mp3.com...anyone use?

[Bloodsoaked]

Does anyone have a page on mp3.com? Is it even worth it or is myspace better and more people visit your page?


Peter

[JoeBannon]

I didn't know that site was still around.

[gullyjewelz]

Honestly, I Was Minimally Aware Of Its Existence - But It Will Take A Lot For Me To Go There Again - I Truly Feel "betrayed" By Them Maaphuckaz Cuz They Started Out As The Premiere Spot For Indie Artists, And As Soon As Indie Artists Started To Make A Few Pennies With Their Services, They Shut It Down And Re-opened It As A "for Industry Artists" Site - They Have Since Tried To Come Back A Little To Catering To Indie Artists, But . . Im Like . . . Phuck Dem!!! Unless They Will Reinstitute The Ways They Paid Indie Artists . . . .

Thats My 2 Cents - Can I Have Change?

[lbanks]

Screw those thieves! They still owe me, from the shutdown.

[Bloodsoaked]

What sites do you guys use to get your music out there and heard?


Peter

[Mindset]

Originally Posted by lbanks

Screw those thieves! They still owe me, from the shutdown.

They owe me a lot too. Whenever they were up and running for that long while, I thought they were the best.. until they sold out, and became lil bitches....

[mshilarious]

mp3.com was the heyday of internet indie music . . . none of the substitutes are half as good as it was

The problem was the cash they were giving away came from investors . . . and once that money was gone, they turned to my.mp3.com in order to boost revenues . . . and they lost the copyright lawsuit, big time.

myspace is an ugly piece of crap by comparison

[maqic]

I've started an mp3.com replacement that offers more space (150megs)

www.wemakemusicnotmoney.com

Check it out...

[gullyjewelz]

Originally Posted by mshilarious

mp3.com was the heyday of internet indie music . . . none of the substitutes are half as good as it was

The problem was the cash they were giving away came from investors . . . and once that money was gone, they turned to my.mp3.com in order to boost revenues . . . and they lost the copyright lawsuit, big time.

myspace is an ugly piece of crap by comparison

Funny how crap always seems to sell better!!!

[IainDearg]

Yes, I've heard that mp3.com (allegedly) owes people money. Have no experience myself with them though. CD Baby has distributed my songs digitally to 29 companies. I maintain Soundclick and Artistlaunch pages, too, just for kicks. It's all about profile, even if you don't sell that many downloads. The problem with digital distribution (in some peoples' opinions) is that so many people are giving away their stuff free, that the "public" don't see the need to buy anything.

[Bloodsoaked]

Originally Posted by IainDearg

Yes, I've heard that mp3.com (allegedly) owes people money. Have no experience myself with them though. CD Baby has distributed my songs digitally to 29 companies. I maintain Soundclick and Artistlaunch pages, too, just for kicks. It's all about profile, even if you don't sell that many downloads. The problem with digital distribution (in some peoples' opinions) is that so many people are giving away their stuff free, that the "public" don't see the need to buy anything.

How much have you sold since your music is distributed by 29 companies now? Do you sell many digital CDs/songs?


Peter

[IainDearg]

Originally Posted by Bloodsoaked

How much have you sold since your music is distributed by 29 companies now? Do you sell many digital CDs/songs?


Peter

None. At. All.

Actually, that might not be true because they can take an age (I've been told) to report sales. One thing I'm unsure about is how I would be able to verify the reports - or lack of - anyway.

[DavidK]

Originally Posted by IainDearg

Actually, that might not be true because they can take an age (I've been told) to report sales. One thing I'm unsure about is how I would be able to verify the reports - or lack of - anyway.

They can take a few months to report. I_tunes can be tracked to an extent by looking at popularity. The good thing about downloads is: you will be listed for years. In an actual store they will take your CD out if it doesnt sell within 6 months or a year. You can say if anyone has ought it on emusic.

Do you have a list of the 29, or at least some of them? I am on quite a few that I am aware of, there may be more that I am not aware of.

[asulger]

Originally Posted by DavidK

Do you have a list of the 29, or at least some of them? I am on quite a few that I am aware of, there may be more that I am not aware of.

Here's the list for my first CDBaby album 12String. It's up to 43 companies. Here they are:
company name date sent
Apple iTunes January 31, 2006
Verizon Wireless March 14, 2006
MP3tunes April 2, 2006
Napster April 4, 2006
MSN Music April 4, 2006
Rhapsody April 4, 2006
Daiki April 5, 2006
YooPeDoo April 5, 2006
Arvato April 5, 2006
PayPlay April 11, 2006
BuyMusic April 12, 2006
AudioLunchbox April 13, 2006
USEN April 14, 2006
MusicNet April 14, 2006
Bitmunk April 21, 2006
Choice Records April 21, 2006
Chondo April 22, 2006
DigitalKiosk April 22, 2006
Destra April 22, 2006
Inprodicon April 24, 2006
Liquid Digital Media April 24, 2006
Mouzika April 24, 2006
Interia April 24, 2006
MOD Systems April 24, 2006
MP3-Extension April 25, 2006
MusicIsHere April 27, 2006
MusicNow April 27, 2006
WrapFactory April 28, 2006
Sony Connect May 12, 2006
QTRnote June 1, 2006
PlayIndies June 9, 2006
OD2 June 21, 2006
MPGreek June 28, 2006
Sonific June 29, 2006
PassAlong July 7, 2006
Ruckus July 11, 2006
Puretracks August 7, 2006
Amazon September 18, 2006
GreatIndieMusic September 18, 2006
Tradebit October 6, 2006
GroupieTunes October 14, 2006
Muze October 17, 2006
RuleRadio October 31, 2006
Charity Tunes November 7, 2006