RE: Hive needs professional music artists
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I agree with the Stick Up Boys. This would change things alot when we had a streaming service.
Sad in general that not many people use Hive, but use Instagram and TikTok instead.
We need a much bigger userbase in general, then it will also be easier for the musicians, and more musicians would be attracted to the platform.
The main problem I see, is that no bigger companies develop projects on Hive, but mostly only private people. That leads to the projects not being professional and developed enough. We need more professional dapps to attract more people here.
A professional looking video streaming service like Twitch, and a music streaming service like Spotify. This would change the game for Hive completely.
As for the engage question in general:
Well it is hard for a musician to get people really involved with the own music and product. But From day 1 on I got massive support on Hive. Not only people liking and commenting my posts, but also supporting on other platforms so I could earn something with my music. They buy my own token, they entered my Discord to support, etc.
I do alot for my community with NFTs, events, etc. I agree that this is alot of work, and I would rather use my time to make more music than take care of all this so many hours of the week. It is alot of work, and often too much for sure.
But to have success on other non-crypto platforms, it requires alot of work too. You always just can´t only make music. You need to do marketing and artist-fan building work.
There used to be massive support here on Hive, but since 1,5 years it got quiet. I hope for the next bullrun, so that the massive support comes back.
It is disappointing how Hive has not taken off when we know it can be great. Big companies may not invest in it if they think it's too small, so it's partly up to each of us to market it. You have done some great work that needs to be recognised. I'm glad you are still here anyway.
If the music scene here has a strong enough pile of HP backing it, there's that chance the DHF could provide funding. I'd want to see it directly connected to Hive though. Not some dApp hidden off to the side somewhere paying out one of those random community tokens that seem to turn to dust quite often. Wouldn't want to be distracted, messing around with "tokenomics" all day, basically turning it into another crypto forum.
Could be a one stop shop for legit arts and entertainment only. Video, Streaming and spotify and social network so you can connect with the audience. With plenty of emphasis placed on actual consumption. Not just a platform for creators to post into the void. A place where consumers are excited to be there, enjoying being rewarded for supporting the arts with their money, as they do, rather than throwing it away. Actual listeners. Need something that creates buy pressure constantly, from consumers, so artists can actually earn without causing tremendous sell pressure. No tricks. No gimmicks. A mass of consumers staking HIVE and using HBD for purchases eventually turns that funding into profit as well. Much easier to market a product like that than the name of a blockchain.
Get some devs willing to work alongside some artists rather than just slapping something together. For some strange reason I think that would yield some solid results.
Would be nice...
It needs people to fund these things. Like it or not, Vibes has money behind it and perhaps the prizes could be better targeted. I have entered a few times and not won, but I got some very nice votes anyway. It seems some whales are interested in supporting music, so we need to be talking to them.
I haven't been paying much attention to Vibes lately, simply because I don't have the time. I liked what they're doing and respect the artists. Early on, some of those performances were gathering tens of thousands of views on the outside. That's the part most here overlook. It's an indirect form of marketing.
I've seen solid talent taking part in Vibes. Real musicians. Real artists.
Cover songs can be ideal in those situations. Youtube has millions of cover songs with billions of views. If the original artist discovers it, likes it, then shares it, it goes viral. Then you have millions of people hearing "Hive" before the song starts.
People deep in the Hive bubble would easily overlook the strategies and happenings behind the scenes, only concerned about votes and money and why they're not getting it.
So yeah, you'd want to include them and what it brings to the table as well. I'm looking around the comments and complaints, noticing plenty are missing the mark, but that's okay. A few bad performances shouldn't define the entire Vibes community, when there's so much actual talent showing up to perform as well. No point in knocking down those who try.
These things need to happen in stages, so getting music fans onboard is the next step. A dApp where they feel comfortable would be wise. I'm sure it would have support, from more than just "whales."