Our mission is simple;

With your help, we aim to propel quality music by unsigned artists into the charts.

How will we do that?

By creating a community of music fans and like minded individuals who want to help quality unsigned artists break into the charts, with a planned and organised drive to purchase designated singles.

How will we choose the artists/singles?

Unlike similar campaigns (for which we support and have maximum respect for), the unsigned artists we will put forward have been filtered via the fan driven filtration process and investment round on the music crowdfunding site Slicethepie. The singles will therefore contain high quality music with strong commercial appeal and best of all, they will be fan filtered/funded.

We will also organise ‘mini drives’ as part of our overall goal of getting a Slicethepie artist into the charts. This might include mobilising people to review an album on Amazon, watching a Slicethepie artist youtube music video or simply to help out in an online vote, poll or competition where Slicethepie artists could use our support.

How often?

Our chart ‘drives’ will be periodic, but eventually it would be great if we could all get behind one single a month by collectively buying the single during the week of release.

In the interests of fairness, should multiple Slicethepie financed artists be releasing singles around the same time, we will hold a group poll to determine which single the group would like to get behind.

What’s in it for you?

Well, here’s the interesting part. If the warm and fuzzy feeling associated with helping an unsigned artist break into the charts isn’t quite enough to keep you warm at night, you can always check out the Slicethepie trading exchange and purchase ‘shares’ in the artist we will be pushing. That’s right….if the Slicethepie artists do well, you yourselves could do well financially and share in their success.

Please join the group if you support quality unsigned music and have an interest in taking back the charts.

For further information on the Slicethepie filtration/investment process, visit Slicethepie.

Please invite everyone you know! We need as many as possible to really give this a good chance!

This campaign is powered by Piewatch.

Piewatch is the unofficial fansite of the music financing platform – Slicethepie.

Slicethepie is a financing platform for the music industry that enables new and established Artists to raise money directly from Music Fans and Investors.

The campaign page is currently in the process of building up sufficient numbers.

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When you invest in an artist on Slicethepie, you will recieve ‘entitlements’.  Understanding just who is entitled to what can sometimes be a little confusing, so we created this unofficial* Piewatch visual aid (complete in retro 80′s colour scheme) to make it easy. 

Simply follow the the colour that matches your description to see what rewards your investment will entitle you to.   Remember you can invest vouchers as well as cash.

For information about how to invest, why not check out our Piewatch ‘How to invest’ video guide.

* This is an unofficial fan made supplement

We recommend the official Slicethepie FAQ and Legal info sections as your primary source of information.

To help you out, Piewatch asked experienced scouts with 5* track records to share their personal scoring criteria!  Feel free to adopt their scoring systems….if it works for them, it could work for you!

THE SPEN

Highest Rank: 1st Tracks Reviewed: 3224 Highest Accuracy: 95%

10 - Fantastic track (I need to own it)

9 – Great Track(I’d buy it)

8 - Showcase Material

7 – Pretty Good

6 – Average with potential

5 – Average but not marketable

4 – Lower than Average

3 – Poor

2 – Very Poor

1 - Original but is it music?

0 – Cover or Stolen track / sample

TRAVERS

Highest Rank: 1st Tracks Reviewed: 2800 Highest Accuracy:  95.48%

10 – An instant classic, beyond criticism.

9 – A superb track that stands out amongst it’s competitors.

8 – A great song. It may not be the most memorable but it displays a high level of musicianship.

7 – Good song, there is room for improvement but your on the right track.

6 – Fairly good effort possibly hampered by some poor singing or too much repetition.

5 – Fairly average stuff, usually lacking in originality.

4 – A sub-standard effort that requires a lot of work due to unoriginal song writing, sub-standard singing and/or weak musicianship.

3 – Crap, hampered so badly by lack of skill or inaudible recording quality that it’s never going to work. Not even their mums will like it.

2 – Even more crap for the same reasons as number 3.

