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2017/09/22 13:52:40 (permalink)

Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBaby ?

Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBaby?
The reviews of them sound scary.
 
Or maybe the question is: How can one safely sell their creations online and retain control of them?

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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/22 14:29:27 (permalink)
I've used both before, and currently use CD Baby. While I can't say it's been that lucrative (it hasn't), they charge one fee for distribution and no annual renewal fees. Tunecore (when I tried it) had a yearly fee to continue distribution.  I have not experienced any issues with CD Baby, and when sales get to a certain point, I get the $$$, little that it is. The larger issue is the paltry royalties from digital distribution, and the decline of CD sales. Making music is a tough way to make any $$, unless you are one of the few, trendy, or fortunate ones. But as far as any "control" issues, I don't have major concerns about it (I'm also a member of ASCAP, which I think is a useful step to take, as well). Hope this helps a little bit.
And then again, it seems that if you can get a lot of YouTube hits you can build a following much better than simply getting digital music distribution. Even my fellow musician friends and colleagues seem to use YouTube as their primary source, rather than Spotify or iTunes, for example. I'm more of a listener than a TV watcher, but I'm in the minority. So look into Patreon, YouTube, and other means of getting your stuff out there, and perhaps you will find more gold at the end of that rainbow.

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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/22 14:53:49 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby robbyk 2017/09/22 18:03:43
My stuff ain't worth selling, but I can still recommend Bandcamp. I buy quite a bit of stuff off Bandcamp so, as a music "fan" I like the service.
 
As a musician, I don't really know... Like, how much do Bandcamp take, as a percentage... I've never read into their terms and conditions.
 
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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/22 15:00:38 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby robbyk 2017/09/22 18:03:52

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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/22 15:56:24 (permalink)
reverbnation is a joke and so is music gateway

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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/22 17:43:20 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby ZincTrumpet 2017/09/23 08:03:15

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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/22 21:47:25 (permalink)
thank you very informative

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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/22 22:09:49 (permalink)
I use Distrokid, it's another one to look at. It's no frills and low cost and they do what they say they do. Which is put your music out on all the sites... itunes, apple music, spotify, amazon, deezer, etc. etc. etc. It's a yearly fee, but is only $20/yr for unlimited songs and albums. The piddly money you make is collected in your distrokid accout and you can take it out any time.
 
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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/22 23:32:43 (permalink)
BobF
Here is BC's payment info
 
https://bandcamp.com/fair_trade_music_policy


Thanks Bob

Bandcamp's terms sound quite fair to me.

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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/23 01:14:43 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby synkrotron 2017/09/23 07:51:09
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BobF
Here is BC's payment info
 
https://bandcamp.com/fair_trade_music_policy


Thanks Bob

Bandcamp's terms sound quite fair to me.



BC looks pretty good to me.  BTW, I've listened to some of your stuff lately.  You should put it out there.

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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/23 09:11:41 (permalink)
BobFBTW, I've listened to some of your stuff lately.  You should put it out there.




Ha! Thanks Bob
 
Since you said that I have edited my two single tracks at Bandcamp so that peeps have to pay to download now... Took a while to sort out because you are recommended to upgrade to a Paypal "Business" account. Should be interesting...
 
 
Back on topic now

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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/23 11:56:05 (permalink)
I've been researching this a little and so far am leaning toward CD Baby.  Here's a good video on the Distrokid solution:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgH-mLskF1I
 
 
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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/23 22:17:33 (permalink)
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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/24 00:18:48 (permalink)
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I use Distrokid, it's another one to look at. It's no frills and low cost and they do what they say they do. Which is put your music out on all the sites... itunes, apple music, spotify, amazon, deezer, etc. etc. etc. It's a yearly fee, but is only $20/yr for unlimited songs and albums. The piddly money you make is collected in your distrokid accout and you can take it out any time.
 
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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/24 11:15:13 (permalink)
I appreciate this wasn't the OP's original question, but I recently tested RouteNote. They put your songs onto Spotify, Tidal and all the usual suspects - there is no distribution fee but they keep 15 percent of royalties. I used them to put two songs onto just Tidal and Apple Music to test the water and it worked just fine.
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Re: Does anyone have a service they recommend to sell their music for them? Tunecore? CDBa 2017/09/24 17:01:34 (permalink)
I noticed that LandR and CloudBounce both offer a service to put out your stuff if you are a member. LandR offers a service just for putting your music out there with no mastering.

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