I like your music alot...just checked it out...as of this writing, I did get a ding from BITDEFENDER for some sort of Trojan.Download.HTML.Agent thing when I went to that web site...

Man, there is no way I would spend that kind of money on what has been talked about here...seems there would be many other things you could use the money on more wisely..as a music fan, I'll give you a few examples of INDIE people who are making it and I can't imagine them spending hard earned money on what has been discussed in this thread...I'd talk to them...

Jennie Devoe
Bob Cushing
Harvey Reid
Jana Stanfield (read her book)
Ani Difranco
Zak Morgan

That's just a few...

Jennie is a successful regional Indie artist from Indianapolis. She pays the bills with music and sells probably about 5-10 thousand CD's a release and does shows all the time. She just had her last CD produced by some big shot producer. I have never read of her spending money on something like this. She has had her music placed in TV shows by cold calling. In fact, from my view, she has done everything by cold calling and networking. She knows and is friends with all the best musicians in the area (and some are nationally renowed). She knows and writes with one of the best graphics designers in the world. Everything she has seems to be from person to person, face to face, just plain working her way in. Not from paying for an "international lead". It's because she knows people that know people, and that came from just working with (making CD's and music with) the best people locally. Heck, Amber Brook, award winning artist from here has had things placed in TV shows and I can't imagine she paid money for promotion as discussed in this thread.

Jana is a successful folk artist who has had songs recorded by Reba Mycintire (sp?), etc. She wrote a book about how to make it as in Indie artist (mostly by hard work on your own and trying to build a regional audience - see Jenny Devoe and Brian's past threads - without trying to "make it big - if it happens - it happens"), and I don't recall anything in the book about spending money on things like this.

As independent as Ani DiFranco is, I can't imagine her doing it either...maybe as a mistake early on...

From everything I know about Zak, he made himself by calling and calling and calling schools to book shows. Plain persistance...

And look at Bob - he plays out all the time and from what I can tell pays the bills with music...I really doubt that was from paying someone for promotion...just plain hard work and desire...plus, he's probably too cheap to pay for it...(hahahaha - just joking)...

I dunno, I'll admit my view and experience may be limited, but it seems maybe spending the money on a good entertainment lawyer with contacts or a really good booking agent would be better. Or like Brian said, spend it on your show...

Boo...my name is Doug