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Welcome to the FATdrop blog. We want to invite an open discussion of digital music related matters and to provide articles which help with releasing music in the digital age. Your input is very welcome so feel free to comment on any of the articles you read.
Recent Articles
Life Imitates Chart · 225 days ago
My parents used to work for record labels, driving across the length and breadth of the UK buying singles in record shops from Glasgow to Gateshead. Back then, the traditional chart system was based on numbers of physical units sold. In the age of couch consumerism, however, things have changed. The compilation of music charts must now take into consideration paid-for downloads.
Think inside the box · 266 days ago
The round-up of online music stores is still our most popular blog post, so we decided to give you more of what you like by putting together a comprehensive guide to digital music distributors. It seems, however, that this has already been done.
Protect and Survey · 291 days ago
Most of our clients say that illegal file sharing is still one of their biggest concerns and that the problem seems almost too vast to tackle. In response to our clients’ needs, FATdrop last week launched a brand new Anti Piracy feature.
Death to CD Promo · 330 days ago
During the Association of Independent Music’s (AIM) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in July, ten independent labels presented their Big Ideas to contribute to AIM’s Manifesto for the Future (to be published later this year). Attending members voted for their favourites and one of the winning ideas caught our eye.
Shopkeepers - Open Your Doors · 361 days ago
Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a website where you could search for the name of a track and it would tell you which download stores it’s available in? If the trend is going to shift away from people downloading music illegally and towards people buying music, surely people should know where they can buy it…
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