new internet music business models

[penciLneck]

A couple of interesting new music sites with very different business models to the ones we are used to.

Sellaband that relies on a shareholder model, aiming for $50,000 investment and then you get a crack at a studio session and some A&R work. All the investors get a percentage of any profit eventually made.

http://www.sellaband.com/site/how-it-works.html

and Amie Street, which is a download model, the pricing being based on demand, with 70% going to the artist.

https://secure.amie.st/

[Scoz]

if you watched dragons den last night you'd know a new one.

www.mixalbum.com

where the software automatically creates mix albums for you with the tracks you choose

[penciLneck]

seems to be down.

not really what I was thinking of though, I'm more interested in it from the artists perspective. the internet has obviously changed the way people can buy music, but these sites in particular are about selling your music and making money without having an existing record contract or established distribution method.

[Paddy]

if you watched dragons den last night you'd know a new one.

www.mixalbum.com

where the software automatically creates mix albums for you with the tracks you choose

that was so embarassing.

the stupid little prick made the wrong decision anyway, he should have sold his super duper mix software and taken royalties, instead he chose to take on itunes and the like. he'll be gone in no time.

[Paddy]

seems to be down.

not really what I was thinking of though, I'm more interested in it from the artists perspective. the internet has obviously changed the way people can buy music, but these sites in particular are about selling your music and making money without having an existing record contract or established distribution method.

there was an article about this in lasst months sound on sound, i'll post up some links for you later.

[penciLneck]

he can't spell either, the title of the page is:

MIXALBUM comming soon.

[emef]

if you watched dragons den last night you'd know a new one.

www.mixalbum.com

where the software automatically creates mix albums for you with the tracks you choose

i watched that last night... what a bunch of dicks getting all that free advertising and not having their website running in time

[marcel]

sellaband is a total ripoff of artists. the contract is even worse than an actual contract with a major- that's pretty hard to achieve.

I recently read a long article about it, but it's only in german.

In the end they won't get <strike>any</strike> much bands anyway. I mean: 5000 people giving you 10€ to just start! come on! If you already have such a strong userbase take the money yourself and make your own label. you'd at least keep your copyrights

[AVX23]

sounds a bit farcical really, giving money to sign up ???