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Yes indeedy. I would.

I'm only halfway through this whole thing but I have to say COME ON!! I've never seen something pull out so many Grouchy Gus'. You've got two of the most pro on the whole board - Sub and Greg {Greg doesn't get his fair shake here from most of you either, IMHO, but he IS as connected as he says he is, and you should believe it, period} --- rooting for this company and all you can do is whine, whine, WHINE! Oh. My. Goodness!!!

Meanwhile---------

I went out a while back to the site -- I talked to BOTH owners Ron and Corey and got excellent personal responses to my questions ------- AND was encouraged to try the "Submit Free to Corey" option just to test it out and SEE HOW IT WORKS.

It's on the site. Corey, the co-owner, can be submitted to for ZERO credits.

I did this, (asking first if I could send 3, and that was approved) for three of my vocal tracks. For EACH ONE Corey sent me a very good, also positive video, about 5 minutes each, discussing the industry pros, markets, and potential of each song.

He's a genuine guy. Very personable.
For me -- that was worth the time and stress for me to send something **somewhere** -- which I had never EVER done before because I keep putting myself down about my abilities.
I have not, yet, submitted my pieces to the names he suggested but they did and do look like a very good fit for what I'm doing.

Big Jim keeps wanting the bad old days back of scouts and agents. Well Jim -- one thing: back then there WAS no internet. There WAS no way other than to send out scouts and keep them searching.

Today: we have Justin Bieber sending his USA family videos from Canada so they could watch him drum. Other people found it - a LOT of other people -- USHER found it -- and honestly: the kid IS actually talented, no matter what you think of his style or genre or all the hype, he has what it takes to be where he is.

The times AND the business HAVE to change with the flow of technology. Period.

As far as I'm concerned Blazetrak credits are NO DIFFERENT than paying TAXI's annual fee, or NSAI, or any other company or service that seeks to "forward" your demos to the pros.

Here: You get a video response FROM the ACTUAL pro.

Shoot, if they got Brian May or Jimmy Page or Robert Plant or Celine Dion or Josh Groban on there --- I'd ante up the credits just for the privilege of the hello!! (and hope to high heaven I did NOT waste their precious time)


Think it through, people! Gah!! At some point, some of ya oughta quit being so crusty.

Brian Whitney our moderator FULLY endorses TAXI. Look over on the right of your screen there. He also CAREFULLY looks out for and seeks-and-destroys any and all potential scammers who come fishing on this site.

The very fact this thread is alive and well after six pages -- AND that you have the business owner himself visiting with you and politely answering your (some, not very politely worded) questions in detail --- REALLY ought to tell you something. About legitimacy.

I personally feel it is a very cool new way to look at the whole mess.

I could pay TAXI $300 a year -- EVERY year -- just to have my songs half-listened to by an employee going through the gigantic slush pile, in the hopes somebody might find something interesting enough to forward it just a little further. (And that does work too, I am not knocking their services *at all!!*)

Or: I can fetch Blazetrak credits and hand-pick the targets with a guaranteed listen and RESPONSE from that individual -- or get my money back.

You, we, I -- we are ALL paying somebody SOMETHING to get through the doors we all hope to someday get through. It's a question of where, and who is the most reputable -- and if Blazetrak is "new," the pros who are signed up with them are *not.* They are the real deal. Working in the industry busting their tails every day. Fifty bucks for five minutes' review from your favorite songwriter or producer? And if you hit the mark -- you could get more than a review.

Like I said. Think it through.

Those of you freaking out about the "money" these pros are making from this -- I'm sorry but this makes me laugh. These people are pulling in millions annually. $160K a year isn't even interest. It might not even be alimony. LOL From our perspective, yes that looks like a lot, but to people working in that upper stratosphere -- it is completely peanuts.

But it DOES help weed out the freeloaders who aren't invested enough in who they are. IMHO.

OK. That's my take.

Linda