GOT A FLASH FETISH?

MySpace music uploads are not the only way to add your music to a profile page.

Why not do it using a custom designed mp3 player.

Here's a website I came across for adding your music to your MySpace page or to your own website or other profile page.

There is a selection of mp3 players to choose from and many can be customized to suit your web page designs.

Oh, did I mention that they're free and take only moments to install!

Check out MyFlashFetish

For resources on songwriting and marketing your songs visit
The Indie Musician's DIY Toolkit


[Resource http://www.myflashfetish.com/myspace-mp3-players/]

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INDIE DOWNLOAD CARDS

Many independent artists make most of their revenue at merchandise tables after they play a live show. Audiences connect with a band or song, and are most likely to pay for music during the post-gig buzz. As bands are moving from CDs to digital downloads, they need something to hook potential customers when they can, instead of asking them to download later. Which is a challenge DiscRevolt aims to solve. The start-up describes its download cards as a cross between a gift card, a backstage pass and a baseball trading card. They're designed to be collectible items, attachable to lanyards or backpacks or rear-view mirrors. The fact that artists design their own artwork, and often make cards in limited runs, adds to the appeal.

Visit DiscRevolt for more information.

[Resource http://www.springwise.com/weekly/2007-05-16.htm]

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WHY GIVING AWAY MUSIC IS GOOD FOR SMALL BANDS

DRM may be bad news for large bands but for smaller bands and artists it can be exploited for your benefit.

Write songs for the purpose of attracting fans and getting them to your live shows. Make your income from live performances and selling merchandise and you'll find that fans still buy your Cd's.

The 'personal touch' and 'real experience' of seeing and hearing music can't be downloaded.

In this article I came across, a small independent music producer tell this story of his brother's band:

"Small bands need to give their recorded music away freely online in order to get more people to come to their shows. My brother's band Maps & Atlases [maps-atlases.com] just went on a 7 day tour to the East Coast and ended up in a tiny university town called East Stroudsburg, PA. Instead of showing up to no crowd, the venue was packed -- a rarity for the town and venue. Why did this happen? Maps & Atlases released their EP for free online. They sold out of their first EP (2000 copies) during their 2006 tour, and they're coming up fast on selling out their second pressing, even though the music is easily downloaded online. Why do fans pay for albums? They get face time with the band, they get autographs, and they know that buying the merch direct will keep the band writing and touring."

Click here to read the full article.

This is not too different from a previous blog post I made called

GIVE AWAY YOUR MUSIC AND SELL YOUR SHOW


[Resource http://slashdot.org/articles/07/02/28/1633233.shtml]

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THE DRUM MACHINE THAT LEARNS FROM DRUMMERS

This came from the Website CreateDigitalMusic.com where you can read the full review.

A newly developed software called BillaBoop, and here's what the creator has to say:

"BillaBoop is a real-time audio driven drum controller which allows the user to control up to 3 drum instruments. The user can control any drum synth with the voice (beat box), or any object or musical instrument. Unlike other audio-driven systems which require a lot of parameter tuning to be able to discriminate the sounds you are playing, BillaBoop incorporates an efficient Machine Learning component which enables the system to learn by demonstration."

[Resource http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/02/23/play-drums-with-sound-via-software-that-learns-from-you/]

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