Next Big Sound (a/o May 24th):
Why haven't these been built yet? And, if they have, why haven't we heard of them yet?
Never infringe again! We have the technology for checking millions of YouTube vids in one serving, so where's the handy tool for the rest of us? This easy app would vet your piece for plagiarism (just like some many paper-checking systems online), and help you avoid being the next Baauer. The system would compare your songs and melodies to a massive, backend database of already-published works (in your pocket, of course).
One with a living, breathing community of concerned musicians! There are all sorts of legal, business, and contractual guides for artists and music industry professionals. Moses Avalon even created an interactive royalty calculator app. But where's the absolute Bible and community for anything related to the music business, one penned by the community and constantly updated by artists? One that is teeming with discussions, experts, and definitive answers for any and all questions that arise?
And that's what was so cool about Napster: it had everything! So where's the app that combines the ease and convenience of Spotify, with all the chaos and unpredictability of Napster? In other words, a streaming app that has every remix, song, or insane musical concoction the world has ever produced? Just like Napster of old, but perfectly legal?
If you're answer to this question is 'YouTube,' then...
Actually, I hear this one's coming, in the form of a YouTube subscription service. Maybe the wilds will be tamed, after all.
On that contains deep metadata on virtually all artists and releases, in various languages and with a high level of authority. And, one that can be edited by trusted authors or the musicians, producers, or labels themselves.
One that shifts the price of a ticket based on demand, tells you how many are left, and doesn't jam you out at 10:01 am. And, tells you the final, all-in price.
Complete ratings systems for musicians, plus complete details and ratings for those hiring, as well. And, all sorts of data-sharing on salaries, available gigs, and reasonable hiring practices.
Real vinyl sound, streamed. Their collection, your experience. No storage required!
Visitor Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Balder Wednesday, March 13, 2013
#3 Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Of course everything! Why should tricky issues like licensing get in the way?
I & I Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Discogs could be a basis for (5), but as someone who occassionaly contributes, I find their moderation system to be a big turnoff as well as their approach to digital files.
Muckraker Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Add to that --
8. The perfectly tagged songfile: A site that listing the tagging/metadata reqs and best practices for every service or platform.
9. weekly updated global Catalog of Master /Pub owners in one place.
10. A playlist exchange format translator. Where oyu can share your spotify playlist with a friend on rdio etc.
Visitor Wednesday, March 13, 2013
About #3. I love metadata.
hank alrich Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The thing about vinyl is that it isn't digitized. To make it streamable we must digitize it, and unless we stick with FLAC or some other genuinely lossless format we won't be hearing the vinyl, we'll be hearing MP3's. That's not "the vinyl listening experience".
rikki Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Baauer is WHITE.......have they ever seriously prosectued anyone Black for infringement?
I just call them as I see it and I am a dj.
Visitor Wednesday, March 13, 2013
No. All the minorities are smart enough to clear their samples... Or their labels are...
Please go back to your racist hole.
Really dude? Thursday, March 14, 2013
Did "that guy" actually just throw the race card on the table? L_O_L
Really?!? Thursday, March 14, 2013
LMAO!!! Did "that guy" actually throw the race card on the table? ::smh::
Visitor Wednesday, March 13, 2013
"(1) Check a sample, check a tune, stay out of jail."
Yes, yes, yes, great idea! We need an app like that!
Not for samples -- either you have the permission, or you don't -- but for melodies and riffs!
Now, this is what songwriters use already:
http://www.themefinder.org/
http://www.multimedialibrary.com/Barlow/index.asp
http://www.musipedia.org/flash_piano.html
The first two engines are 100% precise, but classical only. Writers use them to see if a line is in the Public Domain already. The second exists as a book as well, and has been used since 1948.
The third search engine also covers contemporary melodies, but it is not accurate.
However, there is also a downside to such an app:
Today, the plaintiff has to prove that the defendant had access to the original melody, unless there is striking similarity. And that can be an impossible task if the original is a rather unknown song.
An effective contemporary melody-finder will change all that. Suddenly, we'll get access to all songs ever written...
Visitor Wednesday, March 13, 2013
And now a crafty techie can write an app in about a weekend that synthesizes every possible combination of [short, but copyrightable] melody and copyrights it all. That's the scary thing, I never understood why "melodies" can be copyrighted when there is a relatively short amount of them that sound any good.
Visitor Wednesday, March 13, 2013
"And now a crafty techie can write an app in about a weekend that synthesizes every possible combination of [short, but copyrightable] melody and copyrights it all."
It's not that simple, but it is an interesting scenario.
"I never understood why "melodies" can be copyrighted when there is a relatively short amount of them that sound any good."
The sun will turn into a white dwarf before we run out of good sounding melodies. The definition of good is determined by culture and evolves over time.
Visitor Wednesday, March 13, 2013
"...& the Bonus Round: Streaming vinyl. Real vinyl sound, streamed."
Um, that 'real' vinyl sound would be a digitized vinyl sound.
Which would sound exactly like any other wav or mp3... :)
Yoav Wednesday, March 13, 2013
8. A REAL music discovery website/app that lets me find good new music without having to go through mountains of crap, and includes unsigned artists as well.
david@indigoboom Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Number one already exists.
It is called shazam. Very effective.
Ghost of Rick Ross Thursday, March 14, 2013
nah. that ID's the full song. Could never have helped someone like BAAUER.
GG Thursday, March 14, 2013
Idea #1:
Is that me or you haven't realised that Baauer - as Harlem Shake's producer - didn't already know what tracks he sampled back in his studio?
Even Whosampled.com indexed the sampled tracks before everyone heard about the copyright infringment...
source: common sense
GG Thursday, March 14, 2013
Idea #5:
allmusic.com
albumcredits.com
Now if you don't speak or read english that's too bad for you (I'm a non-native speaker)
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