Help me get permission for song plz

[Freak83]

Alright see I've never really contacted a band before about getting a song onto FFR and I don't know what to say in an email to them.

I got the email address gbs@greatbigseaDOTcom which i got from here.

The band I'm trying to get permission from is Great Big Sea, and the song is called Rigadoon. I've already done the stepfile, so I just need permission from them to use it.

If anyone who knows what to write in a letter asking for permission can either

a) give me a sample letter of what to say to them
b) tell me every single thing to include in a letter to them

I'd really appriciate it thanks.

[altairian]

I would say something like "hi, I really like your song, and I think it would be a really cool song to have for FFR (link them to the site). With your permission, I would like to submit your song along with steps that I've written to FFR for them to possibly add to the website." but more wordy and formal and such

[Freak83]

Well I emailed them, now I just need to wait for a reply.

[Jello]

rofl you wont get permission... sorry they will make you pay because they dont need ffr's help to get known

[Freak83]

Gotta try still

[Anticrombie0909]

yea good luck on that though...cause if shop doesn't open up soon, the confused n00bs who can't figure out why they're not buying anything might go on a violent, bloody rampage and start killing people.

[plasmix]

You did tell them that it was a non-profitable game? And that players wouldn't be able to download it from the game?

[Freak83]

No, that's why I asked for help for the email, so I would know what to put into it.

[Brainmaster07]

Just like:

"Hey ----,

I was wondering if I can have to rights to your song "-----" to put on the non-profit flash game at http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/. This site is a simulation of the popular DDR game, and is always accepting new songs and stepfiles.

This is a great chance for free publicity, as the tousands that play the game will hear your music. It will not be available for download so their are no worries there.

You can download the stepfile here ----- and email me with any questions, or responces here -----

A fan of your music and regular at FFR,
------"

Something like that, not the best grammar or desprictions, so you probably wont want to copy and paste that, but it's about the right layout...

[Freak83]

I really wish I had waited now before I sent it... Should I send them another message or would that look desperate?

[RobbyZero]

Just wait to see,it's just like in a movie I saw,the dude goes to prison and every week he writes a better letter until they give him grant money to make a better library for the prison.

[hund]

oh yeah the shawshank redemtion (something like that). Yep this is off topic.

What say when you wrote to the great big sea? Was it along the lines of what Brain said?

monday im off to Marine boot camp.

[Freak83]

I just recieved a reply back! They said that they passed on my request to Great Big Sea management, so I might get a reply soon.