We entered into an agreement with Keith Barkley in which he would record 6 songs a month to complete a project of literally hundreds of songs that we have written. In the beginning he said he LOVED our music and that GOD had TOLD HIM to work with us to record it all. We were to pay him $360 a month every month until they were all finished. In the agreement we were supposed to APPROVE his work before accepting it as the FINAL MASTER. This man took 7 months to complete 12 songs and he changed the melody lines of our music, did not do the music correctly, he was THE WORST person we have ever worked with musically EVER! He is ATE up with PRIDE so much that he does not even hear what the client wants he thinks everything he wants to do is "THE GOSPEL"!

When we told him about the changes he was making he FORCED the changes on us basically by NEVER doing what we asked him to do, but only lingering it out so long until we got so frustrated that he was NEVER getting done that we had to take what we could get for the money we had given him. We wisened up by the 2nd month to what was happening and backed out of doing any more songs with him but then he even took longer since we were not part of his monthly meal ticket anymore. When I finally demanded he finish the work (7 months later) he put us down, told me that I had demon spirits and put our music down saying it was not good and TACKED GOD ON IT of course! I guess GOD must have changed his mind from the beginning about Keith Loving our music and about it being HIS CALLING to work with our music. :)

This man is a POOR EXCUSE of a Christian and HORRIBLE Business owner! He does NOT care what the client desires, only what he wants to do. He even told my husband that out of all of the years of recording that he has NEVER been wrong about anything! When he finally sent us the project, one song is so bad we can not even use it and he sent one song without any vocals on it at all.

Plus after he started getting the monthly payment even though he had not finished the months songs before, he started demanding payment for the next month when he had shoved our project on the back burner as he was taking many more projects to support his "ministry and his family". So what he is doing is taking tons of work demanding money upfront and not finishing the work in a timely manner and not producing the music in the way it was written. Plus he charges to be on his music label or to be affliated with his Music Group. So anyone that charges for things like that is a Scammer!

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Attention to everyone reading this post. You need to be aware of the real story. EVERYTHING these people have said is 100% FALSE. I have e-mail proof with dates and times where they approved the work I have done. They also failed to read their contract that states that the deposit is non-refundable. They were also told that their music needed some work to make it much better. We did NOT say we LOVED their music. We told them that we did feel that God told us to call them because we could HELP them. I also have the email proof of that. They were also given a cut rate for the work which was far below the normal rate due to their financial situation. It boils down to the fact they wanted to find something wrong with anything they could to avoid paying for the services rendered. They also had a separation in their marriage due to moral failures that resulted in they delay of the total project which I have email proof once again to back that up. Due to that separation, the wife herself in a email that I have, told me to take ALL the time that was necessary to get the work done. She even told me to scratch one of the songs we had most of the way finished and had spent a lot of time on, and put another one in it's place. We did that for her and even wrote the music for her and she LOVED it and we have the email to prove that as well. The song she wanted to scratch was one of her husband's songs that she herself said she had told him she never did like and it wasn't that great of a song. She was defaming him all over Facebook and then all of the sudden she takes him back and they start their bologna like nothing ever happened.

They are the only clients that have EVER said they were not pleased with our work. They even made comments that they have even been in the "Nashville" scene. Well, I know some of that Nashville crowd and the few names they gave me that they knew, when contacted did not know who they were.

I have a BIG list of people who are TOTALLY satisfied with our work. The problem with these people are that THEY are prideful, egotistical, people who think they are God's gift to songwriting and have no reason to be. The reason for their separation is that has a problem that he has had for years. And from what has been posted on Facebook, we do not have time or space to talk about her problems. Also, from what they themselves told us, this has not been the first separation. It has always been said that when you expose demon spirits for who and what they are, they will rare up on you and this occasion is NO exception. Since the first posting of on this forum, they have been made comments about forgiveness, and yes forgiveness is for everyone not just some. Restoration has also been mentioned. I would like to mention that restoration is a process and that full restoration comes after you "obtain a good report." That takes a matter of some time.

I find it interesting that they are also starting their own company and publicizing that they have new soundtracks that people can use to record their songs....I wonder where they got them?...LOL

We at Cherith have a great reputation in several states with our clients. If you want to bring trouble into your business as well as stress, than these folks are CERTAINILY the clients for you. If not, then certainly STAY CLEAR of these people.

As to Slimjim's comment, Whether you have a ministry on or not, when someone viciously attack's you will come out swinging. Being a Christian and in ministry does NOT mean that we are to be a door-mat. It is amazing to me how many people think that Christians can be attacked and they're supposed to just sit back and not say anything. You might be interested to know too that these people have used our personal names on other sites. The only reason they did not here is because it is not allowed.....Just thought you should know. It might interest everyone to know too that all of the negativity that has been posted by the author as well as the comments have helped us. We have just added several NEW clients. Why, we have a GREAT reputation for ALL of our other clients. We just added a new one today.

