BE SIMON COWELL!! : Earn cash from rating new music
sarymclary
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Hi,
I don't believe this has been mentioned before, so thought it might be worth putting a new thread in.
Got a bit of spare time? Like new music of ALL genres?
I was approached via my MySpace page to join this new(ish) venture, which basically lets you earn cash for listening, and rating songs by unsigned bands. I'm actually interested in new music, love listening out for new bands, and have a wide ranging taste in music, so this suits me as a bit of a hobby/past-time.
The aim of the site is to help bands raise cash to fund recording their first album, and lets 'fans' invest in them to help do that. Scouts can even put some money into a band if they think they might do well, and can earn money from their success.
Here's an excerpt from their website :
www.slicethepie.com
Slicethepie turns every music fan into a record label. Earn money right now scouting for new talent, support your favourite bands by voting in Showcases and finance artists you think will be successful. Over time trade in and out of artists to build your own portfolio and make money in the process.
You begin by being a 1 star rated Scout, and the theory is that the more bands you listen to and rate, the higher your Scout Rating, and the more cash you earn per listen and rate. It starts at 5p per listen, and you have to listen to a minimum of 60 seconds of each track before you can rate them. I spent a couple of hours doing this, rather than watching boring TV, rated 34 songs and earnt myself £1.90; I'm already up to a 2 start rated scout which now earns me 10p per rated track. The higher your rating the more you earn per reviewed track.
I thought it was worth a dabble, and was quite interesting - there is some great music on there, but OMG there was some bad stuff too! I soon slipped into Simon Cowell mode and didn't feel any qualms at being totally honest with my scathing comments - like don't give up your day job!
I don't believe this has been mentioned before, so thought it might be worth putting a new thread in.
Got a bit of spare time? Like new music of ALL genres?
I was approached via my MySpace page to join this new(ish) venture, which basically lets you earn cash for listening, and rating songs by unsigned bands. I'm actually interested in new music, love listening out for new bands, and have a wide ranging taste in music, so this suits me as a bit of a hobby/past-time.
The aim of the site is to help bands raise cash to fund recording their first album, and lets 'fans' invest in them to help do that. Scouts can even put some money into a band if they think they might do well, and can earn money from their success.
Here's an excerpt from their website :
www.slicethepie.com
Slicethepie turns every music fan into a record label. Earn money right now scouting for new talent, support your favourite bands by voting in Showcases and finance artists you think will be successful. Over time trade in and out of artists to build your own portfolio and make money in the process.
You begin by being a 1 star rated Scout, and the theory is that the more bands you listen to and rate, the higher your Scout Rating, and the more cash you earn per listen and rate. It starts at 5p per listen, and you have to listen to a minimum of 60 seconds of each track before you can rate them. I spent a couple of hours doing this, rather than watching boring TV, rated 34 songs and earnt myself £1.90; I'm already up to a 2 start rated scout which now earns me 10p per rated track. The higher your rating the more you earn per reviewed track.
I thought it was worth a dabble, and was quite interesting - there is some great music on there, but OMG there was some bad stuff too! I soon slipped into Simon Cowell mode and didn't feel any qualms at being totally honest with my scathing comments - like don't give up your day job!
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This is great fun! Thank you! I love music so this is an ideal way to find out about new artists. I have earnt 5p already! Haha! How do they pay? Through PayPal? Thanks again for posting this!:money:0
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Good post sarymclary
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I did read their FAQ. But on my 'Account Settings' however, it says 'Withdrawal (PayPal)'.
So I think you can use PayPal? 
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Sorry, my mistake, that was just my interpretation of the FAQ. They aught to make their FAQ more clear. 0
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I agree! But other than that's it's great! :j:money:0
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OK, I signed up to this earlier this evening & had it playing in a 2nd window whilst inputting my MS results, I managed to review 14 tracks & earn 70p whilst doing something else at the same time! To be honest most of the tracks seemed mediocre but there were a couple of interesting ones. So far nothing I would want to rush out & buy though.
Anyone know how many we have to review to get up to the next level?Post Natal Depression is the worst part of giving birth:p
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I've just joined and love it. I'm doing the decent thing and listening to the whole track before passing comment. I'm more into electronic music, but I've enough to entertain me so far. The first track was a bit of a dull singer songwriter thing, but the 2nd had me smiling and thinking "John Peel would like it".Happy chappy0
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i have been a member for some time and its only the post tonight that resumed my interest.....there was a grest song on froma guy called neville k called layed my body down i give him 5 starneed to have a lightbulb moment0
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