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That hasn't been the case for a long long time. Especially reposting turned it into yet another spammy service full of promoters. Additionally, discovery is ter

That hasn't been the case for a long long time. Especially reposting turned it into yet another spammy service full of promoters. Additionally, discovery is terrible. There used to be cases of people being discovered, im sure. But a lot of it is not quite the rag-to-riches story they make it seem, especially your example of Billie Eilish.

braindongle 7y ago
Do you create music independently? Have you tried to distribute it? If not, from where is your expertise? If so, maybe your music isn't that good? That's the responsibility that I take. I have just over 8,000 listens on Soundcloud. I have good reason to believe that the great majority of those are real. It's quite satisfying. My hobby has perhaps connected with some people, in the magical way that music does. If I were better at it, it wouldn't just be a hobby. :)
- robdoherty2 7y ago
  hey braindongle, what is your soundcloud handle? I'd like to check out your work and add to those 8k listens! :) (incidentally, I am patientfrog on soundcloud)
  - braindongle 7y ago
    https://soundcloud.com/willhaslett https://soundcloud.com/willhaslett Will check out your stuff! Incidentally, I've toyed with the idea of "usefulmoose" for an artist name. [adjective-that-people-like][animal-that-people-like]. Good formula.
- cyberferret 7y ago
  I found SoundCloud great about 5 or 6 years ago - engagement was high, and I was getting lots of comments and interaction on my music, but lately, it has nosedived. Not sure if because there is just a lot more noise (pun intended) on there nowadays, or other artists have simply abandoned the platform?? BTW - my handle is: https://soundcloud.com/cyberferret https://soundcloud.com/cyberferret (very close to the adjective-animal name thing that another commenter mentioned! :) ) Look at the organic engagement from the tracks I posted 5+ years ago, versus later ones and you can spot the down trend quite easily!

braindongle 7y ago

Do you create music independently? Have you tried to distribute it? If not, from where is your expertise? If so, maybe your music isn't that good? That's the responsibility that I take. I have just over 8,000 listens on Soundcloud. I have good reason to believe that the great majority of those are real. It's quite satisfying. My hobby has perhaps connected with some people, in the magical way that music does. If I were better at it, it wouldn't just be a hobby. :)

robdoherty2 7y ago
hey braindongle, what is your soundcloud handle? I'd like to check out your work and add to those 8k listens! :) (incidentally, I am patientfrog on soundcloud)
- braindongle 7y ago
  https://soundcloud.com/willhaslett https://soundcloud.com/willhaslett Will check out your stuff! Incidentally, I've toyed with the idea of "usefulmoose" for an artist name. [adjective-that-people-like][animal-that-people-like]. Good formula.
cyberferret 7y ago
I found SoundCloud great about 5 or 6 years ago - engagement was high, and I was getting lots of comments and interaction on my music, but lately, it has nosedived. Not sure if because there is just a lot more noise (pun intended) on there nowadays, or other artists have simply abandoned the platform?? BTW - my handle is: https://soundcloud.com/cyberferret https://soundcloud.com/cyberferret (very close to the adjective-animal name thing that another commenter mentioned! :) ) Look at the organic engagement from the tracks I posted 5+ years ago, versus later ones and you can spot the down trend quite easily!