New Online Music Community Makes Splash in the Indie Scene
Toronto, Ont. (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) August 8, 2005 ? Fed up with how difficult it can be to break into the music industry, or even make a dime at it, two Toronto-based musicians have started up a new artists' community on the World Wide Web. This website provides independent bands and artists with a place to generate money from downloaded songs and assists them in keeping in touch with their fan base and gaining much-needed exposure.Although music communities are nothing new to many online listeners, BandSpace.com seems to stand out from the crowd. The service was started June of 2005 by two Toronto based music lovers, Mike Petroianu and Julian Avram, and is aimed at helping independent artists showcase their talent and generate revenue. Within minutes, any band or solo artist can have an online presence complete with tracks, photos, event listings and online store.The difference between BandSpace.com and other similar services is the potential given to the artist to generate revenue.
Should a listener choose to download a song, the artist will make 70 cents. On top of that, members interested in selling merchandise can take advantage of the online store option and keep 100 percent of the profits."We set out to create a service that caters to musicians' needs more than the businessman's pocket," said Mike Petroianu, co-founder of Bandspace.com and drummer for St. Anthony's Fire. "We wanted to give the artist the option of selling their music or giving it away for free." This approach to promoting and selling independent music has placed him and his co-workers into a whole new ballpark - somewhere between giants like MySpace and Apple iTunes.The service opened in June and has already seen plenty of success. More than 18,000 artists have uploaded their music and are being exposed to a world-wide audience.
With a bit of cash in their pockets and a large online audience, the artists are left with one thing to do: keep chasing their dream.For more information see http://www.bandspace.comContact:Mike Petroianu416-899-6583.
New Online Music Community Makes Splash in the Indie Scene
Toronto, Ont. (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) August 8, 2005 ? Fed up with how difficult it can be to break into the music industry, or even make a dime at it, two Toronto-based musicians have started up a new artists' community on the World Wide Web. This website provides independent bands and artists with a place to generate money from downloaded songs and assists them in keeping in touch with their fan base and gaining much-needed exposure.Although music communities are nothing new to many online listeners, BandSpace.com seems to stand out from the crowd. The service was started June of 2005 by two Toronto based music lovers, Mike Petroianu and Julian Avram, and is aimed at helping independent artists showcase their talent and generate revenue. Within minutes, any band or solo artist can have an online presence complete with tracks, photos, event listings and online store.The difference between BandSpace.com and other similar services...
New Online Music Community Makes Splash in the Indie Scene
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The Death Of Freaknik And The Rise Of Black Spring Break Events
For many years, especially during the late 80's and early 90's, the Freaknik In Atlanta, Georgia brought in over 250,000 participants. It created enormous traffic gridlock and
was considered the hot zone
for hundreds of thousands of black college students who traveled from all across the country every April to Atlanta, Georgia. For many of those years, it lived up to its name. It was Freak-Nik! There were the wild parties on the street, the dancing, the traffic jams and of the kinds of things you might have witnessed in a Girls Gone Wild type video if they had existed back then.In fact so many came in 1992, Atlanta was brought to a standstill. It became an event that was heard about through out the world.
It also received extra attention because it was also the headquarters of a famous 24 hour cable news station. In fact this month marks the 5th Anniversary of the death of Freaknik. In 2000 the event died while other spring break events took its place and have...
The Death Of Freaknik And The Rise Of Black Spring Break Events
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World?s Most Exciting Towable Water Float Ready for Market Launch
Norwalk, OH (ContentDesk) August 29, 2005 -- Wake Breaker?, a patented breakthrough in high thrill "towable" water floats, has completed research and development and will begin marketing the high performance float in spring 2006.Dave and Sharon Barman, inventors and owners of the Wake Breaker?, announced the appointment of Duquesa Marketing Inc., Ft. Thomas, Ky. to guide their cutting edge, thrilling water float through final stages of pre-market planning. "We've spent several years and several hundred thousand dollars, designing, testing and patenting the ultimate performance water ride experience" said Mr. Barman.
"Nothing on the water performs like Wake Breaker?, we wanted to insure the best possible marketing strategy for the launch, that is why we chose Geoff and Nancy Ficke's firm".Wake Breaker? offers a thrilling, high performance ride experience made possible by the insertion of a lightweight concave, rigid plastic insert that stabilizes the tube and allows for almost...
