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Can't SoundCloud be the recording studio that signs on popular and promising indie artists (such as SoundCloud rappers like Lil Yachty or XXXTentacion who have

Can't SoundCloud be the recording studio that signs on popular and promising indie artists (such as SoundCloud rappers like Lil Yachty or XXXTentacion who have to promote on their own) and provide marketing, music production connections and management for them and in turn earn a royalty/cut. This way it doesnt alienate its users but in turn empowers and supports those that people like? Just my two cents, I could be totally wrong or that they do this already, happy to hear any feedback on this.

pmarreck 9y ago
They could, although there's a number of other players already in that space... https://www.audiomack.com/ https://www.audiomack.com/ comes to mind (but I know the lead developer)
- forkLding 9y ago
  In a way that validates the idea, if it was successfully tried out by another company that could mean a lot of potential for SoundCloud simply due to SoundCloud's brandname and mass amount of content contributors. I haven't heard of Audiomack before and I checked out their website right now but I was inspired for the music management idea after seeing a lot of Youtube music videos from indie music artists linking their SoundCloud in their descriptions so I see SoundCloud more filling in the gaps better because its what musicians are sort of trying to do with SoundCloud but hacking it together in a rough way. Edit: As well, I had a friend who was producing music and singing with some rap and RnB who heavily relied on SoundCloud and I noticed he basically self-funded his music videos by holding parties and filming it as well as promoting his music by literally going around and playing it. I think young and upcoming musicians struggle with entering the mainstream and SoundCloud can help due to its heavy base of indie or not-yet mainstream musicians and listeners.

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Can't SoundCloud be the recording studio that signs on popular and promising indie artists (such as SoundCloud rappers like Lil Yachty or XXXTentacion who have

by forkLding 9y ago

pmarreck 9y ago
They could, although there's a number of other players already in that space... https://www.audiomack.com/ https://www.audiomack.com/ comes to mind (but I know the lead developer)
- forkLding 9y ago
  In a way that validates the idea, if it was successfully tried out by another company that could mean a lot of potential for SoundCloud simply due to SoundCloud's brandname and mass amount of content contributors. I haven't heard of Audiomack before and I checked out their website right now but I was inspired for the music management idea after seeing a lot of Youtube music videos from indie music artists linking their SoundCloud in their descriptions so I see SoundCloud more filling in the gaps better because its what musicians are sort of trying to do with SoundCloud but hacking it together in a rough way. Edit: As well, I had a friend who was producing music and singing with some rap and RnB who heavily relied on SoundCloud and I noticed he basically self-funded his music videos by holding parties and filming it as well as promoting his music by literally going around and playing it. I think young and upcoming musicians struggle with entering the mainstream and SoundCloud can help due to its heavy base of indie or not-yet mainstream musicians and listeners.