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Where Indie Artists Get Everything

Posted by michael on from the no-middle-man dept.

anonicon writes "From the same people who brought you the Web's first corrupt CDs tracking list comes the first site where independent musicians receive 100% of the money that fans pay for their music or merchandise (of course, after the credit card company takes their cut from the payment). More information can be had here or here."

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  1. Good on 'em by Michael's+a+Jerk! · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's nice to see someone try to make it without the RIAA et al. I hope this kind of thing becomes more common.

    People: Please support these guys even if you hate their music. If they turn a profit, other bands will follow suite.

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    I'm not Seth.

    1. Re:Good on 'em by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Support them, but don't buy their music if you don't like it. The last thing we need is a fake success story. If it is the better way, it has to work without fixing the statistics.

  2. A just little exaggeration here?! by tgrotvedt · · Score: 3, Insightful
    revolutions take time

    Could the Slashdot editors possibly have taken this seriously??! This is a small website with zero artists. A good thing I guess, but definetly not an industry revolution

    These things do "take time".

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    1. Re:A just little exaggeration here?! by anonicon · · Score: 3, Insightful

      For the record, the site launched about 48 hours ago and the revolution (if anyone chooses to join) is that for the first time in history, there aren't any middlemen pawing at the money that the artist makes from their fans. No distributors, no labels, no managers. It's the fan, the payment processor, and the artist - no one else.

      So, outside of car trunks and live shows, your music is available to anyone anywhere in the world if you decide to join.

      Show some patience. Have a drink. We're working on it.

      Peace.

  3. Artists get 100%? Not for long. by NineNine · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If this thing ever takes off (they're at zero artists right now... not a good sign), I'm just curious as to how Fat Chuck is going to pay for bandwidth. Anyone can put up a website. I'll believe that they take 0% when I see it. That's like opening a retail store and selling everything for what it costs you. Sure, the customers are happy, but you have expenses, and with zero profit, you won't be able to stay open for long.

  4. obligatory correction: by mekkab · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Totally ghost written. That doesn't make it BAD, and I'm not casting dispersions on Courtney Love- I think its admirable that she would use her fame as soap box to tell the Truth, so props to her. But something about her doesn't strike me as a researcher.

    Obligatory Steve Albini article

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  5. Re:fatchunks blows fat chunks by the_consumer · · Score: 4, Insightful
    How is this any better than musicians setting up their own site and using paypal (which takes out a lower percentage for credit card charges)?

    Many people don't use paypal, and setting up your own account to process credit cards is expensive, time-consuming, and nearly impossible if you're just some unknown musician who isn't incorporated and can demonstrate a long and flawless credit history.

    I think this is a pretty good idea in theory, but in practice... we'll see. I think they could stand to have a bit more professional look to the site, and "fat chuck's" isn't a name that exactly fills me with confidence.

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  6. Re:Here's a site with one artist... by adamruck · · Score: 3, Insightful

    perhaps you two should consider contacting fat chuck, see if you can get your music on his site

    1) "start the revolution"
    2) get your music listed while its still being hit really hard by slashdot

    just an idea

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    Selling software wont make you money, selling a service will.
  7. Give him a break by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful
    You guys are always so harsh. He just opened, and I for one think it's a great idea. I can think of at least a couple reasons why this is a good idea above having your own site:
    • It's cheaper than hosting your own. Even the $60 for the first year is like $5/mo, which you'd be hard pressed to find elsewhere unless you have a static IP that you're using for other stuff anyway.
    • It's lots easier, especially if you're not a slashdot geek who's willing to go through setting up some sort of thing with paypal or ibill or someone similar.
    • It's centralized; it'll create some awareness. People who don't know about your wicked cool band are browsing this site looking for new stuff, and they'll find you, when they well may not have if you were just hosting your own site elsewhere.
      • Anyway, cool idea. Best of luck!