Dude,

Good points, but not apples to apples exactly. The service providers you listed provide a specific service that is tangible and measurable for the most part. Studio time. Contract work. Cartage. etc. If someone is offering a specific service for an up front fee, I see no problem with that. If someone is promising stardom or getting you a hit and wants money up front, I'd treat it a bit differently than paying a college for tuition. People shouldn't be paying a publisher to "publish" their song.. artists shouldn't be paying a record label for a "label deal." That's not how it works as we both know, but not everyone reading this does.

Brian


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