Sample EP landing page
DubFiler has had lots of little changes this weekend but I think they make a big difference. The biggest has been to ‘folders’ which are now called ‘pages’. Once you’ve uploaded a bunch of tunes, samples or ideas, you can create a landing page for them. Add an image or album cover and include a description and some links to the press release or your mySpace page for more listening.
What other features would you like to see?
Percussion Lab
This is one of my favorite types of posts. An old friend named Praveen Sharma did a radio show in college called Precussion Lab. We met because he booked me to be on it, and I booked him to play my weekly here in New York City. Then Percussion Lab became a 24/7 streaming internet radio station. There were live peformances, regular shows, and lots of streaming music. A few years ago, he moved to the city, and has recently redesigned the site (with Sougwen Chung) to feature more mixes their “collective” likes. Basically they’re extending their excellent taste into selecting mixes for you. The site is beautiful, easy to use and full of great content. Go spend hours on PercussionLab.com.
Helping spread good music is so easy because you love it, but it’s also so important. This is what the web is for. I look forward to what Praveen comes up with next.
8tracks - A simple way to share an online mix
I first heard about 8tracks.com at a music tech meet-up when founder David Porter presented it. I’ll admit I was nervous about presenting DubFiler that night, so didn’t realize how cool it was. Months later Tony Zeoli from Net Mix Media put me in touch with David and I started digging into it.
Remember making mixtapes for your crush in the 8th grade? Or mix CD’s for those of you a bit younger? 8Tracks.com is the next generation. Make a mix onlne with songs from the library or upload yr own. Add a picture and a description. Then share it with friends or the boy yre crushing on. It’s a simple concept, but a really cool site.
Why’s it relevent to us? I made a mix featuring UK Funky tracks, including a couple of my own. Within a day I got a handful of comments and 11 listens. People were checking it out who are not my usual audience, and I’d yet to start “friending” people. It’s an active community of music lovers so it’s another great place to promote your music and the music you love. And word is they’re working on some features just for DJ’s.
Go make a mix and send it to me! I’ll add it to the DubFiler Facebook page.
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