Getting your music heard.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 10-03-2012, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by hipstring

But, yeah, Urban and Homer, I definitely agree about performing live - how would solo performers or emerging artists best go about getting local gigs? Calling the places and asking? How could we make that easier for them - acting as an intermediary or potential promoter for venues?

Why would they need a intermediary for?

Why would a band pay you to go up to they owner of a venue and say 'can we have a gig' when you have no pull yourself and could just as easily do it for themselves, for free.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Nobody's interested in helping you set up a business, which is clearly what you're aiming for here. People here want to talk about music, not help you or anyone else promote it.

Pointing out holes in people business plans is much more fun than talking about this weeks flavour of the month indie band, so shush.

Trollheart · 10-03-2012, 05:25 AM

You got it. Enjoy.

hipstring · 10-20-2012, 03:12 PM

Hey, sorry I haven't posted in a while. But, yeah, we're not about being a "business" - we're just about solving a problem that we see with current music sharing services on the web like soundcloud or youtube and such. We believe that there is a lot of potentially good music that might not be getting the plays it deserves due to the way sites list their user generated content. ALSO, by asking musicians online, we've found that feedback and reviews are actually important to the musicians, so that's a process we're trying to make better.

Again, we're not a "business" - we're two musically inclined students at a Tech school that want to give musicians an easier to get feedback/reviews and listens online. So, what do you think about that?

Do you guys feel, as musicians online making original music, that feedback/reviews are important and can help you make better music?

hipstring · 10-21-2012, 02:47 PM

hipstring.me - we're just trying to make things easier for musicians online (to get reviews/feedback and to get their music heard) while at the same time allowing listeners and early adopters to sample the most indie musicians on the interweb.

hipstring.me - put your email in and tell me what you think or what you want in a site like this.

email me at: tommy@hipstring.me

10-03-2012, 05:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
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10-20-2012, 03:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
hipstring Groupie Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: underground Posts: 8	Hey, sorry I haven't posted in a while. But, yeah, we're not about being a "business" - we're just about solving a problem that we see with current music sharing services on the web like soundcloud or youtube and such. We believe that there is a lot of potentially good music that might not be getting the plays it deserves due to the way sites list their user generated content. ALSO, by asking musicians online, we've found that feedback and reviews are actually important to the musicians, so that's a process we're trying to make better. Again, we're not a "business" - we're two musically inclined students at a Tech school that want to give musicians an easier to get feedback/reviews and listens online. So, what do you think about that? Do you guys feel, as musicians online making original music, that feedback/reviews are important and can help you make better music?

10-21-2012, 02:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
hipstring Groupie Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: underground Posts: 8	hipstring.me - we're just trying to make things easier for musicians online (to get reviews/feedback and to get their music heard) while at the same time allowing listeners and early adopters to sample the most indie musicians on the interweb. hipstring.me - put your email in and tell me what you think or what you want in a site like this. email me at: tommy@hipstring.me