mands. Record labels and collecting societies should not overplay their hands when it
comes to royalty issues. If consumers do not have convenient and affordable legal alter-
natives, they will simply enjoy their music by other means.”
Getting Your Music Into Spotify, Pandora and Other Services
Spotify, Pandora and other music services are big and will continue to grow as the cap-
ture culture increases. It’s not too tough, but like most things, there are a few hoops to
jump through and hopefully you won’t get snagged in the process.
Spotify
Spotify is your new music collection. But unlike your old collector culture library,
this one consists of millions of songs. And, wherever you go, your music goes, too.
Whether it’s your iPod, iPad, Smartphone, home computer, Mac or PC, Spotify is there
with you. Spotify also integrates with Facebook. If you’ve ever seen a post that tells you
your friend is listening to this or that, it’s probably Spotify or one of its competitors.
Click the link and you can listen, too.
That’s the user’s info. You’re probably more concerned with getting your music into
Spotify so the world can hear your tunes. First, you don’t need to be a signed artist or
have a record deal. The company recommends that you hook up with one of several third
party companies including Record Union, CDBaby, Ditto Music or Zimbalam to make
your deliveries. They’re also called artist aggregators. They will help you license your
music and make submissions to Spotify as well as other outlets such as iTunes, Amazon
and 7digitial. But, you’ll need to create a standard agreement with these folks to make it