Comments on: What Artists Should Know About thesixtyone

By: Sam Page

Sam Page — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:12:00 +0000

“Perhaps it only makes sense in a larger context that we’ll never fully understand.”

Awesome statement. Great articles and commentary on this site.

By: Brian Hazard

Brian Hazard — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:31:00 +0000

t61 may be dead to us, but Electro Freaks are still going strong.

By: W00dzy33

W00dzy33 — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:40:00 +0000

In other words, what’s already been pointed out: the community and social networking aspects are now dead. I think it’s basically just an online radio now. Kind of like Pandora but without the fancy algorithm.

By: matt wheeler

matt wheeler — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:05:00 +0000

Thanks for the reply. I shall practice my finger crossing exercises.

By: Brian Hazard

Brian Hazard — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:19:00 +0000

I don’t think the new iteration of the site deserves a full write-up. The process comes down to: 1) Upload, 2) Cross Fingers.

By: Brian Hazard

Brian Hazard — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:18:00 +0000

Great ideas! I'll definitely at least put a note at the top.I'm still uploading new songs periodically when I post them on colortheory.com, because it takes all of 5 minutes. My latest has 325 hearts after three weeks, so there's still an audience there to reach.As to what they were trying to accomplish with the redesign, my guess is it was another step towards profitability. Perhaps it only makes sense in a larger context that we'll never fully understand.

By: matt wheeler

matt wheeler — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:50:00 +0000

I read this entire article today, having only just discovered it. It’s indeed a bummer to find that things have changed since it was originally written. I too would be interested in a followup either from the author or another commenter.

By: MusicMissionary

MusicMissionary — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:02:00 +0000

Brian, I have a couple of suggestions. First, maybe you could put a note at the top of the article stating that it pertains to the old version of TheSixtyOne? I noticed someone in the comments got excited by the description and then went in and got confused by their redesign.

Second, would you consider doing an update on T61? It’s been a while since their redesign and I’m curious about how it has worked for you as an artist. Is it worthwhile to stay there if you already had tunes on the site? Would it be worthwhile for a new artist to put songs there? Despite how bad the site ticked me off, I would probably advise an artist to stick. You might not reach as many people as before, but you might reach a few extra people, which is better than a sharp stick in the eye.

Also I’m curious what you think they might have been trying to do. Whatever it was, doesn’t look like it worked, but then again I might not be seeing the whole picture. Maybe it’s less fun for music explorers and less beneficial for artists, but they’re somehow making money or have the potential to do so.

By: Loon

Loon — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:58:00 +0000

I started a new venture and I’m getting sweet FA. Uvumi (which is the supposed alternative) is also pretty dead.
Although Jamendo, which I also recently started seems to have a bit more life in it.

By: Brian Hazard

Brian Hazard — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:04:00 +0000

I’ve posted a couple of songs from my new album, and I’m not getting much traction out of them. They’re stalling out at 200-300 hearts, where they used to get 1000+ in the first 24 hours. Other than a couple tips and comments, I’m not seeing much action. I only bother to check in once a week.