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Found a way to keep music free while getting funds!

Posted by MaestroRage Feb. 24, 2008 @ 11:42 PM EST

During one of my random strolls through the portal, because I do that kind of thing often. I fell upon a good friends page. Why our own Rig. I went to his site because it was down for a while and I figured, hey, why not? Maybe i'll find stuff to make fun of about to him and crush his spirits and leave his broken mind behind.

Going to his songs page he redirected me to his page over at Reverbnation - Rig. Why that bastard I said. Dare to shove me into a new page WILL HE >:(?!

I began angrily clicking the play buttons on his page in dire hopes i'd break something. He'd log back in and go "WUT HAPPEN TO MAI PLAYED CLICK THING!?" and nobody would hear his tracks, and I would lol in the shadows.

After breaking my OWN mouse, I went on over to him and I said to him I said. "Rig, J00 R NOT CAPABLE OF HOSTING YUR OWN SUNGS?!"

and said to me he said
"WHY MUST YOU TALK TO ME AT 4 IN THE MORNING?! I MEAN EVERY DAY RAGE?! EVERY MOTHER LOVING DAY!?"

Forgetting WHY he was online at 4 in the morning for me to pester him in the first place I asked him about this Reverbnation. And it seemed like a pretty slick site. The great thing is this though.

I will be able to generate funds for page views! Just page views! For so long i've wanted to find some kind of magical way to keep making music for free, yet still being able to afford getting new libraries, and upgrading the computer! At long last this dream can be realized!

So my good viewers, I ask you all please drop by my and Rig's page and help us both out! I don't expect to be rolling in cash but i'm hoping with this boost I will be finally able to give you all what I truly want to make with as much power as I can possibly get. Feel free to click an advert here and there as that apparently helps ;)

But wait, thats not all! Me and LadyArsenic will be teaming up to really try and push our limits to bring some of our best work out! We were going to make an album anyways, so we figured why not just go ahead and make an account that we can put things together?!

Don't forget to sign up for the Newsletter too if you'd like! I've always wanted Newgrounds to get a system like this, so until they do I hope interested listeners will sign up to let me tell them a little bit about each new song so they can make a better choice about whether they'd like to listen to it.

Thanks for your time!

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Feb. 24, 2008 | 11:45 PM Wurmy1029 says:

How much do you get per page view? Just curious.. I'm not one to make music :p

Feb. 24, 2008 | 11:48 PM MaestroRage responds:

I have no idea. They wouldn't give me the formula or how the system works. But this is the premise behind it. They store up funds on their database, letting me see what I have etc etc. Once I get over $20 i'm allowed to withdraw that into my bank account. Tax free and all!

Feb. 25, 2008 | 7:56 AM EvilSeed says:

i will try to pass by everyday :), or several times a day (does that count as different page views??... i guess) but you probably will have more listeners in no time

Feb. 25, 2008 | 1:03 PM MaestroRage responds:

Thank you EvilSeed! I don't know if multiple passes a day will do anything, but i'm thankful for the effort! I hope you're right, I'm really hoping to get some upgrades soon, and with this venture i'm also hoping I will be able to focus on school without concern for money for future purchases.

Feb. 25, 2008 | 11:33 AM sorbitol says:

I'm surprised that you don't earn money from your work already- you have amazing talent!
I'll be stopping by at yours and Rigs' page regularly to generate some much deserved funds. Having used your music in my own Flashes it is the very least one could do.

GOOD LUCK!

Feb. 25, 2008 | 1:04 PM MaestroRage responds:

Thank you sorbitol! Truth be told I get offered a few jobs every once in a while which does pay, but i'm just not comfortable making music for money. I don't know it just robs it of this vibe I like to have in all my songs. A purity of sorts. Maybe i'm just being stupid, but it's how I feel :/

Thank you for your efforts!

Feb. 25, 2008 | 7:41 PM mongoid says:

Cool idea. Hope this works out for you! :-)

Feb. 28, 2008 | 10:34 AM MaestroRage responds:

Thanks mongoid! New toys = new ways to make awesome, and new is always cool :D!

Feb. 25, 2008 | 8:05 PM Rig says:

It robs you of the vibe? I just get more inspiration :)
Thanks for the plug, by the way!

AND STOP MASSAGING ME AT FOUR AM (i like evening massages)

Feb. 28, 2008 | 10:34 AM MaestroRage responds:

Stop massaging you?! NEVAH!

Also I don't know why I get the feeling when money is involved. Guess i'm just stupid like that :D!

Feb. 26, 2008 | 9:16 PM Danman87 says:

Hey Mass storage! O:D

Sounds pretty good to me if you're a long-time member of this site. Guess I'm going to create an account there as well since I'm on almost every page on the internet. Is there a way to take posted music off at anytime, or is it something like a semi-excusive deal? (Were your music is bound and cannot be commercialized)

I didn't know that you didn't want to go commercial though, I'm actually used to the fact that most composers are trying to get a contract as soon as possible with stupendous advertising attempts. ;)

By the way, your website link at the left of your page is outdated and comes up with innovative alternatives ;)

Feb. 28, 2008 | 10:36 AM MaestroRage responds:

You can take music off at any time, and there are absolutely no restriction on your songs.

I guess I should join the crowd, I mean how much longer can I afford these toys by myself eh? Eventually I do want to get some high grade speakers, software/hardware and the whole shebang. $100,000 isn't just going to find itself as I know you know :(

Thanks for the tip, I had forgotten about that link D:!

Feb. 27, 2008 | 3:26 PM Zajed says:

sounds pretty confusing to me, does itm ean that you get money for visitors? or something like that

but im happy that you gonna make a few steps up

i created my own account now lol, and checkedo ut your site

good luck in the future

Feb. 28, 2008 | 8:21 AM MaestroRage responds:

Visitors and ad clicks, the basic scheme is they give you 50% of the money they make from your profile page. So by clicking and viewing the page they make some money, which be extension means I make some, and clicking the ads give them more funds, which again by extension filters down.

Thank you for your efforts Zajed! Much appreciated!

Feb. 27, 2008 | 5:01 PM EvilSeed says:

yes that happened to me too, also i bookmarked your site and and it says the same "did you mean: mass storage" LOL...

Feb. 28, 2008 | 8:18 AM MaestroRage responds:

That used to happen in google when you typed in my name. I laughed up a storm because Google was calling me fat >:(!!!!

Please re-bookmark the link :D! Me and LadyArsenic decided to name our efforts SymphonyOfSpectors because in the entire orchestra in our music, we are the only real things, played by invisible hands D:

Feb. 27, 2008 | 10:34 PM Karco says:

I'm stopping by daily! This looks like a great idea. :D

Any news on the giant collab with you, LadyArsenic, DarKSidE555, and Rig? Everyone's still waiting... :P

Feb. 28, 2008 | 8:17 AM MaestroRage responds:

I know I know =_=.

I feel so freaking bad about it too. The 2 week collab ended up being 2 months. Lousy stuff. Heck if stuff isn't done by mid march i'll post up what we have *which is pretty sexy still*, and then post up the refined version whenever it gets done.

Feb. 27, 2008 | 11:37 PM SolusLunes says:

Duuuuuuuuuuude.

Totally going to sign up for this.

Feb. 28, 2008 | 8:15 AM MaestroRage responds:

Duuuude, totally let me know when you do :D! We'll spam each other's pages! SPAM I SAY!

Feb. 29, 2008 | 9:48 PM GronmonSE says:

Just popping by to say that I admire your work and that I aspire to make music like you some day~

...now to gather a couple hundred dollars for music software.