Ether DiverSpotify to raise prices, then pay musicians even less.
If your music is on Spotify, why? Are you so successful that you enjoy subsidizing Spotify executives' extravagant lifestyles?
PartHairCut@etherdiver I do not pay for Spotify, nor would I, but I do want MY music to be heard by my friends and colleagues. My last EP is on Bandcamp and SoundCloud but people just don’t click to listen. I’m not going to make any money off my music (and I’m lucky enough that it’s just fun for me), but since I can’t “give them a CD” any more, putting my music where they listen is the only way.
I’d rather no one else made money off it either but I don’t know how else to “share it”? I need people to be able to add it to their “regular listens” playlist, and not have to make any special effort to get my music in their ears.
If there are any suggestions I’m all ears.
@PartHaircut you do pay for Spotify tho. You're paying a middle man to even have your music on there, and donating your creative labor toward their bottom line.
You have to do what works for you, but I'd take a hard look at what you're putting in vs what you're getting out...
And if your friends won't even click on a Bandcamp link or download with a free code, are you sure they're adding you to their playlists? IDK.
@etherdiver not committed to doing it yet, but considering it. To be honest not even a playlist but just a listen would be nice