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February 19, 2026 07:51PM
Has anyone done the Sassie MSC shop where you have to record an hour of music? Although the assignment is ostensibly for microphone quality, some of the questions they're asking and the nature of the locations (all very small pubs that would never host a touring or even major local act) make me wonder if this isn't actually a songwriting organization looking to see if someone is performing their songs without paying royalties. That job has traditionally been done by people making a lot more than $15.
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February 19, 2026 07:53PM
PS This should have been posted in the general Mystery Shopping Discussion. Sorry!
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February 19, 2026 07:54PM
I looked at it, saw the fee & length of visit required and didn't even look further.
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February 20, 2026 04:48AM
I looked at the web page of the one location near me. Each night was a special theme. I think one was 'Tattoos' and another was 'adult toys'. Yeah like I would blend in with that crowd!
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February 20, 2026 11:37AM
I looked at the locations near me and none of them had such events listed on their website. I find the job to be odd. Not enough money to entertain this.
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February 20, 2026 02:49PM
Nopety nope nope nope.
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February 22, 2026 10:59PM
Read the shop description. Something seems off about this. The two places in my area are a brewery and a medium-sized bar and grille by the beach which has a very tiny stage. I can't see why on earth they'd hire a MSC to check audio quality at their places. And why the need to photograph all maximum occupancy signs? I'm.not sure exactly what they're after, but audio quality doesn't sound like it.

I don't think there are any Russians / And there ain't no Yanks
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February 23, 2026 05:41PM
The one in my area is a winery with events such as, "music bingo," and "wine and chocolate pairings," etc..There are no live music events. I guess that is why the job is just sitting on the board.
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February 23, 2026 10:02PM
Up to $25 here with $30 expenses. One shop in my vicinity is available. Still passing on it.

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Just corporate criminals\ / Playin' with tanks
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February 24, 2026 02:27AM
The description made me think it was testing phone audio recording software and hardware since quite a lot of people record live music with phones nowadays. Maybe tech wants to capitalize on that feature for that demographic? However, checking for music industry licensing violations sounds probably more like it. I wonder if there is a database that can be checked to see if a place has paid their ASCAP fees although that really doesn’t matter.
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February 24, 2026 02:42PM
The one in my area has karaoke one night a week -- I am thinking an hour of recording on my phone is going to drain the battery pretty fast.
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February 24, 2026 03:40PM
I see that a portable battery is recommended, just in case. The one I have is good for two charges, and is rapid charging.
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February 25, 2026 12:11AM
Just the thought of recording karaoke makes my ears hurt.
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March 05, 2026 03:32PM
Up to $40 pay in my area. The two shops in my immediate area which were previously scheduled are now available. Tempted to do it.

The required details for the report have slightly changed, or at least the way they're worded has changed. I previously thought there was something iffy about the stated objective, but I no longer believe that. I don't get why they feel the need to hire an independent person to do this, but hey, it ain't my money.

I don't think there are any Russians / And there ain't no Yanks
Just corporate criminals\ / Playin' with tanks
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