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It's not $1500 per album, it's however much the artist chooses. In this case, a bunch of artists from reddit.com got together and decided to make a mix tape and

by dimarco 17y ago

It's not $1500 per album, it's however much the artist chooses. In this case, a bunch of artists from reddit.com got together and decided to make a mix tape and split the $1500. They are all relatively unknown artists who would like some exposure. If another artist came and set the price at $10,000, then he'd receive 10k. The albums on the front page pending approval are just that, artists that have been contacted. Without those placeholders, the site would be rather empty. It's no different than how reddit supposedly started as very few people with multiple accounts pretending to be very many people.

DanielStraight 17y ago
Placeholders are shit. I'd greatly prefer an empty and honest site. And it IS different from reddit if those accounts actually contributed something. One Republic? Are you serious? Do you think there's a snowball's chance in hell of getting One Republic on that site? It's a trick. These placeholder accounts are contributing absolutely nothing and never will. On the issue of money, I see what you're saying, but the site seems to suggest that $1500 is a reasonable price one might see on here. $10k is barely reasonable when you consider that most artists make one CD every 2 years or so. Not that most artists GET $10k, but it's still pathetic. I'd like to see some consideration too for the fact that artists get a pathetic amount of money for their work. The notion of a starving artist is insane in a world that is so obsessed with entertainment. I don't mean to sound angry. I'm just frustrated. I think there is a lot of potential here.
- dimarco 17y ago
  I'm sorry, I must be explaining this incredibly bad. It's not $1500 or $10,000, it's whatever the artist chooses. This isn't only for Jay Z or the Kings of Leon, there are thousands upon thousands of artists out there that don't have record deals or world-wide tours. "I'd like to see some consideration too for the fact that artists get a pathetic amount of money for their work." I couldn't agree more, this is why musicslu.com was created.
  - DanielStraight 17y ago
    You're explaining it fine, but when I see prices that aren't even in the right order of magnitude, it makes me wonder. A reasonable price for a high-quality CD is over $100k. For a billboard-top-100-quality CD, over $500k. For a Jay Z CD, over $1m easy.
    - amoffat 17y ago
      this isn't for a CD by the way, it's for a digital download.
- amoffat 17y ago
  you really do sound angry about it. and not in the constructive way. take a deep breath and get on with your life.

by dimarco 17y ago

DanielStraight 17y ago

Placeholders are shit. I'd greatly prefer an empty and honest site. And it IS different from reddit if those accounts actually contributed something. One Republic? Are you serious? Do you think there's a snowball's chance in hell of getting One Republic on that site? It's a trick. These placeholder accounts are contributing absolutely nothing and never will. On the issue of money, I see what you're saying, but the site seems to suggest that $1500 is a reasonable price one might see on here. $10k is barely reasonable when you consider that most artists make one CD every 2 years or so. Not that most artists GET $10k, but it's still pathetic. I'd like to see some consideration too for the fact that artists get a pathetic amount of money for their work. The notion of a starving artist is insane in a world that is so obsessed with entertainment. I don't mean to sound angry. I'm just frustrated. I think there is a lot of potential here.

dimarco 17y ago
I'm sorry, I must be explaining this incredibly bad. It's not $1500 or $10,000, it's whatever the artist chooses. This isn't only for Jay Z or the Kings of Leon, there are thousands upon thousands of artists out there that don't have record deals or world-wide tours. "I'd like to see some consideration too for the fact that artists get a pathetic amount of money for their work." I couldn't agree more, this is why musicslu.com was created.
- DanielStraight 17y ago
  You're explaining it fine, but when I see prices that aren't even in the right order of magnitude, it makes me wonder. A reasonable price for a high-quality CD is over $100k. For a billboard-top-100-quality CD, over $500k. For a Jay Z CD, over $1m easy.
  - amoffat 17y ago
    this isn't for a CD by the way, it's for a digital download.
amoffat 17y ago
you really do sound angry about it. and not in the constructive way. take a deep breath and get on with your life.