Music

We need a protocol similar to Farcaster that can serve as home for all the new music being produced worldwide. Imagine all the cool music clients that devs could build. Seems like the only way to truly break free from the monopolistic control exercised by Spotify, YouTube, Apple, and major record labels.

This feels like a solution searching for a problem. I feel like this has been solved. What am I missing. The way to break free is to stop renting music. Buy it in digital or physical form. It’s yours. You can rip it, share it, burn it or whatever.

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As long as digital music remains confined within closed ecosystems, the industry will continue to be fragmented, placing smaller artists at a perpetual disadvantage. Simply purchasing digital music does not address this issue. The ppl demand a unified streaming platform.

What do you mean by “closed ecosystems” though? The industry isn’t fragmented. It’s consolidated. Artists want to get paid. Fans want to be able to listen to the world’s recorded music without having to think about what app to open to hear it. What does a solution look like to you?

@df did this cool thing with Spotify and he would have to build a seperate version for Apple, YouTube etc. Lack of interoperability. Artists can't even directly distribute music to these platforms without middle men. I like the idea of a single open protocol, similar to Farcaster.

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@df did this cool thing with Spotify and he would have to build a seperate version for Apple, YouTube etc. Lack of interoperability. Artists can't even directly distribute music to these platforms without middle men. I like the idea of a single open protocol, similar to Farcaster. 

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Well, imagine this: 90% of the catchiest tunes out there are in the hands of the big 3 music moguls. I don't think they're too keen on making their precious melodies open, accessible, and able to play nicely together without their say-so.

This is an ownership challenge, not a middle-man challenge.

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Actually, they want their product to be every possible place a consumer is to either hear it or play it. BUT they need to be paid. And that’s not unreasonable.

SoundXYZ is breaking new ground in storing and getting your tunes without those big players like DistroKid, Too Lost, and CD Baby. If SoundXYZ convinces the next wave of artist superstars to hop on board, you know what's coming next -copycats aplenty! So, all we really need is a sprinkle of hope and a dash of patience.

I understand their position and their catalog will always have value. It's up to them to decide where it lives, but change is the only constant. Think about all the new music that will be created in the next 20-30 years. The laws are going to have to change as well.