2011-11-23 22:38:47

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RJ,

Most of the sound tracks we have are the ones WE DID in Nashville before we met this man and some that we did in Calif. This man has NEVER EVEN MET US FACE TO FACE yet he judges like this!
He does not even KNOW US! Can you imagine that!
We TRUSTED HIM from meeting him off Facebook when HE SOLICITED US! We had NEVER HEARD of him before that. He PROMISED a TON OF THINGS HE DID NOT DELIVER. That is how he works. He gives you a discounted price so that later when you have issues with his work, he can say Oh but it is a discounted price, in other words just put up with it because you bought it at a Walmart price!! That is BULL!
I asked him if it would not be as good being discounted like that and he LIED and said Oh Everything we do here is the very best quality, God told me to HELP Y'ALL out.
We even OFFERED tp PAY HIM MORE MONEY TO HAVE THE TRACKS THE WAY WE WANTED THEM! HE IGNORED US!
The reason he says NO ONE has complained is because HE DOES NOT ALLOW YOUR VOICE TO BE HEARD! HE TOTALLY PUSHES HIS IDEAS ON YOU!
If other artists who have never been recorded before use him they may think he is BIG HUGE Top Dog the way he talks and let him just do all that he suggests. That was the way I was when I first started back in my 20's and to this day I wish I would have spoken up.
Anyway, yes we have to use his work with the vocals to pitch to others because that is ALL WE HAVE for the songs that HE DID. BUT GUESS WHAT? WE HAVE TO MAKE EXCUSES FOR THE HIS MISTAKES! We have to tell the people that we need to send then a lyric sheet because it was sung wrong by the so called demo singer. That is NOT GOOD when you have to do that. But THANK GOD these are WELL KNOWN people in the industry that are patient. But we are not using any tracks because WE DO NOT EVEN HAVE ANY TRACKS WITHOUT THE VOCALS THAT HE DID and to get a copy of that is usually STANDARD!
As far as having his name on any of our sites, it is because these are sites that I PUT UP BECAUSE I DO ALL OF THE COMPUTER WORK, and I was trying to HELP HIM GET WORK when we first met him. I just have not changed them yet. I am only so computer savy and some of them I have not been able to change even though I have tried.
All I can say is if you work with this man make sure you realize that if you are not Jesus in the Flesh, then you are doomed to be judged by this man. He does act in a Professional Manner. He may even quit in the middle of the project put your project on the back burner and take a year to finish it.
Keep it professional and MAKE HIM HOLD TO EVERYTHING HE DOES, DO NOT LET HIM PUSH HIS THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ON YOU, He is NOT A PRODUCER or even a demo singer. He is a Musician. and Engineer (and not a very good engineer)Because professional demo singers stay TRUE to the melody lines and also sing the song in what ever tense it was written in. They do not switch back and forth and change the words of the songs! DO NOT LET HIM GET HIS WAY, IT IS YOUR PROJECT THAT YOU ARE PAYING FOR! Also make him give you a timeline on a contract! Otherwise 9 months later you will be as frustrated as I was.
One more thing, my husband has NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY POSTS I HAVE PUT UP! So for this man to defame him all over the computer of course is going to come back and bite him in the rear. I am happy he is building his business up and telling everyone about it because that is more for my husband to sue him in court over and take.
My husband has been an innocent party in this all.
He has been extremley hurt emotionally and mentally by this man and we have the proof. This man has no heart at all for people. He claims to be Christian but he chooses to KILL THE SHEEP Emotionally, Spiritually and Mentally by PREYING on their dreams that GOD gave them, then dashing their dreams as the end result. That is not a GOD THING! That is a MONEY THING!
THANK GOD I have been around the block and KNOW how music people can be. But my husband has not this is the 2nd time he has EVER has his music recorded! He was a baby to this and this has totally dashed his dreams and hopes of EVER have someone record anything that will sound like God gave him the vision for!
Jesus himself would NEVER say to someone, bring me the weak sheep so I can beat him to a pulp and leave him maimed forever! But this MAN WOULD AND HE DID IT AND IS STILL DOING IT!
This man chooses to defame my husband and act as if he voiced his opinion ONLINE when he did not!! So think about that KB when my husband files a suit against you for all you have done to him needlessly!

2011-11-24 07:35:08

RJ,

PS
This was posted twice because I was proof reading and saw mistakes and there are still some on the last one. I thought if I changed them that they would go away. LOL that shows how computer savy I am.

2011-11-24 07:42:48

ROO Editor,

RJ, I removed the first post for you. If you want it back, just contact me using our contact form with the "contact Us" link at the bottom of each page. Thanks. Guy

2011-12-02 16:47:12

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