Hi Ray,

Thanks for the offer..i may take you up on that. Just an update i sent two songs to the studio on Thursday and just an fyi this company is not a label they are a production company. I recieved an email back from them within an hour, needless to say the production cost is a bit high and i am having a difficult time justifing it anyway i am including the email.


Hi Pam,

Well, the tracks sound good. We can record, comp, and tune vocals (for Nashville-sounding country, EVERYbody's getting tuned, but in the final analysis it will be entirely up to you) to major-label, broadcast standards for $400 per track. We can then mix and master to those same standards for another $400 per track. For two tracks, that'd come out to $1600...

But, package it all together...the recording, comping, tuning, mixing, and mastering...and we'll do the entire thing for $1500.

And at that point, if you like, we can talk about options for design/branding, promotions, and shopping, if you so desire. Airplay Direct can be great for delivery, but in terms of actually getting promoted (targeting relevant outlets, sending the press releases and e-blasts of the press kit, making the calls, documenting results, making the follow-up calls) to radio, media, and internet, you either need to have the time and expertise to interact with music and program directors at stations and promotions and music editors in other media...or else you contract someone who does have those things. And for shopping your project to label executives, music managers, publishers, booking agents, etc., it takes someone with connections and the ability to work those connections on your behalf.

Our promotions/shopping director is none other than Marconi-Award winning broadcaster/program director Randy Hames (formerly Irv Harrigan of CBS Radio's Hudson & Harrigan Show), and he personally quarterbacks all efforts on behalf of artists looking for career advancement services. Our goal is to help artists achieve meaningful, full-time careers with their music.

But we can cross those bridges only when/if you decide to.

Step one is getting these recordings finished, and we'd love to accommodate you on that.

Would you like to schedule a time to start that process?

Sincerely,



I fully understand what he is saying in terms of promotion and business in general but 1) I am not seeking major label representation because i do not meet their age requirement. Also i don't understand what he means about the Nashville Sound? The music Is The Nashville Sound....i'm confused...Anyway bottom line is this project worth another $5000.00 after all seven songs are completed i've already invested 10k...
I love my music but for another $800.00 a song???