As far as your long post is considered.
2 New Songs a Month.
In the beginning this is a good idea until you get up in popularity. I would not mind if you backed off and it was 1 New Song a Month. I’d rather have something from you that you enjoy to play and sing, rather than something your not all too happy with. Even big name artists still come out with new material, but at a much slower rate. With Songs from the vault, you’ve got 3 albums out and not one of them has repeat songs from one of the others, where as Linkin Park has several CD’s out but 2-3 of them are different remixes of the same shit. So, in my mind, your on the same level.
About the Members Only Store.
Let me say that, people are more interested in your music right now. Its whats going to bring people to you. I say your store should not be a Members Only fling, and anyone should be able to purchase music from your store.
However, you could keep some of the more famous songs you’ve done, like Night Train, LP, and CT require a Membership. This way you can spread most of work, but if they want those few extra songs from you, they gotta support you a little more than just buying your songs.
Lastly, I think I probably should have received your goody bag by now. But with me living in Japan, it may have been stopped at customs. If you could, drop me an email at Houshourattengod@yahoo.com and inform me what was in it. I hate to have the surprise of the Goodie Bag spoiled, but I’d rather know that it was confiscated by Customs or not, if you know what I mean.

I’m sure you’d rather get booked at a bar or small venue for a $500 fee then try to struggle up 4 VIP’s especially considering thats a one time pay out, and can be done multiple times a year (one would hope)

Personally, while “front of line” access to your new material is nice, i’m not thinking it’s somthing i’d commit a monthly fee to doing, especially $10. the other items of note, liek teh house concert tickets and merchendise have no interest for me, and while the idea of acces to an (as not non existant) delux version fo albums is kinda cool, might be more benefitial to allow everyone to buy the (more expensive) deluxe version. Same thing with the member only albums, why limit your audence? limited audience means limited sales, and not sure how many people will sign up for that benefit.

This si just my own personal opiniun, run yoru site and career however you see fit, but a few suggestions that just seem logisticlaly to work better.

the u stream dowload option for $5 seems like a good idea, lets people archive the concert, and it’s a nice small number to “help feed matt just cus we love him” without nessicarily needing anything in return just to say thanks and support you. maybe even have member only concert streams a few times a year showcasing as yet unreleased to general public music. access to buy a bi anual songs from the vault collection

if the all acces option were to stay, i think they should still get front of line access to any /most of the songs you make, but without the gaurnteed song release cycle (think we’d perfer you to get a concert booking then make you feel like you HAVE to work on a song for us, and god forbid you want to go on vacation), a % discount to your store, something like 10% off cd’s, maybe a monthly raffel for a free cd, maybe special versions of existing songs, instrumental? accapella? dance remix? not available to the general public. something like that. access to buy a bi anual songs from the vault collection. ability to purchase beer bash or house concert passes, though i dont expect many will travel to someones house by plane to see you, yet.

I think the VIP level should be a once a year type thing, but if they want to break it up into monthly installment payments I think you should allow for that. It should include everything from above and the unique thigns it does now, invitations for free house concerts, beer bash etc. the custom sogn raffel si a good thing too., maybe a bigger cd discount.

for the non subscribers, access to songs in album form, or songs from teh vault once a year 12 months after a song release, but you can still use thsoe songs for any live concert etc.You may want to drop the bit rate of the concerts and leave the hq stuff for the albums and song downloads.

maybe auction off a custom song or sell raffels but i think a bidding process is better.

just a few suggestions, take or leave any or all of it. Just soem idea’s I’ve been bouncing around.

Personally, i rather not pay anything ro pay very little and buy albums as they are released (just bought songs from the vault)

I’m on a free subscription right now. I may actually purchase the basic one, nto sure, depends on if/how you re-work some thigns, I want access to the cd’s and sonsg fairly quickly but i almost rather pay per song on a seelctive basis then commit to anythign monthly. but it’s hard to sell songs to non members or light level members without makign the all access / vips feel under valued. it’s a lto of thigns to balence, Good luck.

I like the songs in the vault by the way, glad I got it, lots of good material in here

I am semi-retired, so I have time to spare. If it helps keep you playing, meranda and I are there for you.