How to Become a SoundCloud Superstar, One Fake Fan at a Time

wub · Post by **wub** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:54 pm

http://www.5chicago.com/features/april2 ... index.html

Interesting read if you've got the time.

Mark-Creda · Post by **Mark-Creda** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:37 pm

Was a good read.
This sort of "promotion" technique is quite prominent nowadays I mean look at the whole Justin Beiber and Lady Gaga Twitter that came out.
Over half of their fans are fake.

Can be a good thing in a way for up and coming producers.
Why not spend a bit of money on something that could possibly gain you more notoriety for something you love.
IMO of course

wub · Post by **wub** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:52 pm

Mark-Creda wrote:Can be a good thing in a way for up and coming producers.
Why not spend a bit of money on something that could possibly gain you more notoriety for something you love.
IMO of course

Or you could invest a bit of time and work on making better music.

fragments · Post by **fragments** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:05 pm

wub wrote:
Mark-Creda wrote:Can be a good thing in a way for up and coming producers.
Why not spend a bit of money on something that could possibly gain you more notoriety for something you love.
IMO of course
Or you could invest a bit of time and work on making better music.

Not to sound like a jaded old bastard...but maybe that doesnt matter anymore. Are the masses abke to make a decision as individuals?

NinjaEdit · Post by **NinjaEdit** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:08 pm

It's temporary hype. Some body in marketing would tell you it's about having the right unique, demanded product. Content is king.

wub · Post by **wub** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:13 pm

jonahmann wrote:Some body in marketing would tell you it's about having the right unique, demanded product.

Interesting...I'd take it a step further and say it's not about having what is demanded, but showing the market the first glimpses of what it is going to be demanded further down the road.

NinjaEdit · Post by **NinjaEdit** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:20 pm

I guess I mean where there is demand but not supply.

wub · Post by **wub** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:23 pm

Ah, gotcha.

If your music is good enough, you create your own demand.

NinjaEdit · Post by **NinjaEdit** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:27 pm

If buy good you mean original, then it fits the model.

fragments · Post by **fragments** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:51 pm

wub wrote:Ah, gotcha.

If your music is good enough, you create your own demand.

People always say this, I'm not sure it's true (at this period in time). Or maybe it would be true if the market weren't so saturated?

wub · Post by **wub** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:53 pm

fragments wrote:
wub wrote:Ah, gotcha.

If your music is good enough, you create your own demand.
People always say this, I'm not sure it's true (at this period in time). Or maybe it would be true if the market weren't so saturated?

Market saturation occurs when people imitate instead of innovating. Brostep (as an example) is saturated ATM, but when was the last time it was considered innovative?

Simulant · Post by **Simulant** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:14 pm

Lame! Why would someone want fake fans, concentrating on making better music is the only way imo. I'd be embarrassed to promote an average tune I made!

I can't imagine these fakers having a long career unless they start making good music.

Mark-Creda · Post by **Mark-Creda** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:21 pm

If the persons music is good and people (who otherwise would not have known about this person) respond to it well , where is the problem?
If the music sucks they wont go any further obviously.

wub · Post by **wub** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:32 pm

Mark-Creda wrote:If the persons music is good and people (who otherwise would not have known about this person) respond to it well , where is the problem?
If the music sucks they wont go any further obviously.

Not sure you read the article, this is about buying bots,not people.

Mark-Creda · Post by **Mark-Creda** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:47 pm

wub wrote:
Mark-Creda wrote:If the persons music is good and people (who otherwise would not have known about this person) respond to it well , where is the problem?
If the music sucks they wont go any further obviously.

Not sure you read the article, this is about buying bots,not people.

Yeah I gave it a read , I thought you were looking for opinions on it .
As opposed to the article it self

wub · Post by **wub** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:49 pm

Just don't see how buying bot comments on Soundcloud will do someones tunes any good.

Mark-Creda · Post by **Mark-Creda** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:02 pm

wub wrote:Just don't see how buying bot comments on Soundcloud will do someones tunes any good.

I'm just trying to see the positivity in things nowadays.
Maybe a person who does in fact have good tunes could benefit from something like that.

Granted in this day an age (with tech etc) things like this are constantly abused.

OfficialDAPT · Post by **OfficialDAPT** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:06 pm

I've found that it's 100x more satisfying to have 100 fans who actually care about your music and take time to comment than 10,000 who don't give a shit.

nameless133 · Post by **nameless133** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:09 pm

Actually I'm still happy with small fanbase whom are really like my music than a bigger fanbase is just "yea cool tune man" attitude.

Aufnahmewindwuschel · Post by **Aufnahmewindwuschel** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:38 pm

i dunno i see the idea behind it cause most people are like fishes in a swarm anyways but it isnt the right way to get fame imo. i cant see this working in the long run

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