Nostr Web Client

To me it really looks like Nostr-based music streaming is a dead fish. nostr:npub1yfg0d955c2jrj2080ew7pa4xrtj7x7s7umt28wh0zurwmxgpyj9shwv6vg hasn’t posted or developed anything for a year, nostr:npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5 is focused only on podcasts (is great!!).

Where are all the musicians on Nostr in general? I’m not talking about the ones who are primarily known on Nostr and are great (Joe, Ainsley, etc) ❤️ — I’m talking about all the other musicians out there… I could count all the musicians on Nostr on my two hands…

Nostr could provide the dream platform for musicians! So where is it?

Sidenote: @TIDAL was supposed to have direct payments but lately talks nothing about it anymore…

Any insights anyone?

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#asknostr #music #musicstr

Hash Power Music 3w ago

You're asking questions but not hearing the answers.

The ecosystem is decentralized in how it appears. Artists aren't just "here" or "there". Theres a ton of artists with npubs on nostr and theres a ton of artists self hosting their media on RSS feeds. My nostr feed is almost entirely music related and (finger in the air) 75% artists.

RSS is built such that if someone is "on fountain" it's because they published an RSS feed. If they did that theyre also on v4vmusic.com podcastguru podverse etc etc.

The ONLY exception to that currently is wavlake and thats due to early technical limitations. Pls realize that the person who runs wavlake has several other massive undertakings (including currently touring). If you feel something is missing, build it yourself - thats what he did and hes a musician too, not a dev.

Nostr and all the apps are a social layer. Nostr doesnt have music because it doesnt really exist outside of maybe what karnage had vibe coded the other day. But even that uses rss to a degree in believe. Nostr is not a good use case for music hosting. You guys sound like the "put it on a blockchain" people. Nostr, however is amazing as an identity and social layer. RSS is FAR better suited for metadata. And file hosting is agnostic whether you're using rss or nostr. (Still not even sure what people really mean by nostr music other than repeating a great sounding buzzword)

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₿rent 3w ago

Hey do you know of a “getting started guide” of some sort for artists who are interested in decentralized tech and v4v services?

Hash Power Music 3w ago

To get started is pretty simple:

Just upload your song/art/metadata to one of many hosts (or your own server/website). Some options I like are Podhome.fm or Fountain.fm podhome gives a bit more granular control imo and is my preferred for hosting but fountain is probably easier and a very good option. They integrated with RSSBlue and we use their services too.

With fountain you can use their wallet. With podhome you have to bring ypur own but coinos.io works and its a 2 second anonymous sign up. You can also run your own nodes and use that wallet (advanced but most options and most sovereign). @ me or DM if you have specific questions when filling stuff out.

I prefer you to be sovereign but if you want someone to just do this all for you white glove, we can handle your entire discography with promo for a small split. But like I say, I rather you figure it out for yourself.

From there, get an npub and start interacting with your fans on nostr! Talk to the V4VJs here and be part of the community. Boost/zap other artists, use the apps, give feedback to the devs. Thats how we grow a thriving community.