I Love OurStage!
Have I ever told you that? OS is quickly becoming ‘The Destination’ for Indie Artists on the web. Not only have they listened to the artists (thanks Daniel!) and created lots of cool marketing toys for us, ie… Marketplace, Cool Banners, Blogs and the Party Line, but they have also made a huge effort to reach out to fans all over the web. Recent partnerships through AOL, KnowtheMusicBiz.com and tons of others have brought in new fans in droves to OurStage, which benefits each and every one of us by exposing our art to new folks every day. OurStage is helping to launch careers every day, and I say we should give them a BIG Shout Out!
When I first heard about the ‘30 Free Downloads’ promo, I have to say that I had mixed feelings. On one hand, you hear every day about sites exploiting music for their own benefit, and the artists getting left behind financially, and my first thought was, ‘here we go again, another fine site corrupted’. But, you know, when I signed my artists up here, they were experiencing moderate success, and I was simply looking for more exposure for them. This site provided an additional avenue for exposure, and that can never be a bad thing. I have always run my Record Label and Publishing Company as a business. While I always have my artists and writers best interests at the forefront, I have occasionally had to make decisions to give some of their music away, and trust me, I have caught flack for it. In each case though, it has proven to be huge in record sales or additonal publicity for the artists, and in the end everyone is meeting their stated goals.
Now I know what you are thinking. It’s like, ‘Hey Ball, get to the point. Why do you have a picture of Holly at the top of this post?’
Well, imagine my surprise when I went to get my FREE DOWNLOAD packs (Yes, I am a music fan too!), and found Holly Staiton’s track ‘AGAIN’ included in the country pack! WOW! Now that’s exposure!
There are 6 tracks in the COUNTRY DOWNLOAD PACK. They are:
(1) Haunt —Run, Run, Run
(2) Or, The Whale—Call and Response
(3) Holly Staiton—Again
(4) American Babies—Invite Your Friends
(5) Oneside—Got To Go
(6) Amanda Kaletsky—Shower Song
Is that great company, or what? So come on OurStagers, let’s get to downloading. Invite your terrestrial friends and family to come on out and join OurStage. Tell them that the next megastars are already here. You spend a ton of time and effort to create your art, and partnering with OurStage is one of the best ways to get it exposed to more fans.
Oh, and by the way, have I ever mentioned that I LOVE OURSTAGE?
Leave me a comment, I would love to hear what you think.
Ray
