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@MrBouzouki, nice to come across you here. That’s an interesting idea about going niche by following people’s interests. Someone could be the go-to songwriter for fishermen, for example. But I can’t see myself being that motivated to write so narrowly. But others might, for sure.
@Wicked Deeds, I like your idea of the certificate. Plus I think
@pompeyjazz is right about limited edition vinyl. Then you would have something tangible to sell. But the limited edition element has to be the key, and a numbered certificate signed by the artist would help. Especially if the Press run was only 50 or 100.
@cowparsleyman I get your differentiation between paintings and music, but if you do like a music artist you have got to know well I think people would still pay out for something that is ‘limited’ in nature. Not that I think you wouldn’t agree with that. But yeah, paintings are more ‘instant’.
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@CharlieSmith, welcome to the forum. It sounds like you know quite a bit about this anyway with your own CDs. In this idea I’m thinking that maybe CDs don’t have the same ‘collector’ kudos as vinyl. Might be wrong, not sure. Thanks for joining in!
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So ....basically over the past couple of years I have plonked about 20 songs onto my Soundcloud account. They are all there and the whole account gets a few plays a day, but they aren’t going anywhere or doing anything. I’m not likely to earn anything from them, unless a miracle occurs! But
@PaulAds has dissed Jesus in this thread, so that ain’t gonna happen now! 😉
But I know there’s loads of people out there too who just do this for a hobby and as creative stimulation. Sometimes you hear about one or two on here who have made a CD album out of their stuff. I get that, it becomes a kind of keepsake and personal artefact to mark a period of creative achievement. I was thinking maybe I should do the same...
I think I am going to at least price up a limited run of a vinyl album. I am thinking of a real limited run of 50.
But thinking more broadly I am wondering if a website could be set up that would sell limited run, signed, numbered and certificated Vinyl albums by people like a lot of us? I’d rather 50 people have a rare collection of my songs than nobody. And if there was a destination marketplace/website for this kind of thing, then an audience/collector base might grow?
But the price ...what would people pay. £30...less, more... The ‘sell’ would have to be all about the limited and one-time nature of the product, something that is ‘collectible’.
Anyhow that’s where my mind is wandering for now. Thanks to all who have joined in. Keep it coming if you want, 😉