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This Blog is meant to serve as a forum for victims of the iLLUMINA RECORDS scam. If you have been ripped off by iLLUMINA RECORDS, please share your story. I did, and you wouldn't believe how many bands/artists have thanked me for my decision to come forth and help expose one of the largest, nastiest, scams within this decade. I am only one of the many people who have stood up against this fraudulent company, so PLEASE Lend a hand, help artists help artists...
Zack Martin
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ReplyDeleteI am here to defend iLLUMINA RECORDS' illustrious music mogul, Mr. Ronald Bellanti. Fellow artists, the man has 20 years industry experience!! OK, maybe 15 of those were spent peddling merch but hey, everyone's got to start somewhere.
You should feel honored that iLLUMINA’s A&R VP-of-the-week has selected YOUR song, the first song on your MySpace music player no doubt, to be worthy of one of the selective spots on a GROUND CONTROL compilation CD. And that the president of the company himself has listened to your music and deems that it deserves national attention, a feat that his LAUNCH campaign will provide for a mere $600. You have so much potential that you are even invited to take a coveted slot at his Pay-to-Play 1LOUD STREET LIVE! MUSIC FESTIVAL. After all, “if you are serious about your music,” you’ll hawk your Strat and send Bellanti all of your money.
So now your head is spinning with anticipation. Your band has struggled for so long. But finally you will get the exposure iLLUMINA said you need. You’ve paid for it with money you don't have. But it’s an investment in your future! Only the three month campaign is suddenly over and absolutely nothing of any consequence whatsoever has happened. It seems that nobody has heard of you, or even heard of iLLUMINA for that matter. How could this be when you were featured in the 1LOUD STREET .COM MUSIC GUIDE? Of course it’s not iLLUMINA’s fault if nobody took notice of your music. That’s beyond their control. Because, now that your check has cleared, you’ve apparently turned into talentless schmucks.
But not everyone can be a star, right? Bellanti has a knack for sniffing out top talent to add to iLLUMINA’s prestigious roster. And when an artist receives a mayoral award for delivering GROUND CONTROL's drunk driving spiel to kindergartners AND bears an uncanny resemblance to her uncle Ronnie, why should iLLUMINA bother returning your whiny phone calls, crybaby? They need to go throw out the red carpet for VIP clients like "entertainment powerhouse" Tiffany Johnson, www.tiffanykirajohnson.com . Oh, check her out NOW!! Then you will understand just how unworthy you and your lousy little band really are. And maybe you will finally leave this poor guy alone. Mr. Bellanti knows what he’s doing. He has 20 years industry experience.
Haha, that cracks me up every time I read it.
ReplyDeleteiLLUMINA Records state:
ReplyDelete“THE BANDS SAYING NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT US ON THE INTERNET ARE NOT OUR CLIENTS. In doing research, everything negative we’ve found about us on the web is not written by anyone with whom we’ve worked. A majority of the people expressing their opinions are actually uninformed; most of them have not contacted us to find out the details of our projects. Those uninformed tend to say that we are a scam; at this point in time we want to make it extremely clear that we are NOT A SCAM, and we are NOT a pay-to-play compilation CD project.”
Mr. Bellanti and company, I invite you to visit:
Let’s Talk iLLUMINA Records
www.myspace.com/jasmine1087
Within 10 days Jazzy has become friends with over 300 of your clients. She has simply asked them to share -good or bad- their iLLUMINA experience to help new artists/bands make an informed decision.
iLLUMINA bands and prospective clients and employees:
This is an extremely insightful sight. Please share your experience on Jazzy’s MySpace if you have ever been involved with any of the following iLLUMINA projects. And please read all the posts if you are considering working for the company or have been solicited for any of the following iLLUMINA projects:
Ground Control
Rockers for Life
Hip Hop for Life
Hardcore for Life
LAUNCH
1Loud Street
or any other iLLUMINA alias
And feel free to contact the bands on Jazzy’s MySpace directly. Even iLLUMINA’s trophy bands, ie the “happy” bands you see smiling on their website, have been invited to the networking forum. Just because a band has not been vocal on the blogs does not mean that they are happy customers. There are a lot of bands out there harboring very ill-feelings about ever getting involved with Ron Bellanti and iLLUMINA Records.
Respectability is the issue at hand. The name iLLUMINA Records has become a joke in the music industry. Too many of the bands who have become involved with them are now embarrassed by the association. They have distanced themselves from the company to regain respectability. So even if you are one of the lucky few who do not feel ripped off, beware of the iLLUMINA connection biting you in the ass as you go forward in your career. Even Before the Rise, with current worldwide and exclusive representation by Ron Bellanti and iLLUMINA Management, have not come forward in the company‘s defense.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what excuses are given, why would anyone send their hard earned money to a company that has a BBB “F” rating? Or to a company that has so many irate customers that have to vent through these blogs? The marketing they sell is a system of internal websites. They boast that they have worked with thousands of bands but, when you go to their website, only a select few are visible. If you want true references, you should seek out the clients that have worked with them. And that is why I have turned my MySpace over as a place that everyone can share their iLLUMINA experience, good or bad. If you are considering working with this company, please visit my “Lets Talk iLLUMINA” MySpace first:
www.myspace.com/jasmine1087
Also now on twitter:
www.twitter.com/iLLUMINA_Talk
Be informed and spend your money wisely!
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ReplyDeleteRon Bellanti has lost an $85,000.00 law suit against him by a former employee for sexual harassment. Before you sign up for anything to do with Illumina Records and its off shoots, be warned of the kind of person you are dealing with.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mass.gov/mcad/documents/MCAD%20&%20Brooke%20Anido%20vs%20Illumina%20Media%20LLC%20dba%20Illumina%20Records%20&%20Ronald%20Bellanti.pdf
I wish all of these blogs were here before I made the mistake of trusting illumina and sending them 300 bucks. Biggest regret of my life but I guess I learned a valuable lesson from it.
ReplyDeleteI was your client I paid the money and I never received a damn thing I was promised as promotion! You know what I still to this day have that contract I think I'm gonna show it too a lawyer and we will go from there
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