Streaming Royalty Rates

2018-07-02 ezzy

Here’s some current streaming rates per service. Your rates might vary.

If you stream from…

Spotify – between $0.0005 and $0.007
Google Play – $0.0107
YouTube Music – between $0.0013 and $0.0105
Tidal – $0.0171
Apple Music iTunes Match (US)

Origin Story

2017-09-122020-05-15 ezzy

Millions of years ago there was WFNK Radio, or at least an idea for it. I grew up in Cleveland listening to radio when it was a Real Big Deal. I was educated by media, public school, and public … Read the rest

The Masters: Playlist of Power by WFNK.com

2017-06-222020-09-29 ezzy

No 1 hit wonders here!

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The Modern Artist

2017-05-302017-05-30 ezzy

I submit Bernie Worrell as the perfect model artist for this new age.

True, he came from the classic music world, at least the black side of it.

But before that he came from music conservatory and a strict granny. … Read the rest

Giving In To The Streaming Monster

2017-03-142020-09-29 ezzy

I am always pushing for higher sound quality and reminding people about the limitations of streaming.

I’m also a modern man in this streaming world – one who is online 24/7. I can’t resist the addictive power of youtube … Read the rest

Ohio FUNK Finds New Home

2017-01-312020-09-29 ezzy

Share and add videos if they fit:

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Youkill Audio Youtube

2016-04-182016-04-18 ezzy

Deets on Youtube’s audio handling:

Audio is streamed at either 128k or 320k mp3.

Everything defaults to 128k. You can only get the 320k audio stream by selecting the HD video quality. Some videos start in HD but most don’t. … Read the rest

Youtube’s Audio Specs

2015-09-082016-07-11 ezzy

Finally got my answer about Youtube’s audio specification — there isn’t one, really.

The only have a video policy. Audio stream quality is a part of the video spec.

So here’s the details:

Audio streams as 128k or 320k MP3

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Music Business vs. Youtube

2015-07-312015-08-01 ezzy

The battle for pennies is heating up. The 3 major record labels are supposedly fed up with Youtube’s lame attempts to monetize their content, feeling that Google, who owns Youtube and the entire ad network and search engine that drives … Read the rest

Youtube’s Version of HD Audio – My Realtime Review

2015-01-082015-08-25 ezzy

Oh damn, the internet generation strikes back against pono!

I just fired up my old iPhone 4, hit youtube, searched for flac, found ihearttflac and flacsgreatesthits, and was forced to admit after a day of reflection and jamming on my … Read the rest

2MERICA’S Top Network

2013-07-092016-10-31 ezzy

Done a lot of video in the last couple years and have a few more ideas in the cooker for both the 2MERICA and Ezraz projects. Here’s the list of the video yayas we’ve posted as designed for musical and … Read the rest