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The digital age of music brings with it it's own issues. One of them is people that use bots to inflate an artists followers and listeners.


In this day and age of promotion and how easy it is to promote artists with a budget it's a shame people are resulting to trying to cheat the system.


When people use campaigns that are bot driven it doesn't work, their numbers might look good for a while and then they drop to below what they were when they started.


There are a number of companies out there that use bots so be very careful who you give your money to and if it looks to good to be true it is, check them our before handing over your money or it might cost you more then you think.


Artists that dedicate their life, career and their hard earned money playing gigs to promote themselves deserve the attention, not from people that use bots to inflate their numbers artifically.


As a disidtribution company this subject has always been an issue and we take a zero tolerance with it. If we get notified from one of the streaming services we immediatly investigate it. If we find artists or managers who are doing it their account is closed and their music is pulled, streaming services are likely to follow suit.



Now Spotify which is the first and I'm sure not the last is imposing penalties per release of any material found to be involved when artificial streams are detected. Other DSP's will follow suit and content will be removed and accounts closed as they already have done it in the past.



We see this as a positive for artists who put their heart and soul into their music and it will level the playing field. Fines can range from $20 and up and distributors can and most likely will charge a takedown fee if artificial numbers are detected. As much as we'd like to say it this has been happening for to long and we're glad the DSP's are involved.


For those of us that love music, the industry and where it's going this is the right step towards a fair balanced system.

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Doug Banks

It's no surprise that as technology advances so do the scammers and we've just heard about the latest one out there. Scam artists are becoming more sophictocated and are good at impersonization and faking real profiles.





These people approach artists right from their soundcloud account and send them an email offering them a recording contract. To every artist this is a dream come true and if your not on the lookout for it they have you.


Here's how the latest scam is working, The scammers are saying they are from A & R and Interscope records and you'll get contacted by either their vp or assistant to their EVP of their A&R team. In this case it was a "Nicole Wyskoarko and Randall Sycamore" who look real but have faked the profiles of real people.


They will send over a short publishing contract for you to sign which is fake. In the contract it will say they are giving you new studio equipment and a salary which in this case was $1.000.000 a year. Once signed they say they will fly you out to meet in person to sign more indepth contracts.


Before that ever happens their going to ask you for money they say is for project management and tracking software that you must have before any money is transferred. (This should be a BIG RED FLAG)


From there they are going to ask you to send the money via PayPal and use the friends and family part so they don't get charged a fee, (another red flag and that also makes you getting any money back impossible) As if that isn't enough thir also going to say they didn't receive it and try another email address: both are listed here: subreana72@gmail.com and kadengold63@gmail.com.


I've heard of a few people that have gotten taken by these people and they even tried asking for banking and login info, (Don't send them money and Don't give them your banking info)


Record labels never ask for funds up front; they take a percentage of royalties to recoup funds. If labels offer a recording contract, you'll need a lawyer to go through a lengthy contract. It is people like these scammers that give the entire industry a bad reputation, and we need to shut them down. If you are contacted out of the blue with a recording contract, here's the first thing you should do: Look up the actual company and see if the person works for them. Find their contact info and call and email them to ensure it all matches up, (and it will never be a Gmail address.)



Use Google Maps to see if the location actually shows the business, and get a lawyer involved. (IF THEY ASK FOR MONEY, DON'T GIVE THEM ANY AND REPORT THEM. If you are in Canada, report to the R.C.M.P. commercial crimes unit; if you are in the U.S., report to the FBI commercial crimes unit.)

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Doug Banks

We all know Dolby and you see their logo in theatres and in movie sound tracks around the globe. Dolby has now gone one step further and now it is available in music. Dolby Atmos is spatial sound and bringing it to online streaming platforms like I-Tunes and Apple was a natural with more to follow very soon.


At Tiger Music Productions we've invested in our future by upgrading both hardware and software. We have been working on Dolby Atmos for months and are excited to say were now ready to master in full Dolby Atmos.


Were working hard on innovation and although we can master from 2- 80 tracks in stereo, Dolby Atmos is the future of music as streaming platforms and networks are now offering it like Amazon Prime & Disney among many. It can be played on phones, , gaming consoles & home theatres, even some vehicles are putting it in already. Listening to a Dolby Atmos track versus a stereo track is significantly different as it is spatial sound. Stereo is 2 channel and only comes from two directions where Dolby Atmos is spatial sound and comes from all directions, front, back side, floor and above giving the listener a fuller experience. It can be listened to on headphones and the difference is something you'll never want to go back to. In newer vehicles with multiple speakers 6/8 it is incredible and in a home theatre with multiple speakers it's phenomenal. This is the way music should sound, full and rich.


Streaming platforms are giving Dolby Atmos mixes special consideration as they stand out from stereo mixes currently and as it progresses it will be the way of the future. In order to mix in Dolby Atmos the stems have to be clean and levelled, from there it's up to our engineers to work with clients to put everything in the right place space y as it's now where you put instrumentals and vocals spatially in an environment. Music production has changed and we're here to make your tracks stand out, way out above the competition. Get in touch with us today and if your tracks are ready we will master your tracks in Dolby Atmos.

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