First and foremost, I just want to say thank you to this whole community for having an open dialogue about Blazetrak. All of your comments, both positive and negative will help us tremendously to improve our product and hopefully provide better services for you.

Brian,

I appreciate your offer, but I will decline. Here is why:

#1. Music is 100% purely subjective. Who you think is the best has no bearing on what I think, or what any of our pros think (even with your massive music awards program endorsement). All great music is not commercially viable, and vice versa, some bad music is. With that being said, who you hand pick could really mean nothing in the grand scheme of things. (and i say this with the utmost respect to you and your accomplishments).

#2. Our goal is not success stories and that proves nothing in regards to our model. Yes we love success stories and we want them to happen as often as possible, but we don't offer that. We offer an opportunity to present yourself to people you admire, respect, and/or would like to work with (or you just really want their opinion or advice). Hopefully you present something to them that will move them in such a way that they want to continue to interact with you outside of Blazetrak). This is our value proposition. You either think that is worth paying for or not. If you don't, then there is no need to use our service.

#3 We don't need your endorsement for success stories. Any success story that happens on our site is an endorsement in itself. We don't need you, or anyone else to validate it. When someone makes a submission on our site, then finds themselves in the studio with the same exact person they submitted to a few weeks later, all because of Blazetrak, it is already undeniable. We were the catalyst that made it happen and that is the fact. Maybe they make a hit record and make millions of dollars, maybe they show up at the studio and completely choke, leave and never hear from the person again. That part of the equation does not involve Blazetrak. You used our service to get in the door, now its your job to STAY in the room.

#4 People from your membership have already used our service and will continue to do so (while paying our fees) if they feel it can help THEM with or without your blessing, and I am sure they will come back and report their findings anyway. You run a great organization and I commend you on it, but at the end of the day, people will make their own decisions on what is best for them, and whether something can be of use to them, regardless of what anyone else says or thinks. I am willing to bet on that side of the human character.

#5 I am wondering if you asked Taxi, or any other companies you endorse to give you a few freebies to prove themselves. Doing due diligence to learn more about a company or organization is one thing, but to ask for a handout so to speak and dangle your 50k members as a carrot just seemed a little off to me. But hey, this is just how my crazy mind works. smile

Again, I have the utmost respect for you and what you have built here at JPF. My intent for coming here was not to win you over so you could endorse us to your membership. I came here to tell you and your membership our story, and be completely transparent in regards to how we operate and what we offer, then hope that you would find it useful. I feel like I have accomplished my goal.

Ron Harrison
Partner/Co-Founder
Blazetrak
www.blazetrak.com