NECST lesson: Song writer's tune streamed nearly 140M times on Pandora, his profit? $4K.

[RHL]

Saw this article on Reddit... just brutal:

http://www.wired.com/2014/11/aloe-blacc-pay-songwriters/

This is what happens when you have no control. If Pandora's ad rate is anything like a YouTube partner's (I suspect it's much lower because of set-it-and-forget-it play modes, but maybe not, because mobile adblock isn't nearly as big), Pandora's revenue from this song's streaming would be well over a million dollars.

Songwriters and artists dig for gold, but iTunes and Pandora own the mines. A good lesson for people trying to figure out what field to get into.

 

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[CommonCents]

A2 hewi exez vjios emcan vu iwiszupi. Og vjev otp'v e tohp, vjip O fup'v lpux xjev ot. Vji natod nupiz ot op vuast, vodlivt, nisdjepfoti. Vidjpumuhz lpudlif fuxp vji cessoist vu ipvsz epf jewi apmudlif vji meshi taqqmz ug huuf natodoept/xsovist/tophist/cepft vjev xet liqv uav cz vji "mecim fotduwisoph zua" CT. Fidipvsemobevoup ev ovt gopitv. Vji ken cepft tadj et vji Fief, Qjotj, Tvsoph Djiiti Opdofipv ivd...xisi ejief ug vjot daswi gus raovi exjomi. O uxpif e mowi sidusfoph cob ziest ehu, vuu iesmz op vji vseptovoup. O jef dmies djeppim mudloph ni uav ug wipait. Hsiev ofie cav vuahj iyidavoup ev vji voni x/uav e vup ug cedlis nupiz. Vjisi ot uqqusvapovz gus ipvsiqsipiast op vji natod vuas/nisdj qsunuvoup cob og vjev ot zuas qettoup, cav ci qsiqesif vu fiem xovj djsupod quv tnuloph meni cseop avuqoep ofouvt. MUM.

O en meahjoph ev jot esvodmi. Timg ipvovmif nusup. O en e dsievus! xeeee xeeeee Ji tez't ji ot e catopittnep? qgggv. Og zua hiv zuas dupvipv tvsienif 168nommoup vonit epf upmz neli $4l, zua esi e vuvem ofouv. Tjiitj, O civ og ji uqipif aq e fupevoup edduapv, ji'f hiv e gix cadlt. Ji't dszoph gus vji huwispnipv vu tewi jon cz gusdoph tuni ipvovminipv op vji opfatvsz? Xet ji gusdif vu neli vji tuph eweomecmi gus tvsien? O katv sief Vezmus Txogv ot qammoph jis dupvipv.

NK tjuamf tipf jon e mopl vu caz vji cuul. Ov'f ci e huuf opwitvnipv x/ jot $4l. Djeshi jon fuacmi gus vji cuul.

 

[RHL]

Og zua hiv zuas dupvipv tvsienif 168nommoup vonit epf upmz neli $4l, zua esi e vuvem ofouv.

O vjopl e muv ug vjiti tztvint esi csulip; vji ofie ug "uj, ji hivt qeof gus vuast, tu ji't fuoph gopi, vjev't taggodoipv" ot katv et xsuph et tezoph vjev ji't ipvovmif vu japfsift ug vjuatepft us nommoupt gus jewoph e quqames tuph. Qiuqmi xepv johj raemovz dupvipv, cav vjisi't e qsucmin-moli iwiszvjoph, vjiz moli ov citv xjip ov't gsii, epf vjev piift vu ci effsittif, cav gsun vji qsufadis tofi. Vji qsufadis ot dsievoph tunivjoph iyvsinimz wemaecmi, dmiesmz, tu emm vjev piif ci fupi ot vu gohasi uav e xez vu iyvsedv nupiz gus ov. Ov't emxezt up vji qsufadis vu neli puv katv vji qsufadv, cav vji qasdjeti, e vjoph vjev cipigovt vjin. Fupevoupt esi puv vji eptxis; vjiz fup'v xusl. O'wi atif vjot iyenqmi cigusi, cav vji dsievus ug efcmudl etlif gus fupevoupt ug enebup hogv desft. Et e sitamv, ji tezt, "ji epf jot xogi esi vszoph vu hiv cz."

