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# DayTrotter’s Live Music Subscription Service Adds Direct Artist Payments
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/daytrotters-live-music-subscription-service-adds-direct-artist-payments/
- Published: 2013-05-27T08:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-05-27T08:00:00.000Z
- Description: By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Well, this isn’t going to change the world, but it sounds like a step in the right direction. DayTrotter, the original music subscription that. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/05/daytrotters-live-music-subscription-service-adds-direct-artist
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- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Music Tech, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:43

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By Eliot Van Buskirk of [Evolver.fm](http://evolver.fm/?ref=hypebot.com).

Well, this isn’t going to change the world, but it sounds like a step in the right direction.

[DayTrotter](http://www.daytrotter.com/?ref=hypebot.com), the original music subscription that [creates scarcity in a digital world](http://evolver.fm/2013/03/04/how-daytrotter-creates-scarcity-in-a-digital-world/?ref=hypebot.com) by making about a hundred new, unique music videos each month, recently announced a twist on the idea of subscribing to music (a big deal, with so many artists [complaining about subscriptions](http://evolver.fm/2012/11/15/hey-damon-from-galaxie-500-there-has-to-be-a-better-way/?ref=hypebot.com)).

If you pay for Daytrotter ($32/year for [everything mentioned here](https://www.daytrotter.com/secure/purchasemembership.aspx?type=annual&ref=hypebot.com)), the company will donate $5 of that to any artist you choose. It’s not a [direct artist subscription app](http://evolver.fm/2012/04/13/potential-goldmine-branded-artist-radio-apps/?ref=hypebot.com) or even [this funky direct subscription idea](http://evolver.fm/2012/05/14/interview-distro-fm-could-revolutionize-music-with-artist-subscriptions/?ref=hypebot.com), but it is a weird new way to pay artists directly, if those artists have recorded a Daytrotter session (and, frankly, if your favorite band hasn’t recorded one, you might not want to join anyway).

“New annual members to Daytrotter can select a band to designate $5 of their annual fee to,” [emailed](http://evolver.fm/submit-a-tip/?ref=hypebot.com) Daytrotter’s Sean Moeller. “On the purchase page, all they have to do is write the band’s name in a box (which will auto-fill the band name as they continue typing – making the process as quick and easy as possible) located right before they confirm. Bands can choose to have the money go directly to them, to a charity or use this feature to help raise money for a tour or wherever else they could use the help.”

If you’re already going to sign up for [Daytrotter](http://daytrotter.com/?ref=hypebot.com) anyway, you might as well direct a few bucks of that towards your favorite artist. If 200 of their fans were to do so, that would total another $1,000 per year to keep them afloat.

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