The context for posting this today seems to be that Bandcamp was sold to Epic. Co-op structure and stream-to-own seem like great ideas, and looks like they already have some good music. Co-ops are...
Co-op structure and stream-to-own seem like great ideas, and looks like they already have some good music. Co-ops are pretty much the only way to keep this kind of community/artist-controlled platform from being inevitably sold, so I'd definitely want to support this.
However, to replace Bandcamp, they still seem to be missing the most important (to me) part as a music platform:
Can I download music I own on Resonate?
In the future, we intend to offer the ability to download tracks that you own on Resonate to your local device. This feature is not yet available.
(-resonate faq)
I too was saddened to learn about the Epic purchase yesterday. It did occur to me that a co-op would be a great replacement, and I wish Resonate success. I have no interest in streaming and I only...
I too was saddened to learn about the Epic purchase yesterday. It did occur to me that a co-op would be a great replacement, and I wish Resonate success.
I have no interest in streaming and I only care about downloading MP3/FLAC so I hope they deliver that soon.
I think the biggest challenges for Resonate will be getting enough artists and labels to use it in addition to / instead of Bandcamp; and providing existing physical features from Bandcamp like vinyl presses and merch. Vinyl in particular is a big one for certain artists and labels in certain genres.
The context for posting this today seems to be that Bandcamp was sold to Epic.
Co-op structure and stream-to-own seem like great ideas, and looks like they already have some good music. Co-ops are pretty much the only way to keep this kind of community/artist-controlled platform from being inevitably sold, so I'd definitely want to support this.
However, to replace Bandcamp, they still seem to be missing the most important (to me) part as a music platform:
I too was saddened to learn about the Epic purchase yesterday. It did occur to me that a co-op would be a great replacement, and I wish Resonate success.
I have no interest in streaming and I only care about downloading MP3/FLAC so I hope they deliver that soon.
I think the biggest challenges for Resonate will be getting enough artists and labels to use it in addition to / instead of Bandcamp; and providing existing physical features from Bandcamp like vinyl presses and merch. Vinyl in particular is a big one for certain artists and labels in certain genres.