YOUTUBE IDOL

Who said singing karaoke couldn't get you signed! Well, probably no-one but it isn't the most obvious route one usually takes to be a successful commercial recording artist.

These crazy days of the new independent artist have enabled 18 year old Esmee Denters from Holland to go from singing karaoke in her bedroom to landing a major record deal and signing with Kelly Rowland from Destiny's child.

Esmee started her 'career' by uploading videos to YouTube of herself singing and soon found herself appearing on the front page of YouTube and getting so many views that YouTube's servers became overloaded.

Read the short history of Esmee's rise to fame

[Resource http://theutubeblog.com/tag/esmee-denters/]

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VIRAL VIDEO MARKETING

Tenth Street Entertainment’s independent music label Eleven Seven Music said Wednesday it plans to introduce its first viral video-marketing campaign, live from a concert by the Los Angeles band the Exies, in April. Promoters will give fans permission to shoot live videos from the event and upload them to the indie music label’s page on Zannel, which launched a mobile social networking site on Wednesday.

Read more about viral video marketing here

[Resource http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=21557&hed=Zannel+Takes+Social+Nets+Mobile§or=Industries&subsector=EntertainmentAndMedia]

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HOW TO BE A WORKING BAND

Playing gigs is one of the best ways to start building a following. Internet marketing is well and good but playing live is where many bands make their money.

Use the internet to help you build a fan base and communicate with your fans. Play live and this your oportunity to win people over, build up a following, sell Cd's and merchandise and earn money from performing.

We all have to start somewhere, so if you've practised enough to feel that you or your band are good enough to play in front of an audience, let's get you out there!

The basics are: put together a press kit and book a gig. Keeping yourself organised and following up venues are the keys to getting a gig. Read "How to Be a Working Band or Musician"

For a free step by step guide to booking your gigs the easy way - join the FREE "Tools For Success" program offered at this page.

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[Resource http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/161239/how_to_be_a_working_band_or_musician.html]

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