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Monday, December 12, 2005

Indie Bands Unite

by Jason Kent

TORONTO (PRWEB) October 7, 2005 -- In early July 2005, two aspiring musicians from Toronto took it upon themselves to solve the ever-present issue facing independent bands today, ‘exposure’.

Having been a part of the music scene for nearly 10 years, it became apparent to co-founders Winston So and Jason Kent that the band community not only in Toronto, but those all across Canada needed help. That ‘help’ came in the form of an online web community called Indie Band Canada, which launched on September 10th of this year. It was obvious to the creators of Indie Band that there needed to be an outlet for Canadian musicians to utilize, so an online radio station was created in conjunction with Indie Band called IBC tunes.

Indie Band Canada was designed to be a website for musicians by musicians. The idea of Indie Band came about through a desire to unite the surging band growth happening all across Canada. The online band community had been done to a certain extent before, however there is something different about the way Indie Band Canada has been put together. The difference was the people who created Indie Band are the same who were meant to use the site. The focus of the site will always be an outlet for the independent musician in Canada to be heard.

Co-founders Kent and So knew the one way to help any independent band is to have their music played for a large audience. This is accomplished by designing the first independent band radio station in Canada, IBC tunes. IBC tunes operates with a random sampling of all the songs uploaded by bands in the Indie Band community. IBC tunes is meant to operate in the same way a traditional radio station does. Just like turning on your radio, IBC tunes is started with one click to hear all the newest underground music in Canada.

Keeping the community aspect of Indie Band alive, Kent and So designed the whole website to operate completely free of cost for the bands. “The focus of Indie Band Canada will always remain the music first and foremost, we are fans too,” says Kent.

You can check them out at http://www.indiebandcanada.com/

http://www.indiebandcanada.com/

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Find a Great Music Download Site With The Following Criteria

by Mr.Music

From when we 1st began searching for the Best music download resource on the net, we used to get misplaced. It was because we were shopping for free mp3 files.

We were required for monthly joining dues which annoyed us a lot.
How may we discover a site as a great music download resource? We made a few standards to decide how to determine a good site.

1. Convenient to download. It wouldn’t be necessary to go to the website and search for our favourite music. Wouldn’t be neat if we use some programs set up on my computer which assists us in simple and speedy downloads.

2. There are no subscription dues. We especially dislike paying memberships every 30 days. It ought to be completely and absolutely Free to access.

3. We had better be capable of finding 100% of the preferred music on your resource, even if our favourite music is not very hip.

4. It would be awesome if we could grab the video downloads also.

5. If we use to give money to your site, then it ought to be a cash-back guarantee program.

6. We ought to develop a friendly support system given by the resource to help us find the songs I need. Am I requesting too much?

7. We had better be able to download music derived from many types of Internet connections.

8. Our membership info ought to be kept secret.

9. Now relax and listen to your favourite music selections

If you follow these 9 criteria you should be off to a great start to sorting though websites to discover the music you want to listen to.

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Friday, November 18, 2005

Top 10 Place to Download Music Online

You can legally purchase and download music from these major online music retailers.1. iTunes.com - you can download music from this site which has one of the largest online catalogs. iTunes customers have bought over 200 million MP3 Downloads so far and it shows now sign of slowing down.

Create online mixes, link to over 1,000 radio stations across the country, download music directly to your iPod or even purchase an iPod if you don’t have one. This music catalog gives you access to almost every music genre that exists.

There are also free samples available on a regular basis. No mystery here. Apple lists the date directly on the front page so you know when to come back and download music for free. Free music on a schedule. Excellent!2. Amazon.com has entire section of its site devoted to free music.

Whether you’re looking for Pop, Rock, Ska, Reggae or Brazilian Samba music, you can download music samples from their the free catalog on the Amazon site. It’s not the largest selection but you can reasonably assured that the files are good quality, virus free and legal.

If you find a few songs that you like, click over to the album and purchase it. Let's hope that they expand into the digital market so you can download music files directly to an mp3 player.

Independent musicians can put their own composition on the site with a virtual tip jar.3. WalMart.com is the largest retailer in the world and fortunately they have created their own system to offer mp3 downloads online.

Download individual songs or buy an entire album. They have a huge music catalog and single songs are slightly cheaper than iTunes. You can download music on this site for only 88cents per song. The current catalog has over 400,000 songs in many categories.4. Download.com has it all, Rock, Pop, Classical, Reggae, Punk and more.

Millions of online surfers turn to this site for their MP3 downloads. While you’re there, you can also check out their software and games section. Certainly one the largest and most comprehensive download sources online.

As with Amazon, independent artists can register and upload their music.5. BuyMusic - Download music from over 500,000 songs and as an incentive, they songs are cheaper than anyone else around at only 79cents per song on the lower end.6. Rhapsody - You can download music directly to your CD for only 79cents per song.

