Comments on: Why in the world would I give my music away for FREE? http://www.atmosmusic.com/wordpress/2009/12/why-in-the-world-would-i-give-my-music-away-for-free/ Composer, Educator & Leader of the Atmos Trio Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Rob Michael http://www.atmosmusic.com/wordpress/2009/12/why-in-the-world-would-i-give-my-music-away-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 Rob Michael Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:12:42 +0000 http://www.atmosmusic.com/wordpress/2009/12/why-in-the-world-would-i-give-my-music-away-for-free/#comment-1380 People are very generous and more than happy to help perpetuate music that they love. People are very generous and more than happy to help perpetuate music that they love.

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]]> By: Sunna Gunnlaugs http://www.atmosmusic.com/wordpress/2009/12/why-in-the-world-would-i-give-my-music-away-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-1378 Sunna Gunnlaugs Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:25:05 +0000 http://www.atmosmusic.com/wordpress/2009/12/why-in-the-world-would-i-give-my-music-away-for-free/#comment-1378 Hi Rob I am experiencing exactly the same with my 3 day Holiday Special sale. It is wonderful to feel the viral effect of twitter and how generous people really are. Hi Rob
I am experiencing exactly the same with my 3 day Holiday Special sale. It is wonderful to feel the viral effect of twitter and how generous people really are.

]]> By: Joe Holt http://www.atmosmusic.com/wordpress/2009/12/why-in-the-world-would-i-give-my-music-away-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 Joe Holt Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:11:22 +0000 http://www.atmosmusic.com/wordpress/2009/12/why-in-the-world-would-i-give-my-music-away-for-free/#comment-1377 Congrats! What I've seen is with a name your price, minimum price setup the average price paid ends up being about 1.5x the minimum price. For example, a $5 minimum on an album generates sales with an average sale price of $7.50. Your experience adds another data point to what I believe: people will pay for good music. Congrats! What I’ve seen is with a name your price, minimum price setup the average price paid ends up being about 1.5x the minimum price. For example, a $5 minimum on an album generates sales with an average sale price of $7.50. Your experience adds another data point to what I believe: people will pay for good music.

]]> By: mrG http://www.atmosmusic.com/wordpress/2009/12/why-in-the-world-would-i-give-my-music-away-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 mrG Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:52:25 +0000 http://www.atmosmusic.com/wordpress/2009/12/why-in-the-world-would-i-give-my-music-away-for-free/#comment-1376 Here's another good reason to get your music heard: Fellow share-friendly jazzer Darcy Argue's Infernal Machines is #6 in 2009 JazzTimes Critics Poll: http://bit.ly/6yW187 Pretty darn good for a kid who started his band with no money, no contacts, a stranger in a strange land with only a dream and some scores. "Hi, you don't know me but I'm starting a big band and I can't pay you and I was wondering ..." he would begin. Today, only iirc a year or three later, they are topping the polls, right next to the big-label Breckers and Marselleses. Something else you may want to consider that has seen some positive results in other genres: upload your concert tapes to dimeadozen.org or archive.org and give people a sense of the live personalities that go with the music! Here’s another good reason to get your music heard: Fellow share-friendly jazzer Darcy Argue’s Infernal Machines is #6 in 2009 JazzTimes Critics Poll: http://bit.ly/6yW187

Pretty darn good for a kid who started his band with no money, no contacts, a stranger in a strange land with only a dream and some scores. “Hi, you don’t know me but I’m starting a big band and I can’t pay you and I was wondering …” he would begin. Today, only iirc a year or three later, they are topping the polls, right next to the big-label Breckers and Marselleses.

Something else you may want to consider that has seen some positive results in other genres: upload your concert tapes to dimeadozen.org or archive.org and give people a sense of the live personalities that go with the music!

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