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Ask HN: Review my startup - chartburst.com

7 points by chartburst 14y ago

huntesh 14y ago
something similar already there :- http://www.grooveshark.com/artists http://www.grooveshark.com/artists
- chartburst 14y ago
  Thanks for the reply huntesh! Grooveshark aren't involved with big record labels. We can get unsigned artists music heard by THE biggest labels ;)
saiana 14y ago
Cool idea, because it kinda circumvents the usual "solicitation" pain in the ass process before someone's material ever gets to the hands of an A&R.
- chartburst 14y ago
  Exactly Saiana! The big record labels don't accept unsolicited material which leaves unsigned musicians totally stuck! Our process vets the poor quality material but gives the talented people a chance to be heard. Glad you 'get it'!
jcr 14y ago
Who are your customers? The listeners, or the musicians, or the labels?
- chartburst 14y ago
  The Musicians are the customers. They pay to upload to the charts and subsidise the listeners use of the site.
  - jcr 14y ago
    You might want to check out earbits.com (YC funded) and get in contact with Joey Flores. He's a great person and knows the industry a whole lot better than the vast majority of the HN crowd.
    - chartburst 14y ago
      I shall check it out JCR. Thanks!
dirkdeman 14y ago
Interesting concept. I'd opt for a slighty less colorful background, this one is a bit too trippy for my taste. There is one thing that I would like to know before I'd sign up. Do you have any special access to A&R people? Can you guarantee that, if my music gets to the top of the list, it will be heard by record lable people?
- chartburst 14y ago
  Thanks for the reply Dirk! Point noted on the background. It's been a bone of contention with us. I like it, my co-Founder less so but we will test it on the masses and get their feedback. Regarding your other questions: We have special access with A&R from Sony, Atlantic, Columbia, Warner Bros and more. We guarantee that if your music gets into the top 5 it will be heard by the most appropriate A&R person for that genre and feedback from them will be provided. Any other questions? Francis
simantel 14y ago
For me (Chrome/Windows 7) your "share" div is rendering on top of your "bottom" div.
- chartburst 14y ago
  I shall look into that! Thanks Simantel...
  - chartburst 14y ago
    Could you possibly email me a screenshot of how this looks in your browser if you have a minute? email: info@chartburst.com
codegeek 14y ago
clickable http://www.chartburst.com http://www.chartburst.com

7 points by chartburst 14y ago

huntesh 14y ago

something similar already there :- http://www.grooveshark.com/artists http://www.grooveshark.com/artists

chartburst 14y ago
Thanks for the reply huntesh! Grooveshark aren't involved with big record labels. We can get unsigned artists music heard by THE biggest labels ;)

saiana 14y ago

Cool idea, because it kinda circumvents the usual "solicitation" pain in the ass process before someone's material ever gets to the hands of an A&R.

chartburst 14y ago
Exactly Saiana! The big record labels don't accept unsolicited material which leaves unsigned musicians totally stuck! Our process vets the poor quality material but gives the talented people a chance to be heard. Glad you 'get it'!

jcr 14y ago

Who are your customers? The listeners, or the musicians, or the labels?

chartburst 14y ago
The Musicians are the customers. They pay to upload to the charts and subsidise the listeners use of the site.
- jcr 14y ago
  You might want to check out earbits.com (YC funded) and get in contact with Joey Flores. He's a great person and knows the industry a whole lot better than the vast majority of the HN crowd.
  - chartburst 14y ago
    I shall check it out JCR. Thanks!

dirkdeman 14y ago

Interesting concept. I'd opt for a slighty less colorful background, this one is a bit too trippy for my taste. There is one thing that I would like to know before I'd sign up. Do you have any special access to A&R people? Can you guarantee that, if my music gets to the top of the list, it will be heard by record lable people?

chartburst 14y ago
Thanks for the reply Dirk! Point noted on the background. It's been a bone of contention with us. I like it, my co-Founder less so but we will test it on the masses and get their feedback. Regarding your other questions: We have special access with A&R from Sony, Atlantic, Columbia, Warner Bros and more. We guarantee that if your music gets into the top 5 it will be heard by the most appropriate A&R person for that genre and feedback from them will be provided. Any other questions? Francis

simantel 14y ago

For me (Chrome/Windows 7) your "share" div is rendering on top of your "bottom" div.

chartburst 14y ago
I shall look into that! Thanks Simantel...
- chartburst 14y ago
  Could you possibly email me a screenshot of how this looks in your browser if you have a minute? email: info@chartburst.com

codegeek 14y ago

clickable http://www.chartburst.com http://www.chartburst.com