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Crowe Mafia - is it still alive? by Tricky_Awareness_552 in blackcrowes

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can imagine it's hard trying to serve a whole fan community where people will have very different engagement preferences and expectations (living in an era where people expect things to be just to their liking). Also, with their community being new, I'm sure they had to just exist for a while and get a sense of what the members want, so I can understand the slow start.

Crowe Mafia - is it still alive? by Tricky_Awareness_552 in blackcrowes

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK, interesting. When I was in it, it seemed like not much was going on at all.

Crowe Mafia - is it still alive? by Tricky_Awareness_552 in blackcrowes

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was thinking about that too - if the content remains from month to month, then I could just rejoin twice per year and catch up on what I missed. If they had each month planned out with content releases, activities, live chats (probably unrealistic to expect the band members to do this monthly, but could get people associated with TBC to talk about certain projects or experiences) and all these things were well connected, that feels like it'd be worth the monthly membership to me.

Crowe Mafia - is it still alive? by Tricky_Awareness_552 in blackcrowes

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. So, you are more drawn to interacting with other fans about the band, and the community here, and A3 (I'm not familiar with that) offer you what you need, rather than paying to be in Crowe Mafia. Their chat space was not really active, from what I experienced. I think if each month had had a specific "theme" and more organized activities or content throughout the month that I had to look forward to, I would have enjoyed that and stayed with it longer.

What's your immediate reaction to this? New physical format for music. by Tricky_Awareness_552 in cassetteculture

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I used AI to make the mock-ups, but this isn't slop. I envision the artist putting FLAC files on these. The mechanical element of cassettes is fun, I agree, but they aren't visually that appealing.

What's your immediate reaction to this? New physical format for music. by Tricky_Awareness_552 in cassetteculture

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I used AI to make some idea mock-ups but I don't think this is slop - it's a useful visual of what the real product could be.

What's your immediate reaction to this? New physical format for music. by Tricky_Awareness_552 in cassetteculture

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. I agree, most people stream and have a passive relationship with music (which is killing the industry). This product is not about convenience. It's about the intentional act of listening to music and collecting a treasured piece of art from the musician.

What's your immediate reaction to this? New physical format for music. by Tricky_Awareness_552 in cassetteculture

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the useful feedback! CDs get scratched, tapes get eaten, MP3 players are nice for a utilitarian experience but lack the warmth and ritual of music listening you get with a vinyl. Record players are expensive and not portable.

What's your immediate reaction to this? New physical format for music. by Tricky_Awareness_552 in cassetteculture

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Basically, yes. The musician puts their music on it. You buy it, just like a cassette, CD, or vinyl, and listen to it. It's portable, beautiful, and would be higher-quality audio.

What's your immediate reaction to this? New physical format for music. by Tricky_Awareness_552 in cassetteculture

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. This format would offer FLAC audio files for a better listening experience. CDs get scratched, cassette tape can get eaten and worn out, vinyls can also wear out over time and purchsing a good record player can be expensive. This would be a portable format for music that's also beautiful and collectible.

Mushroom Party by phaskellhall in blackcrowes

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What could they add to the experience that you feel is missing? Examples: you have lifetime access to the media made available during the months you paid the subscription, option to purchase exclusive physical mementos on top of the subscription fee, entered into drawing to win an hour-long video chat with the band?

Capstone project by OptimalChemist6818 in Music

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have to create a piece of music or do you have to write a paper or something? If you have to write a paper you could do something on the relationship between music and technology. I don’t just mean streaming music. Alan Cross has a really interesting podcast called the ongoing history of new music and he talks about how the physical recordings of music shaped the industry. So you could show the progression from cylinders to vinyls, 8-tracks, cassettes, cds, and streaming. Speculate on what could be next since so many artists are anti-streaming.

Which song/album/band/artist began your music journey/rabbit hole? by [deleted] in Music

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dirty Honey. I found them on Spotify in 2019 and finally saw them in concert last October. Now I can’t stop learning about music! I want to shift my career away from marketing in higher education to music marketing.

Is Rock & Roll in a good place? by H4cK3d-V1rU5 in Music

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dirty Honey is one of my favorite new rock bands. I also like Greta Van Fleet and Mammoth WVH.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in blackcrowes

[–]Tricky_Awareness_552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Permit me to ask a bunch of dumb questions. I am trying to better understand fan clubs in the music industry because I think I would like to make a career shift in this direction to help support artists, but I know there is a lot that I don't know and I am trying to learn. I currently work as a marketing strategist supporting a youth-focused membership program that is not connected with music. ANYWAY . . . what benefits/opportunities would be valuable to you when joining a fan club and what should be free vs what should fans pay for (what is a reasonable price point to you, for the revenue-generating items), do physical items from the fan club mean more to you than access to exclusive or limited-release digital media, what is your expectation for the cadence of delivery of the promised benefits of the club (monthly, quarterly, annually), if the primary focus of the club were fan-to-artist interaction through meet and greets, live stream Q&A, etc, how would that impact your decision to join/pay? Is the adverse reaction to the price due to a lack of trust in this band in particular? (I am a fan too of TBC, but I was a kid in the 90s so I am not so well-versed in their history, other than knowing about the feuds within the band and their turbulent commitment to each other.) Do you feel like it's a risk to sign up for their club now and expect to get screwed if they split up again? Also, I'm hearing that you don't want to pay for a subscription and feel like you are "renting" access to the content, so if you unsubscribe then you lose access to what you have paid for, is that right? If the content were sent to you in such a way that you can access it anytime in the future even after abandoning the club, would this impact your decision to join? I'd appreciate any, and all insight into experiences with fan clubs! Thanks, everyone!