market your music!
Sites that we think make the difference.
Researching all those new music websites is something we do naturally here at SoundSugar...yes we know it can be a bit overwhelming even for a web addict. Se we keep things simple, clear and concise for our all of our friends, fans and artists. Below is the beginning of our website hype list for bands and artist to use for promoting there music. Getting your music out on the web and understanding what will work best for you is crucial these days. And there are plenty of exciting places to promote yourself. Here are just a few we like a lot...
Myspace get major props! myspace.com is currently the world's sixth most popular English-language website and the sixth most popular website in any language,[2] and the third most popular website in the United States! If you do not have a music profile on myspace do so "Right Now"!!! Because you must have been living in cave for the last 3 years if you don't have a myspace page, let us tell you that they are one of the main players in online music marketing game. It a must for any band who wants to take advantage of the web when it comes to promoting your music. People either hate it or love it! and from the traffic reports currently out there, myspace may always be on top!
One aspect that seems to always come up is how the organized Chaos of the site is just so appealing to the young crowd. visit: myspace.com
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than 100 million videos being watched every day! is a video
sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. YouTube
was created in mid-February 2005 by three former PayPal employees. Another
site that only those who reside on a distant planet wouldn't know about
as the growth of You Tube is Phenominal!!! There's never been a better
time for indie artists to use video to market their music. And there are
loads of businesses that attempt to teach bands and artists how to exploit
this to your advantage on YouTube. We say play like Nike and "Just Do It!" create
a video of your music and style, make sure it meets the YouTube specifications
and then get the word out about your video by using all the tools out there
like SoundSugar that allow you to place your video all over the place! visit
youtube.com
The Cure for MySpace-itis? After months
of anticipation, ReverbNation.com has launched the beta version of
Record Label and Manager profile pages, complete with a suite of
powerful free tools designed to meet the needs of Labels and Band
Managers of all sizes. ReverbNation gives bands a clean interface,
plent of options, a high percentage of sales, and specialized
tools for helping bands manage email and promote shows. The interface
is clean, the features were powerful, and the site is entirely free
to use for both artists and fans. visit: ReverbNation.com
The service has changed drastically since its original inception. imeem.com is a social media service where users interact with each other by watching, posting, and sharing content of all media types, including blogs, photos, audio, and video. imeem.com is great for promoting your music and reaching out to more fans! imeem was launched October 2004. visit: imeem.com
Bebo
is the 85th most popular English-language website. It is an online
social media network where friends share their lives and explore
online entertainment, designed to allow friends to communicate
in various ways. The site was founded in January 2005 by husband
and wife team Michael and Xochi Birch. It was given a major relaunch
in July of that year. It is free and you can put your favourite
music on there, photos of you and your friends, add bands of clubs,
music that you like, flash boxes, picture slide shows, leave comments,
write in your blog and more! visit: bebo.com
Fabchannel.com is a Dutch company that aims to give attention to artists unrecognized by the mass media. The project was founded by Justin Kniest in 2000 in collaboration with internet service provider XS4ALL and broadcast facility company N.O.B. With more than 700 live concerts, festivals, performances, debates and lectures, Fabchannel.com has built one of the biggest video on demand archives in the world.
The word on the street is that Fabchannel will be coming to the USA and establish studios on the east and west coast so that they can film live shows of emerging bands. As we love this site and are always in communication with there publicity dept, we will keep our fans bands and friends posted on the latest info! Meanwhile enjoy the shows posted online. visit:
www.fabchannel.com
www.bebo.com / fabchannelarchive
www.soundsugar.net / fabchannel news
No need to scratch your head and say; "What about all the rest?" We will continue to ad more great options for artists and bands online.
In fact we are currently putting together an updated "Hot List" and also contacting some of these great organizations to work with them in providing so much more for the band next door!