Sounds like some crossover with https://qrates.com/ https://qrates.com/ As someone who has been buying vinyl from independent/underground artists and labels fo

Sounds like some crossover with https://qrates.com/ https://qrates.com/ As someone who has been buying vinyl from independent/underground artists and labels for nearly 20 years, and buys 4-5 records a month, I can't say that I've ever once thought that I could be bothered to 'force' artists to release on vinyl if they don't want to. The sales numbers would likely be so low, and the margins so tight that you would need to get insane volume to generate revenue. Are you working with pressing plants directly? If not, forget about it. You're also presuming that fans are going to want to upload stuff for you, you'd be better off seeding the site with content yourself to get things going. There's nothing more offputting than an empty two-sided marketplace (which is essentially what you are building). I think it's a fun idea but you really need to get some product market fit before you take this further. Good luck. Disclaimer - I have a lot of contact with independent artists and labels from running https://www.soundshelter.net/ https://www.soundshelter.net/