Thanks @eriktorenberg!
This is a pay what you want subscription model for delivery of songs + access to me as an artist, released on the 4th of July. Supporters pledge anywhere from $1-1000+ per single on a monthly or yearly recurring basis, limited to 1000 fans. Built on Gumroad for payment processing/digital delivery and DMM's SuperPhone product for updates via sms to subscribers at varying levels. The intro to my video is real. Ask me anything.
@ryanleslie Wrote about you here: https://geeky.io/2015/07/07/futu...
A few questions:
First of all, how are you liking Gumroad? Are you partnered with them, or are you just using their standard functionality? Is this music exclusive to this site, or is it available elsewhere? What inspired you to create this? What plans/feature ideas do you have for the future?
Hey @ryanleslie
Interesting concept and congrats on the launch.
1. I saw that you're getting a lot of love from different independent artists, such as Nipsey Hussle and 50 Cent. Do you still feel like it's an uphill battle to convince artists (especially in the HipHop genre) of the new kind of marketing you and your company is preaching and living?
2. Any interest in still releasing the album through (now) traditional channels such as Spotify and Apple Music?
@freshfey yes - as long my premium subscribers get the content first, we'll distribute to Spotify and anywhere else music is consumed. Discovery is super valuable as an incentive to come see the show live!
@ryanleslie who do you think will win the Spotify/Apple/Tidal steaming battle, and can multiple survive? what do you prefer from an independent artist perspective?
@djskee whattup Skee!!!!!!!! Is that even a battle?? Choice and competition are great for users because they drive innovation and product refinement. I personally use Soundcloud the most - instant, user friendly uploads and easy to share/receive the newest newest content in real time as people create.
@ryanleslie Are you aware that SoundCloud recently changed their Terms of Service to enforce a policy that no track is played more than a total of 24 hours in length on an external site. They want users to come to SoundCloud.com instead of listening to embeded music or music streamed in app via their API.
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