Hi all
Thanks for the positive response so far. The plan is for every available download to be accompanied by an artist profile / biog which you can read in advance. This section can also be linked to the artist's homepage (if they have one). This section will also contain a small free downloadable sample (aprox 1 min). This will give potential customers the chance to try before they buy. Hopefully this will encourage people to not only download tracks by artists they are familiar with, but also listen to (and possibly investigate) some artists that are "new" to them.

Someone has asked how the system will operate. I'll keep this brief, but as always feel free to email for more info.

The customer will pay the dowload fee through Paypal or similar. Once payment is received, they receive via email a link to a secure page that they can access for 48 hours. This address will function for 48hours only and will then change. The address is only known to the paying customer.

In addition the the "album", the customer will receive artwork and any other material that the artists wishes to offer. The artwork will be pre sized so it can be printed off by the purchaser to fit a standard CD case.

All transactions are viewable by the artist and they will receive a copy of all on line transactions on a monthly basis. This way, they can be sure to receive their royalty payment in full. It is vital that this accounting process is transparent and that performers and copyright owners are assured that they are receiving every penny they are due. The days of artists being ripped off by record companies, distributors and via illegal downloads should be long gone, but sadly they remain all too common.

However, we are doing everything we can think of to make sure the music makers get the rewards owed to them.

Cheers
LL