Comments on: TuneCore Takes $7 Million To Help Artists With Digital Sales http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:32:01 -0800 hourly 1 By: Andy Ward http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2571859 Andy Ward Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:13:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2571859 It took me 8 weeks to get online with tunecore, I used www.dittomusic.com and found them better than tunecore or CDbaby taking only 4 weeks. They provide you with over 50 sites, and not just the US based ones. iTunes, Play, Amazon, mobile sites like Nokia and Jamster, iTunes Video, we7, HMV, Virgin and loads more Also online accounting, a fixed release date, 4 week turnaround and you can become eligible for the UK charts. They seem to have a wider coverage with about 700 sites including video distribution, ringtones etc Definitely one to check out www.dittomusic.com It took me 8 weeks to get online with tunecore,
I used http://www.dittomusic.com and found them better than tunecore or CDbaby taking only 4 weeks.

They provide you with over 50 sites, and not just the US based ones.
iTunes, Play, Amazon, mobile sites like Nokia and Jamster, iTunes Video, we7, HMV, Virgin and loads more

Also online accounting, a fixed release date, 4 week turnaround and you can become eligible for the UK charts.

They seem to have a wider coverage with about 700 sites including video distribution, ringtones etc

Definitely one to check out
http://www.dittomusic.com

]]> By: james connoly http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2561339 james connoly Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:12:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2561339 I like what Tunecore can offer, but I think it is too expensive. There are better distribution platforms on the way. Im quite excited about a startup called Record Union (.com), they dont take any start up fees or maintenence costs and they upload your music to loads of music shops simultaneously without at no extra cost. Im gonna wait till they get going in january till I upload my music for online sale. Their site is awesome too. I like what Tunecore can offer, but I think it is too expensive. There are better distribution platforms on the way. Im quite excited about a startup called Record Union (.com), they dont take any start up fees or maintenence costs and they upload your music to loads of music shops simultaneously without at no extra cost. Im gonna wait till they get going in january till I upload my music for online sale. Their site is awesome too.

]]> By: You Need To Know (10/27/2008): TuneCore Gets $7 Million, Diddy Buys Enyce, Chris Brown Helps "U-Dance", MySpace 2.0 | The UrbanMusicBiz Network - THE Source for Urban Music Business Career Development http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2515832 You Need To Know (10/27/2008): TuneCore Gets $7 Million, Diddy Buys Enyce, Chris Brown Helps "U-Dance", MySpace 2.0 | The UrbanMusicBiz Network - THE Source for Urban Music Business Career Development Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:16:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2515832 [...] distribution company, has accepted $7 million dollars in venture capital from Opus Capital. (TechCrunch) TuneCore provides a platform for independent artists to upload their music to major online [...] [...] distribution company, has accepted $7 million dollars in venture capital from Opus Capital. (TechCrunch) TuneCore provides a platform for independent artists to upload their music to major online [...]

]]> By: babiboi http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514880 babiboi Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:23:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514880 so what happened to these websites that have been started 5 years ago? so what happened to these websites that have been started 5 years ago?

]]> By: Thomas Reemer http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514558 Thomas Reemer Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:19:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514558 This movement has been started 5 years ago with shop solutions like www.artists-first.net and www.7digital.com , both UK companies. How is tunecore different from orchard or any aggregator? This movement has been started 5 years ago with shop solutions like http://www.artists-first.net and http://www.7digital.com , both UK companies. How is tunecore different from orchard or any aggregator?

]]> By: Justin Berry http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514543 Justin Berry Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:03:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514543 This is a great site for unsigned indie artists who want to get their music out there, without being dominated by the recording industry. Plus, if you add the word core to just about anything, the street-cred of the company will skyrocket. This is a great site for unsigned indie artists who want to get their music out there, without being dominated by the recording industry. Plus, if you add the word core to just about anything, the street-cred of the company will skyrocket.

]]> By: Philip Z. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514459 Philip Z. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:28:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514459 Bruce is right. This investment comes at a moment in time when even the low flat-fee model for distribution is about to be commoditized down to zero as other players are coming out with the offering - companies that have other business models beyond digital distribution (read: don't care if it goes to zero, b/c its a way of attracting and retaining a Bands attention for other purposes). I guess we should assume that TuneCore has some other business lines in the works, but they I don't think they have expertise in anything other than distribution, so I couldn't imagine what. I'm not sure what Opus was betting on here, but it better not be growing the footprint of a business whose margins are going to go away completely in the very near future. Maybe there was more behind the scenes going on with this deal in terms of iLike or Guitar Center or something? It just makes no sense, imo. Bruce is right. This investment comes at a moment in time when even the low flat-fee model for distribution is about to be commoditized down to zero as other players are coming out with the offering – companies that have other business models beyond digital distribution (read: don’t care if it goes to zero, b/c its a way of attracting and retaining a Bands attention for other purposes).

I guess we should assume that TuneCore has some other business lines in the works, but they I don’t think they have expertise in anything other than distribution, so I couldn’t imagine what. I’m not sure what Opus was betting on here, but it better not be growing the footprint of a business whose margins are going to go away completely in the very near future. Maybe there was more behind the scenes going on with this deal in terms of iLike or Guitar Center or something? It just makes no sense, imo.

]]> By: lvela http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514453 lvela Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:21:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514453 After a small setup fee, the artist keeps all proceeds from the sale. <a href="http://newblogtopic.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Here we go!!</a> After a small setup fee, the artist keeps all proceeds from the sale.
Here we go!!

