THE ORCHARD..... A Warning to Indie Artsists....

[saltym]

theorchard.com - a WARNING

first off sorry for posting this in this category but i want as many people to see this so they do not fall foul like i have

i feel i have to warn you about "The orchard.com" and tell you not to enter into a digital distribution deal with them.
I recently signed up for the worldwide digital distribution deal with “the Orchard”
And i bitterly regret it, they have not sent me money that they owe me, i have contacted them time and time again, and they refuse to anwer, they are a major pain.

But don't take my word on this check these links out - from CDBaby http://cdbaby.org/stories/03/12/15/2213608.html
and
http://www.junkyardwillie.com/rumors.htm

Now I know my cd is on i-tunes, and has sold about 5 albums worth, but “The Orchard” will not send me the money they owe to me, I have consistently contacted them, with no reply, they are basically ripping me off,

If you are in contract with them, i suggest that you just try to get out of the contract by repeatedly emailing them and if they don't answer then file a report with the Better Business Bureau

http://www.bbbnewyork.org/businessrepor ... spx?id=376

Also the other problem that i have and you may have as well, is that while i have a contract for Digital Distribution with the orchard, i cannot get Digital distribution deal with anybody else for that particular record, as every release can only come from 1 distributor.

Sorry to be the bringer of bad news, but i felt i should warn you, and in my opinion the more people who report this company, the better chance they will be closed down, and us long suffering indie musicians will not get burned.


feel free to give em stick at info@theorchard.com

[Steven West]

Are you sure there wasn't a 'ceiling' to acheive first before cash disbursement? I'm trying my damndest to get things in operational order with www.soundoo.com - and they seem like really decent guys for me atleast. But they do show a 'ceiling' that you can actually set yourself ($50 Euro minimum, or I guess if you want them to pay you when you sell 1000, you can set that amount then. )

Take my advice - 'It don't matter if they screw you, as long as they sell you. They just screw themselves out of a deal in the future is all.'

And off to Everything Else we go....

[saltym]

Are you sure there wasn't a 'ceiling' to acheive first before cash disbursement? I'm trying my damndest to get things in operational order with www.soundoo.com - and they seem like really decent guys for me atleast. But they do show a 'ceiling' that you can actually set yourself ($50 Euro minimum, or I guess if you want them to pay you when you sell 1000, you can set that amount then. )

Take my advice - 'It don't matter if they screw you, as long as they sell you. They just screw themselves out of a deal in the future is all.'

And off to Everything Else we go....

Yes there was a Ceiling.........it was $10

i was well over that

not only that they refuse to show me my download details

They are bad news

still contacting them every day about getting out of the contract,,,,,,,,,,,still waiting
If i had the money i'd sue them.

[mauseoleum]

If i had the money i'd sue them.

I bet every *indie* distributor is well aware of that *if i*.