This is a guest post from my colleague and talented singer/songwriter Laura Marie. It’s a must read for every indie artist out there. Scams are rampant all over the internet, especially on social media sites. It’s from her blog, Nerd Alert 4 Musicians.
If you recently received a DM message from a record label A&R person asking you to submit your tracks for sync licensing via MCMA.com, you guessed it, scam.
This is the message I received on Twitter:
Thx #FF! If you’re interested in sending me your music or beats for placement consideration please send it through MCMA .com
It came from this account:
So, I checked into it. Signed up on the little free account thing. It looked harmless. I even uploaded a song. (Yeah, I know…stupid. But, the song is available all over the internet so I figured I wasn’t risking a whole lot…hopefully).
For a scam, they didn’t really make it easy. I mean, the site was a b*tch to use. Very tempermental. Alarm bells started going off when I couldn’t get a consistent response from links on the pages. Then, hunting for what it was really going to cost me made me realize I’d almost been had. First the site said, “free trial”, then it said “8/ per month paid annually” then, it said “29.99/month” so you could contact the person who supposedly contacted you. What?
I shudder to think, had they made it easier, they would already have my money.
So, back to that.
A simple search on Twitter brought me to the real Teresa Whites:
Who, by the way, had been graciously tweeting to followers about the scam. No telling how many A&R reps they are misrepresenting. And, who knows how long it will be before this site gets shut down. Please, do a good deed and RT this blog or just let other musicians know not to fall for it.
And, follow Teresa Whites. She’s good people. 
Laura Marie
“Making stupid mistakes so you don’t have to”
HILARIOUS UPDATE:
About Laura Marie
I’m a performing singer-songwriter, runner, reader, blogger, seeker, mother, sister, daughter, wife and advocate for peace, love and moving towards all things healthy and life giving. What up? My music/personal life blog está aquí (I’m actually not fluent in Spanish so, yeah…): Visit my blogs: Laura Marie Blogs and Nerd Alert 4 Musicians. My official website is here: lauramariemusic.com My music can be heard and purchased here, here and here: lauramarie.bandcamp.com cdbaby.com/Artist/LauraMarie iTunes (except for the one with the guitar on the cover)
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