FAQ

The collective isn't a label, or an internet distribution site, or an internet label. We like to think of the Collective as a family of artists who help each other out whenever they can, and who make music because they love to make music.

The Collective is a place where artists can reach people that, otherwise, would never hear their music. A magical place, where the trees are made of sugar and the grass of licorice, where the clouds smile and wave and the little people laugh.

It's true, there are plenty of other places where one can get music, legally or illegally. But the Collective prides itself on having a roster of exceptional artists that are new and interesting; that way you don't have to wade through a hundred bad songs to find one you like.

Well, first of all, you'll get exposure! If you had a choice between a thousand dollars and a thousand fans, which one would you choose?

I would rather have people listen to my music and love it. If you're making music for the money, well, you should probably become a lawyer or something. Music is an art, not a business.

Most definitely! We'd love to have you as part of the family!

Only if they give you permission. If they don't want to take part in the glorious revolution, then we don't want them on here.

If you need to, it's probably okay. You should probably contact them, first.

Oh, and don't go submitting artists willy-nilly! A good reason to make an artist page would be if you did a collaboration with them and wanted to give them credits on a release.

OH NO!
Well, did you give them permission?
Either way, message Secret Owl or one of the mods and they'll be able to take care of it.

Well, if you like a release, you vote for it.

If you really like a release, then you should add it to your favorites.

Votes/Favorites are just different levels of like-a-bility.
Think of a vote as an approving head-nod, and a favorite as a loving smooch.

Cable companies are doing all of these dirty things to limit traffic in bittorrent; plus it's faster to simply download the music the regular old way. Bittorrent could be fantastic in the future, but right now it's just too much to deal with.

It's your profile, only with a cooler name. You're welcome.

In the spirit of minimalism, we've been trying to cut back on stuff that isn't needed. The focus should be on the music, not on tropies or pictures.

Points are awarded for doing stuff on CLLCT! Basically, they indicate how active a member is. Also, you get special powers with certain amounts of points!

Not at the moment, no. I'm sorry, but we can't afford the extra bandwidth, plus it would be far too much work for such a small thing.

We will be adding an option so that members can link to a zip of the release when they upload their stuff, however!

You mean, for a film or something? You should contact the artist about this, but I doubt they'll say no.

That would be me, of course!

Go look at the staff page to see all of the wonderful people who help out. Give them your thanks!

SO MUCH.

Anything and everything!

You can simply download the releases and send them to other people. You can find neat artists on myspace or archive.org and get them to submit themselves. You can join the forum and be active in the community. You can tell your friends! You can put our button on your myspace/website/something (more below).

There are plenty of other ways you can help; I'm sure there are loads of things I didn't think of.

Oh my, aren't you the sweetheart! Why, yes indeed, we have just the thing! Please, do us a favor and upload the image to imageshack or something, the bandwidth tends to get a bit crazy.



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