Comments on post “SoundCloud Go”
ranidu
@ranidu · CEO Whale and The ArtistUnion
Hi Cole - I have a premium artist account that I already pay 130 bucks a year for on SounCloud. Is go included for these accounts or is that separate ? Also , how does one know if a song is part of the expanded catalog on Soundcloud ? Are you ingesting a lot of catalog from major labels as a part of this service ?
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Cole Mercer
@colemercer · Product @ SoundCloud
@ranidu Hey there! You can find out more about how the subscription affects current creators here and there's some info on the pricing: https://blog.soundcloud.com/2016...
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Jeff Hampton
@jhampton · Director, Technology, Sanborn Media
@colemercer @ranidu I read that link – there's essentially a free trial and then an additional $60/year that Premium artists have to pay (an additional 46%.)
That seems a bit unfortunate. SoundCloud doesn't exist without the people making the music. Since the artists have supported your service with their music AND their hard-earned dollars, I'd like to see you supporting the artist with this streaming service: micro-payments for content that we _listeners_ are paying for (a la Spotify, iTunes, etc etc) would be the norm. A free "Go" subscription should be a given. I've been a long-time fan of SoundCloud, but this feels a bit slimy.
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Cole Mercer
@colemercer · Product @ SoundCloud
@jhampton @ranidu Thanks for the input Jeff. Now that we've gotten over this hurdle you can expect a lot more good stuff coming up. Feel free to send any more feedback in the future.
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Derek Shanahan
@dshan · GM @ SuperRewards
@jhampton @colemercer @ranidu Whoa, charging already-paying artists is total bonk.
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ed wassermann
@visavis_kid · code && design
@colemercer @jhampton @ranidu Whenever I read fluff snafus like “you can expect a lot more good stuff coming up” I cringe a little. Hope it’s not as good stuff as not having a repeat button for the past six years. Not letting artists pick up the bill is all the “good stuff” that matters for now.
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