Another place to avoid is MC-Input. They tout themselves as “international music consultancy.” Another waste of money right there. They’re not going to do anything for you that you can’t do for yourself.
I purchased a package off them back in 2007 and I was told told my tunes were “not ready” and to “go back and re-work them.” I ignored the so-called “expert advice” and collaborated with an LA based producer who told me he mixed the tunes like they were his own because he liked them so much.

Cheers!

You are SOOoooo right about EVERYTHING you had to say.
Sonic Bids as well as ALL the other “Musician” sites are businesses, and are out to make money. They told the truth about promoters coming to them and Live Nation and Reverb Nation..etc… These all have the same platform. You put your info on them and they sell you leads and sell you press kits, and sell you mailing lists, and so on…..
As an Indie, I can truely recommend a FREE service that works! Though the popularity of MySpace has plummeted over the last few years, it has revamped itself with a new design for artists that is much more attractive and user friendly. The biggest feature is that when you enter your info and music to set up your “Page” you can then go to a “widgets” box and place n EPK on your FaceBook , Twitter, Reverbnation, etc….and you can make a digital copy of it easily to send out to promoters…this is FREE. Furthermore, you can link MySpace, Reverbnation, Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook, and a few others, so that they all update your status and stuff at the same time. I as a Promoter search ALL the sites for the right sounds to book, but most important to me when I have to make a choice between two or three bands is the one who is persistant in promoting themselves. DON’T PAY ANYONE A DIME!!!! If they have to charge you, they are not worth your time playing. If you truely have talent, NEVER give up, and never take no as the final answer. Just keep submitting your EPK every week with different request parameters and/or songs. Chances are what didn’t move them this week won’t next week, however, a new fresh approach or different song may catch their eyes and ears the next time….Best of luck to you and to all the artists out there holding it down…As Dick Clark always said…”Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars”……Promoter

The main complaint I have with sonicbids is that is seems to be more geared up to helping bands. I am an entertainer and a good one at that, but sonicbids, whether its fake or not, cater to bands in a nutshell. So as an entertainer I got no where there. Myspace, I don’t even use that anymore so how can one determine if I can bring a crowd from that, its a joke.

I’ve let my account lapse with sonicbids and I truly don’t see the value in renewing! As was mentioned above there’s no better way than the good old fashioned getting out there and networking with individuals in your field. Although I’m still looking for that one person that will believe in me, I still feel like I get closer the old fashion way than anything on this internet. Can you tell I’m disgusted.!!! That’s because I get so excited whenever I find a site that I think will help me reach out to more people only to find out they’re like the real sharks that are out here in the real world, only the internet sharks take smaller bites at a time, over time that adds up too.

Good luck all