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Products and Services for Independent Musicians You Can Trust...

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You're probably aware of products and services for independent musicians which promise you the moon and stars and then fail to deliver. If you're like me you have felt the post-purchase blues on many occasions.

Companies create stunning sales pages and sites to get you to trust products, because they know this is the most important factor to get sales. The trust built with the sales letters is often lost however the moment you get the product.

You may even have found that in some cases it can be very hard if not near impossible to get your money back from a company.

I have created the Renegade Respect Button to mark services or products I truly believe can help you further your music-business-life.

I recommend many products and services for your information on this site. You won't however find the Renegade Respect Button next to many.

Why? Standards! I've decided only products or services with fulfill certain basic requirements (see below) will be given the Renegade Respect Button.

You can be assured when you see the Renegade Respect Button renegade respect button next to a link on this site that the product or service the link leads to...


  • ... is a product or service of exceptional quality. Good enough won't do.

  • ... is effective and over-delivers in both value and genuine benefits to the buyer.

  • ... addresses your music or business needs as an independent music artist and gets you the results you want.

You will only see the Renegade Respect Button next to products where all of the above standards are met.

I trust this to help you wade and sort through the noise and get to the pure signal fast!

Marius van Dyk

Current Products, Services and Companies Which Have Been Awarded The Renegade Respect Button Include...

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  • Musician's Friend (For Discount Coupons)


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