This also means that I own all of my music, play it from a server I control, using storage I control, via a client I’ve written and all of the data is stored on my own infrastructure. I author my own charts and can do as much or as little as I want with the data. I enjoy being able to view my own listening habits and run whatever granular queries I want. I’ve integrated concert tracking with artist pages, I’ve added support for tracking upcoming albums and exposed a calendar subscription.

What does “control” mean, anyway? It means that my content belongs to me. It’s formatted how I want it. I can make sure it’s accessible to everyone. No one can tell me what I can or cannot publish. No one can restrict access to or make people pay for my work. When I want to add a new feature I just do it.