World?s Most Exciting Towable Water Float Ready for Market Launch
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Shareholders meeting changing with times
A significant number of corporations that settled accounts in the past year are ready to hold their annual shareholders meetings. In this year's meetings, more than 300 companies plan as their main focus of attention defense measures against hostile takeover bids. Interestingly, more companies have introduced systems to allow shareholders to vote via the internet and cell phones to accommodate the new means, and will hold shareholders meetings on different dates from other firms. This year also has seen firms more desperate to secure long-term stockholders by placing more importance on the interests of shareholders. According to a Forbes magazine survey, among the more than 130 companies considering defensive measures against corporate takeovers, ten may introduce the so-called poison pill defense of issuing share warrants to counter such actions.
Also, 90 of those firms plan to propose revisions of their corporate charters to expand possible issuance of authorized stocks at this...
Shareholders meeting changing with times
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FAB Advertising Inc. Acquires Advertising Rights to King County Trailer Truck Fleet
Seattle, WA (ContentDesk) July 7, 2006 -- FAB Advertising Inc., has been chosen by King County to administer its truck trailer advertising agreement. The contract has a 5-year term and commences July 1, 2006. The trailer fleet will be FAB Advertising's first venture in the northwest. FAB will add several local sales staff, to focus on the 150 King County trucks in Washington State. The advertising space will be 128 square feet in area making them the largest outdoor ads in King County.Tony McAleer, FAB Advertising's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "King County's Truck Fleet is an opportunity for us to develop our business in the northwest.
The King County Solid Waste Division are one of the nations leaders in recycling and we are pleased to be working with them in this capacity. Acquiring any government contract can generally be a long drawn out affair but with many thanks to Ray Moser (Economic Development...
FAB Advertising Inc. Acquires Advertising Rights to King County Trailer Truck Fleet
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How to Proofread Like a Professional
Copyright 2006 Jaya Schillinger
Even as I wrote the title for this article, I got confused. Is "proofread" one word or two? I thought it was two, and my spell checker didn't have a problem with that, but when I double-checked myself with a popular on- line dictionary, I was able to catch my mistake. Proofread is in fact one word, "proof?read v. tr. To read (copy or proof) in order to find errors and mark corrections."
I'm not a grammarian or editor by any stretch of the definition, but I do get some practice through proofreading my own writing as well as my clients.
One of the value-added services I include in my business coaching packages is email support where I'll do a quick proofing of my clients' ad copy or important documents. So while I'm not a qualified copy editor/writer, I have noticed some common mistakes that slip past the typical business owner's own proofreading.
Here are a few things I've learned along the way:
How to Proofread Like a Professional
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New Online Music Community Makes Splash in the Indie Scene puppy training
PartyGoodsDirect.com Launches New Website - Party Supplies Delivered Right to the Door
Neenah, WI (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) March 14, 2006 - PartyGoodsDirect.com announces the launch of its new website, where party planners can find party supplies to get the party poppin. Party Goods Direct, at www.partygoodsdirect.com, supplies invitations, plates, napkins, banners, balloons, candles, party favors, goodie bags, cutlery and more - all delivered right to the front...
New Online Music Community Makes Splash in the Indie Scene
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Credit Report Repair Software History
The credit report repair project started back in 1995. During that time, I had just freed myself from the long hours work schedule as a Financial Planner for American Express. I made lots of money as a Financial Planner but I spent little time with my family. My daughter was only 2 years old at the time and the only time I saw her was when she was asleep. Financial Planners work 12 to 15 hours a day.
One of the tasks that financial planners perform is to update or repair...
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New Website Offers Royalty Free Music and Images
Ithaca, NY (ContentDesk) June 4, 2005 -- RoyaltyFreeDownloads.com, the new website from the award-winning video and audio production team of Hark Productions, offers producers easy access to over 5,000 royalty-free, audio and image files all online. Whether you're a film and video editor, a radio and television producer or a wedding videographer, royaltyFreeDownloads.com has the tools you need to put the finishing touches on your project."What makes RoyaltyFreeDownloads.com so unique," said Eric...
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Seeking a Low-Priced Rolex? Try a Chinese Rolex Replica
The Chinese-made Rolex replica is considered to be Grade 5 ? the lowest graded and poorest quality replica on the market. These Rolex replicas usually contain a Chinese style watch movement mechanism. Beware that some disreputable dealers try to misrepresent Grade 5 Chinese Rolex Replicas as the higher Graded 1 to 4 Swiss or Japanese replicas.
The five grades for Rolex replicas are Swiss (Grade 1), Japanese (Grade 2-4) and Chinese (Grade 5).
In contrast to the...
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