giving mp3.com distribution rights is giving yourself an opportunity to go global (for some, the first time). there is, like anything in the world, a good and bad way to go about it. some artists can choose to spend all day encoding and getting their entire first local release just right for the web. your music site gets half. ~most of the time,~ that's acceptable. i hate having 950 out of 1000 cd's sitting in boxes anyway. mp3.com makes sign up a snap. i would ~love~ to get screwed by mp3.com. oh damn, my song is being played on the radio in baltimore, and here i am i texas. there is no downside to that for the hobbyist or indie label. have you heard of OneTon records in dfw, tx or Last Beat Records? all of the local musicians have. indie label showcases occur. the luckier ones get to tour. nothing like paying $5 for a cd and then special ordering the bands other cd over the phone. well, briefly, don't put all your songs up. make your mp3 cd's cheap. if use of one of your songs really chaps your behind, that song is being listened to! i can imagine only ~wild~ situations where the exposure is not worth it. everyone has to credit the artist anyway, period. so don't worry. Y2K threat:slashdotters::online audio:serious or smart musicians. the best music? Gropius and that's not even my band.
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giving mp3.com distribution rights is giving yourself an opportunity to go global (for some, the first time).
there is, like anything in the world, a good and bad way to go about it. some artists can choose to spend all day encoding and getting their entire first local release just right for the web. your music site gets half. ~most of the time,~ that's acceptable. i hate having 950 out of 1000 cd's sitting in boxes anyway.
mp3.com makes sign up a snap. i would ~love~ to get screwed by mp3.com. oh damn, my song is being played on the radio in baltimore, and here i am i texas. there is no downside to that for the hobbyist or indie label. have you heard of OneTon records in dfw, tx or Last Beat Records? all of the local musicians have. indie label showcases occur. the luckier ones get to tour. nothing like paying $5 for a cd and then special ordering the bands other cd over the phone. well, briefly, don't put all your songs up. make your mp3 cd's cheap. if use of one of your songs really chaps your behind, that song is being listened to! i can imagine only ~wild~ situations where the exposure is not worth it. everyone has to credit the artist anyway, period. so don't worry. Y2K threat:slashdotters::online audio:serious or smart musicians. the best music? Gropius and that's not even my band.