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Below
you will find a comprehesive
list of MP3 hosting, streaming,
and e-commerce music sites.
They all accept original
music by both underground
& mainstream artists,
and vary from the mega-corporate
to garage operations.
All are worthy of checking
out. As
with anything, before
you sign up with any of
these sites: ALWAYS, READ
THE AGREEMENT!!! Most
sites are straight up
& fair-minded but,
there are those few that
will try to pull some
shade. Now get to work
& enjoy. If
you find or operate a
site that you think should
be contained on this list,
CONTACT
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Weed
Share
Weed
is a music format that takes a
very innovative and common sense
approach to file-sharing &
music distribution that serves
both the
artist and consumer at the
same time.
Music files are encoded using
Weed they can be traded, listened
to 3 times until prompted for
payment. Those who trade get paid
so the incent is there for the
distro on the user end and the
artist recieves 50% of the said
cost. Well worth checking out.
A great technology and quite a
few storefronts for the sale and
distro.
Star
Polish
A great avenue for indie promotion
& distribution. You can include
your sales links as well. The
Star Polish site also offers a
back library off articles for
"How-to's" and "On
the Road" advice and tips.
Great all around.
Download
/ Music
CNET's music arm
of Download.com
MP3.
Washington Post
This site is set
up as a local outlet for area
musicians to upload and promote
their music. It is the Washington
Post, so it is layed out very
well and they obviously care alot
about their local scene. Needless
to say if you are a DC local,
you should check it out... if
you are not already registered
with them.
iMeem
The latest entry
in the social networking landscape.
Musician friendly and has all
the right tenents - howeverm the
interface is clunky, bogged down
and not very user-friendly, above
all tech support response is slow
to nonexistent when contacting
about problems.
Rap
Station
Chuck
D's outing... a great promotional
vehicle for indie hip-hop, dj
and urban musicians doing the
mp3 thing. Hey man, its Chuck
D, so you already know. Free &
Premium service. See also: BringTheNoise.
VitaminiC
Vitaminic
offers a plethora of services
to market and distribute your
music: from free music hosting,
downloadable music sales, CD sales,
mailing lists, as well as the
ability to offer your music on
other country-centric sites including
the UK, Ireland, Germany, France,
Denmark, Netherlands, Italy, Spain.
One of the best out there. Highly
Recommended. Free and Premium
memberships.
Bebo
One
of the fastest growing social
networks. While it does offer
much to the musican, we find the
interface and navigation a bit
difficult to figure out.
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MP3.com
Yes,
you read right. MP3.com is being
retooled as an indie music site
and, as of this writing, is currently
in beta
iLike
info
to follow
TagWorld
Tagworld
is one of the latest to enter
into the world of social networking
sites. Features many of the same
bells & whistles that MySpace
does ... without the massive user
base (although, at the time of
this review, it is quickly approacing
1 miilion members) - It is still
in beta at this point, so expect
delays and lag time. Could be
a winner once they work out the
kinks.
Mercora
info to follow
MusicIP
A
new entry into the world of music
discovery services.
Open to indies.
More info to follow.
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DMusic
DMusic
is a quality independent music
portal that hosts a original music
(in addition to a community, news
and resources). Dmusic is good
people to boot.
t.
Pure
Volume
One of the sites
to pick up where MP3.com left
off. Offers bands pages to promote
shows, forums and more. Pure Volume
offers quite a library of indie
artists.
MyStrands
A
new entry into the world of music
discovery services.
Open to indies.
More info to follow.
MyDJSpace
info
to follow
Craigs
Music
info
to follow
Google
Video
Google
throws it hat into the social
video forum.
Vidilife
info
to follow
RawFlow
info
to follow
GEMM
Much
like CDBaby,
GEMM allows artists to sell their
work online.
Friendster
The
social networking site that started
it all. It has had a bit of a
slowdown and has fallen behind...
but, sites have a strange way
of catching a second wind and
Friendster still have a decent
user base. Users = potential listeners.
Facebook
Another
contenter in the social networking
bid to the top. Facebook sports
a large user base.
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Electro
/ Funk / Hip Hop
The
maestros of DIY guerlla
warfare pull from the history
of funk/soul & sit next
in line of the family lineage
that began with Louis Jordon
to P-Funk, Al Green, Prince,
Digital Underground, PE
to today's OutKast. These
DIY mavericks have toured
with the Vans
Warped Tour in 2003
& 2004, and were the
featued showcase at Detroit's
MC2:
Motor City Music Conference
@ Cobo Hall and Chicago's
MOBFest
This crew is about to blow
up.
Highly Recommended.
JaGoFF
MP3s & More
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