spotify playlists
There’s been no money in music sales for years, that’s not down to Spotify
exactly, if you’re not already popular, it’s almost impossible to become popular. algorithms aren’t helping, but they’re not the cause. we’ve got an excellent system for consumers, just not for the people who spend the time and money to produce music. that’s been the dichotomy between djs and producers for years too.
another massive dub techno list …
for those of us already making nothing from spotify, maybe this does help with exposure, but they’ll actually have to add small artists to the big playlists and i have yet to see more than a handful of examples.
i read something the other day about the about deezer (i think, could be wrong about the platform) using a model where a subscriber pays their monthly fee and that fee is divided specifically between the artists they listen to, instead of kicking that money into a pool that ends up mostly being paid to a very small percentage of very popular artists. seems like a much better system and a step in the right direction.
Some of the “Track IDs” playlists are quite good. Dixon’s being one I’ve enjoyed.
saw that one yesterday, but haven’t checked it out yet. maybe i’ll put that one on tonight.
