Here's how it works:
http://www.insound.com/givemoregetmore.php
Give More! Get More!
In case you haven't heard Insound loves albums. We believe in albums. But, for years now, we've been hearing that the album is overvalued. That people don't want to pay fifteen bucks for twelve songs. And for years, people explained their free album downloads by saying that "artists don't get paid much (anything?) for their record sales anyway, so why support the record companies." Or something like that...
And for years, every time we heard those arguments, we wanted to puke.
An album? Not worth $15? Is Slanted & Enchanted not worth $15 to you? Is Spiderland or In The Aeroplane Over The Sea or Funeral not worth $15 to you? Bands not getting getting any money for album sales? Really? How about you ask your average indie band, many of whom do 50/50 deals with their labels, how much their album royalties mean to them.
Frankly, we at Insound are sick of this argument. But instead of being crotchety record clerks, we have decided to do something about it. We are pleased to introduce our new digital sales project that we call: "Give More. Get More." The idea here is simple. We are putting our money where our mouth is (and hope you'll do the same) in an effort to remind everyone why albums do matter to us as fans and to bands for their development and prosperity. We're literally changing the way we think about buying an album - what you give and what you get.
Give More: Show Support
The "Give More" part of our new digital sales project is called "Show Support." It's really simple. Every time you buy an MP3 album from Insound (not EPs or singles), Insound will donate $.25 of our take to a touring band. We choose 6 lucky bands that we like, but you get to select the actual artist to earmark your quarter to. Furthermore, should you wish to "tip" additional funds to these great artists, you can add your own tip during checkout. 100% of these funds will go to the band you choose. If you do not choose a specific band, we will distribute the funds equally to all of the bands. We will add new bands 2-4 times each year. All funds are to be used by bands to support the next national tour. In short, their tours will be made possible by you – Insound customers!
Currently, the awesome bands that will benefit from our donations are:
The Big SleepRussian CirclesThe Twilight SadHeadlightsEpsilonsVideohippos