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Re:Show HN: Today I launched DistroKid to help musicians upl... by RileyJames on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @09:29PM (#5784048)
Awesome service. Is there any chance of having a song rejected? If so, on what basis? I'm all for services that make it easier to get onto these services, but as the price gets closer to zero I wonder what barrier is left. Will spotify/itunes end up like google results?
Re:Show HN: Today I launched DistroKid to help musicians upl... by pud on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @03:11AM (#5785069)
Right now I'm playing it by ear (no pun intended). The goal isn't to make the stores a dumping grounds for low quality music. The goal is to make it easier for musicians to be prolific. Thanks for the note - this is definitely an area where I need to pay attention.
Re:Show HN: Today I launched DistroKid to help musicians upl... by RileyJames on Thursday May 30, 2013 @12:16AM (#5790895)
Great to know. I was more wondering if spotify/itunes and other services have a say in what get onto their service? Or is your service the final approval step?
Re:Show HN: Today I launched DistroKid to help musicians upl... by fumar on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @11:56PM (#5784505)
I have released some songs on Bandcamp.

What are the benefits to being in a large marketplace like iTunes?

I am very intrigued with Spotify being in the mix. Keep up the good work.

Re:Show HN: Today I launched DistroKid to help musicians upl... by pud on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @03:09AM (#5785064)
It's just easier to tell people "check out my music - yeah I'm in iTunes/Spotify/Amazon etc" when you're in all the stores. Plus there's just a special satisfaction for a musician to be in the major stores -- at least that's how I feel as a musician.
Re:Show HN: Today I launched DistroKid to help musicians upl... by saltzman on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @11:17PM (#5784368)
I'm super intrigued, but given the services that are available to indie artists today... this sounds too good to be true. What's the catch?
Re:Show HN: Today I launched DistroKid to help musicians upl... by pud on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @03:12AM (#5785073)
No catch. There's a small monopoly going on right now in the digital music distribution industry. That's why prices are artificially high. I aim to change that.
Re:Show HN: Today I launched DistroKid to help musicians upl... by saltzman on Monday June 03, 2013 @02:42PM (#5814982)
I think I love you.
Re:Show HN: Today I launched DistroKid to help musicians upl... by timthimmaiah on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @02:02AM (#5784857)
Great concept. I will check this out for sure.