I received a spam email from AMMA today with a brief message to send my music to them. I followed up the email to find out what services the Company offered. I was contacted by a very rude and arrogant person at AMMA named "Lynda Jones".

Here is the email exchange:

August 4, 2008

Hello Lynda,

I would like the terms of the Agreement and the fee structure and your services first thanks.
The information you have sent me explains little about your services.

Regards,

Shane
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Hello Shane,
Those things are impossible to say because we don't even know what you do.
In any case I wouldn't know. I'm not in legals or accounts only promotions!
All agreements are different that I know! Completely different!
Fee structures I don't believe we have such a thing because every case is different and some fee like mechanicals etc are set by local laws and legislations etc collection societies whatever.
Not by us.


Kindest Regards

Lynda Jones (Distribution Manager- AMMA).
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I have heard too many negative things about AMMA, you are just preying on Artists.
I am sure Norm McCourt will be impressed with your lack of communication skills and the way you have contacted me with your spam emails. Good luck!

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Hello Shane,
Oh your a "Mudcat" blogger! That's what we thought.
Trouble with all these bloggers is they never do anything just complain! And thenblog some more!! It's a life style!
On the www you can say anything and they do!
Trouble is, anyone with anything or relevance to say won't put it up on a blogg site! Why would you? Too busy doing your stuff!
And you don't want anyone to find out what you really know!
I have no problems communicating with anyone in the know!
But when people start to get ahead of themselves with questions that can't be answered!
If you don't like the music bizz... Don't get involved!
It's not for the faint hearted that's for sure!
We probably get between 50 and 100 emails a day from people like yourself which doesn't phase us but it wastes your time!
And we were in this industry before you were born and will still be in it when you finally get a job doing something else so...
Don't say I didn't tell you so!

Kindest Regards

Lynda Jones (Distribution Manager- AMMA).
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After this experience I would stay a million miles away from this Company!