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New Beatport Minimum Quarterly Revenue Requirements (pg. 4)
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| darin epsilon |
| quote: | Originally posted by seneca
wrong... it really depends on the situation. Why limit yourself to just "DJs" purchasing your music. You don't spin to a bunch of "DJs" at a club do you? No, you play to people who enjoy the music for the most part and will probably purchase it at a given opportunity. I bet if you ask any random person in the club if they have heard of Beatport, you'll get a "No". So why limit the exposure of your music to just a site that we all know caters mostly to the industry itself. |
True BUT... for example the labels I have spoken to... selling a dance track on iTunes is completely worthless. Same goes for Amazon. Not saying you're incorrect but just some food for thought. |
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| seneca |
| quote: | Originally posted by darin epsilon
True BUT... for example the labels I have spoken to... selling a dance track on iTunes is completely worthless. Same goes for Amazon. Not saying you're incorrect but just some food for thought. |
the food you are speaking of is stale... why prevent your label/release/artist from getting more exposure? Isn't the ultimate goal of any producer/DJ/label to get exposure, develop new fans and create a snowball effect and promote the scene we are involved in?
Again... why limit your exposure to a mostly DJ customer base? Having all of your releases available at any major retailer could net you additional fans in places you couldn't have imagined because those people didn't know about Beatport but have iTunes. If a label only wants to cater to that kind of clientèle then it's their prerogative
Beatport is actually trying to help by implementing this and have released this pdf with some interesting tidbits:
http://www.mediafire.com/?7dzw9dwjhng |
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| Ben Brown |
| quote: | Originally posted by seneca
the food you are speaking of is stale... why prevent your label/release/artist from getting more exposure? Isn't the ultimate goal of any producer/DJ/label to get exposure, develop new fans and create a snowball effect and promote the scene we are involved in?
Again... why limit your exposure to a mostly DJ customer base? Having all of your releases available at any major retailer could net you additional fans in places you couldn't have imagined because those people didn't know about Beatport but have iTunes. If a label only wants to cater to that kind of clientèle then it's their prerogative
Beatport is actually trying to help by implementing this and have released this pdf with some interesting tidbits:
http://www.mediafire.com/?7dzw9dwjhng |
screw audio logic AND beatport... i'm releasing all my future tunes on snocap .... j/k har har :thepirate |
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| darin epsilon |
Everything you're saying is true, but the average joe shmoe isn't actively looking for underground music. They'll only be attracted to names like Sasha or Eric Prydz. So really, spreading out your revenue amongst different websites might not necessarily be as effective for your label as making a big impression on the most important site, via sales charts etc. The statement I was trying to make was more of a "why would you want to be anywhere but Beatport" type deal. If the sales on other websites are really as pathetic as people tell me they are, it's not even worth the extra effort to spend all that time preparing for it. Unless of course, you are using a distributor like Ingrooves to do the work for you, but in that case you might be better off setting up an exclusive account at Beatport by yourself to keep your costs down. Just my thinking.
I'll make sure to read that article :) |
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| UWM |
| quote: | Originally posted by seneca
if you guys were unaware... Territory Restrictions and DRM are added by labels, not the retailers. Don't get mad @ Beatport if there's a track you can't buy... the label specifically wanted it that way.
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Yes, I'm fully aware. It's all about label / distribution contracts and such. It's just frustrating that there are a reasonable number of tracks that I want to buy and I can't. To be perfectly honest I will go illegitimately download a lot of them. All they're doing is losing business. |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
Yes, I'm fully aware. It's all about label / distribution contracts and such. It's just frustrating that there are a reasonable number of tracks that I want to buy and I can't. To be perfectly honest I will go illegitimately download a lot of them. All they're doing is losing business. |
I have a nice system worked out with another TA in the Netherlands where we pretty much make sure each other has what they want, but sometimes even that doesn't work. In those cases, I don't illegitimately download a lot of them, I'll get them all.
If I want to buy a track and labels make that impossible there's really no other options left. |
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| darin epsilon |
| I must be one of the lucky ones, I haven't really bumped into territory restrictions all that much. I usually can live without the track in that case. These territory restrictions are funny business, one time I tried buying something from a label in the US and I was territory restricted! |
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| Blake_Jarrell |
| There are alot more BIGGER problems with beatport than what has been mentioned in this thread so far. |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Blake_Jarrell
There are alot more BIGGER problems with beatport than what has been mentioned in this thread so far. |
Well now, I think that goes without saying.
:p
The list of people's issues with Beatport is pretty lengthy. |
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| denys envy |
| can this thread be about mushrooms and handjobs too plz? |
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| seneca |
| quote: | Originally posted by Blake_Jarrell
There are alot more BIGGER problems with beatport than what has been mentioned in this thread so far. |
OMG ITS ALMOST TIME FOR BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by seneca
OMG ITS ALMOST TIME FOR BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!
A*%&#$^!)(@#J FAN@!@$_!(^^*Y)%II R |
I sent you a message of privacy. Privately.
I guess what I'm saying is check your PM.
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