]]> By: Bruce Houghton http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514351 Bruce Houghton Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:07:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514351 Opus Capital should fire its research department. Several other companies do it including ReverbNation. Read "$7M For What?" http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/10/tunecore... Opus Capital should fire its research department. Several other companies do it including ReverbNation. Read “$7M For What?” http://www.hype...tunecore…

]]> By: William Blanchard http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514349 William Blanchard Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:05:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514349 Congratulations to TuneCore. They started gritty and grassroots so I am happy to see them gain an infuse in what seems to be harsh times. Now I just need to figure out will they be a good candidate for a client or will I need to look at them as competition. Either way, I am happy for Jeff and the guys and wish them prosperity. -Will Congratulations to TuneCore. They started gritty and grassroots so I am happy to see them gain an infuse in what seems to be harsh times.

Now I just need to figure out will they be a good candidate for a client or will I need to look at them as competition.

Either way, I am happy for Jeff and the guys and wish them prosperity.

-Will

]]> By: Steven Finch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514318 Steven Finch Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:12:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514318 See CDBaby is great, but they still have a signup fee in which http://www.routenote.com doesnt have. Thus, if you take the Figures based on 2 Albums of 13 Tracks over 2 years, assuming $0.65 revenue per track sale. Then for CDBaby to work for artists over RouteNote, artists would have to sell more than 13,000 tracks in a year! Additionally, in terms of Tunecore, if we take the same Figures as above, artists need to sell over 3,000 tracks in a year to be better than RouteNote. The average unsigned or independent artist is not going to sell this many tracks in a year, so why are you even looking at those services when RouteNote is easily the best option! See CDBaby is great, but they still have a signup fee in which http://www.routenote.com doesnt have.

Thus, if you take the Figures based on 2 Albums of 13 Tracks over 2 years, assuming $0.65 revenue per track sale. Then for CDBaby to work for artists over RouteNote, artists would have to sell more than 13,000 tracks in a year!

Additionally, in terms of Tunecore, if we take the same Figures as above, artists need to sell over 3,000 tracks in a year to be better than RouteNote.

The average unsigned or independent artist is not going to sell this many tracks in a year, so why are you even looking at those services when RouteNote is easily the best option!

]]> By: Dubber http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514251 Dubber Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:07:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514251 It's probably worth pointing out that CD Baby is also "a sort of CD Baby for the digital age". They're one of the world's biggest digital aggregators, and it's been quite a long time since they only sold CDs via internet-mediated mail order. Love TuneCore - but CD Baby's right up there with services I'd recommend to independent artists who want to get their music on all of the major online retailers - as well as significantly more of the smaller ones than TuneCore will give you access to. The name's a great brand, of course - but the CD bit sometimes means that people overlook what it is they actually do these days... So - CD Baby take 9% of all sales, but with no setup fee, and will get your music to more places. TuneCore take a small setup fee, but take no cut of sales, with distribution to (by my last count) fewer destinations. Worth doing a comparison and seeing which suits your needs better. It’s probably worth pointing out that CD Baby is also “a sort of CD Baby for the digital age”. They’re one of the world’s biggest digital aggregators, and it’s been quite a long time since they only sold CDs via internet-mediated mail order.

Love TuneCore – but CD Baby’s right up there with services I’d recommend to independent artists who want to get their music on all of the major online retailers – as well as significantly more of the smaller ones than TuneCore will give you access to.

The name’s a great brand, of course – but the CD bit sometimes means that people overlook what it is they actually do these days…

So – CD Baby take 9% of all sales, but with no setup fee, and will get your music to more places. TuneCore take a small setup fee, but take no cut of sales, with distribution to (by my last count) fewer destinations.

Worth doing a comparison and seeing which suits your needs better.

]]> By: TuneCore consigue 7M de Opus Capital. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514249 TuneCore consigue 7M de Opus Capital. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:04:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514249 [...] obras a través de iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster, emusic y otros sitios de música online, ha recibido una ronda de 7 millones de dólares de parte de Opus [...] [...] obras a través de iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster, emusic y otros sitios de música online, ha recibido una ronda de 7 millones de dólares de parte de Opus [...]

]]> By: insic http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514228 insic Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:12:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514228 wow! this is a big help to artist. wow! this is a big help to artist.

]]> By: Web2.0 Chick http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514225 Web2.0 Chick Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:04:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514225 What is nice about TuneCore is that unlike traditional digital music distribution, it doesn't take a a single cent from the sales. Signing up is also very easy :) + TuneCore offers other exciting stuff - like contests & freebies What is nice about TuneCore is that unlike traditional digital music distribution, it doesn’t take a a single cent from the sales. Signing up is also very easy :) + TuneCore offers other exciting stuff – like contests & freebies

]]> By: Surender http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514219 Surender Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:44:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514219 Yeah right. If this is true we have to accept it. http://www.iboozi.com Yeah right.
If this is true we have to accept it.
http://www.iboozi.com

]]> By: Ryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514212 Ryan Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:30:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514212 shitty looking logo and website, business model looks strong though. shitty looking logo and website, business model looks strong though.

]]> By: Tyler Wright http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/tunecore-takes-7-million-to-help-artists-with-digital-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2514191 Tyler Wright Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:54:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=24451#comment-2514191 a kick ass name. a name people want to say. sweet. a kick ass name. a name people want to say. sweet.

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