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If you want feedback, why not just post a few mp3s and save yourself the heartache of mailing so many CDs? I get good feedback this way and I don't have to spend a dime on postage. Mark Sottilaro On Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 06:54 AM, Scott Hansen wrote: >> TED said: I had to package and send out 750 CDs >> (all at my own cost and postage expense) the result seems a rather >> pitiful percentage (probably less than 10%)... > > i will 2nd ted's comments here. i've done 3 li'l cdr projects (d2r, > corp rock sucks, unplayable) and for each sent out about 100 cdr copies > (at my own expense). on my 1st one, i sent it to "places that were > supposedly 'friendly' to reviewing 'independant releases'. of the about > 100 i sent out, i got like 4 or 5 reviews (2 of them i had to pay for). > the others sort of ripped me a new bum-hole. but i have a tough skin > and didn't bother me, criticism is good, helps you grow, and i don't > think > that everything i do is SUPER AT THE TOP OF THE GAME QUALITY, i just > keep trying. i think you have to start thinking of your intent. my > intent > was to try to get my music that i made out to people, and that's what > i did w/ the 2nd 2 releases. a few people sent me some nice emails back > w/ kind words, but i didn't really expect it. people are busy, i'm > busy. > a friend of mine told me once: do this b/c you love it and it's fun. > if it's not fun, stop and do something else. by the way, i've gotten > a lot of great music from people on this list, and i tend to think > that there is a lot of great music being made out there, you just have > to find it... > so good luck.... > s--- > -- >