11 Mar
2006
11 Mar
'06
11:12 a.m.
A very good, if long ;), post.
I think Carlo's got me beat by a few lines. :)
As for the donation thing, the one thing that irks me
about all the
independant bands I listen to is that I have to give my credit card
number out to so many different places. It'd be nice to have a central
place for this. OH I KNOW, that Digg-like site! We could have the
infrastructure in place there to allow users to register their PayPal
or CCs, and allow them to tip artists from a central location. The
artists would have to register with the site, but I don't see that as
a problem. The problem would be that we would need someone to pay for
it all and develop it, and I can't do that myself right now,
unfortunately. It's an idea, and it would help the convenience factor
for end-users.
That's a really good point.
Doubtless that is one of the disincentives to 'tipping' - it doesn't seem
worth the trouble if someone just wants to contribute < a dollar, etc. for
a track.
Any infrastructure that would make this simpler and more convenient would
help immensely.
Promoting the use of 'Tags' might be a really good way to help index/find
all this independent net music.
anyone had a look to http://www.jamendo.com ?
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Philippe
Looks very promising!
It looks like they already have that infrastructure set up?
I'd never heard of that site - thanks for the link!
Looks like they're using the 'tags' idea already.
I agree with Cesare that the 'label' term carries a lot of baggage.
Perhaps just 'net music' or 'net release'?
I've got it. We make 'musicstreams'.
'Musicstreams' is certainly romantic. :)
I might add, we could create musicstream logos that
have a $ sign (pay
to download, don't share), a 'please donate' sign (a basket or hat,
maybe), and a completely free (you are not expected to donate sign).
I agree that that kind of clarification would be helpful.
Carotinho: I would use a seperate logo and campaign to
advocate linux
audio as cool... Which would somehow have to show that linux and
geekiness is cool (we should use SEX for that... ;)
I thought that had already been established! :)
for people who don't
really know what it is (okay we'll have to assume people either know
what sex is or know what linux is). And, mystically transfer a litte
philosophy so the tech buffs can small talk 'logoed' people better...
not to mention score more :) I always found scoring more important than
looking cool to peers, although the two do share common ground.
Good idea.
Being part of the new bohemian 'counter-culture' listening to independent
net music made with open-source software is super sexy and very cool. :)
- Maluvia