I can’t defend all their business practices but after doing the math, the amount they give artists isn’t completely unfair. Since people only spend $10 on music and listen to a lot of music, it’s not that unfair to give artists what they give. I don’t doubt they are scummy in other ways and have heard a bit about though I don’t remember
I think the real issue is the overall attention economy that focuses on quantity over quality , and the centralization of attention. I always thought I wanted my core 100 supporters but after 6 years I may have found 5 or 6 and none of them have any money lol. Meanwhile the standard of 100 core fans has become a standard of 1000 core fans.
Maybe I just suck 🤷♂️
But actually I don’t blame that on anything, if I play more shows and improve my skills at recording stuff I know more people will listen 😊
I can’t defend all their business practices but after doing the math, the amount they give artists isn’t completely unfair. Since people only spend $10 on music and listen to a lot of music, it’s not that unfair to give artists what they give. I don’t doubt they are scummy in other ways and have heard a bit about though I don’t remember
I think the real issue is the overall attention economy that focuses on quantity over quality , and the centralization of attention. I always thought I wanted my core 100 supporters but after 6 years I may have found 5 or 6 and none of them have any money lol. Meanwhile the standard of 100 core fans has become a standard of 1000 core fans.
Maybe I just suck 🤷♂️
But actually I don’t blame that on anything, if I play more shows and improve my skills at recording stuff I know more people will listen 😊