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Stop trying to make people pay for music. Ask them to do it!

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Whether you are a musicmaker or work in the music industry, you have probably heard about Amanda Palmer. If you haven’t, you may have been watching too much TV or spending too much time on Facebook.

In short, Amanda Palmer is the artist behind the most successful crowdfunded music project to date. She asked for $100,000 and ended up raising nearly $1.2 million from around 25,000 supporters. Not bad, huh?

Last month, the artist was invited to give a TED talk and I think that the video is definitely a must-watch for every contemporary musician:

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We’re now open to all bands, get on stage!

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As of now, our doors are wide open for all independent musicians.

For those who don’t know, myband.is is the easiest way to create a band’s official website. It’s a free service that let’s you quickly create a super slick website that’s highly customizable and updates automagically.

Check out the gallery to find out how cool the band pages are. There you can see our featured pages (hand-picked by our staff) and explore the hundreds of bands that are already enjoying a tailor-made stage for their music.

Wait no more, create your band’s website today.

If you need help, or would like to suggest improvements to the site go to our Help Center. Remember we’re still in beta, so if you want to stay up to date with our news and updates follow our blog, Twitter account and Facebook page.

Join now and tell your friends!

Latest updates: custom colors, UserVoice and more

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myband.is is now a rainbow of customizable colors. So come take a look and discover the world of possibilities that you have thanks to the new features in this post.

Your page in the color of your music

What you will see as a simple step in the Design settings is the gateway to the world of your cravings. Now your site can be viewed with the exact colors of your music.

Try it out, change it. Try it again, change it again. Customize the color of each of the elements (background, content and text box) and play with endless possibilities to find the right color to suit your taste.

We have made it extremely easy. Use it and let us know what you think.

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myband.is is live. Are you on the VIP list?

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Oh yeah, the wait’s over! Yesterday we launched the private beta of myband.is . Think of it as a sound check with the first bunch of bands and fans that join the invitation list :)

Every week we’ll be sending out new VIP passes with codes to access the site. So, make sure you’re on the list by registering here.

From what we’ve seen so far, this is just the beginning. Take a look for yourself…

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Forget about ugly websites! Your page could look like this on myband.is

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As we have said before, myband.is is a new instrument that allows musicians make their own websites as if by magic.

You sign up, tell myband.is what your social networks are, choose the design details and within minutes, your band has an official site.

When we started the project, we thought an infographic was a good way to explain it. Today, after several months of work, we found the easiest way of all: giving examples.

The pages

We chose 10 bands and designed a page for each of them. We took the content of their social network profiles and tried out various design options. We used exactly the same tools as you will be able to use to create your myband.is page to give you an idea of how it could look.

Needless to say, here are 10 examples of what you can do when creating your page on myband.is:

1. BrotherBrother

myband.is/brotherbrother

2. Gary Clark Jr.

myband.is/garyclarkjr

3. Estados Alterados

myband.is/estadosalterados

4. Poliça

myband.is/polica

5. Sidestepper

myband.is/sidestepper

6. Superlitio

myband.is/superlitio

7. The Plasticos

myband.is/theplasticos

8. The phenomenal handclap band

myband.is/phenomenalhandclapband

9. The honorable south

myband.is/thehonorablesouth

10. Zoë Keating

myband.is/zoekeating

What’s your word?

Too good to be free, I hear you say? Use the comments box below to leave your feedback or ask any questions you have.

The pages are cool, and the application will be easy to use and the best of all, it will be free! Don’t wait any longer and sign up to get early access before it is available to the rest of the world.

It’s going well. While we keep working on the site, you keep making music :)

Festival Centro, musicians and the internet

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From January 18 to 22 I had the pleasure of attending the Festival Centro (Downtown Festival) 2012 in Bogota. Five days of music with a lineup of 34 artists from around the world, to start off the concert season in the Colombian capital.

My favorite bands from the festival were: Cápsula, We Are Scientists and Monsieur Periné. I was impressed by their stage presence, their connection with fans and their charisma. I also enjoyed seeing Papaya Republik and Ana Tijoux, unfortunately I missed Crew Peligrosos from Medellin.

Monsieur Perine @ Festival Centro 2012

I went to the Festival with a one question interview: what do you thank the internet for? I’m writing this post to share the responses I received from the bands and to start the conversation about the things that artists are grateful to the internet for.
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8tracks, an internet radio for musicians

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8tracks is an internet radio which, like any service that allows creating lists, can be used as a platform for music to reach new audiences.

8tracks.com | Handcrafted internet radio

For a fan, like myself, it’s a fun way to discover music. For artists, record labels and festival organizers, the application offers specific features that are worth looking at.

In this post I’ll share my experiences as a user and some ideas on how bands can use lists of songs to promote their music. Read on. Continue reading →

The iTunes Store in Latin America, what people are saying there

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The iTunes Store is without a doubt the most successful online channel for music distribution out there at the moment. With over 20 million songs (not to mention movies, games and other content), the original idea that Steve Jobs created in 2003, has finally made it to Latin America.

As of December 13, users in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela can buy from the iTunes Store in each of their countries. Continue reading →