So, how many bands are actually authoring THEIR OWN songs?

[GeneralGilliam]

RBN started out as a way for bands to chart their own songs, and swiftly grew into a market run by 3rd party businesses and authors. I'm starting to see a very small amount of bands charting their own songs, anyone have a list of bands who are actually doing this? I'd like to listen to give their songs a listen and preferably download a song from them over one charted by a business, just to give that band extra support.

[jawillroy]

Well, both Paper Valentines and Shiny Dark Bar count: Markleford, the author, did the drums & a lot of production on both of 'em.
~JWR
http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5000799
http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5001570

[kingtonyx]

I was going to do it, but it's just too complicated and I don't have the time to sit here and learn

[Markleford]

Well, both Paper Valentines and Shiny Dark Bar count: Markleford, the author, did the drums & a lot of production on both of 'em.

Part of the few, the proud... the skint.

- m

[Starfleet_Rambo]

Yeah, and I want to do all the repair work in my house instead of hiring professionals too!

[afterstasis]

Yeah, and I want to do all the repair work in my house instead of hiring professionals too!

me too!
it's far cheaper, i don't have to work around anyone else's schedule, and i can trust myself not to screw up in most instances!

[jawillroy]

Part of the few, the proud... the skint.

- m

Shhh! If you call it "jamming econo" it's got more indie-punk cred: "It's a way of living, man! We don't need no stinkin' money to do this!"

[Starfleet_Rambo]

me too!
it's far cheaper, i don't have to work around anyone else's schedule, and i can trust myself not to screw up in most instances!

It's settled. We'll take workshops together. I'll be on I-77S in no time.

[trg007]

RBN started out as a way for bands to chart their own songs, and swiftly grew into a market run by 3rd party businesses and authors.

Not true at all; Harmonix planned from the very beginning that there would be 3rd party companies. How do you think Rhythm Authors was started? HMX knew that because of how much time it takes to get a song authored, many bands would not do it themselves when they could be spending their time creating/performing music instead. Without 3rd party companies there would be nowhere near the number of songs we already have available in the RBN store.

[GeneralGilliam]

Not true at all; Harmonix planned from the very beginning that there would be 3rd party companies. How do you think Rhythm Authors was started? HMX knew that because of how much time it takes to get a song authored, many bands would not do it themselves when they could be spending their time creating/performing music instead. Without 3rd party companies there would be nowhere near the number of songs we already have available in the RBN store.

I'm not saying that's why it was created, I'm just saying that's kinda how it started out, as in when I first saw the news I was like "oh sweet, actual bands will be releasing their own music as DLC" and then it ended up having few bands actually doing this themselves. I guess I did a ****ty job of wording it lol