Anyone who has a myspace page needs to make sure they are getting the most out of it.
With that in mind, click here to find out some neat myspace tricks to get the most out of what you have.
Thanks to wired.com for this one.
Musicadium is proud to announce its support for the annual Q Song Awards.
Dedicated to finding Queensland’s best songwriters, the Q Song Awards received almost 1600 entries in 2007!
Musicadium is sponsoring one of this year’s new categories -The Musicadium New/Experimental Music Category.
At Musicadium, we are a key link in the chain for emerging musicians. Musicadium’s distribution model allows independent artists to prosper without needing a record label. For $39 you can get your album distributed worldwide. Just a few short years ago, that kind of thing was unheard of. Now it is possible and Musicadium is getting behind Q Song as a way of showing our support for Queensland’s independent artists.
Winners of this year’s Q Song get a chance to share in the $25,000 in cash and prizes on offer.
Entries opened March 20 and the deadline for entries is May 2, 2008. The Winners will be announced at the Q Song Awards Ceremony on August 12, 2008 at The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley.
Entry forms are available online from www.qmusic.com.au/qsong. Online entries will be accepted through www.sonicbids.com/2008qsongawards.
Musicadium is very happy to introduce our newest team member: the lovely Sarah.
With a background in Music and Media, a diploma of music performance at the Southbank Institute of TAFE in Brisbane and management experience with the National Institute of Youth Performing Arts Australia, Sarah is a perfect fit.
As Musicadium’s Artist Relations Manager, Sarah will be the first point of call for our growing artist and label roster. When you call, email, myspace or knock down our door you’ll see Sarah’s smiling face.
When you need uploads rushed through, have queries about your myspace or want to know if iTunes will make you single of the week - yep, you guessed it - Sarah will be there too.
Welcome to Musicadium Sarah!
I want to tell you about a fantastic tool to get your music heard.
imeem allows you to build playlists of your favourite music and stream them as you please.
There is an amazing amount of music available to stream and you can upload songs that aren’t available.
Artists like Avril Lavigne have been making the most of imeem by offering a video exclusive through the site as well as allowing her entire new album to be streamed for free at her imeem page. The video exclusive comes with embed codes to make the video viral.
For an independent artist, imeem is a great addition to your online repertoire. Like a myspace page it allows your music to be easily discovered. Even better, you can build playlists with songs from artists you sound like. That way, fans of other bands can discover your music through your very own playlists.
It’s free and easy.
So iTunes is the digital downloads industry. That much is certain.
There has been much speculation recently about who holds the No.2 spot.
USA Today’s announcement that “Amazon is No. 2 in digital music sales since opening nearly six months ago.”
emusic CEO David Pakman immediately shot back claiming emusic was “selling more than 7,000,000 songs a month” and that with respect to Amazon mp3, emusic was “still on top, and will continue to be so”.
Now, SpiralFrog has staked its claim to the No. 3 spot on the basis of its 850,000 registered users. Other players like Rhapsody, Napster, Yahoo Music and Amie St have not yet weighed into the debate.
With Amazon mp3 refusing to release figures and no independent arbiter, there is little certainty beyond the fact that iTunes dominates.
For artists, the message is clear - so long as you are on iTunes, emusic and Amazon mp3, you can be confident you covering the most important digital ground.
At Musicadium, we get a lot of requests for assistance with MySpace. Below we have posted some of the top questions we get from clients.Hopefully thee will help you get you started on your way of making MySpace - your space.
How do I become a featured artist on MySpace?
Please send MySpace an email stating you are interested in becoming a featured artist and they will have a representative contact you.
How do I add color, graphics, & sound to my Profile page?
Adding color, graphics and sound to your MySpace profile page is easy and requires only a basic knowledge of HTML (the programming language used to create web pages on the Internet). Simply go to “Edit Profile” and enter the desired HTML coding where appropriate.If you do not know HTML, you can reach out and make a new friend by asking someone who has color, graphics, and/or sound on their Profile page how they did it. Musicadium strongly suggests you add your iTunes link HTML in your MySpace. See our article for more help Make a link to your album on iTunes.
How do I add a song from a Myspace artist to my profile? How do I remove it?
Adding a song is easy. Visit Myspace Music (http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music) and find a song you want to add. If the artist has given permission to share the music, you’ll see an “Add” link next to the song. Click “Add” and the song will play on your profile! Only one song can be added to your profile at one time.If you want to change songs, simply find another song and click “Add.”
To remove the song, go to Home >> Edit Profile >> Profile Songs and click “Delete.”
More Help
These and more MySpace help FAQ’s can be found at MySpace’s Help area http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=misc.faq or contact them at http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=misc.contact
Being great fans of Ranger (they played at our launch party!) we are profiling Cam from Ranger this week.
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Q. What styles and influences are on your latest album?
Styles and influences accumulate over time ..is very hard to pinpoint anyone
in particular.
Q. What inspires you? What makes you wake up and think “wow that really
matters?”, what makes you want to write songs that make people sit down and
think?
Random acts inspire.I try not to think about anything and sometimes and only
sometimes an idea will come.Try to hard and there usually crap.
Q. How did you come up with your band name?
Saw it on the side of a truck.
Q. What’s your favourite song to play?
Wise up.
Q. How long of you been playing your instruments/singing and did you
take lessons?
Been playing guitar since i was eight !Yes had an amazing guitar teacher for
5 years in high school .Taught me how to teach myself! Been singing for two
years.
Q. Any new influences that you will be drawing into your next release?
Whatever happens.
Q. What’s your favourite colour?
Blue
Q. What kind of instruments do you use?
I use guitars . I fucking love guitars!
Q. Why did you choose Musicadium to digitally distribute your music?
Cos Nick is a cool man with a plan. I like people who put it on the line. Musicadium
does that!
Q. Do you have a day/square job as well as music? If so what is it?
Composing music for film and TV.
Q. When did you first know that creating music was for you?
Still not sure.( or just really bad memory)
Q. The best thing about being an artist is?
sleeping
Q. What are you listening to right now?
arcade fire, band of horses, Lee Dorsey.
Q. When will be releasing your next album?
later in year maybe.
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How did you get exposure?
Too long in the sun.
In late January, we posted about the importance of finding True Fans.
We wrote that true fans would do three things: come and see you play live, buy what you produced (CDs, merch) and tell their friends about you.
Earlier this month, the excellent Kevin Kelly from Wired Magazine from took things one step further in his post ‘1,000 True Fans’. In his post, Kelly argues that creatives, including musicians, need 1,000 True Fans to make what they do a living.
“Let’s peg that per diem each True Fan spends at $100 per year. If you have 1,000 fans that sums up to $100,000 per year, which minus some modest expenses, is a living for most folks.”
The article is a must-read not just for musicians but for anyone trying to make art and cultivate a grassroots following.
Choosing an album cover is a critical part of the process of releasing an album. A good album cover can entice listeners in and add atmosphere and context to the music. Sure, in a world of file sharing, the album cover might be less crucial but music in its live and recorded formats still has en enormous visual element.
On that note, it is with pleasure that Musicadium counts down its top 5 BEST and top 5 WORST album covers of all time.
Enjoy.
