grammar or vocabulary choices. And even though it is much simpler to spell in Korean than English, I still foul it up. By the way, English is commonly stated as the toughest language to learn.
I would suggest writing back to this guy and see what he expects may happen if you provide him with the information requested - maybe even being candid about your concerns and requesting proof of who he says he is given the black market situation there. If he just wants your song to play on his station, there may not be much benefit for you, unless you're planning a Russian tour in the near future. Then, weigh the risk vs. potential benefit and make a decision.
Robert
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An excellent, well thought out piece of advise LH!
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I concur. I did the same thing. Googled, found the site, looked it over. It almost looks like a Clipser/myspace kind of site in a way.
I recognized some of the artists on there even tho they were in Russian. Oasis, Metallica and others and....(Specifically, Travis Barker...shown as Тревис Баркер)
I would definitely get a conversation going with them before blowing it off or getting too chummy. Don't give out all your information but keep getting more from them until you can determine integrity or a scam.
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If you want assurance that they are "legit", then I suggest you get some type of hard copy documentation. I would consider it not worth pursuing if you don't have a concrete feeling that this thing is real... depending, of course, on your musical goals.
I could imagine asking hundreds of bands for mp3's, getting many responses, making some type of compilation CD and selling them on the black market. Or imagine any other scenario where someone uses your music to make money - for themselves.
Now, on the other hand, if the thought of your music being heard by whoever wants to hear it in some far flung region of the world is appealing, then go for it. You may think "wow - that's cool - some kid in Siberia might dig my band."
So I guess it comes down to what you expect of the relationship. I wouldn't expect to ever see a penny from it - but maybe that's fine! Every dollar I've ever made in music has gone right back into it. And I've been doing it for twenty years!
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By the way, this type of "scamming" wasn't even possible (read: cost effective) twenty years ago. No one would go through the effort of asking you to mail a CD to Russia and then try to burn it to a CD.
But now here we are - iTunes, iPods, portable music like never before. You don't have to leave your computer to get your "intellectual property" to the masses - or to scam artists.
This is actually a very interesting post IMO. I'm glad you brought it up; it's definitely thought provoking. After all is said and done, this could just be some radio station in Russia that loves your music! Crazy world.
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Sounds suspicious mate, If you want to have it copyrighted and stuff. It's not exactly formal either: Hi!, isn't exactly the way I would approach a band If I wanted some of their stuff. And .ru is very dodgy
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