Re:The Problem With Music
by jfornear on Tuesday June 24, 2008 @04:42PM
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This is something I've thought a lot about since I've been in a pretty serious indie band.
A few bands have contracted me to develop download forms like the Girl Talk/Radiohead forms, and it would cost them $400 for a custom script. I thought that it would be cool to make a startup similar to Wufoo that would let indie bands customize their own forms for $20/mo and host everything for them. Then the bands could embed the form on their MySpace page and website. They could also allow blogs like Pitchfork, Stereogum, and Gorilla vs. Bear to embed it in their reviews/coverage.
You could get creative with revenue sharing and advertising, but that's the general idea.
A few bands have contracted me to develop download forms like the Girl Talk/Radiohead forms, and it would cost them $400 for a custom script. I thought that it would be cool to make a startup similar to Wufoo that would let indie bands customize their own forms for $20/mo and host everything for them. Then the bands could embed the form on their MySpace page and website. They could also allow blogs like Pitchfork, Stereogum, and Gorilla vs. Bear to embed it in their reviews/coverage.
You could get creative with revenue sharing and advertising, but that's the general idea.