| TW | LW | Artist | Title | Album | Plays |
| 1 | 3 | The Antlers | French Exit | Burst Apart | 26 |
| 2 | 8 | The Lighthouse And The Whaler | White Days | The Lighthouse And The Whaler | 25 |
| 3 | 9 | Beirut | The Rip Tide | The Rip Tide | 25 |
| 4 | 10 | Dum Dum Girls | Coming Down | Only In Dreams | 25 |
| 5 | 11 | Florence + the Machine | Shake It Out | Ceremonials | 24 |
| 6 | 13 | We Were Promised Jetpacks | Act on Impuls | In The Pit of the Stomach | 24 |
| 7 | 14 | Washington | How To Tame Lions | How to Tame Lions | 24 |
| 8 | 22 | Okkervil River | Your Past Life as a Blast | I Am Very Far | 24 |
| 9 | 24 | Eternal Summers | On My Honor | The Mystic Fortress Sessions | 24 |
| 10 | 25 | The Kooks | Junk of the Heart(Happy) | Junk of the Heart | 23 |
| 11 | 26 | The Envy Corps | Ms. Hospital Corners | It Culls You | 23 |
| 12 | 29 | Future Islands | Balance | On the Water | 23 |
| 13 | 30 | The Jezabels | Endless Summer | Prisoner | 16 |
| 14 | -- | M83 | Midnight City | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | 15 |
| 15 | 1 | Boy & Bear | Feeding Line | Moonfire | 15 |
| 16 | 2 | She Wants Revenge | Take The World | Valleyheart | 15 |
| 17 | 4 | The Rosebuds | Woods | Loud Planes Fly Low | 15 |
| 18 | 5 | Jenny O. | Well Ok Honey | Home EP | 14 |
| 19 | 6 | The Rosebuds | Go Ahead | Loud Planes Fly Low | 14 |
| 20 | 7 | Mister Heavenly | Bronx Sniper | Out of Love | 14 |
| 21 | 12 | Noah & The Whale | Tonight's The Kind Of Night | Last Night on Earth | 14 |
| 22 | 15 | The Submarines | Shoelaces | Love Notes/Letter Bombs | 13 |
| 23 | 17 | Mumford & Sons | Roll Away Your Stone | Sigh No More | 13 |
| 24 | -- | Blind Pilot | Keep You Right | We Are The Tide | 12 |
| 25 | -- | Zola Jesus | Seekir | Contatus | 12 |
| 26 | 20 | The Pack A.D. | Sirens | Unpersons | 12 |
| 27 | 27 | The Naked & Famous | Bells | No Light | 12 |
| 28 | 28 | College | A Real Hero | A Real Hero EP | 12 |
| 29 | -- | Youth Lagoon | Afternoon | The Year of Hibernation | 11 |
| 30 | -- | Metronomy | She Wants | The English Riviera | 11 |
Sunday, October 30, 2011
DMPulse - Top 30 - October 31, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
DMPulse Music Royalties Explained
Here's a question from Andy in Chicago:
"I've heard you talk on-the-air about the music licensing and royalties DMPulse pays. Would you explain what those are and how much it costs?"
Internet radio stations like DMPulse pay royalties for each song you hear on the station. Those royalties are essentially paying for the right to deliver that copyrighted material to the listening
audience. Many of the artists we play on DMPulse are struggling artists, and we believe it is essential that we pay our fair share for the great music they provide for us to enjoy!
We pay two parties: the songwriters and publishers, and the performers. The songwriters and publishers are represented by three organizations: ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. Perhaps you've seen those acronyms in the liner notes of albums. A songwriter joins one of those groups, which in turn keeps track of where that songwriter's songs are being used and then generate royalty checks to the songwriter. The license-fee sturcture is different for each group, and you can learn more at each organization's website, linked below. For simplicity, I've included the yearly minimums for each license:
ASCAP: (Minimum annual rate) $288
BMI: $324
SESAC: $209
Each of the above also includes additional fees based on a percentage of the internet radio station's revenue. I've estimated that DMPulse's licensing/publishing fees from the above three groups will total around $1,030 this year.
