Once again I struggle with the concept. I wonder about the future. If 5 years from now, every small time artist like me will be giving their music away for free online, then I should be doing it now, to be ahead of the curve.
Doors open to free, don't they? Example - I could tell everyone I work with (and a LOT of people know me) that they could go download my music for free. Since I sell my music, currently, I can't do that. I can't send out an e-mail saying "Hey, check out my website." But if it were free...
In away I'm sorry I ever left MacJams. When I was at MacJams, I had almost 5,000 downloads. People had my music on their iPods. I had fans.
Not really. I had "fake fans," which are fans who love your music but only when it's free.
But.
But the majority of the country is maybe now "fake fans." People don't want to pay for music any more. They value it less financially. But they do still value it.
I'm wrong. I would not go back to MacJams. MacJams is a fantastic site for people who are needing pats on the back, who are just getting started. Maybe it's changed. Hard to say... I just tried going there and the page is still attempting to load.
My CD Release party is October 23 at Pro Sound Studios in St. Pete. I'm co-hosting the party with the awesome Steve Vaclavik, a Tampa artist who does Americana. Bob Dylan crossed with Tom Petty, maybe. I really like his music. I'm selling my CD's there for $10. It's not because it costs me $10 to make the thing. Actually it cost about $3. Eventually I'll be selling them for $5. The people who are buying them right away, for $10, are helping support me.
I think my next move is to allow users to pay what they want, online, for my music, on Bandcamp. Right now the minimum price for a song is 25 cents. I wonder how that would work out. Might as well try.
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