a brief note on streaming
Some of my music is available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, and other streaming sources such as these. You can listen to my music for free, or next to free, on these services. It’s important to me that you know that these companies do not provide an equitable or sustainable model for musicians.
These companies pay artists fractions upon fractions of a cent per stream/download. Unfortunately, they have created an eco-system in which it’s almost required, and certainly expected, that musicians place their music on these platforms, often in order to be considered for other opportunities. Worst of all, they’ve created a culture in which music is expected to be free.
For reference: when someone pays $10 for a single album of mine directly, that’s roughly equivalent to 5,000 streams on Spotify, or (horror) 10,000 streams on Youtube.
Additionally, did you know that music played through these services is highly compressed and low quality and often bears little resemblance to the original, carefully produced work?
The wonderful news is that there are an increasing number of ways to support artists directly. I heartily suggest Bandcamp, where artists get a very high percentage of sales and maintain a direct relationship with their audience.
You can listen to and buy my music on Bandcamp here. Many of your other favorite, independent artists are also probably on this platform. Or, you can reach out to artists directly and find out how they prefer to be supported. :)
These companies pay artists fractions upon fractions of a cent per stream/download. Unfortunately, they have created an eco-system in which it’s almost required, and certainly expected, that musicians place their music on these platforms, often in order to be considered for other opportunities. Worst of all, they’ve created a culture in which music is expected to be free.
For reference: when someone pays $10 for a single album of mine directly, that’s roughly equivalent to 5,000 streams on Spotify, or (horror) 10,000 streams on Youtube.
Additionally, did you know that music played through these services is highly compressed and low quality and often bears little resemblance to the original, carefully produced work?
The wonderful news is that there are an increasing number of ways to support artists directly. I heartily suggest Bandcamp, where artists get a very high percentage of sales and maintain a direct relationship with their audience.
You can listen to and buy my music on Bandcamp here. Many of your other favorite, independent artists are also probably on this platform. Or, you can reach out to artists directly and find out how they prefer to be supported. :)
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