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Anybody actually pay for Bandmix?
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I found my current originals project as a paying member. When I wasn't a paying member I could receive emails and reply but I couldn't initiate a conversation. I finally paid for a membership since I really wasn't getting any contacts for an original band. I was contacted and played with a good cover band but it only made me realize how much I hate playing in cover bands!
Tbh I lucked out. I accidentally forgot to limit the mileage on my search and found a great original band almost 60 miles away. Careful what you wish for, right? Hey, they like my songs and I like theirs. Win win. I'll drive for that.
I think you will run into just as many flakes on bandmix but it will help you cast a wider net. Ymmv
Tbh I lucked out. I accidentally forgot to limit the mileage on my search and found a great original band almost 60 miles away. Careful what you wish for, right? Hey, they like my songs and I like theirs. Win win. I'll drive for that.
I think you will run into just as many flakes on bandmix but it will help you cast a wider net. Ymmv
I had a paid account for several months while we looked for a drummer. I reached out to about twenty drummers and heard back from a handful. Did not get a single audition though. Its a great idea but having to pay severely limits the pool of musicians that can communicate with one another. Therefore not many musicians check in more than once a month.
hmmm, I never really use those pay sites.
for me, it's usually CL or guitar center bulletin board, or I can pretty much lean my head out the door of my rehearsal studio and catch the attention of someone with a pair of sticks to come in and jam on something.
for me, it's usually CL or guitar center bulletin board, or I can pretty much lean my head out the door of my rehearsal studio and catch the attention of someone with a pair of sticks to come in and jam on something.
I signed up, but when I found I couldn't actually do anything unless I paid, I though it pretty scammy, and haven't been back.
My experience differs from what you said about the contact rules. I used to be a paying member, but dropped that, and I still can and do receive messages from people who pay, plus I can respond to those messages. I just got a couple of messages within the past month and responded. So at least in my experience, the sender only has to be a paying member. Plus there used to be (and probably still are) plans longer than monthly renewal. I was doing quartetly membership for something like $30. And it does do a better (but not perfect) job of weeding out the flakes compared to craigslist.
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I have an unpaid account right now. I had paid for whatever the lowest amount was at one point so I could contact people. I found my current cover band through the site, and here we are almost 4 years later going stronger than ever.
Once my other projects are finished I might pay again to find another recording project or something similar.
I get messages all the time but I can't respond to them...
Once my other projects are finished I might pay again to find another recording project or something similar.
I get messages all the time but I can't respond to them...
Well, figured I would find out personally. I just replied successfully to a message I received last week and definitely not paying anything
Yes, you can receive messages if you are non-paying, and respond to those messages. I've had a profile up for a few months and received a few messages. I thought about pitching for a month or two, but I'll wait and see if the current project I am working with will pan out.
I don't have a paid account but I was contacted by Ritchie Blackmore's manager on a couple of occasions through Bandmix. The first time I received copies of two of their CD's and sent them three audition tapes over the course of the screening process coming really close to getting the gig. The second time I was ignored after submitting one demo recording.
If I see someone of interest, I can usually track them down if they're local. I ended up in a band with a former bandmate through Bandmix. Neither of us had payed accounts.
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I have an unpaid profile and have contacted and been contacted by other people on Bandmix. I wasn't even aware that there was pay option.
i just put contact info on the profile.
paying to contact is f'd up. does the reciever of the message have to pay to read it? if so, then why pay to send a message of ey may not read it. i also hate they inactivate for over a month. it needs to be more specific.
paying to contact is f'd up. does the reciever of the message have to pay to read it? if so, then why pay to send a message of ey may not read it. i also hate they inactivate for over a month. it needs to be more specific.
No you do not have to pay to read messages sent to you from a subscriber and no they do not deactivate your account after a month or even a year...I have gone for extremely long stretches without logging in and my account has remained alive and well. Never been a paid subscriber though, I suppose if you pay for a month of premium services, that's what you get...then your account reverts to include only the unpaid features.
So much misinformation!
You can post photographs, so how about a photo of yourself with your email/phone number photoshopped in?
Thank you. You saved my reputation.
