Name: Blazetrak
Quick Pitch: Blazetrak provides direct user access to professionals in a variety of fields, and guarantees a direct video response in return.
Genius Idea: Direct-to-artist/professional connection.
Ever dreamed of getting your jams in the hands of Big Boi himself? Well, obnoxiously throwing your CD at the rapper during his next show probably isn’t the best way to get through to him.
That’s where Blazetrak comes in. The site was conceptualized out of an experience one of the co-founders, Corey Stanford, had back in 2007. Stanford had linked up with a record label named Dirty South Records, and was hav ing issues wading through all the CD submissions the label received. In order to cull the wheat from the chaff, the label started charging musicians $35, for which execs would listen to the music and call the artist for a chat about his or her submission.
Blazetrak is a more advanced version of this concept — a site that allows professionals in a variety of fields (business, fashion & design, music, screen & stage, sports & fitness) to put out a video call for any kind of content they desire. One can even offer up one’s expertise to fledgling professionals.
Blazetrak members can then submit responses to the pro in question, and — for a fee — they will receive a guaranteed response. The pro decides what a response is worth, and, in turn, receives cash for his or her time (Pros have to apply to use Blazetrak — quality is ensured by the site not functioning as a free-for-all). Users buy credits in order to interact with t he pros: one credit is...
