Thanks to a plethora of ad-supported music sites creating a custom presence across the web does not have to be expensive. In this guest post, rising indie band manager Jeremy Mix of Mix Management shares his less than under $10 a year d.i.y. internet recipe.
GUEST POST: I like to recommend that my young bands "stick it to the man" by not paying for a custom website with monthly fees. Try this instead:
Open a generic Google mail account named bandname@gmail.com and use this… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on August 13, 2008 at 10:31am —
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Mumbo Note: That's right Indie Planet, Mr.Shadeed will be doing his monthly segment on music technology on Revolt Radio on this broadcast. Tune in check it out -
Featured Artists: Mr.Shadeed Tame & Wordsmith
Host: Black Knight
Mixed By: DJ Dublee
Website: www.wordsmith.podomatic.com
"Revolt Radio" is a unique mix of Underground, Commercial, & Mash-Up Hip-Hop. Each broadcast looks to… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on August 13, 2008 at 10:00am —
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People Under the Stairs drop FUN DMC, their 6th album release to date on Gold Dust Records.
Tracklisting for the album is as follows:
Fun DMC Tracklist:
1. The Swan Fever
2. Step Bacc
3. Up Yo Spine (Live At The Fishbucket pt. 3)
4. Ste. For Peter Pt.1 “The Fun”
5. Ste. For Peter Pt.2 “The Grind”
6. Anotha’ (BBQ)
7. The Ultimate 144
8. Letter 2 c/o Bronx
9. Party Enemy… Continue
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"SALES ARE DOWN? NO. FANS ARE CLOWNS!!!" WHAT'S UP TO ALL MY PEOPLE ON THE SITE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. I'D RATHER HAVE 10 TO 20 THOUSAND REAL PEOPLE THEN ONE MILLION IDIOTS BE A PART OF SOMETHING: GENUINE, AUTHENTIC AND FACTUAL.. NOT SYNTHETIC, IMITATION, AND BOGUS.
DID YOU ALL SEE THE MOVIE JERRY MCGUIRE? WELL, IN THAT MOVIE TOM CRUISE WORKS FOR A MAJOR SPORTS AGENCY THAT HAS MANY CLIENTS AND IS A HUGE MONSTER MACHINE OF A… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on August 12, 2008 at 3:17pm —
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I don't know, maybe this should've been a blog, but lately I have been getting a lot of requests to do work for artists on myspace and on here. But then I wonder to myself, why would I do work for you when you don't do work for yourself? Don't get me wrong, I have worked with the bottom of the bottom and have done work for people who are recording straight off of their PC with no real studio! But EVERY LAST ONE of them already had exhausted their own options of what they could do on their own… Continue
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Blogs are the future broadcasters, A&Rs, Record Pools, and media outlets. I've said it on many occasions on panels and when I do lectures on various topics. The following NY Times piece covers Kanye's blogging timeline and gives you an insight on the impact he is making as an influential artist sharing his views. He has been accused on Ghostblogging, which is a whole new term in itself -
The Good folks at Hard Knock TV present an exclusive interview with T.I. discussing 50 and taking jabs at Shawty L-O. Enjoy and make sure you check out Hard Knock TV!
Added by Mumbo Sauce on August 10, 2008 at 10:38pm —
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Max B now has a TV "Wave" to add to his growing empire. Mr. Wavy Crockett is now doing numbers with Amalgam Digital so its good to see him putting out product.
The whole name of the game should be getting your album out so you can tour, its good to see Max B
get smart and go… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on August 10, 2008 at 9:45pm —
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Indie Planet TV definitely loves to feature and support true independent artists. Baltimore's own Wordsmith is one of the most effective at building his brand without the help of a major label's marketing dollars.
If for no other reason, but to light the fire of some of these other artists, who claim to be "on the grind", we present to you Wordsmith Presents "A Day In the Life" Episode 2 (Video…Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on August 10, 2008 at 9:39pm —
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Swagman AKA “LiL A” has been in the rap game for over 6 years and counting.
This ATalien has worked with some of the most successful artist and
producers in the bizness, such as: Don P of Trillville, Big Pit of Pit Music (producer of
Shop Boys “Party Like a Rock Star”), Lyrical of theVirgin Islands,
Young Ralph, Montana the Mack and others!I’m Rich Entertainment has made the bold
decision to put… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on August 10, 2008 at 9:00pm —
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We have a new episode feat. videos from Big Floaty, Termanology, N.O.R.E., and more - on the way.
Look out for exclusive interviews with Paradox and Hanif-Jamiyl.
Had to work temporarily from a different workstation which makes uploading all this stuff to the site a bit of a challenge -but- we're continuing to clip episodes together. Stay… Continue
Added by mr.shadeed on August 8, 2008 at 5:16pm —
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After long feud which hit the fan with T.I. allegedly fighting with D.T.P.'s Chaka Zulu following a heated arguement, the two hit the studio and recorded a new track -