这篇文章是由我们自己的神秘怪人，一个巨大的音乐迷写的。

你们很多人都知道，我是一个超级音乐迷，已经覆盖了多个音乐应用程序和网站。今天我们将参观Amie Street，这是我最喜欢的音乐网站…有几件事使它成为一个如此伟大的网站，但最重要的是，所有的音乐都是免费开始的！

价格是由音乐的流行程度决定的——歌曲一开始是免费的，然后随着越来越多的人下载它们，它们的价格会上涨到最高0.98美元。所有的音乐都是无DRM的MP3格式，几乎可以在任何地方的任何音乐播放器上播放。

我认为浏览他们的音乐收藏之所以如此美妙，是因为网站的设置方式。您只需收听专辑曲目的示例，然后在浏览器底部使用一个单独的播放器继续浏览整个网站，这将带来非常愉快的体验。

把钱加到你的账户上是一个非常简单的过程，你可以用信用卡或贝宝一次只加3美元。如果你找到新的酷音乐3美元可以走很长的路！

他们增加的另一个很酷的功能是一个在线音乐播放器，在那里你可以收听整个音乐库。

每周我也会收到一封来自Amie Street的邮件，建议我使用新音乐，而且经常会有免费音乐下载。

如果你是一个音乐家或有一个乐队推广，有一个艺术家上传页面，让你得到你的曲子在阿米街。在这里，你可以上传你的音乐，创建专辑艺术，并提供有关你的音乐的细节。

如果到目前为止一切都还不够酷，那么当你邀请朋友加入或推荐流行音乐时，Amie Street会在你的帐户中添加信用卡来购买新音乐。

如果你是一个休闲或铁杆音乐迷，你会有很多乐趣在阿米街发现音乐！

我们坐下来与Amie Street的联合创始人Joshua Boltuch进行了交谈，以了解更多关于他们的服务以及他们提供的服务。他要说的是：

HTG：先说说你在Amie Street的职位或头衔，以及你在这家公司工作多久了？

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：你有什么样的背景来启动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：你对爱美街的愿景是什么？你认为现在是什么样子？你希望在未来几年如何看待它？

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：就我个人而言，我很喜欢这个网站是如何建立起来的，既可以收听艺术家的歌曲，又可以浏览网站。这是计划的一部分吗？让用户在现场有一个愉快的体验。

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：现在每个人都在批评音乐行业以及他们在采用互联网技术方面的迟缓，你如何与唱片公司谈判，提供从上市时起就免费的专辑？

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：我注意到新的网络播放器，可以让你听所有下载的歌曲，有没有一个可下载的播放器计划？

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：您还有什么要补充或向我们的读者解释的吗？

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：非常感谢您抽出时间回答我们的问题！

Thank you!

参观阿米街amiestreet.comz公司

编者按：这是一个商业服务，也提供免费的独立音乐审查。这不是一个赞助审查，我们没有从介绍你赚钱-这只是一个网站，我们碰巧真的很喜欢。