The 4 Best Websites for Musicians and Bands to Host Music 1 Bandzoogle 2 Bandcamp 3 SoundCloud 4 NoiseTrade
Using a custom website helps create that consistent brand image that’s important to every artist. Imagine if a legitimate business’ only web presence was Facebook and Twitter. The brand is often crossed with others and can make things tough for those interested. This is the same for musicians.
Shameless plug, yes, but if you only host your music on one website, make it your own band website. You have full control over it, and anyone seeking out your music online will expect to find it in one click when they land on your homepage.
Bandzoogle Shameless plug, yes, but if you only host your music on one website, make it your own band website. You have full control over it, and anyone seeking out your music online will expect to find it in one click when they land on your homepage.
Bandzoogle is one of the best website hosting options for musicians because you keep 100% of your music sales. You can display and sell your music exactly how you want: offer songs for free, charge a fixed amount, or let your fans name their own price.
YouTube. We all know by now that YouTube is a massive driver of music discovery, and it can only help you to have your releases available there. People searching for your music online will know that any tracks you’ve personally uploaded to your YouTube channel are the official, high-quality versions.
Bandcamp is a favorite among independent musicians, and it’s easy to see why: the platform is user-friendly, artist-first, and does a great job of encouraging music discovery among fans. Bandcamp has millions of users worldwide, including hundreds of thousands of artists and more than 3,000 labels.
SoundCloud is considered by many to be an industry standard, and it has a large, active user base among fans and artists alike. It’s a great website to host your music if you’re looking to build a community, especially if you like the idea of fans and fellow musicians leaving comments on your tracks. As a creator on SoundCloud, you have the ...
They will tag your music (in spreadsheet format) for about $4 a song. I used them and they did really well. You may also be able to find a music enthusiast or intern that could do this for you at a low price or free.
The music supervisor takes your CD, (loses the cover) and imports your music. The music supervisor then shakes their head when they see: Track 01 No title, no author, no nothing. They love the songs they are hearing but have no way to contact you. In the stack of 100 biz cards they collected they don’t know who you are.
Proper definition: a set of data that describes and gives information about other data.
Researching similar artists and sounding songs will help you to add some of these subgenres to your metadata. This again, will help the Music Supervisors to know what your music is all about and how it might fit in their shows.
So if you tag WAV files in iTunes, then send them to someone, the tags will disappear. Aiff and mp3 will retain the information. There are other types of software to use such as MP3tag, Tag Editor, Id3, and many more. Just make sure the data “sticks” in the files by sending them to a trusted friend to open first.
Genre is important as well. There are some main types of genres and then subgenres. Here are some main genres
*BEWARE: One thing to note is that WAV files don’t keep the metadata that is input into the file. So if you tag WAV files in iTunes, then send them to someone, the tags will disappear.
Bring Me The Horizon are a British metal core band. Originally signed to new label 30 Days Of Night then British Independent record label Visible Noise in 2005 they have gained fame and popularity at an alarmingly fast rate.
With alternative music we have to acknowledge that for a large percentage of the fanbase, being a fan is a choice an attitude and even a lifestyle.
My next website analysis is of Young Guns, British Alternative Rock band.