"Free tracks for likes"-stuff (If it's not released yet)

[Darman]

15.000 ?
dont hold ya breath aka smack my derb ?
wheres unleash the weapon II ?

[Arboza]

Why not 500 000 likes??

Don't like this way to "Free Releases"

It's stupid but who cares

I didn't understand it either at first, but I've figured it out now. Basically, whoever gets the most likes/friends/views/etc. becomes the Almighty Supreme Exalted Undisputed Heavyweight Grand Champion Of The Universe. That is to say, they win.

Here's the thing though... if 15000 people actually like the track, why not release it? I don't know the sort of volume the average release would do, but I wouldn't have thought it would be anywhere near 15k.

I suppose artists do this sort of thing now because with the rise of social media, "Likes" and "Friends" have become the currency of the industry. Ticket sales at an event will be directly proportional to the popularity of the artists performing, and the easiest way to measure popularity is to just compare the numbers. Do you book the guy with 5000 followers, or the guy with 100 000? I understand the artists' motivation, but the whole system is just so hollow. Does "Like" mean that you actually like/love it? Or do you like it on the condition of it being free, coz there's no way in hell you'd pay for it on wax? I guess there's no way to really tell, is there?

Anyway, with the rant now out of the way, I'll say that DHYB is pretty cool and it's good to see that it'll eventually become available, so thanks in advance to the guys from Bioweapon for the freebie. I have to say that I would have been happy to pay for it, but there's no way in hell I'd sign up to Facebook so I could "Like" it.

It's not really difficult to figure out why artists choose this way to release a track free of charge
It's a smart way to reach more fans quicker. Just enjoy that they give a track out for free. If you really want it it's just a matter of patience and 1 mouse-click

[Salvador]

As we said yesterday, at 15 000 facebook 'likes' we'll give away our most favourite DJ Tool - 'Don't Hold Ya Breath'! Go!

[Marxe]

We just reached 9000 followers on twitter. We could do a free give away at 10000, but only if this happens quick. What about the Alphaverb edit of Keep it coming? Let's see what happens..

http://twitter.com/#!/dbstf

[Que-Dee]

this is nothing special if you ask me

[TheDiscoFan]

I like the Edit, hope it won't take long

[Brandox]

this is nothing special if you ask me

Better "Builder - Skydragon (DBSTF Remix / Mashup)" or whatever it is

They should give this away

[Que-Dee]

for example, yes

[Darman]

their valentine's day track would be just perfect to give away for free: critical mass - burning love (dbstf remix)
but the first mix !

[Pieee_HS]

I agree with you! Version without melody!