Resonate – the ethical music streaming co-op
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Resonate is a streaming music service cooperative owned by the people that use it – musicians, indie labels, fans + developers. Stream it until you own it.

I discovered Resonate today, immediately became a member and have been discovering lovely new music all evening.

I quit Spotify a few years ago when I realized that most artists get pennies while a few really big names get enormous payouts.

Seeing an artist and user owned streaming service, completely open sourced under GPL 3.0 and with a thriving community where everything is developed in the open – it really made my day.

Yes, their catalogue is still tiny compared to every other streaming service, but the music I have listened to today is of really good quality. I will still listen to and buy music from other services like Bandcamp, but I became a member of Resonate also because I really want such a service to exist and thrive!

What do you think?

  • abbenm
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    3 years ago

    I was referring to the limited amount of artists,

    Yeah, I was perfectly aware. I was talking about how they reframed it in terms of discoverability.

    Thank you for the clarifications re: pricing and FOSS. So much the better!

    Btw, it is a great feeling to be a member of such a project, not just a “user” like with Spotify. As a listener and member, I have voting rights and can also influence the development of this project.

    Agree! It’s almost like a type B Corp, where employees are part owners of the company. I think it’s a good indicator of values.