Ovaj je članak napisao naš vrlo vlastiti Mysticgeek, veliki glazbeni fan.
Kao što mnogi od vas znaju da sam ogroman glazbeni fan i da sam pokrivao nekoliko glazbenih aplikacija i web stranica. Danas ćemo krenuti na Amie Street, moju omiljenu glazbu na webu … postoji nekoliko stvari koje čine ovaj takav sjajno mjesto, ali najvažnije je da sve glazbe počinje besplatno!
Cijene se određuju popularnošću glazbe - pjesme počinju besplatno, a nakon što ih više ljudi preuzimaju, cijene se povećavaju na najviše 0,98 dolara. Sva glazba je u MP3 formatu bez DRM-a, a radit će prilično bilo kojem glazbenom playeru bilo gdje.
Mislim da je ono što pregledava svoju glazbenu kolekciju tako lijepo je način postavljanja web stranice. Jednostavno možete slušati uzorke pjesama albuma i nastaviti pregledavati po cijelom web mjestu sa zasebnim igračem na dnu preglednika, stvarajući tako užitak.
Sjedili smo i razgovarali s Joshua Boltuchom, suosnivačem Amie Street-a, da saznamo više o njihovoj službi i onome što oni nude. Evo što je morao reći:
HTG: Počnimo s vašim položajem ili naslovom u ulici Amie i koliko dugo radite s njom?
I am Co-Founder and CMO of AmieStreet.com. I started Amie Street in 2006 with two college friends while we were all seniors at Brown University.
HTG: Kakvu pozadinu nastavljate od pokretanja Amie ulice?
We started Amie Street our senior year, so as far as formal training or experience in my industry, not much. I worked for Warner Bros for a summer during college and have a bachelor’s degree in Literature from Brown. I’ve always been an extremely avid music fan, listening to all types of music and going to see lots of shows. I think this passion for music is what led us to start Amie Street.
HTG: Koja je tvoja vizija za Amie Street? Što to vidite kao sada i kako biste ga htjeli vidjeti u budućim godinama?
When you need new music, you head to Amie Street. And whether you want to spend two minutes or two hours, you’ll easily find great new music that you can play from any device at any time.
We will always have to focus on acquiring new content for our customers, making sure we’re doing our best to have everything they could possibly want. In terms of new features, design, and services, we’ll continue to listen to our customers needs and wishes, as they are always the final word.
HTG: Osobno volim kako je web mjesto postavljeno za slušanje pjesama izvođača dok još uvijek mogu pregledavati web mjesto. Je li to bio dio plana? Da bi korisnici imali ugodan doživljaj na mjestu.
Yes, indeed! We are a discovery service, and that feature really helps people find new music fast. You can be bouncing around from the Amie Street Charts page, to your personalized recommendations page, all the while listening to a playlist of the top Jazz songs of 2008. Then as your browsing the song your listening to catches your attention, and it’s right there at the bottom of your screen for you to click on and download. We actually did a major site redesign this past summer, basing our improvements on rather extensive “Voice of Customer” research. That was an idea that came from a number of our customers.
HTG: Svatko danas kritički kritizira glazbenu industriju i njihovu sporost u usvajanju internetske tehnologije, kako pregovarati s diskografskim albumima kako bi ponudili albume koji će biti slobodni od trenutka kada su navedeni?
There was certainly some education involved, explaining that having the first downloads be free ensures that the music gets in the hands of the most passionate fans who are going to evangelize, so it’s going to help your sales not hurt it. And as Amie Street has grown it’s become more of a no-brainer for labels as they see there competitors making money on Amie Street, but that didn’t come right away. So for all the criticism of the industry there were labels who were willing to put their music on Amie Street when we were just starting and didn’t have a track record, and they deserve credit for being open to new ideas and trying them.
HTG: Primijetio sam novi web-player koji će vam omogućiti da slušate sve preuzete pjesme, postoji li neki plan za igrač koji se može preuzeti?
A downloadable player is not currently in the works, but we are thinking about how we can position Amie Street on the desktop and tap into the music people already own to better help them find new music.
HTG: Postoji li još nešto što želite dodati ili objasniti našim čitateljima?
Well, I think it’s worth mentioning that Amie Street is absolutely a home-grown D.I.Y. company, and that it was started and is maintained by a group of young music geeks; we see Amie Street as a unique music service that empowers both fans and bands to participate in a fair and dynamic marketplace. It’s a fun and easy way to discover music, without raiding your wallets, and people know they are directly supporting the artists they enjoy.
HTG: Puno vam zahvaljujemo na vremenu odgovora na naša pitanja!
Thank you!
Urednici Napomena: Ovo je pregled komercijalne usluge koja također nudi besplatnu indie glazbu. Ovo nije sponzorirana recenzija i ne uložimo novac od vas upućivanja - ovo je samo web mjesto na kojem se doista sviđa.
