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Middle Distance Runner - The Sun and Earth (Album Review)

"There is a heavy (perhaps epic) quality to The Sun and Earth, Middle Distance... more

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Great Indie Artists

Cool artists I found on http://theindie.biz. Great for Indie Music

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In Love Again (dedication to hip-hop)

Dedication to hip-hop from NC artist Tre-Dot that has been featured on blogs and web... more

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F the World

Single off of NC artist Tre-Dot's current album Carolina Feel Good Music. The... more

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Carolina Feel Good Music - Video Preview

Video preview of NC artist Tre-Dot's current album Carolina Feel Good Music... more

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1 Foot in and 1 Foot Out - the Movie

Indie film filmed in NC by GGN Films and focusing on choices and decisions of... more

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The Bad Plus - Rhinoceros Is My Profession

Is it jazz? It's incredible whatever it is.

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SSv Sponsoring Ball State Back-to-School Bash - Stereo Subversion

Some great bands descend upon Muncie, Indiana this weekend as Village Green Records... more

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LL COOL J What a great new website!!!

if you are an upcoming indie artist you need to look for all the outlets, we live on... more

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I AM Fest (Independent Arts and Music) - Waterfront Park - New London, CT

The fourth installment of I AM Fest (Independent Arts & Music), Connecticut's... more

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Indie music is much more than just a look

When most of us hear the phrase indie music, a few things might easily pop to mind.... more

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The Boat That Rocked - From the Director of Love Actually - Coming Soon

It's funny how things work. I got press creds to go to the Future of Music... more

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Could Independent Radio and TV Stations Become A worldwide Indie Broadcasting Network (Part 2)

So far we can see their is a worldwide broadcast network out there in the form of indie broadcasters just waiting to be utilized to as a channel for indie music and film/videos. The program content for such a network is nearly limitless in the form of music, music videos and independent film. All that really needed to be done was to tweak a few legalities in order for the content to be attractive to such broadcasters and the whole thing becomes viable.

In order to bring it all together I guess someone could create a website/service which would aggregate material that was properly licensed to enable free broadcast and make that content available to individual broadcasters via digital stream. That would give small broadcasters a wealth of content to augment the content that they create locally themselves. It would also allow them to sell more advertising locally. I think this content would have to be free to broadcasters to use which is a large part of what would make it attractive.

There could be genre specific streams, regional streams or whatever the broadcaster wanted to play by setting up their own playlists. The site could create their own hosted programs, etc. I mean the potential is really huge when you think about it.

The artists can make money by selling hard copies of their product on CD/DVD/mp3 or whatever and anticipate selling more of these things due to the potential exposure they will get from this service. The broadcasters can make money by selling advertising to local business. But how would the service itself make money?

The aggregator service/site could also sell advertising within the broadcast stream as well as charging artists a small ($20 or less) monthly fee to participate in the service. I know that isn't a lot but if all 600,000 indie bands/artists listed on myspace jumped on board that is a nice income for the site each month.

Will this be the next stage in the evolution of the indie music world? I don't know but I think it could be in some form.So far we can see their is a worldwide broadcast network out there in the form of... more

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Could Independent Radio and TV Stations Become A worldwide Indie Broadcasting Network (Part 1)

I first encountered the Future of Music Coalition ( http://futureofmusic.org/ ) the other day when I wrangled press credentials to attend their upcoming Future of Music Summit in Washington DC Oct 4-6. I'm pretty hyped about that as there will be some major players in the music industry in attendance and it will give me a firsthand look at the directions that the industry intends to take in the future. Thanks to Scott Macaulay (Editor) and Filmmaker Magazine for setting it up for me
( http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/ ).

In the video above The Indigo Girls talk about why they support community radio. When I read this story I started thinking about the importance of having these kind of small, local broadcasters. The Indigo Girls talk about how these stations gave them some of their first exposure as a band and it does seem to be a relatively untapped avenue by which indie music can get mainstream broadcast exposure (ie; outside the web).

One thought led to another and before you know it I had a full fledged plan concocted to rule the indie music world. That is just the way my mind works, I come across a subject and if it catches my interest I end up thinking about ways to improve it or make use of it in some larger way. In this case I think there are a lot of opportunities to make use of this nearly forgotten resource and I figured I would take the time to put my line of thought out there via this story and see if anyone agrees with me.

First off, think about the market potential, there are thousands of small, low power broadcast stations out there pretty much worldwide on AM and FM radio bands as well as shortwave and TV. Individually their reach is very small but as a whole they represent a broadcasting network that covers the entire world.

I started reading up on low power broadcasting on the FCC website and it seems that such stations are not that hard to set up and are free to broadcast whatever they want, including commercial broadcasts. If the power level used for the broadcast is low enough you don't even need to get a license (please read the rules before you try setting up your own station).

That opens up a world of possibilities. My first thought was that anyone could set up their own little radio station in conjunction with their online account on sites like blip.fm or grooveshark and broadcast to their neighborhood. That would be kinda cool and a low power transmitter doesn't cost very much so someone could get rich selling that system (suggestion: iRadio....hehe).

There are of course legalities involving music and what you can play over the airwaves without violating someones right to get paid. With that in mind I read an intro to how music royalties work ( http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/music-royalties.htm ) in order to see if indie music could be played on indie radio/tv stations. From what I read on that topic, combined with what I was reading yesterday about the Creative Commons License
( http://creativecommons.org/ ) it seems that the answer is a qualified yes.

In order for it to work the artist/band would ideally be the writer/composer/performer of the song and license it via Creative Commons giving up mechanical rights to the material permitting it to have unlimited radio/TV airplay for free. That really isn't that different that what we have now in the digital world where pretty much every band out there allows you to stream their music on your site and nothing stops you from making money from advertisemants on the site you stream the music through. In both cases the bands make money from CD sales, mp3 sales, band merchandise and live shows so it is a win/win for both the artists and the broadcaster/streamer. The artist gets exposure to a wider audience and the broadcaster/streamer gets content for their site/station which allows them to earn money via local advertising.

End Part 1, jump to part 2: http://current.com/items/90893661_community-broadcasting-and-the-indie-worldI first encountered the Future of Music Coalition ( http://futureofmusic.org/ ) the... more

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A Creative Commons License Is The Ultimate Music Promotion Tool

I have been thinking about the challenges facing artists in bringing their music to a... more

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JonMTM: A Private Lyricist : REASONS I PREFER A LESS KNOWN BAND

There’s a good chance you’ll talk to me Even better, that you’ll... more

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Jay-Z Hopes Bands Like Grizzly Bear Will 'Push Hip-Hop'

Attention, all you hand-wringing hipsters out there, Jay-Z doesn't understand why... more

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Future of Music Coalition | Education, Research and Advocacy for Musicians

With so much going on at once in the evolution of the music industry it is going to be... more

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The (Indie) Music Industry Is All Right < Columns | PopMatters

This is a good article on the state of the music industry from the perspective of... more

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