DMusic.com | for indie musicians and fans | Free MP3 music downloads - Forums: Classifieds: For Sale Or Trade: A new song only dedicated to you...

Forums > News: Classifieds: For Sale Or Trade

A new song only dedicated to you...

Philos60	Date: July 16, 2005 @ 6:43 AM What do you think about the following "business idea"? Can you imagine, that I create and produce a NEW SONG only for YOU? Before you reject any offer, you should know, that each of my songs is improvised at once. Guitar play, melody and made-up vocals are invented simultaneously and live recorded. After recording the original track will be mastered by Cool Edit Pro. I'm spontaneously able to create and record a complete new song on request. You as requester will receive a single song cd with the song only dedicated to you. I still own the copyright, but if you want to upload this song for free, you can do it with a hint to the copyright owner: Volker Zdunnek aka Philos60. If you would like to sell the song, you'll get 50% of the sales price. You can define your own SONG TITLE with the amendment... for YOUR NAME. This work can't be free of charge, of course. I've to define a price after this discussion. Tell me your opinion...?
FraDonaghy	Date: July 22, 2005 @ 6:49 PM I have NO idea what you are selling... Trying to sell songs to songwriters? You might have better luck selling water to a duck
azhazhellfire	Date: July 23, 2005 @ 2:27 AM It's a good idea although your financial scheme is flawed. People won't pay you money for a song if you still essentially own it. In the same way people won't pay an artist to rent a portrait of themselves. You need to come up with a plan in which the customer pays just once for the composition of the song AND complete rights. I'm sure a small minority would prefer your plan so maybe you should offer different financial options. But don't forget amongst all this that people buying a song for themselves don't want to be thinking too much about the money. You need to make sure the whole deal has a kind of romantic feel to it. people don't want to be sifting through contracts when they're buying a song for themselves.
Philos60	Date: July 23, 2005 @ 6:33 AM @azhazhellfire You are right! I've already rejected this idea. This short discussion confirms it. Thanks for your understanding and rational comments.