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On January 25, TuneCore went live with a revolution. For the first time, artists can get their own original or cover music for sale on iTunes while keeping control of all of their rights, their masters and 100% of the money from the sale of their music. TuneCore lets artists upload their songs, liner notes, even album cover art or design one themselves using the TuneCore Album Art Creator tool. With TuneCore, artists can monitor how their music is selling and get their money the moment it becomes available. It's a whole new way to distribute and collect money from the sale of music.
 
Until now, record labels and middle-man distributors controlled access to digital shelves, demanding artists sign exclusive contracts giving up rights to the music and sometimes ownership of their masters. In addition, artists had to give up a significant percentage of whatever money their music made.
 
"In the past, if you wanted a career in music, you had to give up your rights, your freedom and your money," says founder and CEO Jeff Price. "TuneCore changes all that."
 
Olen ymmärtänyt että kenen tahansa musiikki kelpaa TuneCore palveluun, tämä on tarkoitettu juuri unsigned/indie bändeille ja miksei myös pienemmille levy-yhtiöille.
 

 

 
TuneCore has also implemented a radical new payment structure for the artist by allowing them to get their money on demand. "With most aggregators and labels," says Price, "artists are paid on a schedule: once every three or six months, etc. With TuneCore, artists can take any or all of their money the moment it becomes available, completely at their own discretion. All they need to do is log in and withdraw from their TuneCore account. The money will be paid to them immediately, however they like: direct deposit to their bank account, PayPal or paper check. It's up to them. This is true freedom of choice."
 
Artisti pitää 100% myyntituloista. Luit aivan oikein. Tässä ei ole välikäsiä, jotka nappaisivat oman osuutensa myyntituloista.
 
Suomalaisille tuo PayPal lienee järkevin vaihtoehto, pienet shekit ovat ainakin kalliita lunastaa ja pankkitilille maksaminen USA:sta suomeen päin...? En tiedä toimiiko. EU-alueella SWIFT koodia voi käyttää, mutta toimiiko se sitten kansainvälisesti.
 
Best of all is the price. Artists pay a one-time delivery charge of $0.99 per song. Songs (even if it's just one song) are grouped onto albums artists create. There is a yearly maintenance fee of $7.98 per album. The iTunes U.S. store is always included, and currently an artist can choose to place their album in International iTunes stores (Canada, U.K./Europe, Japan and Australia) or on the Rhapsody service, for a one-time delivery charge of $0.99 per store/service per album. TuneCore will soon be offering more stores and services.
 
"This is a price anyone can afford, and nothing is hidden." Price is adamant. "TuneCore has no membership, you don't have to slap down a bundle to make your album a 'member' either. If you decide you want to take your album down, we'll take it down. Combined with our iron-clad policy of non-exclusivity, letting artists keep their rights and masters and our refusal to skim off any money their music makes, TuneCore becomes the obvious choice for anyone who wants to regain control of their music career or start one."
 
Palvelun ansaintalogiikka perustuu maksuihin jotka kerätään kun käyttäjä lisää biisin/albumin palveluun.
 
Hintaesimerkki:
 
http://www.tunecore.com/example.html
 
Palvelussa albumin käsite tarkoittaa biisien ryhmää, joka ei tarvitse välttämättä olla taiteellinen ja olemassaoleva albumikokonaisuus. Voit siis ladata kokeeksi vaikka yhden biisin iTunesiin myytäväksi.
 

 
Lähde lainatulle tekstille:
 
http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/2006/TuneCore-TuneCore.html
 
Kotisivut:
 
http://www.tunecore.com/
 

 
KYSYMYS:
 
Onko kukaan käyttänyt tätä palvelua ja jos on niin millaisia kokemuksia? :)