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Summary:
Slicethepie is a website for musicians, music listeners, and those interested in trading musicians like stocks. The site gives its top bands money to record an album after competition in arenas. Music listeners get to be their own record label by scouting talent and making money by financing artists. Other users can trade artists like in a stock market
Pros:
- New type of interaction where music listeners can give feedback to artists
- Listeners can make money as record labels
- Three types of users with different interests can use the site
- Global reach
- Get benefits from having a record label
Cons:
- Long process to find artists
- Crappy artist pages
- The theme of Slicethepie is overbearing on the site when you go to an artists’ page
- Confusing website
- Arenas, scouting rooms, showcases
- Confusing about how to make money
- Artists may not want to hear what a bunch of listeners want to change about their music
Reblogged from Musings of The Brain.
