Higher income: Artists who are signed to label deals can increase their profits by earning a retail commission on the sale of their music through burnlounge, in addition to their already contracted royalty payment. Independent artists whose music is not contracted yet earn as much as $0.70 per $0.99 download when they sell their own music from their own BurnLounge store. Direct band - to - fan retail is more financially efficient than other methods.
Creative control: BurnLounge is purely a distribution technology. One of the benefits of staying independent and distributing direct, band - to - fan, is that the musician retains complete artistic control... never any executives dictating how music should be made, how artists should look, etc.
Contractual freedom: Distribution agreements with BurnLounge are non-exclusive, and can be terminated at any time. An artist who distributes with BurnLounge is completely free to use any other distribution opportunities, including other online services, record deals, etc. If you are an artist on the verge of a record deal, it is in your best interest to establish BurnLounge distribution before you sign any deal with a label. This ensures you the greatest profit capability with both distribution scenarios.
Residual Income: in addition to earning commissions and from your own music sales, you will earn commissions from the sale of other artist's music from your own store, and all the stores that have franchised under you. You can earn money from your street team member selling a madonna album, along with your band's latest release.