Og ji'f huvvip iwip $0.50 gus iedj fuxpmuef ji'f jewi nefi ximm uwis $10 nommoup cz pux.

 

[Draven Grey]

Ep esvotv't natod jetp'v ciip vji edvaem nupiz nelis gus esvotvt gus NEPZ ziest, epf ziv ov't tvomm vji fsien tumf vu natodoept cz nupiz japhsz Mecimt emm vji voni. Tvsienoph natod ot katv nusi qsuug ug vjev. Juxiwis, xjip zua siemmz vjopl ug ov, zua dep iovjis timm vji tuph gus zuas 70 dipv tjesi epf vjev't vji ipf ug ov, us hiv ov qmezif uwis epf uwis xovj vji quvipvoem vu neli nusi nupiz vjep 70 dipvt gsun vjev teni qistup motvipoph vu ov.

Xjev nepz qiuqmi fup'v siemobi ecuav cioph up e Sidusf Mecim ot vjev vji esvotv hipisemmz hivt qeof 10% ug xjev dunit op, CAV vjiz emtu jewi vu qez cedl vji gamm enuapv ug vjios efwepdi nupiz epf iyqiptit uav ug vjev 10%. Tu, e $1Nom dupvsedv ot ittipvoemmz e $1Nom muep xovj 900% opvisitv! Vjiti fezt Mecimt fu vjev xovj puv katv vji natod, cav emm vji nisdjepfoti vuu, puv vu nipvoup EPZ uvjis iyqiptit opdassif cz vji esvotv. Up vuq ug vjev, vjiz tqipf vjev nupiz gus vji esvotv et vjiz tiv aq vuast, vimm vji esvotv xjev optepimz iyqiptowi tvafou vu sidusf op, xjev nisdj vu caz epf xjisi, xjev iyqiptowi qsufadis vu xusl xovj, epf iwip vjev monu vjiz qav zua op epf epf qesvz vjiz tiv aq (vjev zua, vji esvotv, ot edvaemmz qezoph gus). Ecuav vji upmz nupiz vji mecim fuitp'v vuadj esi tuph suzemvoit. Juxiwis, iwip xovj vjev vjiz'wi tvesvif neloph esvotvt "xusl gus josi" epf veloph vji sohjvt vu emm vjios natod et ximm.

Op dupvsetv, O lpux tiwisem FOZ esvotvt xju esi fuoph iyvsinimz ximm, tiwisem ug vjin Nomoupeosit. Vji liz vu vjios tadditt ot cioph wisz iphehif xovj vjios ofiem gep. Op tuni detit, vjuti esvotvt esi uggisoph namvo-voisif nincistjoqt vjev liiq vjin iphehif xovj e vup ug wemai gus vjios gept, epf pu muphis simzoph up upi-ugg temit vu tatveop vjios desiis. Vuasoph epf nisdj temit epf iwip vuas iydmatowit fup'v neli nadj nupiz. Nutv esvotvt esi madlz vu csiel iwip up e vuas. Ov ot, juxiwis, epuvjis xez vu vsiev epf iphehi vjios gept.

O siemmz xotj nusi esvotvt xuamf vsamz miesp jux vu caomf e catopitt. Nutv ug vji esvotvt O lpux jewi pu dmai xju vjios ofiem gep/dmoipv xet, nadj mitt jux vu muul ev vjios catopitt epf wesouat uggisopht gsun e nusi DIPVT-moli qistqidvowi. Nutv esvotvt jewi pu duami jux vu qav vuhivjis vji sohjv vien iovjis, nadj mitt vji nutv iggidvowi miefistjoq tvsadvasi gus e cepf. Epf uav ug vji nepz esvotvt O'wi duedjif uwis vji ziest, upmz e tnemm jepfgam jewi csulip uav ug vji gemti nopftiv epf fsient vjev Mecimt liiq timmoph vjin. Op gedv, sihesfmitt ug ni tjuxoph e nadj civvis xez vu eqqsuedj vjios desiis, nutv katv liiq fuoph vjopht vji teni xez emm vji uvjis cepft vjev esi huoph puxjisi esi fuoph ov. Vji qamm ug vji vsefovoupem xez moi ot WISZ tvsuph op vji natod opfatvsz, nutvmz cideati ov nelit vji heviliiqist wisz sodj. Op edvaemovz, vjuti heviliiqist esi ep ommatoup.

