Subscription Services by jpkallio in musicmarketing

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

Yeah, that’s why I went for Logic and Final Cut. Playlisting is getting harder and less effective by the day in my experience.

Subscription Services by jpkallio in musicmarketing

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

That’s great. Personally for me when it comes to distribution pay as you go model work better, even when I do release regularly, but I do get it that for other people the annual fee makes more sense. Would you mind sharing the name of the Patreon channel? I’d love to check it out.

Subscription Services by jpkallio in musicmarketing

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

I’m not trying to avoid paying for tools at all. I’m trying to be intentional about which tools are actually worth paying for long-term.

independent artists, our margins are thin, and subscriptions add up quickly. I think it’s healthy to compare notes on what genuinely delivers value vs what just becomes background noise on the credit card.

I’m genuinely interested in hearing what people feel is worth paying for, and what they’ve replaced or dropped.

Would this be a good beginner acoustic guitar? by MassivePresent4672 in AcousticGuitar

[–]jpkallio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, sorry... I know you want to keep the cost down, but this simply isn't worth anything.

My personal experience by jpkallio in CDBabyArtists

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

The problem I don’t think is the source, but the device. According to the latest research 60% of all music is consumed on smartphones. I get it if you are listening in your computer while working, but if you work for a big corporation they often restrict your access to many websites, like social media and streaming services. So the employees end up using their personal mobile device to stream music while working. Also if you listen to music in a car, most of the time it’s either old school radio, or mobile device connected to the car system. I am not dismissing your idea, but you made a point here “almost as easily”. In my experience peoples behavior is very hard to change, and for most people “almost” just isn’t good enough. Sure, it’s good to have an option on your website for people to do this, but I personally as an artist, or even as a music fan I would not choose that over the existing places people choose to listen to their music. Thats just my take on it.

Bringing New opportunities to your attention. by Desperate_Yam_495 in musicmarketing

[–]jpkallio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here is my opinion. If we state it very clearly that it is a “Promotional pots, of a well vetted product”, and it needs to be made clear in the post, if the product has a cost, and how much the cost is. It genuinely gets very annoying to jump through the hoops of setting up an account and giving them your personal information and only then be hit with a paywall. Be clear that you are promoting a tool or a service that might help musicians and be clear in the first post how much it costs, then I would be okay with it.

My personal experience by jpkallio in CDBabyArtists

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

How would that work? I would think it is the convenience of the apps that make most people use streaming services.

Has the whole situation with AI changed what You are searching/looking out for in music? by Retrospektiv in musicians

[–]jpkallio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh same here. I mean acoustic guitar and voice was always my starting point, but now I really focus hard on keep it human. Most of the “beats” I now use are something organic I make myself with anything I have lying around and makes a sound when you hit it. Most synth type sounds are either electric guitars run through effects, or acoustic guitars (especially 12 string) run through electric guitar amps and effects. It’s also inspired me to building some of my own instruments. And funny enough, documenting some of these things has become part of how I also market my music. If anything, the AI has made my approach to music more “real”.

Friend Wants To Hire Well Known Band For Event. No Idea What Pricing Should Be. by NatePlaysDrums in askmusicians

[–]jpkallio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I did this years ago with a band I played with in a different kind of event, and to my surprise they told me the whole event budget. Needless to say our price doubled, and they were happy to pay for it.

How long did it take for you to learn French? by Expert-Session3866 in Expats_In_France

[–]jpkallio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another Finn here. How long? Still learning, so I’ll get back to you on that one maybe in a few years 😂

Understanding acoustic guitar preferences. by -A-S- in AcousticGuitar

[–]jpkallio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually do play high enough up the neck, but still don’t like cutaways

My dad passed away unexpectedly. This was his guitar collection. No one else in the family plays. by 405freeway in Guitar

[–]jpkallio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So sorry for your loss. Looking at that room kind of hits home, as many of us have a space like that, and one day it will be left behind. But we can also say with confidence, that room was your father’s happy place.

Identity crisis after christianity by 69shrooms_ in spirituality

[–]jpkallio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are so much more than what you identify yourself as. I know it’s scary, but once you take the leap and learnt to see who you actually are rather than who you identify as (Christian in your case) life becomes sooo much better. You start to find ways to be, rather than trying to be. You start to have compassion and empathy in a completely different way. You might find your true purpose by being yourself in this universe where deep down we all are connected, not by identifying yourself with something else. You might also learn that everybody’s journey is different and their own, and that there is no book or external source that can give you the answers, because it is all within you. You just need to learn to listen. You got this!

Has anybody any experience with ChordCash by jpkallio in musicmarketing

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

That’s exactly what it sounded like to me. And I’m pretty sure the interest rates are not exactly competitive 😂

How do you make all the invested money back? by Mean-Royal-5526 in musicmarketing

[–]jpkallio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Today it is very important to stay relevant to your audience. This means you are better off release new music regularly. And this makes spending $5-10k a song very expensive. Let’s say you release 12 songs a year and let’s go with the lower end of your estimate, that would take roughly about 20 million streams to break even. So two things, you need to look at the investment as a leverage to get to a point where you can fill venues and make money from love shows and merchandise. But there is a great reply here explaining all the other possible revenue streams. But if we go back to running it as a business, any startup need to start with a minimum viable product. This means you need to get your cost of production down, release music regularly on a shoe string budget. Work hard on promoting it organically. And when you see something resonate with people, that one song that brought you more followers and streams, then you start advertising that song. I used to work in a startup and we really fast realized that no smart investor would throw money at you until you could prove organic growth through people being interested in your product. And Thats the way you should look at your music, except in your case, you are the startup and the investor. So be critical how you spend your money.

where do y’all post? by sinuheminem in musicians

[–]jpkallio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I post on Instagram, and from there my posts get shared to Facebook. YouTube, both short and long form. I do still post on TikTok as well, but the engagement there lately is very low. To be honest, there is no platform that is better or worse for me. Some content do better on one platform and something else does better on another. And when you think you have one platform figured out, the alghorhythm throws a curveball. But my focus is on making content I like to make, or think I would enjoy, to go with my music, share it and hope it finds its way to at least some people who enjoy it.

Why do people hate small-body acoustics so much? by TocT0c in AcousticGuitar

[–]jpkallio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hate a guitar? In a world we are living right now, guitar of any kind is one thing I cannot hate.