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
THE RECORD INDUSTRY.
Indy.tv
Indy is a radio player that allows
you to upload your original songs
that listeners are able to plays
& rate what they hear. Indy
quickly learns what the listener
digs and suggests similar music
to them..
ArtistDirect
/ UBL
UBL acts as a band register where
you submit links to sites for
people to download or buy your
music.
Ya
Heard / BET
BET hosting arm for indie / unsigned
acts.
READ THE AGREEMENT.
MP3.fr
MP3 site based in France for Indie/Unsigned
acts.
MP3.de
MP3 site based in Germany for
Indie/Unsigned acts.
Loud
Energy A multifaceted approach that
serves as a community for unsigned
artists, the site features producer
forums (past forums have included
Rob Stevens, Jack Endino, Steve
Kravac, Barrett Jones & others)
. Loud Energy is "focused
on continual and broad based artist
development." Overall Loud
Energy is a nice balance between
labels, talent and commerce. A
solid effort in a short span of
time.
MusicBuilder
A band and mp3 hosting site. MusicBuilder
offers "the artist"
a solution for selling their mp3's,
as well as, produce high resolution
cds & offer them for sale
at "the artist" storefront.
Unsigned
Band Web
Post your original music, band
pages, forums, posts & reviews.
Also open to indie labels.
Paste
Music A discriminating music
site geared for independent artist.
Allows both for downloading and
CD sale
SonicX
SonicX
streams & hosts mp3 and artist
pages
. Darkcell
Digital Music
Allows you to "stream,
download, and purchase from the
best dark acts around."
UKSounds
UKSounds is an alternative to
MP3, in that works exclusively
with WMA files....which is actually
a nice way to cover your bases.
They are hooked up with Virgin.net
as well as, MSN.... so there are
some definite channels to get
your work out. Worth a look and
then some... open to indies as
well as the name-brands.
BroadJam
Allows you to upload
5 tracks for hosting on a personalized
band page. You can then e-mail
your tracks out to whomever. You
must review 3 tracks for every
uploaded track to activate your
music. Not much to ask and it
keeps the community active, which
is a good thing.
Avant
Noise AvantNoise
is an indie music site, based
out of the UK, that allow folks
to upload their music and offer
it for purchase.
Emergent
Music Post your
tracks and allow other to review
it.
CornerBand Cornerband
offers a multi-tiered service
that allows indie bands to post
and promote their music via MP3
and WMA. The site offers downloads,
streams and has recently partnered
with Kazaa by offering indie content
via DRM. The basic service is
free the rest you have to pay
for. Worth a look.
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