That covers the songwriters; now to the performers of the songs!
We pay royalites for every "performance" of each song. To put it another way, a royalty is paid for each listener that hears each song on DMPulse. The organization we pay is SoundExchange, which collects and administers the royalty payments. Each month we provide SoundExchange with a list of songs played and the number of performances. The rate structure is set yearly:
2011: $0.0019 (per performance)
2012: $0.0021
Let's break this down ... so, the royalty rate is $0.0019 per song, for each listener. Since these are fractions of cents, it is easier in my own mind to put this in terms of hours listened, to get the
numbers bigger. On DMPulse, we average 15-16 songs per hour. So, doing the math: 15 songs per hour, times $0.0019, is $0.0285 cents per hour/per listener. Rounding up slightly, that's about 3 cents per hour, for every hour you listen. A bit of perspective here ... via a nifty chart!
Find the average number of hours you listen a week to see what your share of our royalty payment is:
Hours per week Rate/week Annualized Rate (52 weeks)
10 hours $0.285 $14.82
20 hours $0.57 $29.64
30 hours $0.855 $44.46
40 hours $1.14 $59.28
Most DMPulse listeners average 20-30 hours of listening each week. Our next SoundExchange payment is due in January, and it will be based on the 2011 rate example above.
Last year, DMPulse was hosted by Live365.com, which covered the songwriter royalties as part of our monthly payment to Live365. In addition, Live365 sold on-air advertising to cover the cost of the SoundExchange royalties. In 2010, DMPulse served 240,000 hours of listening, so at about $0.03/hour, that would have amounted to $6,840, and essentially that was covered by the advertisers at Live365 plus what DMPulse paid monthly for the Live365 hosting of the station.
This year, now that DMPulse is a non-profit, independent internet radio station no longer hosted by Live365, and ADVERTISING-FREE, we are responsible to cover this year's royalties "on our own." Because DMPulse is now non-profit, our royalties fee structure is somewhat less than what it was in 2010, but still substantial.
Thanks to all who have donated to DMPulse to cover your share. Those dollars ultimately go to the musicians and artists you hear on DMPulse!
"I've heard you talk on-the-air about the music licensing and royalties DMPulse pays. Would you explain what those are and how much it costs?"
Internet radio stations like DMPulse pay royalties for each song you hear on the station. Those royalties are essentially paying for the right to deliver that copyrighted material to the listening
audience. Many of the artists we play on DMPulse are struggling artists, and we believe it is essential that we pay our fair share for the great music they provide for us to enjoy!
We pay two parties: the songwriters and publishers, and the performers. The songwriters and publishers are represented by three organizations: ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. Perhaps you've seen those acronyms in the liner notes of albums. A songwriter joins one of those groups, which in turn keeps track of where that songwriter's songs are being used and then generate royalty checks to the songwriter. The license-fee sturcture is different for each group, and you can learn more at each organization's website, linked below. For simplicity, I've included the yearly minimums for each license:
ASCAP: (Minimum annual rate) $288
BMI: $324
SESAC: $209
Each of the above also includes additional fees based on a percentage of the internet radio station's revenue. I've estimated that DMPulse's licensing/publishing fees from the above three groups will total around $1,030 this year.
That covers the songwriters; now to the performers of the songs!
We pay royalites for every "performance" of each song. To put it another way, a royalty is paid for each listener that hears each song on DMPulse. The organization we pay is SoundExchange, which collects and administers the royalty payments. Each month we provide SoundExchange with a list of songs played and the number of performances. The rate structure is set yearly:
2011: $0.0019 (per performance)
2012: $0.0021
Let's break this down ... so, the royalty rate is $0.0019 per song, for each listener. Since these are fractions of cents, it is easier in my own mind to put this in terms of hours listened, to get the
numbers bigger. On DMPulse, we average 15-16 songs per hour. So, doing the math: 15 songs per hour, times $0.0019, is $0.0285 cents per hour/per listener. Rounding up slightly, that's about 3 cents per hour, for every hour you listen. A bit of perspective here ... via a nifty chart!