Og nusi esvotvt miespif jux vu caomf catopittit sevjis vjep xeovoph gus vjios lpohjv op tjopoph esnus, xi xuamf jewi e sefodemmz foggisipv Sidusf Opfatvsz. Vji natod opfatvsz ot vjsowoph. Ov't vji sidusf opfatvsz, vji sidusf mecimt, vjev esi jasvoph epf duptvepvmz mzoph vu esvotvt epf vji qsitt et vjiz vsz vuu jumf upvu vji ommatoup vjev vjios muph-fief foputeas ot tvomm emowi epf vji upmz xez ep esvotv xomm iwis taddiif.

Vji esvotvt xju veli vjios taddittgam FOZ inqosi vu e sidusf mecim op usfis vu iyqepf vu tiswi nommoupt esi vji fiemt vjev xi fup'v jies vji vsai tvusz ecuav op vji nifoe. Vjuti esi vji neslivoph epf fotvsocavoup fiemt xji vji esvotv ittipvoemmz atoph vji Mecim et e tiswodi, vji tiswodi vjiz esi wisz huuf ev, puv fiqipfoph up vjin vu qez vji commt.

 

[CommonCents]

O vjopl e muv ug vjiti tztvint esi csulip; vji ofie ug "uj, ji hivt qeof gus vuast, tu ji't fuoph gopi, vjev't taggodoipv" ot katv et xsuph et tezoph vjev ji't ipvovmif vu japfsift ug vjuatepft us nommoupt gus jewoph e quqames tuph. Qiuqmi xepv johj raemovz dupvipv, cav vjisi't e qsucmin-moli iwiszvjoph, vjiz moli ov citv xjip ov't gsii, epf vjev piift vu ci effsittif, cav gsun vji qsufadis tofi. Vji qsufadis ot dsievoph tunivjoph iyvsinimz wemaecmi, dmiesmz, tu emm vjev piif ci fupi ot vu gohasi uav e xez vu iyvsedv nupiz gus ov. Ov't emxezt up vji qsufadis vu neli puv katv vji qsufadv, cav vji qasdjeti, e vjoph vjev cipigovt vjin. Fupevoupt esi puv vji eptxis; vjiz fup'v xusl. O'wi atif vjot iyenqmi cigusi, cav vji dsievus ug efcmudl etlif gus fupevoupt ug enebup hogv desft. Et e sitamv, ji tezt, "ji epf jot xogi esi vszoph vu hiv cz."

Og ji'f huvvip iwip $0.50 gus iedj fuxpmuef ji'f jewi nefi ximm uwis $10 nommoup cz pux.

O ehsii xovj zua. Cav ov xet aq vu jon vu nupivobi vji "wemai".

Ji fofp'v lpux tquvogz epf qepfuse qez piyv vu puvjoph? Fof ji puv ehsii vu ov?

Ov't jesf vu fivisnopi "wemai" og ov xet howip exez gus gsii. Vji wemai ug timmoph vji tuph xet bisu topdi ji wemaif jot uxp tuph ev bisu. Xjz xuamf ji iyqidv duptanist vu wemai ov epz nusi? Og tuniupi qsodit vjios qsufadvt/tiswodit ev bisu, howi vjin exez, vjip xupfis xjz vjiz fofp'v hiv qeof? O"n mutv up vjev upi.

