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Ask HN: Review my startup - chartburst.com

#1

Post by chartburst » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 11:02 AM UTC

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#2

Post by huntesh » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 11:06 AM UTC

something similar already there :- http://www.grooveshark.com/artists

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#3

Post by chartburst » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 11:12 AM UTC

huntesh wrote: post #2

something similar already there :- http://www.grooveshark.com/artists

Thanks for the reply huntesh! Grooveshark aren't involved with big record labels. We can get unsigned artists music heard by THE biggest labels ;)

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Post by saiana » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 11:13 AM UTC

Cool idea, because it kinda circumvents the usual "solicitation" pain in the ass process before someone's material ever gets to the hands of an A&R.

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Post by chartburst » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 11:15 AM UTC

saiana wrote: post #4

Cool idea, because it kinda circumvents the usual "solicitation" pain in the ass process before someone's material ever gets to the hands of an A&R.

Exactly Saiana! The big record labels don't accept unsolicited material which leaves unsigned musicians totally stuck! Our process vets the poor quality material but gives the talented people a chance to be heard. Glad you 'get it'!

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Post by jcr » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 11:48 AM UTC

Who are your customers? The listeners, or the musicians, or the labels?

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#7

Post by dirkdeman » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 12:34 PM UTC

Interesting concept. I'd opt for a slighty less colorful background, this one is a bit too trippy for my taste.

There is one thing that I would like to know before I'd sign up. Do you have any special access to A&R people? Can you guarantee that, if my music gets to the top of the list, it will be heard by record lable people?

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#8

Post by chartburst » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 3:59 PM UTC

jcr wrote: post #6

Who are your customers? The listeners, or the musicians, or the labels?

The Musicians are the customers. They pay to upload to the charts and subsidise the listeners use of the site.

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Post by chartburst » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 4:01 PM UTC

dirkdeman wrote: post #7

Interesting concept. I'd opt for a slighty less colorful background, this one is a bit too trippy for my taste. There is one thing that I would like to know before I'd sign up. Do you have any special access to A&R people? Can you guarantee that, if my music gets to the top of the list, it will be heard by record lable people?

Thanks for the reply Dirk! Point noted on the background. It's been a bone of contention with us. I like it, my co-Founder less so but we will test it on the masses and get their feedback.

Regarding your other questions:

We have special access with A&R from Sony, Atlantic, Columbia, Warner Bros and more. We guarantee that if your music gets into the top 5 it will be heard by the most appropriate A&R person for that genre and feedback from them will be provided.

Any other questions?

Francis

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#10

Post by simantel » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 4:16 PM UTC

For me (Chrome/Windows 7) your "share" div is rendering on top of your "bottom" div.