Find the average number of hours you listen a week to see what your share of our royalty payment is:
Hours per week Rate/week Annualized Rate (52 weeks)
10 hours $0.285 $14.82
20 hours $0.57 $29.64
30 hours $0.855 $44.46
40 hours $1.14 $59.28
Most DMPulse listeners average 20-30 hours of listening each week. Our next SoundExchange payment is due in January, and it will be based on the 2011 rate example above.
Last year, DMPulse was hosted by Live365.com, which covered the songwriter royalties as part of our monthly payment to Live365. In addition, Live365 sold on-air advertising to cover the cost of the SoundExchange royalties. In 2010, DMPulse served 240,000 hours of listening, so at about $0.03/hour, that would have amounted to $6,840, and essentially that was covered by the advertisers at Live365 plus what DMPulse paid monthly for the Live365 hosting of the station.
This year, now that DMPulse is a non-profit, independent internet radio station no longer hosted by Live365, and ADVERTISING-FREE, we are responsible to cover this year's royalties "on our own." Because DMPulse is now non-profit, our royalties fee structure is somewhat less than what it was in 2010, but still substantial.
Thanks to all who have donated to DMPulse to cover your share. Those dollars ultimately go to the musicians and artists you hear on DMPulse!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
New Adds - 10/25/11
Frightened Rabbit - Scottish Winds
From the EP: A Frightened Rabbit EP
Click here to listen!
Pujol - Mayday
From the album: Nasty Brutish & Short
Click here to listen!
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Cardinal Rules
From the album: Tape Club
Click here to listen!
Fanfarlo - Replicate
From the album: Rooms Filled With Light
Click here to listen!
Zola Jesus - Seekir
From the album: Conatus
Click here to listen!
The Jezabels - A Little Piece
From the album: Dark Storm
Click here to listen!
The Raveonettes - Oh, Stranger
From the album: Batman: Arkham City
Click here to listen!
The Grates - Turn Me On
From the album: Secret Rituals
Click here to listen!
Blind Pilot - Keep You Right
From the album: We Are the Tide
Click here to listen!
From the EP: A Frightened Rabbit EP
Click here to listen!
Pujol - Mayday
From the album: Nasty Brutish & Short
Click here to listen!
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Cardinal Rules
From the album: Tape Club
Click here to listen!
Fanfarlo - Replicate
From the album: Rooms Filled With Light
Click here to listen!
Zola Jesus - Seekir
From the album: Conatus
Click here to listen!
The Jezabels - A Little Piece
From the album: Dark Storm
Click here to listen!
The Raveonettes - Oh, Stranger
From the album: Batman: Arkham City
Click here to listen!
The Grates - Turn Me On
From the album: Secret Rituals
Click here to listen!
Blind Pilot - Keep You Right
From the album: We Are the Tide
Click here to listen!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
DMPulse - Top 30 - October 24, 2011
| TW | LW | Artist | Title | Album | Plays |
| 1 | 3 | Boy & Bear | Feeding Line | Moonfire | 26 |
| 2 | 1 | She Wants Revenge | Take The World | Valleyheart | 25 |
| 3 | 13 | The Antlers | French Exit | Burst Apart | 25 |
| 4 | 4 | The Rosebuds | Woods | Loud Planes Fly Low | 25 |
| 5 | 5 | Jenny O. | Well Ok Honey | Home EP | 24 |
