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Ol' Betsey · 27th January 2006

Hi Peter,

Looks very interesting.

This might not be the place to discuss these matters but hey, we're all friends here at Slutz...

I run a small independent record label (sales vary from 5,000 - 50,000 here in Europe) and wondered if there would be any discounts on your 'book' rate (or other incentives) for signing up entire catalogs? Say 5-10 albums minimum?

I have a direct contact within iTunes but have been um-ing and ah-ing about what to do with the various other carriers out there and have been looking into the various other 'one stop' online distributors before submitting.

Also, this might be a question better suited to my friend at iTunes but... Is the world-wide accounting for iTunes centralised in the USA or would, for instance, a sale in Europe be dealt with 'at source' and accounted to you directly?

I guess what I'm asking is if it takes say 60 days for iTunes Europe to account and pay for a download, does this go directly to you or does it then have to go through the US iTunes therefore adding extra time to the fulfilment of payment?

One last question, and maybe you can add this to your FAQ on the website as others might find this interesting, but what is your (and other directors, if any) background in the music industry? Or any other industry for that matter?

The reason I ask this is that in some ways, as a businessman as well as musician/producer/label-owner, I MIGHT find it more interesting if instead of being say, a music producer, you were in fact the head of marketing at another succesful online retailer. Or maybe you used to work for a distributor that sold 'hard' copies of books and thought this was a new and interesting way to break into online music distribution?

Or maybe your just a guitar player in a weekend covers band that had a great idea?

In the end, it's all the same thing but I'm curious.

More questions later...

R.

27th January 2006	#7
Ol' Betsey Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: London Posts: 2,035 1 Review written	Hi Peter, Looks very interesting. This might not be the place to discuss these matters but hey, we're all friends here at Slutz... I run a small independent record label (sales vary from 5,000 - 50,000 here in Europe) and wondered if there would be any discounts on your 'book' rate (or other incentives) for signing up entire catalogs? Say 5-10 albums minimum? I have a direct contact within iTunes but have been um-ing and ah-ing about what to do with the various other carriers out there and have been looking into the various other 'one stop' online distributors before submitting. Also, this might be a question better suited to my friend at iTunes but... Is the world-wide accounting for iTunes centralised in the USA or would, for instance, a sale in Europe be dealt with 'at source' and accounted to you directly? I guess what I'm asking is if it takes say 60 days for iTunes Europe to account and pay for a download, does this go directly to you or does it then have to go through the US iTunes therefore adding extra time to the fulfilment of payment? One last question, and maybe you can add this to your FAQ on the website as others might find this interesting, but what is your (and other directors, if any) background in the music industry? Or any other industry for that matter? The reason I ask this is that in some ways, as a businessman as well as musician/producer/label-owner, I MIGHT find it more interesting if instead of being say, a music producer, you were in fact the head of marketing at another succesful online retailer. Or maybe you used to work for a distributor that sold 'hard' copies of books and thought this was a new and interesting way to break into online music distribution? Or maybe your just a guitar player in a weekend covers band that had a great idea? In the end, it's all the same thing but I'm curious. More questions later... R. __________________ The Speaker Snuggy is specifically designed to compensate for the additive effect of using plugins which literally remove the blanket from your speakers. These plugins can sound good when solo'd, but when used across dozens of tracks they can leave your speakers sounding cold and insecure. (Casey / Bricasti) When I haven't any blue I use red. (Pablo Picasso) Ol' Betsey Satan - The Original Flower Shop 8 track - "She fought long and she fought hard..."