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Mart |
We have a label account with them, and the accounting is an absolute doddle and even comes in Exel format, so all I have had to do this year is attach the files to my live accounts to go to the accountant.
The down side of them are the "previews" available through Rhapsody. It`s slightly unclear as to whether the customer has copies of the works or not, but the "preview" is logged. |
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centaur |
Only positive things I heard about tunecore up to now. May be time for a change. Anyone have a label account at tunecore and can confirm they have proper accounting? |
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DJones |
Tell me if Tunecore had the muscle of a major and approached you with a marketing and distribution package which involved a 50/50 profit share deal with marketing costs self financing ?
In todays market marketing and distribution packages have to be very specific, taylored to the artist / song / media / target audience. Small companies very always better in this game, and after all the staff reductions the big 4 (very soon 3) can't compete. |
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DJKZ |
Nothing wrong with DIY Mart and we won't be returning to how things were in the past. I think it would be a meeting of the two. You start out on DIY, be given resources and promotional opportunities. You have the backing of a good established label who then can build on your success or you jump ship. Success of course doesn't always mean sales but could be many things. The point is that the majors can't continue like this or they will disappear completely. Perhaps Tunecore might emerge as a major label.
Come to think of it, I just read that Jay Z and Apple are setting up a label. Interesting I wonder what is the implication with iTunes ? |
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Mart |
I was thinking deeply about our own Tunecore situation here as I woke up.
Already gone are the days of going "Hey, we can release this!", and have been replaced by "Should we release this and where is our target audience?"
I think by the end of the year we will, nearly, have a full circle as you suggest.
When the general euphoria of DIY has died down a bit, acts will actively want to be a part of a scene with a stamp akin to a label on their product as a certificate of quality.
Equally, radio play etc will probably rely on the same labelling.
As a radio producer etc,you can`t endlessly sift through indie download product for good new releases, but you could expect a decent tune from , say, XYZ/Tunecore as they regularly supply a good hit.
Ouch.
With that theory, the whole thing would nearly go full circle. |
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