ATSIC S06E22 - Worth
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Below this write-up, you’ll find the track list, complete with artists and their hometowns. You can listen here and follow along, or if you’re using the Mixcloud app, hit the “…” to check out the track list while you listen. There’s also a video below from the stream where I slapped this mix together. I’m having fun week to week.
Back this week with a DJ Dice mix to give you your fix. It’s 100 percent Canadian this week once again, and there’s new music from artists across the country. It’s late as I type this, and I’m trying to get up tomorrow to go on vacation, so this all I have to say is that I hope you enjoy the mix as much as I will while I listen to it in a hammock somewhere.
This week there’s another “Making of ATSIC” video from Twitch, so check that out if you want to see my learning curve as I spin records and try to keep the vibe alive. In these Twitch videos it mutes out anything the algorithm recognizes - so congrats to anyone who has their business in order well enough to tell the big corporations to not allow me to promote your music, I guess. You can hear the audio if it’s live, so tap in on weekdays over on Twitch, I’m on all the time either working on ATSIC, listening to the new releases each week to make picks, or working on my own music.
Fly in Formation is officially on hiatus for the summer, I’m taking July & August off from weekly interviews for holiday time. I’ll keep doing ATSIC, but one less thing on the schedule frees up a lot of free time. On the episode attached to this ATSIC, I talked with Max Winds, a Winnipeg emcee who’s been on the come up for a while now. We talked about booking big shows opening for legends, remaining authentic to where we’re from, putting in the work to perfect a style, and a bunch of other important stuff. You can watch it on Youtube below as well. Tune in every Tuesday for interviews with artists across the country starting back up in September as I continue to endeavor to learn more about local scenes and artists creative processes, talking to artists we play regularly on ATSIC. Come through, hit subscribe on Twitch, skip the ads, and chat live while I stream, I’ll still be active on there making ATSIC, listening to new releases on Fridays, or working on my own music.
I buy every track I play on ATSIC unless it’s sent to me directly. Streaming barely pays, so it’s essential to support indie artists by buying their music, tickets, or merch to keep them creating. Listening to #ATSIC on Mixcloud is free for you, and makes sure that each song you hear pays the artist at least SOMETHING. Spotify pays 0.006 CAD per stream, and only if the song hits 1000 plays in 3 months. Assuming a song gets 1000 spins, that means it takes around 125 Spotify plays to earn an artist the same .76 cents they earn from my 1.29 purchase on iTunes.
Shows like After the Smoke is Clear also need support. If you appreciate discovering new music without the algorithms, or if you appreciate my efforts to get indie artists music in more ears, consider donating via PayPal to help me buy the tracks and keep the show going. Every dollar helps indie artists and ATSIC alike.
If you can’t donate, that’s all good — people who can afford it are paying, and you get to enjoy a free show while I earn a living. Do me a favour though, and help spread the word to other people who love Hip Hop! Shoutout to everyone who is already supporting financially, by sharing the show, or by coming through in comments and chat to help build community.
Stay up.
