Spotify. Yesterday, out of boredom, I went to check how much streaming platforms pay a music artist. I have found that they pay out very differently. Calculator: https://www.dittomusic.com/blog/how-much-do-music-streaming-services-pay-musicians
I still wonder why most listeners are on Spotify. I wanted to sign up for Napster and Tidal because I want to support musicians to earn more by listening with me to their music, but unfortunately this is not possible in my country where I live. Therefore, I decided to go from Spotify to Deezer because Deezer pays them more income.
Since I myself have sometimes been involved in music, I know how much effort and effort it takes to put into a single music before it sees the light of day. Not to mention the finances. I notice that fewer musicians will support your music somehow “for free” without you being charged for their service (guitar recording, bass guitar, mix, mastering, recording, vocal editing and so on).
That's the way it is in this world, they also want to earn something, they also have their own lives and it seems to me that the music industry has become relentless. No one owes me anything. I used to watch or read, I don't remember exactly where anymore, that it is also crucially important which people you know in the music world, that is, that you also know the right people in this business. As an independent musician, it is completely crystal clear to me that I will never get the money I invested in the creation of my original songs. That’s why I invest my finances in things that make money.
If you likely don't include the marketing machinery behind you to promote yourself in the market, you probably have quite a few chances to make money. Probably people, however, have the mentality that what is broadcast on the radio is good. However, I do not condemn anyone, nor do I have this right, nor do I take it away; that I ventured into musical waters at the time was primarily my decision and not their decision. That is why I take responsibility. It is more casual to point the finger at others that they are to blame for everything.
So it is in the world of music and as in all areas of life, no one guarantees you that you will serve, earn and make a living with music. This world is anything but a fairy tale. If you do not suffer in the financial realm, you will suffer in the spiritual realm and vice versa. That’s why music is just another hobby for me. And if I can merely contribute a fraction of the effort, which is like a drop in the ocean, to the better earnings of musicians, let it be Deezer.
My song on SoundCloud: She Lied - https://soundcloud.com/sashapoetmusic/sheliedacoustic
My songs on Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/5916165
My songs on YouTube:
My music on blockchain platform Audius: https://audius.co/sasharavenmusic
Resources:
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2015/11/10/17-most-laughable-myths-of-the-music-industry/
https://www.dittomusic.com/blog/how-much-do-music-streaming-services-pay-musicians
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STOPSome good points, but you know why Spotify is the goto platform? Because its the perfect platform for the music fan. Their database is so much larger than eg TIDAL and all the other services.
With the rise of the Internet, computers and the powerful laptops with the complete studio hardware and all instruments put into software and samples, the number of people creating music, dramatically increased. All competing for attention from the same listeners, the music fan. Like in any other industry, also in music one cannot think when creating a product (a song/track/album), it sells by itself. In no industry, the product will sell itself. It requires all the business tactics and tasks to market the product. In music, this was also always the case, also before the Internet, even before the vinyl was invented.
Lately, I'm reading more and more (blog posts) by musicians, complaining about the current state of affairs, complaining they not making money from music, complaining they are not picked up by the market. Often these people just produce music (some to more even mediocre of quality), and not thinking of gigs. Maybe some want to be booked at a venue (large or small), but not getting booked. Again, for this to happen, business tactics are required. It's as simple as that. Those musicians discovering the crypto rewarded music platform, have the hopes these platforms will pay them more than in the fiat world. Many of them tell me, they are music creators, producers and like to be compensated for their music creation work, while not paying for promotions, marketing, plugging, booking. With these crypto music platform, the reality will not change though. The middle man is always required, since the amount of artists and music productions in the market, requires business tactics to stand out in the crowd, to get the attention of the music listener/fan.
Anyway, long story short. I tried TIDAL years ago, but left it for Spotify because TIDAL had a lot less music I want to listen to regularly. I never really tried Deezer though. Keep in mind, when eg TIDAL pays lets say 2 times more to an artist, but the tracks of that artist is played 3 times less at TIDAL compared to Spotify, with what platform will the artist earn the most?
Thank You for this useful information. I really didn't know about that. I will use Spotify and Deezer. Both of them. Kind Regards, Sasha