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Terms and Conditions for Submitting Songs or Music for Demo Production

  
Last Updated: November 2008

All orders for demos should be sent to SCAMP Studio at the following address if submitting by postal services to: S.C.A.M.P Studio - PO Box 218 Consett, DH8 1EP, England, UK  

Alternatively, you can send the information via Email in a digital format

Your order should include:-

  • Your song/s on cassette or CD, USB memory stick or by Email as an MP3 attachment with the melody line being either sang, hummed, whistled or played on an instrument as long as the melody line is clearly defined
  • A lyric sheet clearly written or typed An indication of style (Country, Rock, Pop, Musical, Hymn etc)
  • An indication of the tempo (fast, medium or slow)
  • Lead line manuscript (if available)
  • Male or Female vocals

Payment

  • Cheques, Postal Orders or Money Orders should be made payable to SCAMP Studio
  • Credit / Debit Card payment is available
  • Pay by PayPal

Payment by Credit Card

  • You can now choose to pay by this method we accept the following cards Visa (including Electron) Master Card - Maestro - JCB
  • Please complete the Credit Card section on the order form by printing this off. Please write clearly so all of the information you provide is legible.

Delivery

Our normal turnaround for demos is between 4 to 6 weeks from the date of receipt. However this is only a guide and can, at times, over run depending on the workload at the time of ordering. An indication of the time scale will be shown on your receipt.

Guidelines Relating to Demo Production

Your melody guide is the most important part of your song, we are happy to work with songwriter's who sing their melody line on tape or CD with or without accompaniment (backing), or supply lead line manuscript, or played on a musical instrument, whistled or hummed.

Please remember, what you are supplying to us is a MELODY GUIDE only. If you supply your melody guide on its own without any backing, then, unless you have been gifted with' perfect pitch' (up and down tonal movement) your melody line will, without doubt, vary throughout your song. When this occurs, we have to use our own judgement to adjust your melody accordingly to ensure that the notes fit into the 'key signature' of the song.

If however, you deliberately want definite key change in certain parts of your song, you will need to mark this clearly on your lyric sheet so we will know. With regard to the tempo of your song (how fast or slow it is played or sung), if you do not advise us, again, we have to make a judgement to take the average of the various sections to end up at the finished tempo.

We will endeavor at all times, to give an accurate interpretation of your melody guideline however, we are unable to give an exact note by note copy of every little nuance of your melody guide unless you supply us with Lead Line Manuscript which clearly indicates the pitch and length of each individual note and musical phrase.

Musical Arrangement

You must always give us some instruction regarding the musical arrangementof your song even something as basic as slow, fast or medium ballad or, Top 40 Chart song. To avoid any disappointment with regard to music style of the song, please tell us what you want even if it is the broadest of terms like 'Slow Ballad'.

Please go to our Demo Pricing and Additional Services page to place your order - thank you