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Indy Music Ecosystem[[Read on nham.co.uk](
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Indie Music Ecosystem
I've been pondering some ideas since a Mastodon post by @meljoann@topspicy.social spawned a discussion with a lot of energy as to how all of t...
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I’ve been pondering some ideas since a [Mastodon post](
Top Spicy Crew
Meljoann (@meljoann@topspicy.social)
Content warning: Bad news for me
) by
@Meljoann spawned a discussion with a lot of energy as to how all of the listeners, music-makers and platform owners in the (specifically Fedi) indy music space can better support and promote one another.
Naturally lots of people have lots of ideas and there had been good attempts to get some of these down via conversation rooms, group documents etc. until Christmas (and perhaps a general feeling of downbeat from the sunsetting of Radio Free Fedi) seemed to stem the tide.
Then earlier this week
@keef posted an [excellent article](
Key 13
A New Hope...
While we're still all reeling from the closure of Radio Free Fedi, there has been a big ray of light in the last few weeks, the integrati...
) on his excitement and hope for the future, based on the first steps of interoperability between Bandwagon and The Indie Beat Radio (TIBR).
*(Platforms developed by
@npub17gq5...8hhz and
@MizKirsten respectively – two people that I know, having spoken directly with them, are building the things they’re building for all of the right reasons).*
Keef’s article has got conversation flowing again and it’s at this point I want to share some of the notes I’ve made. I was going to write it in article format but was finding it hard to find a coherent structure to put many interlinking thoughts together. So instead I’ve [scribbled down some stuff on this whiteboard](
Excalidraw
Excalidraw — Collaborative whiteboarding made easy
Excalidraw is a virtual collaborative whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams that have a hand-drawn feel to them.
).
TLDR; If we can develop the ecosystem which envelopes all of the platforms that currently support indy artists, bringing along all of the good things that Pitchfork, Bandcamp and Spotify combined* did (**discovery**, **distribution** (inc. **attribution**), fair artist **payment**, **consent** and **trust**. *(Thanks Keef for articulating these labels in your post!)*) then I think we could be on to something. **Interoperability** and **community** are key to making that work.
**Pitchfork-wise*: Quality reviews people enjoy reading and feel they can trust.
*Bandcamp-wise*: Radio discoverability, access to previews, full purchases, catalogues, fair artist payment etc.
*Spotify-wise*: Standalone player and ability to create playlists and now-playing queues.
My whiteboard isn’t comprehensive (I’m sure I’ve missed out a lot of initiatives that should be included, apologies!) It’s just down as an illustration of my understanding of things at present. My hope is that it helps develop further progression.
I’ll sign off by saying I share Keef’s optimism and I too feel excited by the prospect of what lies ahead. There’s a lot of work to be done and there will be quite a few technical issues to solve but where there’s a will (and I see a lot of will in this community) there’s a way (and there is a [*******](
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=jhjNS0-onm0 ) way!)
Sam
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Indie Music Ecosystem
I've been pondering some ideas since a Mastodon post by @meljoann@topspicy.social spawned a discussion with a lot of energy as to how all of t...
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), which we hope will be a go to place for audiences to look up live music events.
If you’ve got a live stream coming up simply [add it as a new event to the Gravitons calender](
). The submission will be held in moderation and then go live once approved. Just ensure you give a good description and relevant tags so people get a good idea of the genre/vibe.
If you’ve got a real life gig or set of tour dates coming up you can now add them to your Bandwagon profile and they will automatically be displayed on the [NHAM live listings page](
