Carving out a niche as a small artist on Spotify
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Carving out a niche as a small artist on Spotify
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#2Does anyone still buy albums on iTunes? I haven't done that in a while, but I have to say I prefer to physically own the music I listen to often. If I can't get a physical media like CD or vinyl, then iTunes store was second best aside from illegal options.
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#3Does anyone still buy albums on iTunes? I haven't done that in a while, but I have to say I prefer to physically own the music I listen to often. If I can't get a physical media like CD or vinyl, then iTunes store was second best aside from illegal options.
Yes. There will always be times when the internet isn't there for you. To me, flac file backups are king, and what makes bandcamp so good.
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#4this music is fantastic! Congrats on the success.
Re: Carving out a niche as a small artist on Spotify
#5Does anyone still buy albums on iTunes? I haven't done that in a while, but I have to say I prefer to physically own the music I listen to often. If I can't get a physical media like CD or vinyl, then iTunes store was second best aside from illegal options.
I do. I enjoy the entire album experience, and tend to enjoy artists that make fully connected albums more than others. Tool, Arcade Fire, and Pink Floyd are great examples.
I don’t need the physical media though.
Why? Probably something about renting vs. owning that’s always driven many of my decisions on spending money.
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#6Does anyone still buy albums on iTunes? I haven't done that in a while, but I have to say I prefer to physically own the music I listen to often. If I can't get a physical media like CD or vinyl, then iTunes store was second best aside from illegal options.
I normally purchase a vinyl which comes with a digital download code for mp3/FLAC. But I will still normally just stream the music.
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#7Very interesting read. I have never made any music but I am compelled by the idea of starting some time in the future. I have always thought that releasing music on Spotify was nothing that could ever bring in any revenue but it seems I was a bit wrong on that.
Really nice blogpost!
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#8I feel Spotify makes it hard to listen to albums. I can queue up a song to play and it’ll then get back to my playlist, but if I play and album eventually it’ll reach the end and quit playing anything. Then I will have to stop what I’m doing and find something else to play.
I feel the UX could be improved and it might change listening habits similar to Discover Weekly
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#9I feel Spotify makes it hard to listen to albums. I can queue up a song to play and it’ll then get back to my playlist, but if I play and album eventually it’ll reach the end and quit playing anything. Then I will have to stop what I’m doing and find something else to play. I feel the UX could be improved and it might change listening habits similar to Discover Weekly
What do you want to happen after an album is finished?
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#10His Spotify Artist page lists ~70k plays a month, so he's just slightly over $1/1000 plays.
I suppose this is peanuts compared to what a radio play is, etc. but strikes me as fairly reasonable?