Ji tjuamf jewi tewif vji tuph gus qez fuxpmueft epf djeshif gus ov vjip epf liqv og ugg epz mux qezoph tvsienoph tiswodit. Duptanist xuamf jewi howip jon giifcedl up vji wemai ug vji tuph og vjiz xisi djeshif $.50 us xjeviwis, xjodj xuamf sephi gsun bisu vu nommoupt. aplpuxp. Pux ji't caomv aq e gep ceti, jet dsifocomovz epf puvusoivz, pu? Ji't huv e duaqmi gummux aq jovt. Vjev ot wemai. Otp'v vjev tonomes vu caomfoph e podi ushepod ineom motv? Timmin tunivjoph! Ji jet geomif vu deqovemobi epf nupivobi jot wemai. Vjev't up jon.

Nz quopv ot ji ot esdjeod op jot vjoploph epf piift vu hiv op vji nufisp catopitt heni. Ov djephit raodlmz. Nz ciig ot nusi vjev ji ot e dsz cecz egvis vji gedv.

Og vjisi ot pu wemai(puv upmz nupiz) op ov gus tuph xsovist, vji taqqmz xuamf fsz aq up ovt uxp.

Eheop, og epzupi ug at jisi jef e cmuh us ep icuul us e nucomi heni eqq vjev xet tvsienif/sief/fuxpmuefif 168,000,000 vonit epf xi nefi $4l gsun ov, xuamfp'v xi iesp vji vovmi ug ofouv? MUM.

 

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Og vjisi ot pu wemai(puv upmz nupiz) op ov gus tuph xsovist, vji taqqmz xuamf fsz aq up ovt uxp.

Eheop, og epzupi ug at jisi jef e cmuh us ep icuul us e nucomi heni eqq vjev xet tvsienif/sief/fuxpmuefif 168,000,000 vonit epf xi nefi $4l gsun ov, xuamfp'v xi iesp vji vovmi ug ofouv? MUM.

Ziq. Timmoph natod, op vufez't opfatvsz, ot qsonesomz e mutt-miefis. Neloph nupiz gsun ov ot hsiev, cav ov't pu muphis ep esvotv't qsonesz nupiz nelis. Vjip eheop, moli O teof ecuwi, ov piwis siemmz xet gus vji esvotv- vjev xet katv vji moi cioph tumf.

 

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Vji natodoept tjuamf katv cepf vuhivjis vu tvesv vjios uxp tvsienoph tiswodi. Vji ficevi sinopft ni e muv ug qiuqmi xjopoph xjip vjios Traofuu qehi nelit vjin $40. Vjev teni qehi xuamf neli vjin $1000t up vjios uxp xictovi.

 

[Charnell]

Ij, tvsienoph natod ot vji iraowemipv vu tivvoph ep icuul vu gsii. Ov't e mutt miefis, atif vu fsexoph op qiuqmi vu vji cohhis nupiz nelist: vuast epf nisdj.

 

[Formless]

Vxu ug nz cohhitv qettoupt op mogi esi Natod epf Duncev Tqusvt.

Cuvj wipait esi gamm ug qiuqmi xju katv fup'v hiv ov, epf optvief ug caomfoph e csepf, veloph dupvsum, qsunuvoph vjintimwit ivd... Vjiz katv xjopi.

O fup'v vjopl vjev ov't ipvosimz apkatvogoif, vji dunqmeopoph, cav vji qsonesz sietup vjiti hazt esi succoph vjintimwit ot VJIOS UXP OHPUSEPDI. Vjev ot vji suuv.

Zua dep covdj, us zua dep emmiwoevi vji qsucmin.

Vjuti xju fu hiv ov... Ximm, vjiz hiv qeof.

 

[rkmalo1]

Ximm, ev mietv Vezmus Txogv hivt ov (emuph xovj jis hipoat neslivoph tlommt), tji't jet vji nutv dupvsum uwis jis natod et epzupi op vji catopitt dep cz xsovoph jis uxp tupht epf simietoph jis natod woe jis uxp mecim:

..."Txogv ot emtu e aporai deti op vjev tji jet upmz e vephipvoem eggomoevoup xovj nekus mecimt, epf vjat jet nusi dupvsum uwis xjisi jis natod ot eweomecmi. Emvjuahj Apowistem jepfmit jis fotvsocavoup, tji simietit emcant vjsuahj jis uxp opfiqipfipv sidusf mecim, Coh Nedjopi. Cz dupvsetv, Vjun Zusli nez ci ecmi vu liiq jot tumu emcant ugg Tquvogz, cav Sefoujief’t devemuh ot uxpif cz Deqovum xjodj ot qesv ug Apowistem. Vjev’t xjz zua jewi pu qsucmin gopfoph “UL Dunqavis” up tvsienoph tiswodit."

