What I have right now is, in every sense of the term, a minimum viable product (hopefully). I've noticed that I'm really spinning my wheels though, so I decided it was time for a reality check from HN.<p>As the link bait title (sorry about that) suggests, my ultimate goal is to eliminate any value that record companies provide to bands. I am a firm believer that the functions of these dinosaurs can be accurately simulated through web technologies.<p>(Note: I am not a programmer--just a business student with some passion. Also, the user data stored on the site is all fictional test data at this point)<p>http://beatnex.com
Bluntly, this doesn't look particularly compelling, especially when compared to something like <a href="http://bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">http://bandcamp.com/</a><p>"I am a firm believer that the functions of these dinosaurs can be accurately simulated through web technologies."<p>I'd be interested to have you expand on that. Specifically, what are the things that a label provides to an artist and how do web-technologies replace these?<p>Yes, I am playing Devil's Advocate here :)<p>Still, I am geniunely interested in your thoughts.
You probably wont beat the RIAA, but you can carve a nice niche for yourself. It has potential and there are a billion possibilities. Keep at it and keep us posted.