Friday, March 20, 2009

Online Resources for Musicians

This post will be a work-in-progress. My main focus during the SXSW panels series has been to focus on how the internet and Web 2.0 technology has affected how artists make their livings. The bulk of the good panels on this subject were on Wednesday. I'm going to do a summary of good artist-centered web resources for now, and when I have time throughout the rest of the week, update each link with more information.

Resources focused on distribution:
  1. Kunaki
  2. Cafe Press
Resources for promotion to fans about music and/or shows:
  1. Eventful
  2. Eventful Demand
  3. Pandora
  4. thesixtyone
  5. Last.fm
  6. Changents
  7. Google Blogsearch
  8. Rawwrip
  9. Reverb Nation
  10. Vista Print
  11. Twitter Search
  12. Twitter Feed
Business networking tools:
  1. Sonicbids
  2. Linked In
  3. The Orchard
  4. Imeem
Administrative tools:
  1. Artistdata
  2. Better Than the Van
  3. Couch Surfing
Good sources for information:
  1. Musican Atlas
  2. Hype Machine
  3. The Indie Guide
  4. Cyber PR
  5. New Music Strategies
  6. Digital Music News
  7. Artist House Music
Unclassified so far:
  1. Noise Trade

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