這篇文章是由我們自己的神祕怪人，一個巨大的音樂迷寫的。

你們很多人都知道，我是一個超級音樂迷，已經覆蓋了多個音樂應用程式和網站。今天我們將參觀Amie Street，這是我最喜歡的音樂網站…有幾件事使它成為一個如此偉大的網站，但最重要的是，所有的音樂都是免費開始的！

價格是由音樂的流行程度決定的——歌曲一開始是免費的，然後隨著越來越多的人下載它們，它們的價格會上漲到最高0.98美元。所有的音樂都是無DRM的MP3格式，幾乎可以在任何地方的任何音樂播放器上播放。

我認為瀏覽他們的音樂收藏之所以如此美妙，是因為網站的設定方式。您只需收聽專輯曲目的示例，然後在瀏覽器底部使用一個單獨的播放器繼續瀏覽整個網站，這將帶來非常愉快的體驗。

把錢加到你的賬戶上是一個非常簡單的過程，你可以用信用卡或貝寶一次只加3美元。如果你找到新的酷音樂3美元可以走很長的路！

他們增加的另一個很酷的功能是一個線上音樂播放器，在那裡你可以收聽整個音樂庫。

每週我也會收到一封來自Amie Street的郵件，建議我使用新音樂，而且經常會有免費音樂下載。

如果你是一個音樂家或有一個樂隊推廣，有一個藝術家上傳頁面，讓你得到你的曲子在阿米街。在這裡，你可以上傳你的音樂，建立專輯藝術，並提供有關你的音樂的細節。

如果到目前為止一切都還不夠酷，那麼當你邀請朋友加入或推薦流行音樂時，Amie Street會在你的帳戶中新增信用卡來購買新音樂。

如果你是一個休閒或鐵桿音樂迷，你會有很多樂趣在阿米街發現音樂！

我們坐下來與Amie Street的聯合創始人Joshua Boltuch進行了交談，以瞭解更多關於他們的服務以及他們提供的服務。他要說的是：

HTG：先說說你在Amie Street的職位或頭銜，以及你在這家公司工作多久了？

I am Co-Founder and CMO of AmieStreet.com. I started Amie Street in 2006 with two college friends while we were all seniors at Brown University.

HTG：你有什麼樣的背景來啟動Amie Street？

We started Amie Street our senior year, so as far as formal training or experience in my industry, not much. I worked for Warner Bros for a summer during college and have a bachelor’s degree in Literature from Brown. I’ve always been an extremely avid music fan, listening to all types of music and going to see lots of shows. I think this passion for music is what led us to start Amie Street.

HTG：你對愛美街的願景是什麼？你認為現在是什麼樣子？你希望在未來幾年如何看待它？

When you need new music, you head to Amie Street. And whether you want to spend two minutes or two hours, you’ll easily find great new music that you can play from any device at any time.

We will always have to focus on acquiring new content for our customers, making sure we’re doing our best to have everything they could possibly want. In terms of new features, design, and services, we’ll continue to listen to our customers needs and wishes, as they are always the final word.

HTG：就我個人而言，我很喜歡這個網站是如何建立起來的，既可以收聽藝術家的歌曲，又可以瀏覽網站。這是計劃的一部分嗎？讓使用者在現場有一個愉快的體驗。

Yes, indeed! We are a discovery service, and that feature really helps people find new music fast. You can be bouncing around from the Amie Street Charts page, to your personalized recommendati*** page, all the while listening to a playlist of the top Jazz songs of 2008. Then as your browsing the song your listening to catches your attention, and it’s right there at the bottom of your screen for you to click on and download. We actually did a major site redesign this past summer, basing our improvements on rather extensive “Voice of Customer” research. That was an idea that came from a number of our customers.

HTG：現在每個人都在批評音樂行業以及他們在採用網際網路技術方面的遲緩，你如何與唱片公司談判，提供從上市時起就免費的專輯？

There was certainly some education involved, explaining that having the first downloads be free ensures that the music gets in the hands of the most passionate fans who are going to evangelize, so it’s going to help your sales not hurt it. And as Amie Street has grown it’s become more of a no-brainer for labels as they see there compe*****s making money on Amie Street, but that didn’t come right away.  So for all the critici** of the industry there were labels who were willing to put their music on Amie Street when we were just starting and didn’t have a track record, and they deserve credit for being open to new ideas and trying them.

HTG：我注意到新的網路播放器，可以讓你聽所有下載的歌曲，有沒有一個可下載的播放器計劃？

A downloadable player is not currently in the works, but we are thinking about how we can position Amie Street on the desktop and tap into the music people already own to better help them find new music.

HTG：您還有什麼要補充或向我們的讀者解釋的嗎？

Well, I think it’s worth mentioning that Amie Street is absolutely a home-grown D.I.Y. company, and that it was started and is maintained by a group of young music geeks; we see Amie Street as a unique music service that empowers both fans and bands to participate in a fair and dynamic marketplace.  It’s a fun and easy way to discover music, without raiding your wallets, and people know they are directly supporting the artists they enjoy.

HTG：非常感謝您抽出時間回答我們的問題！

Thank you!

參觀阿米街amiestreet.comz公司

編者按：這是一個商業服務，也提供免費的獨立音樂審查。這不是一個贊助審查，我們沒有從介紹你賺錢-這只是一個網站，我們碰巧真的很喜歡。