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Lanttu_2 karma

How well do Spotify and other streaming services pay? How much would someone have to listen to your music there to bring in even fraction of revenue buying single CD or vinyl would bring? How important do you find exposure side of those services?

My understanding is that who you listen on those services doesn't really matter at all, rather how much artist is listened to in a grand scale and then money is given accordingly from the whole pot gathered from all users. Personally I've never liked this idea and have thought that buying even a single release from label or artists themselves makes a bigger impact moneywise that basically all the streaming use would ever do. It's such a minimal split artists get that at the very least I'd like it to go towards those I really care about. This is also a big reason why I've never paid for steaming services and rather spend my money on CDs and vinyls.

All that being said, I think it'd be stupid not to have your (not targeted you as a label but overall) music on streaming services this day and age. Unless some very specific and/or weird circuimstances I don't think anyone is going to ahead and actually buy an album if it's not available in streaming services. At the very least amount people doing that far downweights positive sides of having your music easily available.

Lanttu_1 karma

Ha! I think I have downloaded at least half of you bandcamp and haven't paid a single penny. So much free stuff!

On more serious note I have spent closer to 2500 euros to Blood Music releases past 4 years so I really appreciate the possibility download them without extra costs for mobile use. It's really one of the more bothering aspects of buying vinyls, not being able to listen to that music while on the go. It's sad how seldom they come with any download codes or similar. To be honest it has led me to download some album from illegal sources after getting vinyl because they are some cumbersome to rip (unlike CDs).