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The Sorry State of Music Startups
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#12Where did the comments go?
I can't see the coments, so I don't understand why I got upvoted. If someone else can see the comments, I expect I made no sense, else they can't see my comment.
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#13The labels are so ignorant that it's unbelievable.
The sooner musicians get rid of them the better...
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#14The streaming music companies will indeed lose money until they are willing to charge the consumer. Several of these companies provide easily as much value as satellite radio and could charge equivalent fees.
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#15It's an ill wind that blows no good. The fact that the labels are killing the startups trying to stream their music could be the best thing that ever happened to indie music. TheSixtyOne is happily profitable streaming that. http://thesixtyone.com
Doesn't the sixty one play labeled artists as well?
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#16Apart from the labels issue, online music startups are one of the most thriving and diverse online ecosystems. There's a huge range of music startups, far more than movie, tv, newspapers-related enterprises. It's an area that's adapted to the realities of online really quite quickly. If the labels don't adapt to this (and they have started to, in the form of ensuring they take a cut of tour and merchandise sales of artists) then independents will thrive because it's the only place people can get music from.
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#17Music startups are mostly focused on the consumer right now. The real opportunity I think lies in empowering the artists. Give the artists the tools to do things without the labels and the consumers will benefit better. Without the artists on board (most likely without the label), the experience will never be there.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but it seems thesixtyone is a play for the artists ie- upload your tracks here. In turn, by empowering the artists, the consumers have an awesome experience.
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#18Re: The Sorry State of Music Startups
#19It's an ill wind that blows no good. The fact that the labels are killing the startups trying to stream their music could be the best thing that ever happened to indie music. TheSixtyOne is happily profitable streaming that. http://thesixtyone.com
Or to put it another way, music startups should focus on being more competitive with the labels as far as attracting talent directly.