To Spotify Or Not To Spotify

To Spotify or Not To Spotify…

…That is the question…

I’m really interested to know if you’re using Spotify and if so, how you’re using it.

I think it’s great for finding tunes. It’s really user friendly. And the algorithms are on point.

But I’ve been doing a lot of work in the Breathwork industry recently and I’m shocked to realise the extent to which health and wellbeing practitioners are reliant on Spotify.

It seems a lot of us are actually playing music from Spotify in our sessions.

And that might seem OK, especially if you’re paying monthly for the premium service, but there might be some things you don’t know about Spotify….

1.     You Don’t Own Anything

Nope, none of the music is yours in any way. You’re just paying to rent music temporarily. And both Spotify and the artists can pull their music at any time

2.     Little or No Artist Payout

Every time you listen to a track, about 30% of the revenue goes to Spotify. The artists themselves are getting very little return for their creations. If we’re using Spotify in health and wellbeing sessions, we’re feeding the big companies and not the individual creatives. Not good energy exchange

3.     Missing Music

OK there’s a lot of tunes on Spotify, but not everything. Some artists have chosen not to use the platform. Others have only put certain tracks up there. Not everything you’ll want is available and there are definitely gaps in older music, classical pieces, remixes, newer releases and the more underground tracks that will make your sessions unique

4.     Security Breaches

Spotify has attracted media attention for several security breaches, as well as a few controversial moves including receiving money from record labels to put specific songs on popular playlists

5.     The Quality Isn’t Great

Spotify has compressed the audio down to a bitrate of 160kbps for free users. If you’ve seen my video on the best file types to use for sessions, you’ll know this just isn’t good enough. Your tracks won’t translate in a large room with lots of people, and that big heavy bass you heard in your headphones will crash and burn

So are you ready to get off Spotify and start using music in a professional way, which honours you, the artists and your clients, book a call with me today and let’s chat about where you’re at with music in your sessions and where you want to get to.