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Yeah, I've been reading James' shit since 8bc, so wasn't massively phased by the comment.

Still, way to shut down a thread, so yeah, fuck you anyway, cdk. Not for being amusingly rude, but for sabotaging my fucking post.

Micro Music for Micro People.

I too would be interested. Personally, I don't buy tapes or CDs often, but do buy vinyl and gear.

I often go to buy a 7" or something from the states and am put off by the fact that the postage is as much as the item itself.

As an artist:
1) Do you see any inherent worth to releasing your music through a netlabel?
Sure, if it's a good netlabel. I'm sure more people have listened to my tracks on CalmDownKidder, CatchyName, and Kittenrock than my selfreleased EPs.

2) What are the three most important things you look for in a label?
Curation, great design, good web presence, linked to real world events.

3) What are the top three labels on which you'd like to have your music and why?
Well I've had tracks on CDK and Kittenrock and would love to work with them again, but other than that:
Cheapbeats - seems pretty big, great design and curation.
Hyperwave - amazing UK artists that play live a lot. I want to be their friend. Please can I be your friend.
Ubiktune - have had some amazing releases.

4) What is the percentage of the money you think should go to the label?
That totally depends on what service they're offering. To be honest nobody is making big bucks from purist chip like I make. If either party make any money I'd be shocked. I kinda have this ethos when working on non-chip stuff (I've done soundtrack work, sessions, that kinda shit) that if they're making money I want paying but if they're not making money, I'm just happy to go along for the beers and the laughs.

5) What services should the label offer? (art, mastering, physical CDs etc etc)
Once again depends on the relationship. They should help the artist in any area they need. Some artists will need an engineer, some artists will need artwork, very few artists outside of the 1990s need CDs. ALL artists need promotion and marketing.

6) Your feelings on exclusivity and copyrights?
I think if someone is putting work into releasing and promoting your music, a certain level of exclusivity isn't just respectful, it's also common sense. On copyright, there are enough people that don't respect "All Rights Reserved and who will upload your music to YouTube that it's kind of a moot point.

As a customer
1) What, if any, influence does a label has on your purchasing habits?
Pretty high - It's the main place I get new recommendations re: chipmusic.

2) Do you prefer to buy directly from an artist, or through a label?
Don't care, but I'm more likely to find a release through a label.

3) What are you top three favorite labels and why?
If we're talking Chip, then I suppose Pause, CDK and CheapBeats.
If we're talking all kinds of music I'd have to also include Ninjatune, Tru Thoughts and Warp.

4) What would you consider a appropriate price range for chiptune albums?
I like pay-what-you-want and generally tip £3 if that's an option. I'll pay vinyl prices for vinyl.

5) Does the storefront (bandcamp, custom website, etc) influence your purchases?
Yes. Bandcamp FTW.

6) Your opinion on physical copies? (cd, tape, vinyl, etc)
I'm no longer interested in CDs - I don't find them engaging at any level.
Having done tapes, I can kinda tell why they went out of fashion - Quality is... changeable. that said, at gigs they're kinda fun.

7) Your opinion on merch? (tshirts, stickers, garter belts, etc)
Everyone should have stickers all the time everywhere. I rarely wear branded t-shirts/hoodies so I'm not particularly interested in them, but that's more to do with my personal taste. I love art prints check out The Leap label - they do limited edition prints with each release. I really like relatively unique merch too. I've seen caps, combs, rings, cut-and-glue minifigures...

Wola! Como me gusta que gente de todo el mundo organice estas cosas - ya vale de tanto angloparlante organizándolo todo.

Saludos, Manuel!

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