I had looked at hiring one of those Fiver singers. The initial quote for the song in full was close to $200 and if I wanted the rights to the performance it would cost me over $300 total. If I wanted harmony tracks, which I had mentioned, that would be extra above and beyond the basic single lead vocal. They had specified their "rules" and how many revisions were included. I asked about turn around time and they said several weeks minimum and on this particular song, the deadline was less than a week out.

It was at this point that I thanked the person for their time and consideration but I was not going to move forward. For a song that was most likely to not earn any money, I could not see investing that kind of money in a "for fun" song. I think I ended up getting the Synth V singer at that time and starting my journey down that rabbit hole.

That was pretty confusing to me (your story) and all I can say is from my experience, your handling of multiple singers at the same time was simply amazing. Talk about an exercise in frustration. Wow....

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