1 – Step away from the desk son, put down the instrument. You’re making a right tit of yourself!

0 – Noise, jokers, idiots and covers.

MATTHEW LYNE

Highest Rank:  1st Tracks Reviewed: 15,380 Highest Accuracy: 94.60%

10 – The participating musicians have developed their talents to a far more than simply acceptable standard, placing their life into their music. Great attention to every detail involved.

9 – A song that is almost as convincing, yet some slight work is still required through devotion. Definitely still more than welcome within the showcase.

8 - A great song, with confidence and compassion flowing through the performance. Listening was worthwhile throughout and never failed to maintain attention.

7 - A good track, sitting above the average musicians and songs. Will gain recognition but still will be expected to prioritize it’s development over time.

6 - The ‘good side’ of average. Showing some promise as musicians but quite a distance from their overall goal with much effort needed to help achieve their aspirations. Can maintain acknowledgment but may lose the attention.

5 – The middle score for medium musicians. This is pretty much average music that will be given this score by scouts entering and expecting average music, they will be skeptical so being labeled ‘average’ is not necessarily a good thing. At least it is a start.

4 - Poor, not consistent or enthusiastic enough to be appreciated for much time. Further work is obviously a necessity and will be required to come close to making a positive impression.

3 – Very poor and weak. Maybe for songs and musicians that have only started beginning development, as have the musicians. The aspects of music that we expect to be there may not be – timing, tuning, accuracy.

2 – A vague form of music. A very harsh score to give to only those who are deserving of it, lacking effort and skill without really wanting to develop it. Not willing to progress and uploading unfinished and tediously flawed music is satisfactory enough for them.

1 - Effortless sounds. The opposite of perfection, an attempt has been made to create some sounds and upload them even if they are displeasing, intimidating or for the sole purpose of being comical yet failing.

0 – Illegally uploaded tracks, breaching copyright laws and showing no creativity of their own. Silent tracks or very monotonous noises that have been uploaded for reasons that are only known by the mysterious people that upload them. Watch out for faulty tracks, as they could be good tracks concealed by an error, however the artists should check their uploads.

RUMPLESTILTSKIN

Highest Rank:  1st Tracks Reviewed: 23,469 Highest Accuracy: TBC%

10 – excellent

9 - very talented

8 – hit song

7 – above average

6 – average song

5 – Fair track

4 – good quality wack skills

3 – try harder

2 – is your studio mic ********?

1 – no comment

0 – you wack

NINJA

Highest Rank:  1st Tracks Reviewed: 3,189 Highest Percentage:  95.81%

10 - Flawless

9 - Excellent Track

8 - Very Good Quality

7 – Good Quality

6 – Slightly Above Average

5 – Average

4 – Below Average

3 – Quality is ok, but overall, well below average

2 – Signs of musicianship but nothing special

1 - Rubbish, but at least a little effort

0 – Covers and/or absolute rubbish with no redeeming features.

Are you an experienced scout with previous 5* success? Feel like sharing your scoring system? Contact us…..

Has this featue helped? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

Arrangement, Acappella, Accompaniment, Artist, Artifacts, Attack, Acoustic, Audio, Atmosphere, Acid

Arpeggiated, Airy, Amateurish, Abrupt, Appealing, Atmospheric, Artistic, Angry, Addictive, Attractive, Adorable, Awesome, Average, Aged, Amazing, Amusing, Arty, Audible, Arrogant, Agile, Ambiguous, Awkward, Awful,  Aggressive, Apathetic, Angelic, Atrocious, Artificial

Bass, Bridge, Boom, Bop, Break, Backing, Background, BPM, Bassist, Beat

Bassy, Brassy, Brash, Bold, Big, Beautiful, Bendy, Brilliant, Baffling, Boring, Brisk, Bland, Bouncy, Barking, Bubbly, Bad, Believable, Bizarre, Breezy, Busy, Balanced

