Scott O.
Didn't Work for Me
Like some of the other reviews on this site, I didn't get any value from Spin. On the plus side, I didn't end up on any botted playlists. The process is like this - You submit a song, and if approved, you're sent a link to a page that shows your song's campaign progress. For my song, the campaign process never got past "Pitching". I emailed, DMed Spin Promo on Instagram, and entered a "support ticket" (three times). First I asked for a refund. But the last two times I sent messages, I said "I'd like a refund, but if that's not what you're going to do, please just say so." I did get a response from Matt once, who said "Please accept our apologies for the delay with locking in placements - we're actually expecting a few to go live on this early next week (Monday / Tuesday). Will circle back then to make sure we're on track!" But after that, no more responses. I might be wrong, but it seems like Spin Promo's business is to pitch songs to established playlists run by other curators. The "approval process" is when Matt listens to a song and figures out if the curators will place it or not, and if he thinks they will, he approves it. If he's wrong, then he's done the work but has no results to show for it. In that position, I'm sure the temptation to ghost the campaign is pretty strong. This would explain why some people have success and others just get the shaft. In my case, I'm prepared to admit that my song wasn't the second coming of "Hey Jude", so if it didn't get placed, then... In short, if your song is in a somewhat more mainstream genre and doesn't have poor production values, you will probably be OK using Spin. If not, you run the risk of being "approved" and then ghosted. I rated Spin two stars just to give Matt the benefit of the doubt.