The Echo Nest partners with EMI

[cpr]

Interesting: EMI ends up being the publisher if you use their licensed music.

See http://developer.echonest.com/sandbox/emi/emi_classics.html, end of section "Approval Process for Application Development".

[untog]

This is fantastic, but as someone who's playing around with making a music app, I'm still not really able to use it.

The unfortunate fact is if you don't have all the labels on board you're just going to irritate users- they have no idea who is on what label, and why should they?

That said, this is huge step forwards. Hopefully other labels will see the benefits and follow suit- it could make Echo Nest a huge player.

[brianwhitman]

more on the sandboxes: http://blog.echonest.com/post/12273084434/emi-announcement

developer getting started guide: http://developer.echonest.com/sandbox/emi/guide.html

[tudorw]

'Lion's share', how appropriate for a hunter turned gamekeeper... does it have a legal definition ?

[heroprotagonist]

40%, according to:

http://developer.echonest.com/sandbox/emi/faq.html

How much will a Developer be paid?

A developer will be paid the lion's share of 40% of net revenues derived from the sale of the application. Net revenues means after any application store fees, direct technical costs (e.g. streaming and hosting) and sales tax deductions.

[jamesgagan]

I imagine this is at least part of the reason why echonest got rid of the "found audio" feeds in their API - http://blog.echonest.com/post/9371410835/deprecating-artist-...

For now I will stick with Soundcloud - the future going forward is to support artists who put their music out there without holding a gun to anyone's head.

[andrewcooke]

how does this fit with the current change of ownership of emi? the company is in the process of being bought and, likely, split up. i guess this deal was done before all that - any idea how it will affect things? (my sympathies with the people behind this - must be frustrating to get a coup like this just as the company goes through such changes).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/oct/28/emi-sold-russ...

[ethank]

These deals are most often non-transferrable in the case of acquisition.

[zts]

The linked post refers to a "clear, pre-established revenue split with EMI" - but I can't find any details.

Is this information public?

[brianwhitman]

http://developer.echonest.com/sandbox/emi/faq.html