A few weeks ago I read about SoundCloud starting its take down campaign on a massive scale, targeting both casual users and big name acts alike (Knife Party being one of them). I've had a few take downs in the past due to some remixes and mix tapes that I've made in the five years that I've been on the music sharing platform, so I didn't think much of it because I just assumed it was business as usual. Big mistake...
I got a text message from a promoter just a single day after I read about the take down campaign.
"I have a client wants to hear your remix but they can't access your SoundCloud. Where else can we check it out?"
I expected the worst, and I was right: My account had been deleted along with all the music I uploaded for the last half decade! It really couldn't have come at a worse time (is there ever a good time?), because I was about to start promoting my EP of all-original music which was going to rely heavily on using SoundCloud as my playback and social hub, and instead I was left with nothing.
So I contacted support and they told me that they have a "three strikes and you're out" rule regarding takedowns. Sadly, I wasn't aware of that until my account was removed, since take downs in the past didn't lead to obvious penalties other than your music disappearing from your profile.
So in order that you might save yourself from all the trouble I went through and learn from my mistakes, here is my advice to anyone who wasn't to carry on using SoundCloud:
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