Just released my latest single on Fountain App. I know this platform is for podcasts rather than music, but guess it could work the same..? Want to release my songs early on this V4V platform before any legacy streaming platforms as an incentive for my current fans to switch to this new model. Is this a good idea?
You can listen here > https://fountain.fm/episode/11413454128
Would love to get feedback!
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178 sats \ 1 reply \ @Jorj_X_McKie 16 Nov 2022
Definitely need more of this. Sound quality in my car was excellent.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 16 Nov 2022
that's awesome! I will be uploading more as I release new tunes. Stay tuned for updates. Want to release on fountain before any other streaming services!
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194 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 16 Nov 2022
My daughter walked by while I was playing your song and gave you a thumbs up. I think this is worth a shot. People used to spotify may find it awkward at first, but perhaps it will become common.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 16 Nov 2022
I'll take a thumbs up! haha and yeah, the main barrier is people being able to fund their fountain wallet. We need a strike or some easy fiat onramp in the UK and I will push this hard to all my listeners
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62 sats \ 3 replies \ @why 16 Nov 2022
Very cool. I’m looking forward to the creation of an app that really caters to musicians being tipped w sats. I’ve pondered the simplest way to get something like that up and running - whether it’s a busking-style live stream
or the ability to stream recorded songs. Not a programmer
so I’m not sure what the simplest, cleanest iteration would look like. Would love to support the birth of that kind
of app any way I can — I may have purchased a domain name
a while back for just that purpose.
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6 sats \ 2 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 16 Nov 2022
would be awesome! The perfect scenario would be to host your own music on a node or personal server and stream that direct to listeners for sats to your own node. We're a long ways from that though...
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199 sats \ 0 replies \ @why 18 Nov 2022
Agreed non-custodial, decentralized is ideal but I’d like to see more mainstream-oriented music, video, even text-based content apps that use a low-friction custodial model like sn and fountain. Imho @k00b and @oscarmerry are pointing the way towards the type of really exciting innovations that content creators have been pining for.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinSanity 19 Nov 2022
That almost sounds like it would fix the entire music industry
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @ltngstore 17 Nov 2022
It can absolutely work the same. I released music on V4V under the name Lightning Music Player to experiment with the same idea. Keep an eye on wavlake.com / @wavlake, my dude 👀⚡️🎵
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 23 Nov 2022
Keeping a close eye on Wavlake and all things V4V!
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @RedNinja39 17 Nov 2022
I think its an awesome idea! If more artists post their songs there, then we might see a “music only” category there one day 🤞
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 23 Nov 2022
The devs said it's in the works!
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @BITCOIN_CEO 16 Nov 2022
I don't understand why fountain.fm doesn't have a volume slider on their web player. I nearly blew out my ears when it started playing on full volume.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @joemartinmusic OP 16 Nov 2022
sorry... I didn't think about that... :/
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BITCOIN_CEO 16 Nov 2022
Nothing to do with you, just the website design is weird. :)
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @BitcoinSanity 19 Nov 2022
That's weird — I was just thinking why no one has applied Fountain's model to music.
Nice song!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 23 Nov 2022
small step, but someone had to do it. Now I just need to get other artists onboard!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @xekcc 18 Nov 2022
I'm not sure if this is even possible, but it would be great to create some kind of app/addon that connects to spotify and streams sats to creators who want to get it. Big musicians probably won't care, and that's fine. But for small creators it can be interesting + fans can influence them to get into bitcoin and get direct support.
Right now spotify pays around $0.0033 per stream (says google) = 20 sats.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 23 Nov 2022
Spotify will never do this because it will undermine their business model. They have huge fixed costs and those costs need to be covered by the money that should be going to artists... Broken system...
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 17 Nov 2022
Yes, great idea. Going to listen now.
Was in a band for years in my 20's. Maybe I will put one of our songs on fountain too.
Cheers,
GR
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 18 Nov 2022
awesome, do it! I need company haha
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Zordon 17 Nov 2022
Love it - I do agree with others that some other app will pick up this market but I like the ingenuity! Fountain SHOULD add a music category and try to promote this.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 18 Nov 2022
that would be cool. Patiently waiting :)
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Merlin 17 Nov 2022
I don't know if you can edit your feed through fountain to make it content type = music so it ends up in the music catagory in some apps like curiocaster.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 18 Nov 2022
that would be cool. I might make the suggestion. Maybe needs more music on there first
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @satup 17 Nov 2022
bad idea 👎 check my words in 2 years
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 18 Nov 2022
maybe, but Spotify is already robbing us blind so no harm in trying this too...
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @plebpoet 17 Nov 2022
say more
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 18 Nov 2022
'more'
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @brxyz 16 Nov 2022
The Bitcoin maximalists here will crucify me, but you could also upload to Audius. Listeners there can tip you with the platform's $AUDIO token.
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26 sats \ 0 replies \ @btcphoto 17 Nov 2022
Crucified
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @joemartinmusic OP 18 Nov 2022
I have no interest in accepting anything other than sats... :)
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @brxyz 18 Nov 2022
@k00b please build stacker.music
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @go 16 Nov 2022
What about a whole album? I could imagine people playing that multiple times and the sat/min would be flowing
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 16 Nov 2022
my debut album will be next! And will be available on fountain before spotify. You can count on it!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Ge 16 Nov 2022
it is the future my brother do it! When the mainstream finds out about this it will be a game changer the talent will speak for itself good luck and keep it up!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 16 Nov 2022
absolutely. Want to make this a big feature of my interviews with radio / papers / blogs etc. Get the word out and get more artists on board. #boycottspotify #streaming2.0
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 16 Nov 2022
Oh hey you're back! If you visit your profile, you can change your nym.
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218 sats \ 0 replies \ @joemartinmusic OP 16 Nov 2022
thanks, done!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Tetsujin28go 16 Nov 2022 freebie
I think is a good idea.!!
Somehow spotify is related with them (who cares)... but in your side, believe me I would do it.
Awsome.!! Fix it and I you'll see.. I wish you Luck.!!