On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:26:22 -0500 "shane richards" <shanerich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > Sometime in the next 3 months I hope to release a new album. > I wish to completely avoid the record companies - as I got burned > badly in the 90's - and they still don't seem to get the deal with > regards to open, friendly licensing for 21st century. > > So I'm looking at releasing on the web independantly. you may want to check out magnatune main site: http://www.magnatune.com info: http://www.magnatune.com/info/ business model: http://www.magnatune.com/info/model Perhaps not entirely independent but you keep copyright and can sell your music elsewhere simultaneously. they take 50% of the sale price with the rest going to the artist. to quote the site: "At Magnatune our artists retain all the rights to their own music. Each one signs a contract with Magnatune that allows us to license their music for commercial use. Unlike our competitors, we split the licensing fee directly with the artists, 50-50. Our artists love it when their work is licensed because it provides them with both income and exposure." cheers, pete. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
