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People posting your tunes on youtube
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:55 am
by pure
Whats your view on people just posting tunes on youtube? I just found some tune I made called crack house on youtube posted by some random guy. Is this good or bad?
My view after checking vid properlly - In this case I think its fine because he has said where you can get the release etc plus sound quality is not exactly amazing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB3FCCsVPfg . Its good for dubstep proberlly.
Re: People posting your tunes on youtube
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:58 am
by phaeleh
Pure wrote:Whats your view on people just posting tunes on youtube? I just found some tune I made called crack house on youtube posted by some random guy. Is this good or bad?
It's a tricky one imo, on one hand it's annoying to come across your stuff online like that, but at least it isn't someone hosting links to all your mp3s...
Plus, it's more exposure for you, and they wouldn't have put it up if they weren't feeling the beats...
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:00 pm
by tes la rok
I think if tune is _released_ it's not necessary a bad thing. Example Round The World Girls have 40,000+ hits.. It's a good exposure for artists & tune and if I remember right PRS pays roaylties from youtube nowdays.
Unreleased tunes not cool...
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:21 pm
by haridas
tes la rok wrote:
Unreleased tunes not cool...
i think its fine if its a clip from a mix
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:36 pm
by butterz
tes la rok wrote:I think if tune is _released_ it's not necessary a bad thing. Example Round The World Girls have 40,000+ hits.. It's a good exposure for artists & tune and if I remember right PRS pays roaylties from youtube nowdays.
Unreleased tunes not cool...
prs paying royalties from youtube? Are you sure?!
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:39 pm
by tes la rok
Butterz wrote:tes la rok wrote:I think if tune is _released_ it's not necessary a bad thing. Example Round The World Girls have 40,000+ hits.. It's a good exposure for artists & tune and if I remember right PRS pays roaylties from youtube nowdays.
Unreleased tunes not cool...
prs paying royalties from youtube? Are you sure?!
I remember reading some article about songwriters gettin royalties from youtube. might not be yet, but in near future. but i could be wrong..
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:57 pm
by pure
In this case I think its fine because he has said where you can get the release etc plus sound quality is not exactly amazing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB3FCCsVPfg . Its good for dubstep proberlly.
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:05 pm
by ory
You can't use it for mixing because the sound quality is so low. Basically it's not much different from hearing the tune in a mix.
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:19 pm
by start : stop
It can only be a good thing, exposure for the tune and gets people who maybe wouldn't normally listen to check it out. And it isn't good enough quality to rip and play out so no worry it will be leaked.
Only downside might be negative comments, but i doubt anyone really reads that much into them anyway.
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:07 pm
by frodo
I hardly doubt that artists are getting royalties from Youtube.
And I know there are loads of people out there who rather listen to music on youtube than buying it.
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:25 pm
by tes la rok
coupla links i found with quick search...
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_YouTube_ ... 08169.html
http://www.list.co.uk/article/4567-yout ... r-artists/
And I know there are loads of people out there who rather listen to music on youtube than buying it.
But youtube can also atract new customers.. People who didn't know about artist before.
Don't think I somehow support illegal distribution or so. but in some cases especially for not _that_ established artists sources like youtube can be a good promotion network. And better one "illegal" source, than 100 smaller ones. easier to 'control'.
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:21 pm
by ashley
YouTube DO pay royalties from YouTube.
A DJ/Producer told me himself.
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:38 pm
by werd2jah
Ashley wrote:YouTube DO pay royalties from YouTube.
A DJ/Producer told me himself.
was it tes? lol
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:44 pm
by ashley
Werd2jaH wrote:Ashley wrote:YouTube DO pay royalties from YouTube.
A DJ/Producer told me himself.
was it tes? lol
No.
Doesn't matter who it was. Just make sure you register your tunes.
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:47 pm
by werd2jah
only jokes ash, i got 2 tunes up on youtube an i didnt put em there either, is def ah good look for promotion, also today i stumbled upon a site or an extended site feature where they let yu download songs from youtube something called youtube mp3 or something like dat. basically it lets yu download the audio of any youtube vid an converts it to mp3, so if yu do got tunes up there jus make sure its shit quality so it can only be used as a reference to the artist or genre
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:50 pm
by werd2jah
also, how do yu register yur tunes ash?
Are yu talkin bout this?
http://ascap.com/
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:51 pm
by ashley
MCPS-PRS Alliance:
http://www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk/Pages/default.aspx
Not sure how it works if you are an American musician.
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:37 pm
by time
more exposure can only be a good thing surely
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:50 pm
by tes la rok
ashley lol
But how PRS split youtube incomes between songwriters / producers I dont know. Didn't find any data about it.
.. seriously joining PRS is easy, no matter where u live. It just cost around 100 pounds.
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:54 pm
by ashley
tes la rok wrote:ashley lol
But how PRS split youtube incomes between songwriters / producers I dont know. Didn't find any data about it.
.. seriously joining PRS is easy, no matter where u live. It just cost around 100 pounds.
Lolwat?