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Keep the Christmas tunes going all year I say....
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Musical New Years Resolutions
General Producer Chat
Happy New Year PT Community!
Tis the time of year for making resolutions, and seeing as goals are pretty useful in any creative endeavour, why don't we share some? I'll start
By the end of this year, I want to have recorded an album - a fully realised, balanced project of 8-10 songs that fit together, tell a story, and are varied enough to not just be an EP style wise, and cohesive enough to work. Gonna take a lot of work but lets go....
What are yours?
Spotify royalties
General Producer Chat
Wow - i hadn't actually thought to work out a specific amount but 25 quid from 8500 plays a month doesn't seem much. I like your attitiude though, and it should be more common, that even making a penny from doing what you love is kind of a blessing - especially when the market is more saturated than ever!
Always good to set goals. Maybe we should come back at the start of 2025 and check in?
Spotify royalties
General Producer Chat
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I agree mate, we need insight into this ~ to me it feels like exploitation
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Unfortunately I think it is exploitation! But then again, if there are hundreds of thousands of artists on spotify, supply and demand - musicians are always gonna make less money than the hyeday of the industry, right?
Spotify royalties
General Producer Chat
I'm sure this has probably been discussed on the forum before, but what do people think about Spotify's rate of royalty pay?
https://musictech.com/news/music/hainbach-spotify-earnings-breakdown/
This producer only earned 2 grand from a million plays, which is pretty mindblowing. But then again, when you buy an album on vinyl say, you can listen to it as many times as you want, without paying any more - so is it unfair?
Let me know your thoughts
Track Feedback Zoom Sessions
Livestreams
I'm looking forward to doing this, so anyone who's looking but hasn't posted, please do!
Antedote - New Track!
Let us hear you!
Hi Manix
Sick track! I'd say this is probably your cleanest/most professional sounding track so far actually. And don't worry, it's consistent with the others - fits right in with your sound. The kick drums is very well placed and crafted in this track so it sits perfectly in the mix, which arguably is the most important part of a track like this.
Great synths and drums. I don't know how euphoric you like your music to become but maybe have a section which is pure bliss, as a nice contrast between the heavy pounding bits?
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https://freemidi.org/seasonal-349-christmas
If anyone's looking for handy MIDi arrangements for Xmas songs, then this page could be useful!