Getting your music heard.
 

Hey, I'm just doing some research here - I'm a college student at Georgia Tech. I also play guitar (I love improvisation) and love indie music. On this note, I was wondering (talking to indie artists and musicians): do any of you guys ever feel frustrated or have trouble getting a lot of people to listen to your music and, specifically, to provide feedback or support you as an artist? What would you think of a website that would address these concerns of exposure and placement to potential listeners? Would you use it/Do you have any ideas for it? Any and all feedback is very much appreciated. Thanks guys!

Come on, friends! Does nobody have any problems with getting a following or online listener base that is readily available and willing to give feedback on your latest tracks? Let me know your problems (all of them) and what you're thinking or if you have any ideas!

So like hypem?

" trouble getting a lot of people to listen to your music " and buy your stuff


Yup isnt that the hardest point at being a musician "Making it" :p:

Yeah, getting your stuff out there is hard, no doubt. The site I sometimes write for (songfreaks.com) has been trying to do more features on up and coming bands, so that's one way to get noticed -- although getting blogs to cover you isn't easy.
Have any of you guys ever checked SongFreaks out? They're always looking for feedback on how to make it better (and keep it going strong)... Let me know what you think!

Nobody cares about music on the internet.
Go out & play live if you want people to hear it.

This is pretty much it. One of my friends' bands won a chance to go and play live on Letterman, only by putting their asses out there on stages, promoting their stuff, and then entering a contest. The Internet doesn't do that for you.

Yeah, playing live definitely does open up a lot more doors for bands than simply putting music online, but there's also the singer-songwriters that probably have harder times getting in front of people because they aren't a full band or require electronic accompaniment. Also, Devon, I've never heard of hypem but it looks like it needs a new interface and graphics.

But, yeah, Urban and Homer, I definitely agree about performing live - how would solo performers or emerging artists best go about getting local gigs? Calling the places and asking? How could we make that easier for them - acting as an intermediary or potential promoter for venues?

Nobody's interested in helping you set up a business, which is clearly what you're aiming for here. People here want to talk about music, not help you or anyone else promote it.

Why would they need a intermediary for?

Why would a band pay you to go up to they owner of a venue and say 'can we have a gig' when you have no pull yourself and could just as easily do it for themselves, for free.

Pointing out holes in people business plans is much more fun than talking about this weeks flavour of the month indie band, so shush.

You got it. Enjoy.
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Hey, sorry I haven't posted in a while. But, yeah, we're not about being a "business" - we're just about solving a problem that we see with current music sharing services on the web like soundcloud or youtube and such. We believe that there is a lot of potentially good music that might not be getting the plays it deserves due to the way sites list their user generated content. ALSO, by asking musicians online, we've found that feedback and reviews are actually important to the musicians, so that's a process we're trying to make better.

Again, we're not a "business" - we're two musically inclined students at a Tech school that want to give musicians an easier to get feedback/reviews and listens online. So, what do you think about that?

Do you guys feel, as musicians online making original music, that feedback/reviews are important and can help you make better music?

hipstring.me - we're just trying to make things easier for musicians online (to get reviews/feedback and to get their music heard) while at the same time allowing listeners and early adopters to sample the most indie musicians on the interweb.

hipstring.me - put your email in and tell me what you think or what you want in a site like this.

email me at: tommy@hipstring.me