| 6 | 8 | The Rosebuds | Go Ahead | Loud Planes Fly Low | 24 |
| 7 | 9 | Mister Heavenly | Bronx Sniper | Out of Love | 24 |
| 8 | 10 | The Lighthouse And The Whaler | White Days | The Lighthouse And The Whaler | 24 |
| 9 | 15 | Beirut | The Rip Tide | The Rip Tide | 24 |
| 10 | 20 | Dum Dum Girls | Coming Down | Only In Dreams | 23 |
| 11 | 16 | Florence + the Machine | Shake It Out | Ceremonials | 23 |
| 12 | 12 | Noah & The Whale | Tonight's The Kind Of Night | Last Night on Earth | 23 |
| 13 | -- | We Were Promised Jetpacks | Act on Impuls | In The Pit of the Stomach | 16 |
| 14 | 21 | Washington | How To Tame Lions | How to Tame Lions | 15 |
| 15 | 2 | The Submarines | Shoelaces | Love Notes/Letter Bombs | 15 |
| 16 | 6 | Middle East | Land of the Bloody Unknown | I Want That You Are Always Happy | 15 |
| 17 | 7 | Mumford & Sons | Roll Away Your Stone | Sigh No More | 15 |
| 18 | 11 | Noah & The Whale | The Line | Last Night on Earth | 14 |
| 19 | 14 | Cassettes Won't Listen | The Night Shines | Evinspacey | 14 |
| 20 | 18 | The Pack A.D. | Sirens | Unpersons | 14 |
| 21 | -- | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Maniac | Hysterical | 14 |
| 22 | 23 | Okkervil River | Your Past Life as a Blast | I Am Very Far | 13 |
| 23 | 26 | Wilco | Dawned On Me | The Whole Love | 13 |
| 24 | 27 | Eternal Summers | On My Honor | The Mystic Fortress Sessions | 12 |
| 25 | -- | The Kooks | Junk of the Heart(Happy) | Junk of the Heart | 12 |
| 26 | 30 | The Envy Corps | Ms. Hospital Corners | It Culls You | 12 |
| 27 | -- | The Naked & Famous | Bells | No Light | 12 |
| 28 | -- | College | A Real Hero | A Real Hero EP | 12 |
| 29 | -- | Future Islands | Balance | On the Water | 11 |
| 30 | -- | The Jezabels | Endless Summer | Prisoner | 11 |
Friday, October 21, 2011
New Adds - 10/18/11
Kimbra - Good Intent
From the album: Vows
Click here to listen to this track!
The Cinema - Satellites
From the album: My Blood Is Full of Airplanes
Click here to listen to this track!
Cloud Control - Gold Canary
From the album: Bliss Release
Click here to listen to this track!
Metronomy - She Wants
From the album: The English Riviera
Click here to listen to this track!
Boy & Bear - Lordy May
From the album: Moonfire
Click here to listen to this track!
The One Am Radio - In A City Without Seasons
From the album: Heaven Is Attached By A Slender Thread
Click here to listen to this track!
Big Fresh - Rumours
From the album: Moneychasers
Click here to listen to this track!
Generationals - You Say It Too
From the album: Actor-Caster
Click here to listen to this track!
From the album: Vows
Click here to listen to this track!
The Cinema - Satellites
From the album: My Blood Is Full of Airplanes
Click here to listen to this track!
Cloud Control - Gold Canary
From the album: Bliss Release
Click here to listen to this track!
Metronomy - She Wants
From the album: The English Riviera
Click here to listen to this track!
Boy & Bear - Lordy May
From the album: Moonfire
Click here to listen to this track!
The One Am Radio - In A City Without Seasons
From the album: Heaven Is Attached By A Slender Thread
Click here to listen to this track!
Big Fresh - Rumours
From the album: Moneychasers
Click here to listen to this track!
Generationals - You Say It Too
From the album: Actor-Caster
Click here to listen to this track!
