Article: SoundCloud sinks as leaks say layoffs buy little time

[keithace]

Article: SoundCloud sinks as leaks say layoffs buy little time

SoundCloud sinks as leaks say layoffs buy little time

SoundCloud sinks as leaks say layoffs buy little time | TechCrunch

Tough times for soundcloud…

[SlayForMoney]

You know, when I first heard about this I had mixed feelings whether it’s a good or a bad thing. But after reading this:

One of the facts that was most frustrating to SoundCloud staff was that the company continued hiring people into positions that would soon be eliminated, with some workers joining SoundCloud as little as two weeks before the layoffs

Damn. What a shitty way to do anything.

[astromech]

@SlayForMoney

You know, when I first heard about this I had mixed feelings whether it’s a good or a bad thing. But after reading this:

Damn. What a shitty way to do anything.

That probably more highlights the fact they don’t know what the hell they’re doing.

[antifmradio]

still theres issues with SC so the question that stands before someone like me is
Should i build something like it as a startup to take place?
I did it before for a different website over 12 years ago…and its still running

[astromech]

@antifmradio

still theres issues with SC so the question that stands before someone like me is
Should i build something like it as a startup to take place?
I did it before for a different website over 12 years ago…and its still running

I guarantee that you’ll have the same issues if you build a replacement without some oppressive licensing that keeps the labels happy.

[the_bastet]

They should just stop hosting DJ mixes and limit the content to strictly producer/artist based. This way the licensing can fall onto the artists themselves instead of the website. They would lose a lot of user base at first, but it would open the platform up to being a place for original music and go back to how it was in the beginning.

[astromech]

@the_bastet

They should just stop hosting DJ mixes and limit the content to strictly producer/artist based. This way the licensing can fall onto the artists themselves instead of the website. They would lose a lot of user base at first, but it would open the platform up to being a place for original music and go back to how it was in the beginning.

Easy to say, but they went that way to try and be profitable. Same with offering a premium streaming service.

[the_bastet]

Easy to say, but they went that way to try and be profitable. Same with offering a premium streaming service.

Doing that and getting rid of groups killed a large part of their paying customer base (on the artist side). Why pay soundcloud to host your music and take money from advertising when you can get your music distributed for less than the monthly subscription cost AND get paid for ad revenue from streaming services such as spotify and iHeart?

[keithace]

Couldn’t they pay a flat fee to RIAA and the other gangsters? or something based on plays?

[astromech]

@the_bastet

Doing that and getting rid of groups killed a large part of their paying customer base (on the artist side). Why pay soundcloud to host your music and take money from advertising when you can get your music distributed for less than the monthly subscription cost AND get paid for ad revenue from streaming services such as spotify and iHeart?

I don’t disagree, but the explosion in listeners will have ballooned costs beyond what the [relatively niche] paying artist userbase could support. To be honest, they’d have been better off going the Bandcamp route and allowing artists to sell their catalogue through the platform. Probably with the stipulation that it’s unsigned content only.

[the_bastet]

I don’t disagree, but the explosion in listeners will have ballooned costs beyond what the [relatively niche] paying artist userbase could support. To be honest, they’d have been better off going the Bandcamp route and allowing artists to sell their catalogue through the platform. Probably with the stipulation that it’s unsigned content only.

You are correct. I bet their hosting costs are monstrous due to their bandwidth. It would be cool if they offered artists pay per play. Everytime an ad plays before their song (unique plays only to avoid ad mining), the artist gets a half of a penny or something similar. With the exception of tracks which have purchase links.

Either way, I hope they minimalize and bounce back. I know a lot of people would be sad to see them go and it would leave a large void in the current world of digital media.