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digitalphunk
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Registered: Jun 2010
Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

putting the power back into the artists hands

Greetings EDM Lovers,
Iv been wondering how things would work, if the label was removed from the equation, that is, the Artist has control over promotion/distribution of their work ?

I have seen tunecore, and others do this, but they dont deliver to stores like beatport/djdownload, and their promo services (jango airplay) sux...

What I mean, is a service that provides:
1. Promotion to EDM DJ's (with forced feedback)
2. Ability to create Artwork
3. Ability to distribute to stores like beatport/djdownload/juno/itunes/audio jelly for a fixed rate
4. At least 60% payout for sales

How much do you think something like this cost ?
$60 promos ?
$20 distribution ?

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Mar-09-2011 09:00 South Africa

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Ian
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: UK

artists used to do it. they had their own labels. then they sold out to the mothership armadamusic.

Mar-09-2011 10:12

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Sushipunk
Flickering, I roam

Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Chateau Verdafloor

Re: putting the power back into the artists hands

quote:
Originally posted by digitalphunk
What I mean, is a service that provides:

1. Promotion to EDM DJ's (with forced feedback)
2. Ability to create Artwork
3. Ability to distribute to stores like beatport/djdownload/juno/itunes/audio jelly for a fixed rate
4. At least 60% payout for sales

1. Forced? How are you going to force feedback? Threaten them over the internet? LOL.

2. Let's see some of your artwork, assuming you'll do this all on your own? If it's shit, no one will want it. Or, if you hire good designers, see point #4

3. That's not as hard as you might think. Surely you've seen the massive amount of junk out there on these sites?

4. If you're distributing to "beatport/djdownload/juno/itunes/audio jelly" then you can't afford that. Plain and simple. Especially if no one knows who you are.

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Mar-09-2011 10:22 Australia

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Zyklon_Jay
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Sushipunk
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Mar-09-2011 10:30 Australia

digitalphunk
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Registered: Jun 2010
Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

Re: Re: putting the power back into the artists hands

quote:
Originally posted by Sushipunk
1. Forced? How are you going to force feedback? Threaten them over the internet? LOL.

I should have said:
Forced Feedback->DJ's cannot download the promo unless they give feedback

quote:
Originally posted by Sushipunk
2. Let's see some of your artwork, assuming you'll do this all on your own? If it's shit, no one will want it. Or, if you hire good designers, see point #4

Nah, designers will handle that

quote:
Originally posted by Sushipunk
3. That's not as hard as you might think. Surely you've seen the massive amount of junk out there on these sites?

Noted, you have some examples ?

quote:
Originally posted by Sushipunk
4. If you're distributing to "beatport/djdownload/juno/itunes/audio jelly" then you can't afford that. Plain and simple. Especially if no one knows who you are.

AFAIK, a partnership would need to be made with a distributor to do that, but I understand your point!

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Mar-09-2011 12:00 South Africa

digitalphunk
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Registered: Jun 2010
Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
artists used to do it. they had their own labels. then they sold out to the mothership armadamusic.

unfortunately, thats how things are now,
ppl gotta pay bills, if they doing this full time.

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Mar-09-2011 12:02 South Africa