inDEED Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 [quote name='Donna' date='Oct 9 2005, 12:14 AM']Any of you artists who have a host site by which your music can be heard, I'm interested in any details you can give about this process, which I know very little about. WHY did you choose whatever site you happen to be with?[right][snapback]751461[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I use [url="http://www.thehostrack.com"]TheHostRack.com[/url] for ALL my host needs - both in design ([url="http://www.prolificdesignonline.com"]ProlificDesignOnline.com[/url] and [url="http://www.catholicsound.com"]CatholicSound.com[/url]. I also used them when I hosted a site under my emcee alias: inDEED. I chose them because they offered a GREAT deal - a lot of bandwidth/space for a low price... [quote name='Donna' date='Oct 9 2005, 12:14 AM']I'm supposing funds play into ppl's choice to sites as well?[right][snapback]751461[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Yup. [quote name='Donna' date='Oct 9 2005, 12:14 AM'][i]And PS[/i]: do any of you prefer not to have downloadable files on your site? As a listener I don't want to wait and download, also I don't trust the usually unknown source of the files...plus I have issues about artists not being compensated fairly for their work...but I guess the existence of the file itself is permission for anyone to "take" it?[right][snapback]751461[/snapback][/right] [/quote] This is where streaming audio comes in REAL handy... It allows for the listener to hear your music, but not download it. It's the perfect compromise...Ryan's site is an awesome example of this... [quote name='Donna' date='Oct 9 2005, 12:14 AM']Any regrets, ie music being taken for free vs the exposure you get?[right][snapback]751461[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Nope - none. [quote name='Donna' date='Oct 9 2005, 12:14 AM']Is there a way to play the MP3's, so one can hear how the mix sounds, etc; without joining a music host site? I mean, so that the artist can hear their own final mix and judge it sufficient before putting it out into cyb space. [right][snapback]751461[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Yeah...but I don't know if it'd be worth YOUR time or your listener's... Sites such as... [url="http://www.soundclick.com"]SoundClick.com[/url] [url="http://www.myspace.com"]MySpace.com[/url] [url="http://www.purevolume.com"]PureVolume.com[/url] These sites will allow you to remove/add tracks as you feel fitting... Hope that helps...
inDEED Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 [quote name='Donna' date='Oct 11 2005, 09:55 AM']Married w/ child? Wow! Well, you're an exception in my experience. It must be the Catholicity in big part steering you. [right][snapback]754011[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Actually, you'd be surprised @ how many of us that do this are also family guys... Ryan, dUSt, myself, Righteous B, Chris Padgett, etc, etc, etc...
ryanmeyersmusic Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 i don't mean to belittle the work i did on the last record, or mike's production prowess. i'm just saying that this one is going to be heads and shoulders above the last, songwriting and production-wise. inDEED's heard quite a few of the new songs and can let you know about that
Donna Posted October 12, 2005 Author Posted October 12, 2005 Indeed, thanks a lot for the responses and resources! Uh oh, babies' wailing...I'll be back sometime...
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