There is always some kind of promotion on the site . Right now, you can burn 5 CDs for free just for trying the service.7. LaunchCast is an mp3 download resource, online music station, music video channel and music store.

Channels are extremely organized so you can do the top 40 thing or click around for independent artists and cutting edge stuff.8. eMusic - Download music from one of the largest independent catalogs on the web. You won't find a lot of to 40 hits, but there is a free trial period so go ahead and check it out.9. MusicMatch - Download music, burn cds and even print custom labels and covers.

There is a free version of the jukebox with ony the ability to play music, burn songs that you get online, or rip songs and store them on your playlist.

The free radio service alone is worth the sign up. Create your own radio station playing only music from the artists and albums that you like. Excellent example of the personalized functionality that you can deliver in an online music store

This article may be freely distributed as long as there's an active link to www.rapidlingo.com Syd Johnson Editor

Saturday, August 20, 2005

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OCP has released a collection of glitchy tracks that are available as free mp3 downloads.
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Originally Posted on 20/08/2005 13:35:00Content source: http://www.synthtopia.com/free_music/Glitch_Music_Free_MP3_Dow.html

music-linx:Free MP3 DJ Mixes from Superfibre

Superfibre Music sends word of an exclusive set of DJ mixes available via their site.
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Originally Posted on 20/08/2005 12:07:58Content source: http://www.synthtopia.com/free_music/Free_MP3_DJ_MIx.html

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Originally Posted on 20/08/2005 11:34:49Content source: http://www.synthtopia.com/free_music/Free_Electronica_Ux.html

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

music-linx:Free MP3 - Revolution From Dibaba

Check out the free tune My Revolution - from Dibaba's upcoming album.
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Originally Posted on 17/08/2005 18:02:50Content source: http://www.synthtopia.com/free_music/Free_MP3_Dibaba.html

Saturday, August 13, 2005

music-linx:Free Dark Ambient Music Downloads

Auxar, a netlabel, has announced a free EP release, Laugan Evil - Aeon Blend.
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Originally Posted on 13/08/2005 11:34:12Content source: http://www.synthtopia.com/free_music/Free_dark_Ambient_downloa.html

Friday, August 12, 2005

music-linx:IDM MP3 Downloads from OCP

The two-track EP is available for download in MP3 format.
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Originally Posted on 12/08/2005 22:33:58Content source: http://www.synthtopia.com/free_music/IDM_MP3_Downloads.html

music-linx:Free DJ Mix from DJ Adam Coppack

Up and coming DJ Adam Coppack has made his latest mix available for download.
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Originally Posted on 12/08/2005 22:26:56Content source: http://www.synthtopia.com/free_music/Free_DJ_Mix.html

music-linx:Free Christmas CD Features Virtual Orchestration

Download a free Christmas CD that showcases state-of-the-art virtual orchestration.
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Originally Posted on 12/08/2005 21:37:53Content source: http://www.synthtopia.com/free_music/Free_Virtual_Symphonic_Ch.html

music-linx:Free Electronica MP3 Downloads from Timothy Allan

Canadian electronic musician Timothy Allan has over a dozen dance-oriented electronica tracks available as free mp3 downloads from his site.
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Originally Posted on 12/08/2005 21:00:50Content source: http://www.synthtopia.com/free_music/FreeElectronicaMP3Downloa.html

music-linx:Download Electronic Dance Music from Everpresent

Everpresent, a trio that mixes rock energy with electronics, has free MP3 downloads available at their site.
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Originally Posted on 12/08/2005 19:58:48Content source: http://www.synthtopia.com/free_music/DownloadElectronicDanceMu.html

music-linx:Free Experimental Electro from Atlon

Atlon Inc., also known as Rob Acid, is back after a long period of abstinence, and has a new release of experimental electro music called Airport.
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Originally Posted on 12/08/2005 19:16:46Content source: http://www.synthtopia.com/free_music/Free_Experimental_Electro.html

music-linx:Free Intelligent Dance Music from Simbolin

English electronica artist Simbolin has released a free CD of experimental dance music, Aural Contraception. The CD is available as free MP3 and WMA downloads from his site.
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music-linx:Free Ambient Music from Amir Baghiri

Amir Baghiri has posted several recent electronic music tracks as free MP3 downloads.
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Originally Posted on 12/08/2005 17:49:42Content source: http://www.synthtopia.com/free_music/FreeAmbientAmirBaghiri.html

music-linx:Free MP3s from Ambient Artist Brannan Lane

Ambient recording artist Brannan Lane has released a selection of free MP3s to introduce new listeners to his music, and to give fans a taste of his recent CDs.
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