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I just discovered one of my tunes, "Lambada" hit the top 100 Latin Jazz
songs played on MP3.com on Oct 21st, coming in at #83.  I'm not
bragging, just surprised.  I've noted a few friends who have had things
in that area and Ted Vieira has had several in the top ten of the same
category for some time.  Congrats, TED!

The thing that's bugging me is that since media giant conglomerate
Vivendi Universal bought MP3.com, the pay-for-play has dwindled to
nonsense.  Now, an artist gets nothing if they don't pay the $30/month
"Premium Artist Services" charge, and even some of the more successful
artists now aren't making enough to even pay that fee, due to changes in
the rate of pay.

I wonder, has anyone heard of any NEW web sites that are like the OLD
MP3.com???  I saw something in a guitar or pro audio forum some months
ago about that, and can't recall which one it was and didn't have
anything to hang anywhere at the time, anyway...  I think Vivendi is
trying to kill off MP3.com, and since the "founders" won't be affected,
I'd not only like to see that effort succeed, but moved to where Vivendi
does NOT benefit and musical artists DO.

Curiously,
...z
bcc: a buncha peoples


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and the whole of nature in its beauty." -Albert Einstein of all
people...  ;)

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L.G. "Zeek" Duff
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Zeek Duff wrote:

>I just discovered one of my tunes, "Lambada" hit the top 100 Latin Jazz
>songs played on MP3.com on Oct 21st, coming in at #83.
Congrats.

>The thing that's bugging me is that since media giant conglomerate
>Vivendi Universal bought MP3.com, the pay-for-play has dwindled to
>nonsense.
So ... what's new in artists getting ripped off??!!!!!!

>I wonder, has anyone heard of any NEW web sites that are like the OLD
>MP3.com???
One I've heard people mention fairly favourably is:
http://www.ampcast.com
Can't speak from personal experience, though.

Bit late for your probably ... but you might also want to check out the 
following for views on mp3.com and their licensing arrangements before 
submitting anything further to them:
http://www.modplug.com/mods/newsdisplay.php3?art=143
http://musicdish.com/mag/?id=3412
http://www.tokyodawn.org/whytokyodawnleftmp3com.txt

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Thanks to ALL who responded, and it looks like the unclear winner is
www.ampcast.com for being "most like" the "old mp3.com" in artist
support.  We'll see, I still have more recording work to do before I
move things over, but it WILL get done.  :)

Thanks again, and best of luck to all of us!

Regards,
...z
bcc: everybody on the first list.  ;)


"If you envy successful people, you create a negative force field of
detraction that repels you from ever doing the things that you need to
do to be successful.  If you admire successful people, you create a
positive force field of attraction that draws you toward becoming more
and more like the kinds of people that you want to be like."
-- Brian Tracy

-- =---Don't tolerate intolerance!  Support freedom and human
rights!---= --

L.G. "Zeek" Duff
WHAT!Productions!
Blue Wall Studio
MP3.com/Zeek_Duff
303.485.9438
ICQ#35974686