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Praise and a word of caution

johnnygnote	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 3:11 PM http://www.onlinerock.com/musicians/johngarza/links.html ) Dm is listed there under music promotion sites. Like so many others, one of my first music sites was Mp3.com and I still reside there, and I confess I paid the 49.00 for a year to maintain my site there.:ashamed: I also have a couple of other sites that I’ve paid a minimal fee to be on. When I stumbled on DM, I found I liked the personal feel that immediately hit me after joining:grouphug:. Many of the sites I joined started out that way but soon changed. Things changed at the sites when “upgrades” took place. I realize, in most cases it’s a privilege to be on these sites (especially for free) but often changes were made that didn’t benefit the musicians:puzzled: and soon after, the changes resulted in mandatory fees.:irked::poo: I have no qualms paying to feature my tunes, if the right programs and features are offered, but I want to stress that I stopped being interactive at a lot of these sites because the personal feeling was lost to the paying/nonpaying elitist :snooty: syndrome. Here at DM I see many musicians from many genres, as well as (the most important person) listeners interacting. This, I believe, Is one of the most important factors that makes or breaks a music site. More important that that, is Admin’s willingness to interact and be a total part of what happens on (their) the site. I see that willingness here, it’s one of the things that set DM apart from other sites. Don’t get me wrong, there are other sites that are similar, with the same qualities, but not many and not that have compelled and encouraged me to interact as much as DM has.:blush: I see a future/present Music Indiestry that comprises sites like this one. Hell !!! It already exists, and with the right attitude and direction many of these have and will be “the Way” to promote, sell , and present music. Could this be what the present “music industry” is afraid of? It can’t happen without musicians, listeners, and the people that make places like DM possible. It takes having “No Fear”. We are the Future/Now and together we can and are building the Music “Indiestry”! I guess where I’m going with this is, I know changes are planned for DM and I want you (Admin) to know that I’m very supportive of this :nod: but, I offer a word of caution. Please :please: don’t stop listening to your people (paying and nonpaying) and don’t stop listening to your hearts. Business is Business but Music is Music. With great respect,:)) John Garza " id="34862">I want to start by saying, I know I’m relatively new here , and I really appreciate how members have made me feel welcomed. In fact I’m still getting to know people and their music and probably will for some time. I’ve been a musician for over 35 years and for the last two years I’ve worked as a sound engineer at a Northern Arizona casino. I admit I have to make myself listen to peoples tunes here at DM due to the fact that I hear music 4 hours a night 5 days a week, so you can understand how I may not feel like listening to tunes, but most of the time when I check out DM members tunes, I’m really glad I did. I think some of you who have peeped me may know that I’m not new to the online music scene and I want to point out I have at least 20 or more online music websites. (Go to this link for a list of some of them http://www.onlinerock.com/musicians/johngarza/links.html ) Dm is listed there under music promotion sites. Like so many others, one of my first music sites was Mp3.com and I still reside there, and I confess I paid the 49.00 for a year to maintain my site there. I also have a couple of other sites that I’ve paid a minimal fee to be on. When I stumbled on DM, I found I liked the personal feel that immediately hit me after joining. Many of the sites I joined started out that way but soon changed. Things changed at the sites when “upgrades” took place. I realize, in most cases it’s a privilege to be on these sites (especially for free) but often changes were made that didn’t benefit the musicians and soon after, the changes resulted in mandatory fees. I have no qualms paying to feature my tunes, if the right programs and features are offered, but I want to stress that I stopped being interactive at a lot of these sites because the personal feeling was lost to the paying/nonpaying elitist syndrome. Here at DM I see many musicians from many genres, as well as (the most important person) listeners interacting. This, I believe, Is one of the most important factors that makes or breaks a music site. More important that that, is Admin’s willingness to interact and be a total part of what happens on (their) the site. I see that willingness here, it’s one of the things that set DM apart from other sites. Don’t get me wrong, there are other sites that are similar, with the same qualities, but not many and not that have compelled and encouraged me to interact as much as DM has. I see a future/present Music Indiestry that comprises sites like this one. Hell !!! It already exists, and with the right attitude and direction many of these have and will be “the Way” to promote, sell , and present music. Could this be what the present “music industry” is afraid of? It can’t happen without musicians, listeners, and the people that make places like DM possible. It takes having “No Fear”. We are the Future/Now and together we can and are building the Music “Indiestry”! I guess where I’m going with this is, I know changes are planned for DM and I want you (Admin) to know that I’m very supportive of this but, I offer a word of caution. Please don’t stop listening to your people (paying and nonpaying) and don’t stop listening to your hearts. Business is Business but Music is Music. With great respect, John Garza
echaos	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 3:30 PM united in Community! (jen) well said Johnny! you are an awesome addition the the family btw!
ChillinBuzz	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 3:30 PM respect
Cryxan	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 3:45 PM
echaos	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 3:47 PM JonnyGnote Started a thread Cry... (mc)
victorsskull	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 3:48 PM =D
invocati	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 6:47 PM You know every time Paying and nonpaying sites are created from a totally free site the nonpaying musicians always have got left in the dust...At least thats been my experience.
Leajay	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 7:12 PM Yep the very reason you can have a heated debate etc with the admins is great, they interact well and have created a good community, i hope the money for service does'nt ruin it because i have seen so many communities ruined when this happens, just have to and wait and see
ChillinBuzz	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 7:38 PM there will be a split between paying and non-paying, i mean, if there wasnt the tiniest difference, why pay?
leflaw	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 10:29 PM We are committed to providing free service. But we are also committed to surviving and growing. We are going to provide valuable extra services too, but for a low, reasonable price. No pressure, just trying to build an Indiestry. Your comments are well taken.
invocati	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 10:31 PM Exactly Chillinbuzz there probably will be a huge difference....Home page vote on hi fi.. low fi. Did you see it??? Here it comes
invocati	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 10:53 PM Like I said in the other forum page... Why not (DMUSIC)start a record label??? You need contacts and push ,push ,push, and publicity,publicity ,publicity,... DMUSIC has a jump on that guy who started from his apartment...He's a millionaire now!!!!
invocati	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 10:56 PM Everyone think of alternate ways for dmusic to make money other than musicians having to pay... We can surely come up with something ...Think hard!!!!
Svensta	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 11:53 PM I think offering additional resources as a premium is a decent business model, Invocati. Although I do wonder how many limits the free user will have to work under now. We shall see. I for one, intend on giving them the benefit of the doubt and some trust and leeway to work with.
Jennae	Date: February 28, 2003 @ 11:53 PM There is a thread for these ideas under Music business FREE DMUSIC
pog	Date: March 1, 2003 @ 12:32 AM you could always give non artists a small membership fee to get anything better than lo-fi... have like a 2 month prove your really an original artist/cool off pereod.
nemoorange	Date: March 1, 2003 @ 1:43 PM thank god someone can state that & sound intelligent at the same time. Lord knows I wouldn't be able to do it. Thanks john!
rapidhopeloss	Date: March 1, 2003 @ 4:48 PM Coool.

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