Posted by Strada | Posted in Industry | Posted on 28-04-2009
Here is another project to try to generate $$$ in the music business downfall….Corgan says it is to do a work of art out of it but I mean 40$ subscription?????
The latest band to go direct to fans is the Smashing Pumpkins, with mainman Billy Corgan launching a 12-week $40 subscription service for “access to various media updates detailing the creative process within the studio” as he records the band’s next album.
That means exclusive video footage and photos, if you’re wondering, plus music. It specifies a minimum of five studio updates a week, with each being a minimum of five minutes in length - so subscribers will get five hours of audio/video stuff for their $40. Oh, and the whole thing will be turned into an “art film” at the end.
“It is my goal to far exceed the normal docmentary process and use the moment to create something that invokes synchronicity, electricity, and faith into a moment that is ever unfolding,” says Corgan. Yeah, but will it be as good as Siva or Cherub Rock, hmm?
Caught this over at Music Ally
Posted by Strada | Posted in Business, Industry | Posted on 05-04-2009
Caught this off musically.com …..
Vodafone Spain has launched a new all-you-can-eat flat-rate data tariff for its customers, which includes unlimited access to music. Customers pay €13.92 (23.09 CAD/18.77 USD)
(including VAT) a month for the offering, which gives them access to music from all the majors and various independents.
The service uses DRM to ensure that songs stop working when the user stops paying. It’s powered by RealNetworks rather than Vodafone’s existing unlimited music partners Omnifone, which will add fuel to the rumours that the relationship between the two ‘fones is drawing to a close.
Existing Vodafone flat-rate mobile users will get the new service automatically.
Do you think this is a good idea??? I think the business model could be a good idea for the ‘’soccer moms/non tech people” of this world which have deserted the record store a long time ago and have no time or interest in digital content. Of course put aside the cellphone provider part but just unlimited music for a certain fee a month(Digital Music Study found that there were 17 million fewer CD customers in 2008 than in past years) So if somone register for this service it would be like they would buy 12 cd a year…..not bad! ANy thoughts people?