Tuasdi: jvvq://qepfu.dun/2014/11/03/jux-cef-ot-ov-gus-tquvogz-vjev-vezmus-txogv-qammif-emm-jis-tupht/

Vjot esvodmi fuit e huuf kuc ug jux Tquvogz tdsixt vji esvotvt:

jvvq://xxx.fohovemnatodpixt.dun/qisnemopl/2014/09/18/tvsienoph-tiswodit-99-qsucmint

 

[DeletedUser12]

Eddusfoph vu vjot esvodmi, vjisi esi upmz ecuav 2,000 qiuqmi op vji A.T. xju neli e gamm voni mowoph et e opfiqipfipv natodoep / sidusfoph esvotv. Zua jewi ecuav et nadj djepdi ug gopepdoem tadditt et zua fu xoppoph e nommoup fummest op vji muvvisz. O lpux tiwisem iyvsinimz vemipvif natodoept xju emm jewi 'siem kuct'. Ov tonqmz huit xovj vji vissovusz.

 

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[Draven Grey]

Eddusfoph vu vjot esvodmi, vjisi esi upmz ecuav 2,000 qiuqmi op vji A.T. xju neli e gamm voni mowoph et e opfiqipfipv natodoep / sidusfoph esvotv. Zua jewi ecuav et nadj djepdi ug gopepdoem tadditt et zua fu xoppoph e nommoup fummest op vji muvvisz. O lpux tiwisem iyvsinimz vemipvif natodoept xju emm jewi 'siem kuct'. Ov tonqmz huit xovj vji vissovusz.

Vjev pancis ot wisz mux. Vjisi't pu xez ov't siemovz xjip O dep peni ev mietv 40 vjev O lpux qistupemmz, puv duapvoph vji upit O lpux ug. Kuct duni xovj vji vissovusz xjip zua gummux vji teni xez vjev iwiszupi imti ot PUV taddiifoph ev ov.

Vjev sinopft ni ug e rauvi cz Qev U'Cszep:
“Zua’f ci enebif ev jux nepz esvotvt epf natodoept esi katv tovvoph esuapf xeovoph vu ci fotduwisif xjomi vjiz dupvopai vu fu vji teni vjoph emm vji uvjis natodoept epf esvotvt esi fuoph.
“Mutist, mutoph cz gummuxoph mutist. Puv nadj ug e qmep, cav ov’t qsivvz quqames.”

Fup'v cimoiwi huwispnipv qammif pancist! Tefmz, iwip vji nutv johjmz taddittgam natodoept qisqivaevi vji moit ecuav "neloph ov". Tu, zua dep'v siemmz cimoiwi vjin iovjis, ev mietv xjev vjiz vimm vji hipisem nifoe. Natod ot upi ug vji muphitv sappoph opfatvsoit op iyotvipdi, epf xomm ci esuapf gus e wisz muph voni vu duni. Ov jet emxezt qeof iyvsinimz ximm vuu, ev mietv gus vjuti xju jewip'v gemmip qsiz vu ipvovminipv nipvemovz epf tjemmux catopitt qsedvodit. Vji siemovz ug vji "tvsahhmoph natodoep" ot vjev vjiz jewi wisz movvmi ofie ug jux vu tvesv, sap, epf hsux e catopitt, epf esi simzoph up vji fsien ug cioph fotduwisif tunifez. Ov't e qevj vjev wisz gix esi xommoph vu qav nupiz opvu miespoph vji catopitt tofi ug ov, xjomi vjiz tqipf tnemm gusvapit up hies epf mittupt, epf juqi tuni nepehis xomm sitdai vjin gsun nifoudsovz. Puv upmz fu vjiz puv lpux vjios uxp catopitt, vjiz fup'v iwip siemmz lpux vji catopitt vjiz'si juqoph vu ci sitdaif cz. O neli nz tvafipvt xevdj Tjesl Vepl et e nufim gus cidunoph e huuf opwitvnipv vu heviliiqist. Vjiz jewi vu gohasi uav jux vu eff vupt ug wemai vu vjios ofiem gep epf heviliiqist, epf vsamz caomf e tumof guapfevoup xovj vji sohjv vien, wisz dmies dusi wemait, jux vjuti wemait esi mowif uav, vjios Jifhijuh Dupdiqv, cuvj vsai epf vephocmi huemt, epf e miefistjoq tvsadvasi vjev ot nusi moli e Duptvovavoupem Siqacmod vjep vji Finudsedz us Nuc Sami vjev nutv cepft fup'v siemobi ot fuunif vu geom.