Monday, October 17, 2011
DMPulse - Top 30 - October 17, 2011
| TW | LW | Artist | Title | Album | Plays |
| 1 | 1 | She Wants Revenge | Take The World | Valleyheart | 26 |
| 2 | 2 | The Submarines | Shoelaces | Love Notes/Letter Bombs | 25 |
| 3 | 5 | Boy & Bear | Feeding Line | Moonfire | 25 |
| 4 | 9 | The Rosebuds | Woods | Loud Planes Fly Low | 25 |
| 5 | 11 | Jenny O. | Well Ok Honey | Home EP | 24 |
| 6 | 12 | Middle East | Land of the Bloody Unknown | I Want That You Are Always Happy | 24 |
| 7 | 13 | Mumford & Sons | Roll Away Your Stone | Sigh No More | 24 |
| 8 | 14 | The Rosebuds | Go Ahead | Loud Planes Fly Low | 24 |
| 9 | 18 | Mister Heavenly | Bronx Sniper | Out of Love | 24 |
| 10 | 25 | The Lighthouse And The Whaler | White Days | The Lighthouse And The Whaler | 23 |
| 11 | 3 | Noah & The Whale | The Line | Last Night on Earth | 23 |
| 12 | 8 | Noah & The Whale | Tonight's The Kind Of Night | Last Night on Earth | 23 |
| 13 | 21 | The Antlers | French Exit | Burst Apart | 16 |
| 14 | 26 | Cassettes Won't Listen | The Night Shines | Evinspacey | 15 |
| 15 | 27 | Beirut | The Rip Tide | The Rip Tide | 15 |
| 16 | 30 | Florence + the Machine | Shake It Out | Ceremonials | 15 |
| 17 | 6 | Beirut | Santa Fe | The Rip Tide | 14 |
| 18 | 19 | The Pack A.D. | Sirens | Unpersons | 14 |
| 19 | 10 | Wye Oak | Holy Holy | Civilian | 14 |
| 20 | 15 | Dum Dum Girls | Coming Down | Only In Dreams | 14 |
| 21 | -- | Washington | How To Tame Lions | How to Tame Lions | 13 |
| 22 | -- | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Same Mistake | 13 | |
| 23 | -- | Okkervil River | Your Past Life as a Blast | 12 | |
| 24 | -- | National Skyline | Letting Go | 12 | |
| 25 | -- | Girls | Honey Bunny | 12 | |
| 26 | -- | Wilco | Dawned On Me | The Whole Love | 12 |
| 27 | 22 | Eternal Summers | On My Honor | The Mystic Fortress Sessions | 12 |
| 28 | 24 | Quiet Company | You, Me & the Boatman | We Are All Where We Belong | 11 |
| 29 | 7 | Givers | Meantime | In the Light | 11 |
| 30 | 29 | The Envy Corps | Ms. Hospital Corners | It Culls You | 10 |
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
New Adds - 10/11/11
Added to the playlist this week...
The Naked & Famous - Bells
From the album: No Light
Click here to listen to this track!
Phantogram - Don't Move
From the album: Nightlife
Click here to listen to this track!
Yukon Blonde - Fire
From the album: Fire//Water
Click here to listen to this track!
The Rifles - Coming Home
From the album: Freedom Run
Click here to listen to this track!
The Cinema - My Blood Is Full of Airplanes
From the album: My Blood Is Full of Airplanes
Click here to listen to this track!
Nerves Junior - Kale
From the album: As Bright As Your Night Light
Click here to listen to this track!
Typhoon - Summer House
From the album: A New Kind of House
Click here to listen to this track!
VHS or Beta- Breaking Bones
From the album: Diamonds & Death
Click here to listen to this track!
Cloud Control- Meditation Song 2 (Why, Oh Why)
From the album: Bliss Release
Click here to listen to this track!
Hurricane Bells - Possibilities
From the album: Tides and Tales
Click here to listen to this track!
The Naked & Famous - Bells
From the album: No Light
Click here to listen to this track!
Phantogram - Don't Move
From the album: Nightlife
Click here to listen to this track!
Yukon Blonde - Fire
From the album: Fire//Water
Click here to listen to this track!
The Rifles - Coming Home
From the album: Freedom Run
Click here to listen to this track!
The Cinema - My Blood Is Full of Airplanes
From the album: My Blood Is Full of Airplanes
Click here to listen to this track!
Nerves Junior - Kale
From the album: As Bright As Your Night Light
Click here to listen to this track!
Typhoon - Summer House
From the album: A New Kind of House
Click here to listen to this track!
VHS or Beta- Breaking Bones
From the album: Diamonds & Death
Click here to listen to this track!
Cloud Control- Meditation Song 2 (Why, Oh Why)
From the album: Bliss Release
Click here to listen to this track!
Hurricane Bells - Possibilities
From the album: Tides and Tales
Click here to listen to this track!
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