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Sunday, May 6, 2012

Look Who is Changing the Music Game


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There is no secret that the music industry is one of the most fast paced industries within the entertainment business. As an artist you can be hot one day and known as a one-hit wonder the next. The music industry has changed greatly over the past five years and we see more indie artist putting out their music now more than even before.  ReverbNation is a site that is designed to help indie artist gain more exposure and an outlet to being heard worldwide. When looking at ReverbNation it puts you in a mind frame of a “Facebook” for artist.


There are many ways for an artist to be heard and help promote their music, but Reverb makes it even easier to do.  Social medias such as Twitter lets artist network with other artist without leaving their homes. YouTube allows artists to post their own videos and footage to be seen across the globe. But none of them have anything on the services ReverbNation does for an artist.

According to evolvor.com they break down “16 Ways ReverbNation is Changing the Digital Music Landscape”. We will list the 16 ways why they feel that ReverbNation has changed the digital music landscape.

1. Ability to share high quality files, fast and cheap.
2. Best Music Players. Period.
3. Fan Contact Management
4. Widgets!
5. Robust Stats
6. Be your own booking agent
7. Digital Distribution
8. Sell merch direct to fans
9. Artist resources
10. Facebook Application
11. Twitter integration
12. Hosted Banners
13. Street Team Management
14. Advertising Sharing and Opportunities
15. Build your website for you
16. Most of the shit is FREE!

To get a full explanation on all 16 ways feel free to read the article in its entirety.

For all the indie artist that has not heard of ReverbNation, you must have been in outer space. On the other hand all of the indie artist that do not have a ReverbNation account you may want to go sign up now, this is one of those things that are FREE!

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