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2008-10-10 23:11Brandon TallentIf you haven't yet, check out the soundcloud website which just launched today. Looks like

From:: Brandon Tallent <btallent@gmail.com>
To:: idm <idm@hyperreal.org>, IDM-making list <idm-making@ampfea.org>
Date:: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:11:45 -0700
Subject:: [idm] soundcloud

If you haven't yet, check out the soundcloud website which just launched today. Looks like it is going to be a nice alternative for artists wanting to host music without using myspace etc. Here's my artist page: http://www.soundcloud.com/resynthesize -- BJT --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2008-10-10 23:26MantrakidI hate to sound negative, but there are so many of these things out there -- every new one

From:: Mantrakid <mantrakid@neferiu.com>
To:: idm list <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:26:54 -0700
Subject:: Re: [idm] soundcloud
Reply to:: [idm] soundcloud

I hate to sound negative, but there are so many of these things out there -- every new one that comes out just makes me care less and less... What about last.fm? what about garageband? what about reverbnation? what about thesixtyone? what about... I think the point of myspace is not that it's free hosting for your music, but that it actually has a userbase that can justify spending time uploading songs and maintaining a page... If that's where you want to host your files, thats fine, but I'd still much rather visit a handmade website where someone took some personal time to put something together that doesn't bombard you with everyone else's music when you just want to hear from one musician. - M On 10-Oct-08, at 4:11 PM, Brandon Tallent wrote: If you haven't yet, check out the soundcloud website which just launched today. Looks like it is going to be a nice alternative for artists wanting to host music without using myspace etc. Here's my artist page: http://www.soundcloud.com/resynthesize -- BJT --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2008-10-11 15:25Rjyan Kadwalladerthe point of myspace is to make money for TOM by convincing artists its in their interests

From:: Rjyan Kadwallader <cexwell@gmail.com>
To:: Mantrakid <mantrakid@neferiu.com>
Cc:: idm list <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:25:55 -0400
Subject:: Re: [idm] soundcloud
Reply to:: Re: [idm] soundcloud

the point of myspace is to make money for TOM by convincing artists its in their interests to give him content for free On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 7:26 PM, Mantrakid <mantrakid@neferiu.com> wrote:

quoted 41 lines I hate to sound negative, but there are so many of these things out there

> I hate to sound negative, but there are so many of these things out there > -- every new one that comes out just makes me care less and less... What > about last.fm? what about garageband? what about reverbnation? what about > thesixtyone? what about... > > I think the point of myspace is not that it's free hosting for your music, > but that it actually has a userbase that can justify spending time uploading > songs and maintaining a page... > > If that's where you want to host your files, thats fine, but I'd still much > rather visit a handmade website where someone took some personal time to put > something together that doesn't bombard you with everyone else's music when > you just want to hear from one musician. > > - M > > > On 10-Oct-08, at 4:11 PM, Brandon Tallent wrote: > > If you haven't yet, check out the soundcloud website which just > launched today. Looks like it is going to be a nice alternative for > artists wanting to host music without using myspace etc. Here's my > artist page: > > http://www.soundcloud.com/resynthesize > > > -- > BJT > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >

2008-10-16 07:03n3wjack2008/10/11 Mantrakid <mantrakid@neferiu.com> > I hate to sound negative, but there are so

From:: n3wjack <n3wjack@n3wjack.net>
To:: idm <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:03:44 +0200
Subject:: Re: [idm] soundcloud
Reply to:: Re: [idm] soundcloud

2008/10/11 Mantrakid <mantrakid@neferiu.com>

quoted 17 lines I hate to sound negative, but there are so many of these things out there

> I hate to sound negative, but there are so many of these things out there > -- every new one that comes out just makes me care less and less... What > about last.fm? what about garageband? what about reverbnation? what about > thesixtyone? what about... > > I think the point of myspace is not that it's free hosting for your music, > but that it actually has a userbase that can justify spending time uploading > songs and maintaining a page... > > If that's where you want to host your files, thats fine, but I'd still much > rather visit a handmade website where someone took some personal time to put > something together that doesn't bombard you with everyone else's music when > you just want to hear from one musician. > > - M > >

I haven't tried it myself but Reverbnation seems to be an easy central junction to get your stuff published on a load of music platforms. But yeah, there are tons of ways out there to get your music posted. The best ones IMO are those that allow you to embed their flash player in your own site, so you're basically only using them for the file hosting, and not for all that other crap they want you to use. -- "progress doesn't come from early risers progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things" http://n3wjack.net http://www.jungletrain.net - 24/7 dnb radio station

2008-10-11 17:34Neil Clopton> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mantrakid <mantrakid@neferiu.com> > To

From:: Neil Clopton <djdualcore@gmail.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:34:11 -0500
Subject:: [idm] Re: soundcloud

quoted 15 lines ---------- Forwarded message ----------

> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mantrakid <mantrakid@neferiu.com> > To: idm list <idm@hyperreal.org> > Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:26:54 -0700 > Subject: Re: [idm] soundcloud > I hate to sound negative, but there are so many of these things out there > -- every new one that comes out just makes me care less and less... What > about last.fm? what about garageband? what about reverbnation? what about > thesixtyone? what about... > > I think the point of myspace is not that it's free hosting for your music, > but that it actually has a userbase that can justify spending time uploading > songs and maintaining a page... >

Yep, MySpace is where the hordes are. I have tracks up on MySpace but I hate it. A lot. Any alternative to MySpace is a good thing. I look forward to the day when I am nolonger complicit in supporting MySpace with it's beyong-obnoxious adds, painfully slow page loads and ownership by Newscorp. -- DJ Dual Core's Blog http://oldmixtapes.blogspot.com/