Music videos are obviously an important asset to any artists. Videos help brand the band and they make great eye candy for viewers who want to be entertained. If you don’t have the means for a swanky music video, record live shows. Viewers who can not make it to the show can check out what […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Rock Band Network music store is now opened, available for Rock Band 2 on Xbox 360 – it will be available for Playstation 3 and Wii in a month. The network lets any artists submit their music to the popular game, provided that they have the software by Harmonix to create the game files […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There were a few futile attempts to make Facebook fan pages more suitable for bands but they never measured up to MySpace’s music pages. The Facebook music player was mediocre at best – once you navigate away from the page, the music stops playing. The player was never at a prominent placement where anyone can […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Artists can now make money by being on YouTube. YouTube launches Musicians Wanted for indie artists. If you have a music video or live musical performances, then apply to the Musicians Wanted here (look for the big “Sign Up” button at the top of the page). YouTube will then decides which applicants gets accepted to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Hype Machine aggregates MP3 streams from a list of influential music blogs, but bloggers would need to encode and upload music themselves and the resulting audio is not in control of the artists. In addition, there are no stats on how many times the track was played. The Hype Machine can now detect SoundCloud […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Future of Music Coalition: DC Policy Day, will discuss issues revolving artists, academics, industry professionals, journalists, music fans and more. Topics range from copyright concerns to health care reforms. Watch the live webcast here. Disclaimer: WeRoqq constantly looks for opportunities for all artists and is not affiliated with the above.
I’ve been looking for a suitable substitute to replace my favorite streaming service, Lala, which ended in May, thanks to Apple. I’m hoping Apple will integrate some of Lala’s feature in iTunes but only time will tell. Until then, Rdio, a new music streaming service formed by creators of Skype and Kaaza is entering the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sonicbids provides many gig opportunities for their members but usually there is a submission fee involved. The fee was proven to be an effective filter for Sonicbids. However, there were a lot of groans from artists that there were no free submissions. There were also some negative feedback from artists who paid the fees but […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
According to Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy, 90,000 different artists are played on Pandora per week, but only 30% of that are unsigned artists. iSound is about relaunch and is offering an alternative to DIY artists. Artists can submit their music for free. Listeners input the artist/band they like and similar up and coming artists will […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yesterday, Apple announced the addition of a new social network on iTunes called Ping. Steve Jobs described it as “Facebook and Twitter meet iTunes.” You can follow your favorite artists and friends, see their recommendations, share albums and songs, comment and re-post items to your followers. Setting up is easy if you already have an […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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