Members Brittanylips Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 TuneCore What do you think? An alternative to CD Baby? Is this something you would do? -Peace, Love, and Brittanylips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiveMusic Posted February 2, 2006 Members Share Posted February 2, 2006 I think it's hard to see what benefit it would be. Not saying it isn't a good thing but they've done a piss poor job of selling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brittanylips Posted February 2, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 2, 2006 I think people might see it as an easy way to get onto iTunes. But I agree, they have yet to sell it. However, with all the bitching by non-signed musicians about how difficult it is to get your music out, here's a seemingly easy no-strings-attached way to get your music out. -PL&B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted February 2, 2006 Members Share Posted February 2, 2006 Originally posted by Brittanylips However, with all the bitching by non-signed musicians about how difficult it is to get your music out, here's a seemingly easy no-strings-attached way to get your music out. -PL&B Seems like a pretty fair deal. After spending a few years uploading all my stuff to mp3.com and then seeing them go bust was kind of a drag. I had about every song I deemed worthy on there. And it took a lot of patience and time to upload all that {censored} on dial-up. I know, I'm still holding out for cheaper broadband. I did bookmark the site so thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted February 2, 2006 Members Share Posted February 2, 2006 I'm definitely intrigued. While my main download 'partner,' Soundclick, offers a free online sale option (they sell the song for about a buck and keep about half), there's always the "micro-indie ghetto" aspect to SC (no slag on SC -- but it's never had the same general audience that the old Mp3.com had at its peak). I've been on the verge of putting together a 'physical' album for CD Baby for a long time (after having had an album for sale out of Mp3.com) with the idea of getting my stuff out into iTunes and other online stores. As a cheapskate, the price, especially appeals to me. Of course... the bottom line is that a whole lot of folks won't pay for mainstream, known artists... and then, also, I've made a point of giving away my music for so long... I'm not sure I want to stop giving it away. (Although I might go with free streaming but pay-for DLs. I dunno.) It starts sounding like a PayPal Tip Jar -- and I had one of those for two years while I was getting hundreds of DLs every month and never got a single 'tip.' __________ ADDENDUM: Then again, come to think of it, The Orchard sounded pretty cool, and had a similar roll-out, complete with 'industry rebel' Richard Gotherer at the helm. Didn't keep them from allegedly ripping off hundreds if not thousands of artists. (Who were STILL protesting when The Orchard -- after allegedly stiffing musicians who had PAID to get their albums distributed through them -- cut a deal with the iTunes store to sell the music in question. Far as I know, those musicians are still protesting about their works being sold without compensation.) So... 'seller' beware. ___________ POST-ADDENDUM ADDENDUM: But it DOES look really intriguing. I think I'm going to finish my homework, check out artist agreement for gotchyas -- and espesh make sure they have a real termination agreement... but, heck yeah... I'm really thinkin' hard about it. Cheapskates, here's your warning: go download your free one blue nine tracks now, to be on the safe side. ____________ POST-POST-ADDENDUM A... ah never mind So far I'm really impressed with Tunecore -- but I was just checking out the latest info on selling your music through Soundclick -- and THEY'VE made some serious upgrages to their services -- most notably the ability for the artist to set his own prices. Now an artist can set the price of a single DL as low as $.25 (and album prices as low as $2.99! Now THAT's what I've been talking about for years... ) [i could imagine selling 128kbps mp3s through my [cheapskate free] Soundclick page and then selling higher rez AACs (and, arf, RealMedia, I guess, through Rhapsondy) [uPDATE: I don't think, on second thought, that's true... I think the store specifies the bitrate they want to sell] through the TuneCore connection. Better get those one blue nine free downloads now, folks... this free lunch is goin' mersh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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