Composition, Crescendo, Clarinet, Chorus, Cello, Clarity, Compression, Character, Cover, Contrast, Choir, Cymbal, Crash, Clap, Cry, Colour, Cadence

Chirpy, Cheerful, Crisp, Clean, Clear, Composed, Clicky, Comical, Catchy, Consistent, Commercial, Clubby, Complex, Chilled, Class, Classical, Cheesy, Contemporary, Calm, Cluttered, Cold, Crazy, Clanging, Clapping, Crunching, Creamy, Cool, Chromatic, Confident, Crass, Creepy

Drums, Distortion, Dynamics, Dithering, Delay, Dance, Decay, D&B, Drummer, Duration, Din, Decibel, Delivery, Doppler, Density

Dynamic, Detuned, Distinctive, Dull, Divisive, Deadly, Depressive, Disorganised, Disgusting, Dramatic, Dry, Dirty, Dominant, Demonic, Delicate, Deranged, Dazzling, Dreary, Dark, Distant, Dreadful, Daunting, Dainty, Dysfunctional, Deep, Detailed, Delightful, Dreamy, Daring

Effects, Energy, Echo, EQ, Elements, Edge, Electro, Envelope

Electric, Expressive, Euphoric, Evil, Eventful, Enjoyable, Entertaining, Engaging, Electronic, Emotional, Erratic, Easygoing, Elegant, Excited, Easy, Elated, Empty, Eloquent, Eclectic, Effective, Energetic, Eerie, Elevated, Excellent, Extravagant, Experimental

Form, Figure, Flute, Frequency, Feeling, Formant, Filter, Flow, Funk, Fill, Flange, Foreground

Fast, Fun, Familiar, Forgettable, Flowing, Funky, Fresh, Frantic, Funny, Feminine, Fizzing, Fuzzy, Freaky, Friendly, False, Frightful, Fierce, Filthy, Full, Flawless, Fantastic, Fluent, Fantastical, Futuristic, Fluctuating, Free, Fancy, Fluid, Forceful, Flat, Fat, Fascinating, Faded

Guitar, Genre, Groove, Gospel, Grunge, Guitarist, Gangster, Grime

Generic, Groovy, Gated, Grunting, Gorgeous, Glorious, Graceful, Great, Grumpy, Grimy, Good, Grand, Garbled, Goofy, Gritty, Gifted, Genuine, Gleeful, Grainy, Gothic

Harmony, Harmonics, Harmonica, Hardcore, Hook, Hip-Hop, Horn, Hat, Hertz

Happy, Hard, Hip, Heavy, Humming, Hyper, Hot, High, Hilarious, Horrible, Hard

Instrument, Instrumental, Intro, Indie, Intensity, Interruption, Improvisation

Irritating, Individual, Inspirational, Infectious, Interesting, Intense, Interrupted, Immature, Intelligent, Incredible, Ignorant, Insane, Irrational, Inept

Jazz, Jive

Jazzy, Jiggy, Juvenile, Jumbled, Jumpy, Jovial, Joyous, Juicy, Jagged, Jerky, Jiggly, Jolly, Jittery, Jingly, Jaded, Jammy, Jiving

Kick, Key, Keyboard

Kicking, Kooky, Killer, Kind, Kinky, Keen,

Lyrics, Lead, Lullaby, Loop, Love, Layering

Lyrical, Lustful, Lost, Lingering, Lonely, Loose, Live, Lively, Limited, Lovely, Loving, Loopy, Laughable, Low, Linear, Lazy, Lagging, Large, Lengthy, Liberal, Light, Lifeless, Likeable, Little, Lean, Long, Loud, Lumpy, Lucid, Limp, Luscious, Literal, Logical, Laidback

Music, Melody, Mix, Monotony, Meaning, Metronome, Metal, Microphone, Modulation, Movement, Mood, Mono, Motion

