Why MusicJuice
Why should I join the music MusicJuice program?
- The program cost nothing
- It's simple to register and create your profile
- Give you the best shot at living out your musical career dream without tie-down contracts to a record company
- There is nothing to lose, you will gain thousands of fans and professionals that are here to help you succeed
Why is MusicJuice the best program to join?
- We set a large budget of $100,000 CD/$150,000 Tour, to ensure success. We did not create the program just to help you create your CD or Tour. We are in the business to make sure you, the artist not only live out your dreams but will be very profitable because of it. Yes we could have made the budget smaller but that will take away on the most important aspect, Marketing. A great product is useless if there is not great marketing to back it up, on the other hand a so-so product can be successful if it has excellent marketing to support it. That is why MusicJuice is the best program to join, we have the professtional marketing experience and we have the budget to ensure success
What incentive does MusicJuice provide me, the Artist?
You will get 33% share of the net profits from the sales of your Album, digital download of songs from your new album and/or Tour Tickets plus Tour DVD. In addition MusicJuice will also give you, the artist, an additional $10,000 for every $100,000 profit your product generates. We want to encourage you to produce a great product and with that you should be rewarded for your efforts. With that said, work hard, create your profile, promote the site and once you have reach your goal of parts sold start living out your music dreams. We here at MusicJuice are here to fully support you and make every artist a success as long as you are willing to put in the effort.
About MusicJuice
What is MusicJuice?
Artists and fans have one goal. Make music and money together. Artists upload their music and profile. Fans find artists they like and believe in. $10/$20 ($10 regular/$20 premium) (plus transaction costs) for CD creation, $15/$25 ($15 regular/$25 premium) (plus transaction costs) for Tour creation buys them a piece of the action. 10000 parts gets the artist in the studio/or set them up for tour. Fans get an exclusive CD/Tour DVD send to their homes. Artists make their dream come true. From now on bands and Fans are in business together.
Why did you come up with MusicJuice?
The idea comes from a love for music and a frustration about the fact that we always heard the same artists over and over on the radio. He would see a lot of live performances and notice how much talented artists are being unnoticed by the traditional music industry. We wanted to give everyone an equal chance to show off their skills and talent and make their dreams come true. To let the public decide and help artist around the world enter the music industry and not by a few powerful corporations only!
Who is behind MusicJuice?
We are a group of music makers and lovers. We saw the economics of making music and all those talented people not given the chance to showcase their talent because of the current structure. Thus, MUSICJUICE is here. We wanted to make a platform that will allow you all to benefit from either side of the spectrum. Whether you are a music creator or the general public that believes in good music MusicJuice is the place for you!! We are here to bridge the gap between you and the next great musical act. We are music makers, web designers and visionaries that have teamed up together to bring the stage to you.
How does MusicJuice make money?
Web Advertising and music single sales
Publishing: All songs that are recorded with MusicJuice are vested in MusicJuice Publishing. The income is being split as follows: 33% for the Fans, 33% for the Artist and 33% for MusicJuice
Instructions
Can every band join MusicJuice?
If you are unsigned and/or self recording, the answer is yes. With unsigned we mean that you have no current contractual obligations with any record company or label. If you have a deal with a Publishing company, you need a written confirmation from them that they allow you to register the songs you will record with MusicJuice.
Can fans from outside my own country get a Part in me?
Yes. Your marketplace is the whole world; it doesn't matter if your fans live in Germany, Canada, United States or Tahiti. So make use of the all possibilities the internet offers and reach out to all your potential Fans around the globe.
Do I get the e-mail addresses of my fans?
No you don't. We have much respect for the privacy of you and the Fans, so we will not share personal information like e-mail addresses with anybody. You are able to send messages to your Fans through the system of MusicJuice.
Contract
When will the Title Agreement be in effect?
As an artist you have to be aware of the conditions before you join. Therefore we ask you to read them and sign them. They will only be in effect once you've reached the Goal of 10,000 parts sold.
Who owns the master of the recording?
For the first 12 months after the recording is finished MusicJuice will own the master, after that you the artist will get it and can do with whatever you want.
Money
Why does MusicJuice solely use the CAD-currency?
Since our company is based in Canada we decided to use the CAD currency as the currency of choice. With the highly fluctuating currency and economic changes in other currency we wanted to choose a currency that will remain relatively stable so the artist budget will be worth just as much as when they signed up for this program.
