Blooter - FAQ's

Blooter was created using PCs. Because of that, Apple Mac users may experience problems when trying to upload tracks to their profiles. If for whatever reason your tracks will not play after you have uploaded them with accompanying samples, after having also made sure to make them 'Active' please contact an administrator (help@blooter.com). We will adjust the settings of each track using our admin system and then upload reformatted compatible versions.

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Agent Issues

Q1. Ok. So this Agent facility sounds pretty cool...What actually can I get out of it??

This concept enables amateur music enthusiasts and professionals / A&R reps already in the industry to manage and promote acts using Blooter. We give Blooter Agents the opportunity to get really involved with the development and progress of the artists they represent. Blooter Agents can earn money through: i/ Music sales commission: Blooter Agents receive 5p per single download, 30p per EP download and 50p per Album download for each sale made by their artists. ii/ Commission earned at 'Blooter Live' events: You receive 10% of the profits, per act that you represent, at Blooter Live events. AND an annual bonus is payable out of Blooter profits to the best performing Agents, based on download sales. All of these functions are there to give our artists the best possible promotion opportunities on the web today. By allowing listeners, fans and A&R reps do the leg work, you can spend more time concentrating on the music!! Get your friends to sign up as Blooter Agents today. Earn money by promoting your favourite Blooter artists and by bringing new artists to Blooter!!!!

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Q2. I used to represent an Artist but they then decided to sever ties with me. How does that affect my commission earnings?

Your commission entitlement stops as soon as Blooter Admin has processed the request from the Blooter Artist. This will usually be done within 48 hours of receiving the request.

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Q3. My Agent doesn't seem to be doing anything for me. I therefore don't want to be associated with him/her anymore, what can I do?

Email us at agents@blooter.com, we will process the request as soon as possible.

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Q4. How much commission do I earn through music sales made by my artists?

You earn 5p per single, 30p per EP and 50p per album sold.

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Q5. When do I receive any commissions earned?

You will receive your earnings at the end of each calendar month via a paypal mass pay transfer. However, you will only receive the automated commission via masspay if you have a minimum Blooter account balance of £10. Smaller balances will accrue until they hit the £10 mark. Once this value has been reached, your balance will be included in the next masspay transfer to your paypal account . Should you wish to claim on a smaller balance, please email us at admin@blooter.com . We will then pay what you are owed manually.

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Q6. How do I claim my share of the profits earned at Blooter events?

Blooter will mail the respective Agents affected after the event, giving them details of any entitlements, Commissions will ONLY be paid via paypal. hence you must sign up to Blooter with a paypal interfaced email address!!! If you aren't sure how to do this go to www.paypal.com and follow the instructions. It is quite simple, and will make sure that you don't lose out on any earnings entitled to you. All you need to do is make sure that the email address you use when signing up to Blooter, is the same as the one you use for your paypal account. Remember that Agents are entitled to 10% of profits made on the night, per act that they represent. So, if Blooter makes a profit of £1000, a Blooter Agent who has one act performing will earn £100. If that Blooter Agent has two acts performing, he or she will earn £200 etc

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Q7. What is the end of year Bonus? How much might I be entitled to?

This will be a figure determined by Blooter and will usually be subject to profits made by the company. As the figure is likely to change from one year to the next, it is impossible to say with certainty, how much that figure will amount to. More bonus information will be published closer to the date of issue.

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Artists

Q1. What percentage of the sales do I/we get each time material is sold??

Blooter's cut of each sale is as follows: Singles: £0.10 EPs: £0.60 Albums/LPs: £1.00 You, the artist/artists, get the difference AFTER bank charges have been deducted. e.g. Album Sale Price: Cost £4 Blooter Commission: £1 Bank Commission: 20p Bank Charge (3.4% of sale price): 14p Artist (Difference): £2.66 Please be aware that the Bank Commission ALWAYS remains the same irrespective of the sale price of any single, EP or album.

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Q2. Is Blooter Free to join?

For artists and listeners, yes. Blooter Agents are charged a membership fee of £5 ($10). But for this, they get to share in any sales made by their artists!

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Q3. When do we receive money we make from each sale?

One the last day of every month an automated Paypal transaction takes place. When the process has finished, your proceeds will be deposited into your respective Paypal accounts. If the final day of the month falls on a weekend/bank holiday however, please allow for a day or so extra for the transaction to be processed. You must open a Paypal account to be able to sell your material. This is free. Go to www.paypal.com for further details about opening account.

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Q4. How is the Artist of the Month chosen?

The most popular artist in the Blooter Independent Chart for the previous month becomes the Artist of the Month for the following month.

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Q5. How does the Highlighted Artist function work?

You bid to be one of the two Highlighted Artists. Whoever bids the highest wins.

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Q6. Can I change my personal details?

Yes. In order to sell material you must have a Paypal account. To be able to receive the proceeds from your sales, the email address that you use to sign in to Blooter, must match the email address that you have registered with Paypal. If the email addresses are not the same, you can amend your log in email via your Blooter 'My Area' page. Alternatively, change your Paypal details. Other details, such as your password, can also be changed within the 'My Area' section.

