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minus-squareSacredHeartAttack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·1 year agoFair compensation for who? Record labels who already rake in tons of money, or small artists that now need 1000 streams a year at minimum to get paid at all on a specific track?
minus-squareThassodar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year agoI’ve been making and distributing my own music for over 3 years, not only on Spotify, and JUST hit a total $26 I’ve made.
minus-squareKalotharlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWhat kind of music? And would you be willing to share, maybe DM it if you’re more comfortable
minus-squareThassodar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoMostly electronic music with no words. This is my most recent track: Midnight Funk Train by Thassodar on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/DLhDp I have an album I put out at the beginning of September that’s on all streaming services (Spotify link): Leveling Up www.linktr.ee/thassodar has links to everything else!
minus-squareGenEcon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoWith increasing the necessary streams to 1000 it will get better, since AI mass produced music won’t get any share anymore.
minus-squareSacredHeartAttack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoI’ve had music on Spotify almost a decade now. Best it’s done was pay to keep it on Spotify. It won’t even be able to do that anymore.
Fair compensation for who? Record labels who already rake in tons of money, or small artists that now need 1000 streams a year at minimum to get paid at all on a specific track?
I’ve been making and distributing my own music for over 3 years, not only on Spotify, and JUST hit a total $26 I’ve made.
What kind of music? And would you be willing to share, maybe DM it if you’re more comfortable
Mostly electronic music with no words. This is my most recent track: Midnight Funk Train by Thassodar on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/DLhDp
I have an album I put out at the beginning of September that’s on all streaming services (Spotify link):
Leveling Up
www.linktr.ee/thassodar has links to everything else!
With increasing the necessary streams to 1000 it will get better, since AI mass produced music won’t get any share anymore.
Maybe try k-pop?
I’ve had music on Spotify almost a decade now. Best it’s done was pay to keep it on Spotify. It won’t even be able to do that anymore.