Chartfixer.com - the real breakdown
In the past few days there has been a lot of talk about chartfixer.com and their system to (possibly) get your single into the ARIA charts via having people download your song a set number of times. We feel that it is our responsibility to clear up a few fallacies about this sort of practice and break down a few facts about what your money is really buying.
According to their website, you can be a musician or a downloader.
A musician being an independent artist or label who has their nominated single in iTunes already and wants to have it chart.
A downloader being anyone who registers. They are then paid to download your song and they profit as well. They are paid $3 AUD for $1.69 AUD download in iTunes.
Let’s take the Top 20 Package as an example - for $30000, you will receive 5000 downloads of your single at $1.69 AUD = $8450.
5000 downloads at $3.00 (including fees to pay downloaders) = $15000
Which means you are giving chartfixer.org $15000 for nothing (oh yes, they probably have costs too, such as staff verifying the download etc - but $15000?).
Even using Musicadium as your distributer of your single, where you receive 100% of what the outlet returns to us, you will receive $5000 of your money back, but this is basically spending $25000 of your money on “instant fame” as they claim.
BUT every independent artist should know this - there is no such thing as “instant fame” that will last or have any longevity. A long-lasting career in the music industry requires planning, infrastructure, money, a support team, resources and long-term endurance and ambition.
Even if you choose to (unwisely) spend this money on chartfixer, you have to realise that getting into the charts with a single requires knowledge, common sense, managerial skills, organisation and strategy on how to capitalise on the chart position. You will need to tour in support of the single. You will need to have followup singles prepared and ready to go. You will need a film clip to support the single, being played on Video Hits, Rage etc, you will need promotional materials, you will need money for advertising and marketing for your tour and so people continue to buy the single. You will need support staff such as a manager and a booking agent. Thing is, if you spend this money and pop up out of nowhere, chances are, you are going to stay a “small fish” and people like booking agencies will still not want to take your calls. These are ongoing relationships and networks that need to be grown.
Do not be fooled into thinking that you can buy your way to anything but disappointment with this website and deal. We at Musicadium are always endeavouring to give you access to knowledge and resources that allow you to have a long-term career in the new music industry.
With Digital Love,
The Musicadium Team
June 5th, 2010 at 8:42 am
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June 16th, 2011 at 12:55 am
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October 25th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
This is so true.
“BUT every independent artist should know this - there is no such thing as “instant fame” that will last or have any longevity. A long-lasting career in the music industry requires planning, infrastructure, money, a support team, resources and long-term endurance and ambition.”
To many people try to game systems.
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