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Artists must have full control over the distribution of their song revenues.
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Music contracts need to be standardized, simplified, and automated as much as possible.
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Payments from streaming services must be traceable and shared instantly among all stakeholders.
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Streaming services should openly account for how they invest the money earned from artists.
The Music Market Needs
An Update
We are living a moment of change in music.
Digital music streaming is on the rise, but artists' earnings are plummeting.
Streaming platforms dominate the market, offering powerful, monopolistic products that deliver incredible listening and discovery experiences.
Yet, these platforms often put their own interests above fairness. We can still build from the ground up. Let's start from the bottom.
Streaming platforms negotiate exclusive contracts with major industry players. As an artist, you are cornered; to succeed, you must engage with those players.
Digital streaming should offer the lowest barriers to entry for new artists, but instead, it penalizes them in favor of big corporations.
At the same time, social networks allow artists to forge more direct relationships with their fanbase than ever before.
The only solution is a Trojan horse and a plan. If you can't beat them, join them.
Fans and artists drive the entire industry; without artists, there would be no fans. Without fans, there would be no Spotify, no SoundCloud, no Sony, no Warner, no Universal, or any other company that brings music to the public.
The future is more interconnected than ever. Fans will shape the artists' future in the way companies do today.
The solution is to build a new way to distribute YOUR music, one that is open, easy to use and brings light to all the darkness in this industry. One that maintains your music yours. All the time.
Music belongs more to the people who listen to it than to those who create the platforms for listening.
Sign this manifesto. Together, we can build a music industry that truly serves the artists and fans. Let's reclaim the future of music.
"Join us in our quest to make music easier, simpler, and more interesting than ever."
Guayaba
Gordo
