Arena Music Pays Artists in Bitcoin

The music platform has been experimenting with offering payouts in the popular cryptocurrency. Today, it unveils its plans to extend the payout program to all artists on the platform.

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) May 03, 2017

Arena Music has announced that it will begin offering royalty payouts for music streamed through the Arena platform in Bitcoin worldwide starting in June. The company has been testing the digital currency in Phoenix and Atlanta over the last 6 months. In March, Bitcoin reached parity with gold for the first time since its inception. It's been deemed the "most exciting monetary experiment in modern times."

The company is an on-demand merchandising storefront that leverages a free streaming service to help artists monetize their content in an industry where consumers no longer buy music to own. By using the music as a loss leader, Arena helps artists and labels redirect consumer attention to exclusive merchandise offerings.

Offering payouts in the popular cryptocurrency highlights the company's forward-thinking approach and alliance with independent content creators by offering them compensation with another form of capital or investment--one that can never be offered by any subscription-based streaming platform.

As the company is based in Phoenix, the first band to receive such a payout will be an independent punk band called Red Tank!, who released their third full-length album, "BIO/FEEDBACK" in collaboration with Arena Music in August of 2016. The band is known for their DIY ethos, energetic shows, and apocalyptic, dystopian, and existential lyricism.

When asked about the announcement, frontman Clipper Arnold remarked, "I think it's an interesting, forward-thinking approach and it's something we're excited to be a part of. I think we share in the idea of pushing the imaginary of ways in which art can be created and can flourish outside of conventional approaches and infrastructure. I think this is a prime example of that paradigm in action."

Arena Music founder and CEO, Damon Evans adds, "Phoenix is seeing the impact of Arena Music payouts in Bitcoin. We're watching our local music scene build the foundation for an entirely new way of releasing single tracks and full albums that pay each writer, producer and featured artist their shares of the $0.01 per stream Arena offers in Bitcoin. Now that we understand how essential this basic detail is in today's music economy, we're starting think that this level of transparency should accompany all royalty payment methods."

About Arena Music:
Founded in Phoenix, Arena Music is an on-demand merchandise storefront that leverages a patent-pending streaming service to encourage musicians to promote merchandise sales while listeners stream exclusive content from established artists and well qualified independent acts without advertisements or a monthly subscription. To start streaming, visit http://www.arena.com or download the free Arena Music app on iOS and Android.

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For artist & label inquiries, contact: artistrelations(at)arena(dot)com

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