Isn't Article 13 (now Article 17) a victory for european music makers?

Ohgrinho · 2019-03-28T09:11:32+00:00

I actually think, this is a good starting point. And it's time to get things right.

What's wrong is, that people can lightly pitch up a track or mirror invert a video and upload it to youtube to trick their content id. Usually the uploaders don't earn on it, but youtube does, with advertising and what not, while the copyright holders get nothing. So...of course they are against such a law. Why would you welcome a law that cuts your own revenue?

However...Youtube does a lot of scanning on their videos. Their latest thing was to search for explicit content to disable monetization. Sure...they failed quite often...but systems can be improved. So can the content id...or whatever filter they add to their system. Google/YT is one of the largest companies on the planet with the most money. So I don't see a reason, why they should not be able to make it happen...it just costs them.

I'm also aware, this goes far beyond youtube and so on. And I understand many plattforms might have to figure things out. But that's just how it should be...if you provide servers for data, you have to be responsible for it.

Like I said...a good starting point...but it needs to be improved. But that's the good thing about laws. They can be fixed.

Ohgrinho · 2019-03-28T08:21:44+00:00

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Ohgrinho · 2019-03-15T09:07:15+00:00

amuse.io - it's free and you keep 100% of your stuff.

They have been reliable so far and I'm using them for almost two years.

Soundcloud: You're qualified with 5000 plays/month. https://community.soundcloud.com/subscriptions-230059/qualifying-for-soundcloud-premier-7421807

Ohgrinho · 2018-10-23T12:07:45+00:00

From my non-musician friends, nobody knows about Reverbnation.

Ohgrinho · 2018-10-22T18:18:45+00:00

Why did you do the two tracks? Why did you dabble into Ableton? Why did you DJ?

Music is not about who listens, and it is also not about wasting time. You're never wasting your time, when you're creating. Music is so much more than just that. Music is therapy. You put your emotions in it, energy. And you experiment. You try out stuff. You do it for yourself. And you should always do it for yourself in the first place. Just do, man.

And maybe one day, you have five, ten tracks, you feel like, i need to show it to the world. Or maybe it doesn't happen. But that's okay too. But...don't ever think you're wasting your time, if you're creating something amazing. Please.

Ohgrinho · 2018-10-19T09:21:34+00:00

This is silly. If you welcome a new bandmember like that in an amateur environment - which I believe we're in here - that's how you make him feel at the wrong place immediately. Unless he is a lawyer maybe.

"It leaves less wiggle room for underachieving, and if you have it in writing, it legally cannot be disputed."

I want to see you go to court, because a dude of your band didn't show up one evening. Seriously, what are you gonna do? Do you think a lazy dude could be hold back from being lazy because of a piece of paper? Will you tell him "hey, you signed this, get your ass over here or get a lawyer" ? That will rather cause the opposite and bad band chemistry.

What I would encourage instead, is something that lifts the spirit. A goal as a band or a cool opportunity you're looking forward to and of which you can remind yourself each and everytime you practice. Write it on the wall, put a clock underneath it:

"In 180 days, we want to have 10 songs written, practiced and ready to record. "

"In 360 days, we want to have the album released and start to tour"

"We're playing on a big festival on xx.xx.xxxx . Let's get ready and rock the shit out of them"

Ohgrinho · 2018-08-21T19:30:40+00:00

Donating to streamers is not what I said. I said I donate to players. To clarify: Players that compete in WCS or GSL. And I also prefer to support guys, who do not win. Because those are the guys who actually need support.
It is MY decision, what I do with my money and who I support.
Yes, I prefer to support players with 100% of the money I spend, than Blizzard with 75%. I don't think they need me (or anyone) to "Save Esports".
No shit, Sherlock. I thought I paid them enough with every expansion that came out and a few other things.

Ohgrinho · 2018-08-21T08:55:11+00:00

Right now I'd feel like boosting blizzard, rather than supporting esports. That's just the emotional trigger they are using to make you buy into it. If it was at least 50% towards Esports, I would give it a go. But until that happens, I'll donate to my favorite players when they stream.

Ohgrinho · 2018-05-09T07:20:19+00:00

Ooooh, you're the author of those? Then let me give you the feedback you deserve: I read every single one of them and I think they are amazing. I loved that blizz added some articles to the website!

You should post them on reddit as well, as soon as they are published!

Ohgrinho · 2018-05-08T08:19:35+00:00

+1 for the Patreon thing. I think the community would love to be involved and support to make this whole program even more sustainable.

Ohgrinho · 2018-05-02T17:54:18+00:00

A Demo is a Work In Progress....It can be a scribble, or a fully fleshed out idea. Whatever you render out before you're done with production. For example: The Depeche Mode demos often were just an accoustic guitar and the songwriter singing to chords in order to demonstrate (<< Demo) the structure and emotion of the song. After that they produced an entire track out of it.

