Success Stories of Streaming in China: Glove Compartment
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Glove Compartment
Is it not better that you have a much bigger audience, especially if you are starting out or are unknown worldwide, just to get your music out there heard and listened to. This is an accomplishment in itself. Or is it better to covet your precious music limit your music audience to only those who pay a premium and then maybe one day someone might dig you out from the masses of new artists that are all fighting to get to the front of the line? Send your music to China and get paid!
What is the success of a musician who has their music on streaming sites in China with Musicinfo?
Is it not better that you have a much bigger audience, especially if you are starting out or are unknown worldwide, just to get your music out there heard and listened to. This is an accomplishment in itself. Or is it better to covet your precious music and limit your music audience to only those who pay a premium and then maybe one day someone might dig you out from the masses of new artists that are all fighting to get to the front of the line?
This is the a story of one artist who took the leap to share his music to a brand new untapped audience in a new market place with only the assurance that he got what he paid for: the possibility to distribute his music to China. The dream of becoming known is most often a shot in the dark for the majority of aspiring artists and the chance that presents itself is one not easily taken when shadowed by bias and doubt. This is a story of light and a new beginning for all players with the music as the star here who has found an audience that it has connected with and is bringing worlds closer together. Musicinfo can do this for you too!
The Creator in this story known as Glove Compartment in his own words, “Is the piano laden project from ‘The Candle Thieves’ keyboard wizard The Glock aka Anthony Shiels. Hailing from the suburbs of Cambridgeshire, Glove Compartment makes pocket symphonies centered around the intricacies of Anthony’s piano playing blended with a touch of dry wit and at times brutal lyricism.” His album ‘The Art of Pretending,’ has gained the attention of the Chinese audiences with an accumulated number of streams at over 3.1 million since March this year. The amazing thing about this story is that this is purely organic. This is just a start as this is the unofficial number and expect the number to be bigger once the official report comes in. So… the question that everyone is now asking, “is he gonna get paid?” And this is the best part of all, wait for it, wait for it… Hell ya he is! And then you’re like, “ya but how much is he gonna get paid?” and the easy answer is, “does anyone ever tell you how much they are getting paid?”
The Art of Pretending, “speaks to that nagging voice we all have inside, giving soothe to those who feel like they are the only pretenders in the world.” Is it ironic that the top 3 songs that will be paying Glove Compartment the most from this album are appropriately: No Good Can Come From This, To The Moon, and Secret To Love; Or am I just reading into this situation more that I should? Well, I don’t think so, with a home following on Spotify with 276 monthly listeners and 72 followers anyone would be doubtful of the real possibility of getting paid listeners through any streaming service.
The bottom line, his music is being played and he is getting known! You can worry about securing your music on specific channels so that you will get paid for every single play it receives but who is going to play your music if no one knows who you are! Listen to the music of Glove Compartment and be inspired to share your music: Your journey starts today! This is only the beginning, we will be posting more exciting every week. Please keep tuned and follow us!