How was it decided that Artists must raise $100,000 for CD Creation, $150,000 for Tour Creation?
We realize that 100k/150k is a lot of money, but all an artist needs is a maximum of 10000 fans who believe in him/her to reach this goal. We have decided to go for 100k/150k for several reasons. First and foremost important reason is quality. For CD Creation we want to give artists the opportunity to record their music in an environment as high quality as any major label would offer them. For Tour Creation we want to give artist the best stage presence, sound and experience that would match a high profile concert. We are convinced that top studios, recording managers and producers are necessary to lift the music from sounding good to sounding excellent. Secondly we chose to send an exclusive version of the CD/Tour DVD to your home. This service already consumes 20% of the total budget. For the exact split please see the the pie chart. Finally and most importantly we want to set aside 50% for marketing, what good is a CD or Tour without top notch marketing and awareness. We want to make state of the art music and let the world know about it as well to ensure, you the fans will reap the most return for your money.
What does MusicJuice get from the $100,000 CD Creation/$150,000 Tour Creation?
Nothing, every dollar will be used for the recording of the tracks, manufacturing the Digi-Pack and sending it to the fans/Or for Tour Creation to rent the venue set up the stage and hire dancers to make the Tour come alive. The MusicJuice team gets nothing out of this money and will only earn a portion of the money if the CD/Tour becomes a success, which is why you can trust that we will do everything we can to make sure the artist will make money on their creation, meaning you the Artist will profit for SURE!!
Why does MusicJuice give away a selection of the recorded music for free?
MusicJuice gives away 3 tracks per album for free. These are only from the recorded album not on singles that you upload beforehand. These free downloads will serve as a great promotional tool for the artists. Additionally the amount of downloads will determine the free download market share of each artist. The more free music is downloaded from your artist, the more money you and the artist make.
How much do my fans make?
The Fans get 33% of the net profit from the album sales or Tour sales. The money will then be divided to the 10,000 parts, the more parts the fan`s own the more money they will receive.
As an artist, can I buy my album at cost price?
The Artist can also order stock of the Regular CD, for $7,00 USD only. This includes the $2,00 for The Fans, plus $5,00 for manufacturing, copyright and VAT. In this case MusicJuice will not take a cut from the profit, and The Artist can then sell the Regular CD on his/her own website and/or local record stores and decide how big his/her own margin will be.
Freedom for Artists and Fans
We've reached the goal of 10,000 parts sold. So now what?
Once you've reached the goal we'll call you to congratulate you. In this so called Champagne Call we'll give you the name and details of your A&R manager. He or she will call you a couple of days later and ask you to send demos of the tracks you want to record. A week later you'll meet the A&R manager and discuss your wishes and the MusicJuice recording process. The following weeks you'll rehearse the songs you want to record and have some more meetings with the A & R manager. The moment you and the A&R manager are happy and think you're ready, you'll enter the studio.
Can an Artist leave at any time?
Yes. There are no strings attached. The only obligation you have is to record the CD/Perform the Tour once the goal of 10,000 parts sold is reached.
Can we name our Fans in the artwork of the CD?
In the artwork there's room for 'thank you's' to all your supporters, but also to companies that have helped you so far in your career. But please note it's not allowed to place logos of brands or companies in the artwork.
What influence do I, as an artist, have on the recording process?
It's your music, it's your choice. So yes you have influence on the recording process. You are responsible for the end result of the recording process. But the A&R Manager is there to help you to get the most out of you, to get the best producer and studio and to make sure that you stay within your budget.
The MusicPlayer
How does the MusicPlayer work?
The MusicPlayer is a great way for you and other visitors to the site to listen to music from artist on MusicJuice. There will be the Top 50, which is the top 50 songs most added to user playlist. Most Played will featured the 50 most played songs in the past 2 weeks. Random Add will provide the user with a random pull of songs from our large database. There is also a genre button for you to choose the different genre the user is interested in and still use the functions listed above. Finally if you like the song you can add the song to your playlist and this will also help determine the top 50 songs list ranking. When the user likes a song or artist you can click on the artist profile and you can purchase their music; become a fan and invest in their music. So listen often and keep an eye for talent cause you never know which one of them will become the next music sensation, trust your ears, invests lots and often to find those gems out there!!