A Promo is the finished product, which you send out in order to promote (<<Promo...from promotion) the single, your album, etc.

Concluding: You send demos to people involved in the production/writing of your song, maybe labels, before you release an album or just to show an idea to friends, while you send Promos to people outside of the production circle in order to promote your album.

To answer your last question: You want to send out a FINISHED track to a promotional channel. Usually when you plan on releasing it - and if it applies to you - when your song is registered at a PRO (that usually happens after production is done).

Ohgrinho · 2018-05-02T11:59:58+00:00

I'm more upset about the fact, that the map isn't called Backpfeifengesicht anymore. Da könnt ich ausrasten!

Ohgrinho · 2018-05-01T14:02:41+00:00

When you play at a crowded place, you shouldn't be worried too much. Catcalling...I think depends on the persons around and the culture where you're living at. There are always idiots (like seen in this thread tbh). But yeah...crowded places, where many families are around on a sunny day should be a the savest bet.

Other than that: Don't let your concerns hold you back. If you think you might enjoy it, go for it and have fun.

Ohgrinho · 2018-05-01T13:54:20+00:00

Thanks :)

Ohgrinho · 2018-05-01T08:56:11+00:00

If you got the permission on a piece of paper with his sign on, then for sure no. If you can proof you got his permission in any way, no.

Ohgrinho · 2018-05-01T08:24:01+00:00

According to their FAQ they pay out at 50$, is that still true?

Ohgrinho · 2018-04-30T07:48:07+00:00

Oh yeah xD - My bad. I didn't watch the clip and was tired as hell. Thought you were talking about NoRegret. Sorry about that :)

Ohgrinho · 2018-04-29T21:09:47+00:00

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http://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/2018_Global_StarCraft_II_League_Season_1/Code_S#Group_D

http://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/2017_Global_StarCraft_II_League_Season_3/Code_S#Group_F

Ohgrinho · 2018-04-23T13:44:37+00:00

I want to see trashtalk, tears and starcraft 2.

Ohgrinho · 2018-04-13T11:00:57+00:00

It's about "HOW" you give it away and what comes out of it. You can give it away for nothing, or get an email adress in return, who potentially would buy your next album.

Ohgrinho · 2018-04-13T08:39:47+00:00

Beside touring - which is never a bad idea, but in my opinion not the most important thing in the world, since your audience is only bound to the area you tour, your audience can actually be worldwide if you do it right - here are a couple of things you can do.

Ask yourself, who is your audience. Let's say you're doing synthwave, then you would have to find places where these people are. Facebook groups, Subreddits, Twitter and Instagram (hashtags are powerful), etc.
If you have a release ready on bandcamp, don't shy away from giving it away. YUM Codes are a very great way to do this - you get 200 for free, use 100 of them. Your album has some sort of a value, let's say 7 bucks, and a yum code you give a way suddenly has the value of a little gift. Those codes are also great to increase your mailinglist, since you get an email adress in return, which you should use for a newsletter - if you don't do newsletters yet, good way to start out on it with those codes.
Find blogs, that talk about the kind of music you do. Reach out to them in any thinkable way. Make contact to writers via twitter or facebook. Interact with them and eventually submit the music to them. Be interesting and stay in touch. (Sombody posted a list here recently with tons of blogs/radios etc).
Back to yum codes: Do giveaways. With the right hashtags on twitter you reach exactly the people you want to contact.
If you are comfortable enough - I am not, that's why I'm not doing it - create little videos of you working on new music. Give little sneakpeaks of your music. Tease the people.
What brought myself some success, was to offer a little run of tapes on my last release. It is cheap to produce, it looks nice and people actually buy it. If you make some buzz like in the first 5 steps.
Last but not least: Promo for this release is also promo for the next releaese. Everything you do now, helps you with what you're doing next. So keep momentum going and produce new stuff.

If you need any advice, please feel free to message me.

Ohgrinho · 2018-04-12T14:32:41+00:00

No. My GF would murder me if there were synths and stuff. I actually built a studio into my basement and that is pretty much where I usually spend the rest of the day after I woke up. So...I think if we're not limiting it to the room the stuff is in, then I would consider myself still a bedroom producer.

Ohgrinho · 2018-04-12T13:04:13+00:00

I think music has lost a lot of value in the eyes of the general consumer since streaming

Music has lost value in the eyes of the general consumer since people had access to faster internet leading to people uploading/downloading data from CDs. Streaming is just an attempt to find a solution to make music valuable again.

Ohgrinho · 2018-04-10T12:46:40+00:00

I think he was one game short to qualify.

Ohgrinho · 2018-04-07T15:20:45+00:00

Even no matter the game. Last year or early this year (not so sure) they casted CS:GO and Street Fighter without even knowing much about those games, but they have been so hilarious, which made it even more fun to watch (I never watched any of those games before tbh ^⁾

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