sonvolt13
61 posts
Dec 21, 2010
6:12 AM
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Hello all,
My new duo is about to try and put a site together online. Is MySpace still the best medium for musicians (my old band had a site on MySpace). Is there something better you would recommend? Facebook doesn't seem to be very musician friendly as far as uploading music.
Thanks,
Scott
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Miles Dewar
550 posts
Dec 21, 2010
7:34 AM
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Here's one I found somewhere............
www.modernbluesharmonica.com
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Dog Face
52 posts
Dec 21, 2010
7:41 AM
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You could do a youtube page as well as face book. I would say that facebook would be the page more for business. Like posting upcoming gigs and having fans post on your wall for your other "friends" to see on their news feed. Kinda like free advertising. If you had a youtube page you could always embed videos onto your facebook. My buddy's band is on a site called reverbnation.com. I haven't really looked into the benefits of that site but they like it. So it could be worth a shot.
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Last Edited by on Dec 21, 2010 11:24 AM
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sonvolt13
62 posts
Dec 21, 2010
8:21 AM
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Dogface,
Thanks for the ideas.
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Baker
87 posts
Dec 21, 2010
8:30 AM
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In this day and age I think you have to everywhere on the net. MySpace has just had a revamp and there are now lots of new features and ways to be discovered. I would use MySpace as a place where people can come, listen to you're music, see photo's, and see upcoming dates etc.
Facebook is a useful tool to have a presence on, this medium is much more immediate. Make a group page for you band, post interesting video's you find in the net, post when you have gigs that day, or the next, let people post on you're wall etc. However the info will drop out of people feeds fairly quickly. It is also important with Facebook to post only relevant and interesting information. Things your fans will find of value or they will get fed up and unsubscribe.
Use MySpace as a shop window for your band. Use Facebook to keep yourself in the collective public consciousness.
I know Reverb Nation has a player which you can also embed into a Facebook profile, although I'm not sure exactly how that works.
Last Edited by on Dec 21, 2010 8:33 AM
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mmukav
5 posts
Dec 21, 2010
8:33 AM
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My band has used both MySpace and ReverbNation and they've both worked out well. The little music players on ReverbNation are cool because you can embed them on other sites. They're easy to use.
Can't comment on FaceBook 'cause I've never used it.
The important thing is that you can direct people to your pages and that's helpful for gigs, etc....
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tookatooka
1954 posts
Dec 21, 2010
9:11 AM
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Scott. Over the past year I've been conducting research purely as a personal exercise and a bit of challenging fun.
I found out purely by accident that a neighbour of mine is a session drummer and, in the summer open air concert season, is a quarter of a very well known musical group/sound system.
However, I got to follow him on twitter and found out that there is a massive "undergound" (behind the scenes) movement on twitter which promotes music, fashion, concerts, art, graphics, street theatre etc etc.
So my advice would be to dig and dig around on twitter and see what others are doing. Normally these are the early adopters who have their finger on the pulse and know how to use technology.
Find a couple of people on twitter to follow, who do something similar to what you aim to do and learn to see how they built their contact list and network of friends and twitter'ers. It's fascinating.
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earlounge
240 posts
Dec 21, 2010
9:27 AM
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All of the above! Myspace is dead, but it is the standard DIY band site that everyone should have. Youtube is my favorite platform, because it is like interactive TV. Facebook is important to have to keep in contact with friends and fans. Reverbnation is the platform to start a band page on Facebook.
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arzajac
410 posts
Dec 21, 2010
10:23 AM
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I would echo what has been said here. Use all of the media available.
I would suggest having your own website run by a CMS (Content Management System) and use that CMS' plugins to interface with all the other media such as twitter, facebook, youtube, etc... Most of the free CMS software has those plugins (and sometimes more than just one choice)
You need to find a computer geek or pay someone to do that unless you are a computer geek yourself.
Register and keep your own domain name. That way, you get final say as to what happens to your site. Anyone can do that. I wouldn't pay more that 10 dollars per year for a .com domain. I like Netfirms for domain names - they don't try to screw you and keep asking you to sign up for uselss crap.
Once you have a domain name, you need to host your site somewhere. You can get decent web hosting for a few dollars per month. You install the software on the server. See above about finding a computer geek or paying someone to do that. This should not run you in the hundreds of dollars.
If someone offers you the service to host your site but gives you a hard time about the domain, go elsewhere. They should be able to run your site, but if you don't like their service you should be able to log into your domain control panel and point your domain elsewhere (to another server where someone else can host your site)
I hope this helps.
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Last Edited by on Dec 21, 2010 10:29 AM
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nacoran
3438 posts
Dec 21, 2010
12:26 PM
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YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter (there is something called Tweet for a Track specifically designed to help you promote your band), Reverb Nation. If you get an album on Amazon you can ask to be put on Pandora. I'm not sure how to get on the other radio streaming sites.
Make a bookmarks folder on your computer to keep all of them easy to access from one place. Once you get the hang of each site they don't take long to maintain. I'd also get a Dropbox account. (There are a couple other sites that will let you store files for free, but it's the one I know. It's a good way to host songs for posting on sites like this.) Keep some of your stuff on your MP3 player. If you are talking to someone and the subject of music comes up they are likely to ask what you sound like. If you have something right there it's a good way to get a new fan. Make sure your band name is easy to Google search. Free Pizza may be a great name to get people into a bar, but it's liable to get buried in a Google search.
Adam uses a different company to host his music for sale. You could check them out by clicking on his store. Walter Torre used another site for hosting his music that seemed to work pretty well. He doesn't post here anymore, but if you search his name in the forum search you should find a thread where he posted music.
Lot's of these sites are designed to make it easy to make contacts within their own network. If you don't use them, you don't make those contacts. Be redundant, but make sure you keep it organized so you can quickly check them all and get back to making music.
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John Wright
2 posts
Apr 30, 2025
8:15 AM
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This is a fascinating snapshot of advice for musicians navigating the online world back in late 2010! It really captures that moment when MySpace was clearly declining but hadn't totally vanished, and platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and ReverbNation were solidifying their roles.
It's interesting to see the consensus forming around needing a multi-platform approach: ReverbNation for its musician-specific tools and embeddable players, Facebook for fan interaction and gig promotion (despite its limitations for hosting music directly), YouTube as essential for video, and even Twitter emerging as a networking tool.
Arzajac's advice about getting your own domain and potentially a CMS-based website for central control was particularly forward-thinking, anticipating the need for musicians to own their online hub rather than relying solely on third-party platforms.
Reading this now really underscores how quickly the digital landscape evolves, yet some core ideas – like being present where potential fans are, engaging directly, and making your music easily accessible – remain fundamental. Great thread capturing a specific moment in time for DIY musicians! get more info here at the number one buy Expensive Brands for sale in reason able price
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Alternatetuning
3190 posts
Apr 30, 2025
8:27 AM
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This is fascinating spam.
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