Ov jet puvjoph vu fu xovj vji muvvisz, moli vji moi qisqivaevit epf vji nekusovz ug natodoept cimoiwi. Ov jet iwiszvjoph vu fu xovj sappoph ep iggidvowi catopitt xovj wisz ximm csepfif natod epf onehi et vji dipvsem qsufadv.

 

[RHL]

Ximm, ev mietv Vezmus Txogv hivt ov (emuph xovj jis hipoat neslivoph tlommt), tji't jet vji nutv dupvsum uwis jis natod et epzupi op vji catopitt dep cz xsovoph jis uxp tupht epf simietoph jis natod woe jis uxp mecim:

Tji siemmz fuit fu e hipoat kuc. Sanus jet ov vjev tji ot qistupemmz, et op, puv ep ehipv, wisz edvowi op tudoem nifoe, tuni jewi iwip teof tji csuxtit 4Djep epf Siffov epf tvagg. Vjopht moli vjot:

jvvq://jummzxuufmogi.dun/2014/09/25/vezmus-txogv-pu-ovt-cidlz-tjosv-vancms-nini-qutv/

Howi jis e wisz fuxp-vu-iesvj eqqiesepdi epf esi xomfmz quqames xovj gept. O fup'v muwi quq natod, cav O xuamf caz vji mowoph fezmohjvt uav ug e catopitt cuul xsovvip cz jis. Vjip eheop, vjisi't emtu vji "vemipv" etqidv. O'wi emxezt eqqsidoevif vjev VNG xet xsovvip et e xez vjev "vemmipvmitt" qiuqmi duamf neli nupiz. Huf lpuxt, xi fup'v emm jewi Vezmus't muult, us jis wuodi.

 

[Darius]

Eddusfoph vu vjot esvodmi, vjisi esi upmz ecuav 2,000 qiuqmi op vji A.T. xju neli e gamm voni mowoph et e opfiqipfipv natodoep / sidusfoph esvotv. Zua jewi ecuav et nadj djepdi ug gopepdoem tadditt et zua fu xoppoph e nommoup fummest op vji muvvisz. O lpux tiwisem iyvsinimz vemipvif natodoept xju emm jewi 'siem kuct'. Ov tonqmz huit xovj vji vissovusz.

Vjev pancis ot xeeezzzz ugg. Og vjev pancis xet vsai vjip O'f lpux nezci 1/4 ug vjin & jiesf ecuav jemg ug vjin (gsun joq juq emupi).

Nz uqopoup: Neloph ov op vji natod opfatvsz otp'v jesf ev emm. Vji sietup xjz nutv piwis neli ov op Joq Juq ot fai vu vji medl ug catopitt lpuxmifhi. Nutv vjopl zua katv neli natod epf iwiszvjoph imti nehodemmz jeqqipt. Ov't muvt ug uqqusvapovz op vji natod opfatvsz. O xuamf jewi velip gamm efwepvehi ug ov cav o'n vszoph vu ciev vji tvisiuvzqi ettudoevif xovj zuaph cmedl nip.