RE: Hive needs professional music artists
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There's a difference between the megastars and the struggling musicians who may have a few hundred fans. I know some of the latter and they are very active on other platforms engaging with fans. They do have to balance time doing that with actually making music.
I think the potential for Hive is more with the smaller acts, but even if a few bands bring in a couple of thousand fans then it would have an impact on Hive given how few active people we have. Those fans could find other stuff they like here. We need pioneers to take a chance with it.
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I'm a huge proponent of the independent arts. Some of the biggest names in the industry today started out as unknowns, posting their work on various social platforms. I hear exactly what you're saying. It's close to being the echo of some of the things I've been saying for years. And dude, I have my own experiences. I totally get it.
And of course, people, when they have a moment, will step outside and mingle. That's life. Totally normal.
What isn't normal, is having it forced on you, or others frowning upon you for putting your own work and audience, first. That's going against the natural flow and at times being enforced by people who don't have experience.
Artists know what they're doing. And they know not to play where they're not welcome as well. One of the first things I did on this platform to entertain people was a joke using the f word, quite often. Comedy, and of course not everyone's cup of tea. Some dude popped in calling me a lowlife, demanding that material and me be removed from this place, in so many words.
That was the day I decided to stand up for the arts here.
I've put out original music and know others who do it for little reward. Getting noticed is hard. You have to market yourself.
The music scene has changed a lot since I was young and perhaps Hive can be part of the evolution. We just need to keep doing what we can to support that. Miracles are rare.
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Now look at my thumbnails and compare them to the others. Everyone stares at a train wreck... lol I could literally gather attention with "Nothing."
I'm all for supporting it. Often attempting to explain this support system to others and seeing it as something other than the basic "curation" method we're misled to believe is productive, is one of my ways of attempting to show support. First one with the ability to gain traction with that will do very well, then it snowballs as more catch on. Then Hive is out of this mess.