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May 29, 2009 3:51 PM #427508
Hi,

I heard your song, “An Angel” and I am very impressed with it. We are currently working on a benefit compilation CD titled “Industrial Underground”. It will feature up and coming industrial artists from across the scene. I believe that your song would be a perfect fit on this project and I would be honored to have you take part.

My name is Danny Bryant, and I am a project manager with Quickstar Productions, as well as a musician. Quickstar Productions is a company that specializes in designing music-marketing campaigns and supplying digital distribution services for record labels and independent artists. In 2005, Quickstar Productions released its first Comp CD as a way to promote unsigned artists. This CD was extraordinarily successful in accomplishing its mission! Over the years the company has built off that success and perfected a marketing plan to maximize exposure for the artist. Quickstar Productions is based out of Baltimore, MD and is an active member of the Maryland Better Business Bureau with an “A” rating.

“Industrial Underground” is a CD designed to raise money and awareness for the Arbor Day Foundation. Keeping with the spirit of helping our environment this will be a green CD. It will be printed on recycled paper with natural inks. Money raised from this CD will go to help replenish the world’s dwindling forests and to aid in the planting of trees in urban areas. If you would like to learn more about the Arbor Day Foundation please check out arborday com.

We really want this CD to make a difference to our planet, but we also want it to be advantageous to the artists on it as well. Therefore we have designed a complete marketing plan for the CD. “Industrial Underground” will be marketed and made available in the following ways:


1. PHYSICAL SALES: You will receive 50 copies of the CD to sell at whatever price you choose. These will be professionally produced, retail ready CD’s. We recommend selling them for $8. That way you can make $400. You keep 100% of your sales. This is a great way to get more merchandise to sell at your shows and also a way to target other fans in your genre. The idea is that when each artist sells their 50 copies, the other artists on the CD will have their music exposed to other fans of your genre of music. Therefore, your song will be exposed to many new listeners.

2. DIGITAL SALES: The compilation will be made available for sale in all digital stores including iTunes, Rhapsody, Wal-Mart, Napster, and Amazon. Your song will also be available as a ringtone that your fans may purchase. You will receive 50% of profits generated.

3. EXPOSURE: The CD will be sent to record labels, marketing, and management firms. Along with the CD, a booklet featuring your picture and bio will be made available so they can learn a little bit more about you. In addition, free promo copies will be handed out at concerts in the Baltimore/Washington area. Quickstar Productions will also promote the album through the use of MySpace.

4. RADIO: The CD will be sent to college and internet radio stations and be featured on various podcasts throughout the world.

5. NETWORKING: Developing a network with other musicians is key to one’s success. This comp CD is a chance to do so. You will be provided with all the other artists’ information before the CD is released so that you can start show swapping with one another, networking and helping each other out.

To have your song included on our upcoming compilation CD please visit our website, Quickstarproductions com, to download the submission forms. We do not charge a fee to be on “Industrial Underground” but we do ask that you purchase 50 CD’s to distribute at cost ($175). That way we can cover the costs of the project so that as large of portion of the proceeds can be donated as possible. This will be the only cost to you. One of the most important parts of this project is getting the CD into the hands of fans. The more CD’s that you are able to distribute the more exposure everyone gets.

Please check out www QuickstarProductions com for more info on this compilation. Since we plan to release this CD as soon as possible, we ask that all submissions be returned by July 1st. If you're interested and you'd like to talk more about the project, feel free to contact me! I try to check Myspace but I'm more easily reachable through e-mail or by phone. Thanks, and I hope to hear back from you soon! We appreciate your interest in helping the Arbor Day Foundation.

Rock on,

Danny Bryant
IndustrialUnderground @ quickstarproductions com
quickstarproductions com

Office 443//552//7058


PS. If you would like to check out the other CD’s we have done they are available on iTunes, Napster, eMusic, Amazon, etc, just search for “Quickstar Productions”.



somebody in the world likes my music and wants to sell it?


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May 29, 2009 3:55 PM #427512
Lol, go for it. ^_^
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May 29, 2009 3:56 PM #427514
Sounds like a con to me, or at least a form of pyramid selling. Don't give them any money*.


Edit:*Unless/until you've got hard evidence that he is who he says and you've seen something that he/they have done before.
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May 29, 2009 3:56 PM #427515
do it.
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May 29, 2009 3:59 PM #427521
eh hell go for it.
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May 29, 2009 4:00 PM #427525
"Quickstar Productions" - enough siad.
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May 29, 2009 4:02 PM #427526
As Zed suggested, do not give them any money until you have confirmed that they are legitimate. You might want to send this information to some sort of legal team so that you don't get screwed.

If it is real, that's great! I wish you the best!
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May 29, 2009 4:03 PM #427528
Quote from krome
"Quickstar Productions" - enough siad.


I'd still like evidence that he actually is who he says. Have you never seen the e-mails you get from the bank of Nigeria? Anyone can send an email, I think this could just be a 419 scam scaled down to make more people fall for it.
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May 29, 2009 4:05 PM #427532
well yes the name doesnt make it seem very reliable,though it should be easy to tell if someone trying to screw you over.like zed said dont give them any money.or else you'll feel like...well this is an easier way to put it....:Bricked: so yeah.they might be trying to scam your ass or be trying to drag you into some legal um unlawly actions and take your money so when your envolved they could some how get you sent to prison instead of them if they get cuaght or something like that.
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May 29, 2009 4:07 PM #427534
Quote from Zed
I'd still like evidence that he actually is who he says. Have you never seen the e-mails you get from the bank of Nigeria? Anyone can send an email, I think this could just be a 419 scam scaled down to make more people fall for it.


What I meant by what I said Is that Quickstart productions sounds like a con. Like a get rich quick scheme, or a become a star quicky. But after a brief googlement, I found this.

You could always contact them to see if the claim was legitimate.

http://www.quickstarproductions.com/index.php
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May 29, 2009 4:13 PM #427539
as the same i was saying if they were a real company they would've known that it would've sound perfessional at all and would be taken the wrong way.
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May 29, 2009 4:18 PM #427546
Small update here...

I poked around a bit and a lot of people on different forums and Yahoo! Answers and the like are calling it a scam. I'm not sure if any of you have ever heard of Amway Global, but they used to be called Quixtar. They were internationally known for being the world's largest pyramid scheme. This may be a sheer coincidence, but your "record" company is called QuickStar.

Quixtar
Qu ix tar
Qu icks tar
QuickStar

Just throwing it out there... I don't trust it at all anymore. Also, the exact same message showed up several times with only song names and CD names changed, so yeah... your call though.
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May 29, 2009 4:24 PM #427552
Found the bugger.

http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=152159&highlight=quickstar

It's a scam. Sorry.
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May 29, 2009 4:26 PM #427555
You joined that forum just to get the answer. Anyway, I'm not going to register, so screenie please?
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May 29, 2009 4:27 PM #427556
I joined that forum months ago. Does it not let you see without registering? Ok, I'll ps it.