Musical, Monotone, Melodic, Monotone, Muddy, Memorable, Moving, Modern, Mellow, Moody, Messy, Masculine, Murmuring, Metallic, Melodious, Macho, Magical, Marvelous, Masterful, Mechanical, Meaningless, Mental, Minimalist, Mundane, Murky, Mysterious, Moving

Noise

Natural, Nasty, Nauseating, Narcissistic, Nuance, New, Numbing, Negative, Narrow, Nervous, Non-stop, Nifty, Nostalgic, Nutty, Nonsensical, Nimble, Neat, Never-ending

Original, Orchestra, Organ, Outro, Oscillator, Octave

Orchestral, Ominous, Organic, Overpowering, Obscene, Offensive, Organised, Old, Outrageous, Ordinary, Outstanding, Occasional, Obvious, Objectionable, Open

Pitch, Percussion, Production, Phase, Piano, Pace, Pads, Potential, Progression, Panning, Play, Process

Progressive, Polyphonic, Progressive, Poppy, Professional, Pumping, Pleasant, Pounding, Predictable, Powerful, Polished, Piercing, Poignant, Popular, Peculiar, Petty, Painful, Precise, Peaceful, Perpetual, Pointless, Proud, Perfect, Passionate, Perky, Placid, Poetic, Pretty

Quantize, Quartet

Quick, Quality, Questionable, Quirky, Quiet

Reverb, Rumble, Rock, Rave, Recording, Remix, Rendition, Riff, Rap, Ride

Repetitive, Robotic, Relaxing, Rolling, Refreshing, Ringing, Raw, Retro, Rugged, Restful, Reflective, Rational, Routine, Reasonable, Rebellious, Rough, Rich, Raunchy

Sound, Static, Silence, Sibilance, Symphony, Strings, Scale, Sharp, Subsonic, Spectrum, Sustain, Scratch, Scream, Synth, Sequencer, Sampler, Speaker, Subwoofer, Song, Style, Structure, Stereo, Speed, Stop, Swing, Saxophone, Solo, Segment,  Signature

Silly, Sensational, Shocking, Sad, Slow, Singing,  Swaying, Sexy, Sensual, Sluggish, Safe, Spine tingling, Subtle,  Screeching, Scary, Soothing, Syncopated, Snappy, Strong, Strumming, Simple, Stimulating, Synthetic, Stereotypical, Spiritual, Strange, Sleepy, Swishing, Snapping, Sunny, Special, Starry, Soft

Tone, Tune, Track, Tempo, Timbre, Texture, Time, Treble, Transposition, Tweeter, Theme, Trance, Techno, Turntable, Toms, Tranquility, Temperament

Trippy, Tenacious, Terrible, Tuned, Tight, Thunderous, Thoughtful, Thumping, Timid, Tinny, Twisted, Tranquil, Terrific, Talented, Terrifying, Tender, Textual, Theatrical, Trendy, Tragic, Thrilling, Traditional, Tough, Tense, Timid, Timed, Typical, Torturous, Thematic, Thoughtless

UV22, Undertone

Universal, Unclear, Unfamiliar, Uneventful, Unique, Unconventional, Underground, Upbeat, Unorganised, Unexciting

Voice, Vocal, Variation, Vibrato, Violin, Vocoder, Volume, VST, Vibrance, Velocity

Varied, Vibrant, Vivid, Vigorous, Velvety

Waltz, Woodwind, Wah-Wah, Whistle

Wobbling, Weird, Wonderful, Wacky, Weak, Warm, Whooping, Whistling, Warped, Winding, Wordy, Worldly, Wholesome, Wild

Xylophone

X-rated

Yell, Yodel

Yelling, Yodeling, Youthful

 Zither

 Zany, Zesty, Zealous

IMPORTANT: This supplement is designed to give you inspiration in wording your thoughts. Ensure you keep your reviews constructive and relevant to the track at hand. Do not use words whose meaning and context you do not understand!  We recommend the use of a dictionary, Search-Engine and/or thesaurus should you wish to expand your vocabulary further. Happy Scouting!

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