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A brand new artist online feedback platform is going to launch in 3 weeks. The website is called Blazetrack, and it’s getting a lot of hype lately due to an interesting business model that has the potential of attracting both the indie communities as well as industry professionals.

Here’s how it works: artists, whether they be in music, film and whatnot, will be able to submit their works to Blazetrack’s roster of pros and celebs and gather feedback for determined fees (among big names already on board are Outkast’s Big Boi, R&B/hip-hop producer Rich Harrison, country music king Paul Worley, country star John Rich and Swedish producer Kalle Engstrom). I’ll leave you to Nate Casey’s (one of Blazetrack’s founders) elevator pitch for further explanations:

Introduction to Blazetrak

Apparently the pros will also be able to submit their own requests to the community when in search of talents for particular projects. This also turns Blazetrack into the likes of an online licensing platform, similar to services such as You License and Pump Audio.

What I find very interesting here is that Blazetrack will give artists the opportunity to connect with major players in their fields, and although the submission prices will be expensive, that possibility will be exciting and new. Since Blazetrack’s biz model is based on a 35% cut of what the artist will pay to get reviewed, I suppose they will primarily aim to partner with influential industry insiders who’s fees will be high. I am curious to know how the system will work for lesser-known people who wish to use Blazetrack as a complementary source of revenue – or in other words, how it will leverage it’s model for lesser established artists and pros.

Blazetrack is going public in 20 days. Check it out at www.blazetrack.com.

Mruff