Tired of Spotify and Apple Music taking my art and profiting from it. Here’s my first release that is only in this universe. Very new here so if I’m doing this wrong please someone help a guy out.
https://wavlake.com/album/d7a1d7bc-ae06-4b3b-a3fa-4e203d68dbaf
#starvingartist #music #fuckspotify #originalmusic
So glad you're here, nostr:npub1zxdp7ug6alran2h3wmgdhkly6tg5ngxg3k6tgfsy3xn7taelerhqke4hr0!!!!!!!
#TheHigherLow joins me for a fun conversation on #PunkRock, #Bitcoin, #Finland, #gigs, #BitcoinAtlantis and more. This dude is a true troubadour of BTC, enjoy!
Hell yeah, nostr:npub1zxdp7ug6alran2h3wmgdhkly6tg5ngxg3k6tgfsy3xn7taelerhqke4hr0 is on NOSTR. Amazing #songwriter & #singer for bands like #RedArrowHighway, #DrawingMonsters, #DeathByLions and more, plus his solo work. This dude has more bands than a military base on July 4th weekend! ;)
Ep 17 of the Phantom Power Music Review is up! nostr:nprofile1qyg8wumn8ghj7mn09eehgu3wvdez7qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8xmn0wf6zuum0vd5kzmp0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qpqsmreuk4gcs0k3jdz8zzckzxy6c7pkr8x6nafd5e2jr0jt0vrkpeq78derr ("The Usual Cats Project"), #12Rods (@boo-bury) and #MakJamie are reviewed! Come geek out over gear, love the liner notes and break down the songs a bit. Enjoy!
DINGUS!!!! nostr:npub1v95n3s2z3gjcvsv3kf4nhqq7p7vkphepsrez5j6q5suncxztt6esd46gnv, I know you're in Melbourne, not Brisbane, sorry dude. I said the wrong city on today's PPMH, Episode 20.
My bad. 
Episode 20 of the Phantom Power Music Hour is up, with a nod to weird Russian Pop songs. ;) These week we've got new tracks from #EmilyRonna, #ARREIS, #JackPhemister, as well as songs from #Longy, #TJWong, #VapidVulpes, #DeathByLions, #AllenCPaul, #ColeHansen, #MakJamie, #Lumba, #ValeRamirez, #12Rods (shout out to nostr:nprofile1qyvhwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnndehhyapwwdhkx6tpdshszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qpqnq5t4e6l69znng9az2stunyhcrkdxfh2z6ne4g52q5x3jtcj84as782lq4 ), Enjoy!
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I watched that the other day and the higher ups at these companies and platforms don't even know how much artist are making.
cc nostr:npub1t6njrhtc9q3f5wdrwfrhpypq3kes5mpdx4u4rw9w2pxjanuxcpkqveagv3
Rick Beato is a good dude - somebody that we need to somehow bring into this movement. Everything he says there regarding the MLC, songwriter splits, publishing etc., is spot on. Spotify is a big black box. Artists are sick of it and the backlash is growing. V4V and BTC can solve these issues, but we all need to help grow the audience. Artists like nostr:npub19r9qrxmckj2vyk5a5ttyt966s5qu06vmzyczuh97wj8wtyluktxqymeukr, nostr:npub10rvfdpn0pn2rrju8lszql4ucgzu7gpkf43vvu0tpnhpaguwdzgeqhyg2rr have proved this works.
I'm surprised we didn't get a kick ass punk/rock band from the Trump era. If you think about The Clash & Thatcher, or Hippie Rock & Nixon, the timing of it all seems ripe for an anti-establishment band to make their mark and become break out stars.
Value 4 Value artists are getting tons of support thru
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It has to potential to help resolve it. Statistically, I don't know the answer to whether or not MORE musicians are earning a living compared to 100 years ago (that's a mean vs. median type question). The cost of living is definitely a factor - you can't sustain a family unless you're in the top 1% of touring musicians, whereas I have friends whose parents were able to support a family 60 years ago by just playing the jazz clubs.
NOSTR + RSS + BTC provides an additional revenue stream that every musician should employ (& IMO, treat like a savings account). Long term wealth, sovereignty and low time preference are driven by several factors - it's never just 1 thing - but with NOSTR in the mix, it has the potential to end artistic poverty.
Jim
There's probably fewer musical artists making a full time living playing music than ever before.
Prior to the 20th century music was only heard locally. Every town and city around the world had a group of musicians play for money live.
Global streaming shrunk that number.
http://nitter.poast.org/RepRashida/status/1766096548901822958#m
It has to potential to help resolve it. Statistically, I don't know the answer to whether or not MORE musicians are earning a living compared to 100 years ago (that's a mean vs. median type question). The cost of living is definitely a factor - you can't sustain a family unless you're in the top 1% of touring musicians, whereas I have friends whose parents were able to support a family 60 years ago by just playing the jazz clubs.
NOSTR + RSS + BTC provides an additional revenue stream that every musician should employ (& IMO, treat like a savings account). Long term wealth, sovereignty and low time preference are driven by several factors - it's never just 1 thing - but with NOSTR in the mix, it has the potential to end artistic poverty.
Jim
Fun conversation with #MartinGrooms about his #producing and #songwriting in today's Phantom Power Artist Hour. If you like his track #TheHardWay, I hope you'll enjoy this conversation.
#Value4Value
Attn: Music Nerds, Geeks of Gear & Lovers of Liner Notes! Ep 16 of the Phantom Power Music REVIEW is up! Diving into tunes from #AllenCPaul, #TJWong, and #TheDoerfels. BTW - Welcome TJ to the #ValueVerse! If you dig blues & rock, you should check out "Kingdom Come."
If you dig #metal, check out this awesome show! Lightning Thrashes! 
Whew, busy day! Forgot to send out this reminder that Ep 19 of the Phantom Power Music Hour is now up on your favorite Podcasting 2.0 app (like Podverse, or Fountain, or CurioCaster, or PodcastGuru, etc). #IROH, #DaddyNat, nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3uamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9emkjun9v3hx2apwdfcz7qgcwaehxw309ahx7um5wghxvmt59emkj73wvf5h5tcqyzyqvde27523t062a7q89ydevjr75xpxe9n22ktte2rxj76a3v3mcycxjfe , #MartinGrooms, #AmberSweeney, #AllenCPaul, #NateJohnivan, and more!
Spread the word! Tell your #IndieMusic friends about getting paid in #Bitcoin with their music!
Then, spread the word again! We all need to be telling our #Bitcoin friends about these great apps that pay musicians and show hosts!
Anyone have a suggestion for a CashApp or Strike in #Australia? Something with a lightning address?
How about #Value4Value in the film industry and Indie filmmakers?! Check out my interview with Director & Producer Zack Mahoney from LA and his cool new company! All artists - be it music, film, print, etc - face the same battle against #centralization, we had a lot of fun discussing our shared challenges and opportunities. Enjoy! nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucm4wfex2mn59en8j6f0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qpqah55ex8qs07t8nvwsuk7gv8s92lh6a9w2hf259wjdrh3873ll9wqwm8m2z
#NateJohnivan joins me for this week's Artist Hour #podcast
#ValueCast . We talk #songwriting, #Value4Value, #music, #gigs, #KISS, #DrawingMonsters, #RedArrowHighway, #DeathByLions, #SmashingPumpkins. ;). Enjoy!
Loading up my #podcasts for the week ahead - had a great conversation with nostr:npub1ah55ex8qs07t8nvwsuk7gv8s92lh6a9w2hf259wjdrh3873ll9wq7pl8pw about #V4V & film.... It'll be out Monday on the Business Hour podcast. #Value4Value
