While I was gone, Snocap had a couple of key announcements. One, via an email (no press release to link to) said Snocap now accepts Visa and Mastercard for purchases. Previously, Snocap purchases were made through PayPal. The addition of credit card payments is a huge step forward. Small, digital music transactions can grow only as fast as ease of purchase allows. And given that Americans prefer credit card transactions, it's an important development. (I wish I could find the email to offer a screenshot, but I must have deleted it. I did, however, go to my Snocap account and saw that Mastercard and Visa are now mentioned as acceptable payment methods.)

There was another Snocap announcement, this one with a proper press release. The company dropped, slightly, the fee charged to artists for MyStore downloads to $0.39 from $0.45. It's a small amount, but it may have an impact. There has been some negative attitude toward Snocap's fee, and I know of one artist who is using DigStation as an alternative/protest.

[music jobs] HR Manager at EMI NA; New York, NY.