I invite anyone to do the math on a million streams and see what the net gets to artists. That’s why a high portion of the new music I make will not be on those labels going forward.Īside from what I have already mentioned, my biggest criticism of Spotify is the sham they create to give a sense that a million streams, for example, means more, thus giving a false sense of value. If I could, I would remove ALL my music from Spotify, but that music is what I licensed to others labels who may have major label backing or see Spotify as a viable marketing strategy for them. Lastly, your margin of revenue is substantially higher by making your music available to a fan base that will seek it out on other platforms like Bandcamp, Patreon, and Beats Union for example. Even that math, although favourable to the majors, is not what it should be for artists when you dig in further. Secondly, it’s obvious that Spotify only benefits the major labels and content attached to them. If they did, they would provide a streaming rate that is substantially better than what their model is predicated on.
Spotify’s business model simply does not cater to or care about underground electronic music so much. Why are you removing your label’s music from Spotify?
Toronto house DJ/producer Demuir (Hot Creations, Rawthentic, Desolat, Moxy, Edible, Sola, Nauts, Bambossa) has been removing his Purveyor Underground label catalogue from Spotify. The alternative is building a more engaged fan base of loyal listeners and true fans who want to support what you do in a tangible way, whether that’s via Traxsource, Bandcamp, Patreon or another platform Scott Diaz
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