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Q7. Can I view a history of my previous purchases?

Yes. Go to the 'Orders' section within 'My Area'. You will see details of purchases that you have previously made. Once you have purchased a song/EP/Album, it remains free for you to download as many times as you like.

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Q8. How do the charts work?

Pretty much as you would expect. Each time a track is listened to, the respective artist earns 1 point. When a track is downloaded, the respective artist earns 2 points. However, when a track is purchased, the respective artist will get 3 points.

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Q9. Why, on my profile, are some tracks highlighted red?

This is because you have not updated the song to make it 'Active'. Until you do this your material will not be made available to listeners (unless already a track on a featured album).

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Q10. Why can I not alter the content of an Album after I've made it live?

Because a customer will want to buy an album which features the material that they are expecting to receive. If an album format is changed regularly, the songs on that album could change dramatically too.

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Q11. Do artists keep the rights to their music?

Yes. We just have the right to broadcast your music on Blooter and at Blooter events.

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Q12. Why do I need a particular size of photograph to use on my profile as my main picture?

If you are named as the Artist of the Month, your main photograph is used on the Blooter homepage. If it isn't the right size it will not render well on the site, which means that you aren't getting the visual exposure to mirror the quality of your music. For this reason we are strict with the main photograph. If you are having trouble, just utilise the other photo slots which are much more flexible.

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Q13. I've uploaded a track and made it 'active' but nobody seems to be able to listen to it or download it. Why is that?

This is probably because you have not uploaded a sample. Because some Blooter artists choose to sell their material, it is important to give listeners an opportunity to hear a sample before choosing to pay for the download. It is therefore required that all artists upload the track itself, as well as a sample piece. The 'sample' can usually be as short or as long as you like. However - If you are allowing your material to be downloaded free of charge, you might want the sample to simply be a duplicate of the original track. However, if the track used for the sample is unusually large, it may not upload successfully. If that happens, downsize it to under 4Mb. The sample process offers the best possible protection to artists who wish to sell material. This protection cannot be guaranteed using other methods.

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Q14. Can I upload/sell cover songs??

The most likely answer is NO. This is unless you have the appropriate permission. You must have rights to the music that you put on the site. For more details please refer to the Terms and Conditions.

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Q15. How do I report copyright infringement?

Please let us know immediately if you become aware if any content on blooter.com that infringes on copyright by sending an email to admin@blooter.com

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Q16. What format should my music/videos be in?

One of either FLV or SWF for video uploads and MP3 for music uploads.

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Sign up problems

Q1. I have signed up to Blooter but I have not yet received the acknowledgement email!

Check in your junk mail folder. Due to 'spam' mail, email providers have become more thorough in their filtering processes. As a consequence legitimate mail such as that sent by Blooter may be mistakenly classified as apam. If this doesn't solve the problem it is highly likely that the cause of it is a firewall which is blocking the return email from Blooter. If this is the case, there's a good chance that you are signing up at your place of work. To get around the problem we recommend you sign up with a non work related email address such as your hotmail, gmail or personal outlook address etc. Because they aren't work related, they are unaffected by corporate firewalls. To put it simply, don't sign up using your work email address. Sign up with your personal email instead. .

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Venues, promoters, managers and providers of other related services

Q1. How do I promote a roster of bands on Blooter if I am a label, booking agent, manager, or other entity?

Two options: Sign up as a Listener which is free and use your profile as a blog facility to promote the acts that you represent. The forums may also be of use for this. However, we have designed the Agent Membership category to provide a facility whereby you can promote acts, and earn commissions from doing so, should your acts choose to sell their material.

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Q2. I provide services to artists - is there a way for me to promote my services on Blooter?

Yes. We have a directory facility where providers of such related services can advertise. Email us with your details, with a brief description of your services to promo@blooter.com

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Q3. We are a label. Do we get paid for our artists songs?

That is an issue for you and your artists to decide. Blooter uses Paypal to transfer sale proceeds to members' external accounts. It does not matter to us whether this is a label's account or an artist's account.

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Q4. I write about topics of interest to artists and music enthusiasts. Can I publish my writing on Blooter?

Yes. You can write a lot of great reviews and can start a captivating blog to begin developing a reader following. If you are a professional writer, you can submit articles that are of interest to artists, fans, and anyone in the music industry to admin@blooter.com.

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Q5. Can I advertise on Blooter?

Blooter will consider any advertising that we believe may be of interest to our community. Please send inquiries to promo@blooter.com

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Coming Soon.

Blooter Chart
New Members

1.	The Universals	(2)
2.	Fields of iaru	(1)
3.	Jim Morrice	(3)
4.	The Vaynes	(4)
5.	Twigz 4 Ribz	(5)
6.	Steven Ballantyne	(6)
7.	Steve Baron	(7)
8.	Deltasound	(8)
9.	Caroline Carfrae	(9)
10.	Flow	(10)