Quote Originally Posted by SlavikSvensk View Post
mark,

it's nice that you can take that route, as it benefits people who want your tracks greatly. but as you say, you are established. people will download your tracks, play them, and book you to play.

this is not something that non-established artists can count on, and must build through some sort of "institutional support." traditionally this would come from labels, but now that's all in flux.

so how does a newer, less established artist get his or her tracks out there? well, getting them on beatport, junodownload, itunes and onto various charts is one of the best of a set of bad options in today's broken techno business model.
sorry, I still don't see how it's any better an option, whether you are established or not when your are just going to get lost in the sheer quantity of stuff out there - I'm established and I get lost in the sheer quantity of stuff that's coming out now - I think the fact of the matter is, the majority of people have got used to getting something for nothing - this is why live performance is more important than ever - anyway, was just a thought - yes, very nice for me that giving away a few things gets me more downloads than selling them, that's blindingly obvious - still doesn't stop me from having to work 9-5 now to pay the bills- that said, it's done wonders for artistic freedom not being tied into any financial model - I stand by what I said - Quality - and very original i should add - music is always going to count for much more than Promotion or getting certain djs playing your tunes...