Musicians: Reach Out To Your Audience Via Internet Radio Station
March 11th, 2010 Posted in Arts, Entertainment and Music | No Comments »As an independent musician, I have found it quite challenging to build a loyal fan base and earn a living doing what I love. They can’t listen to us without them knowing we exist. So how do we introduce ourselves and our style of music? Online Radio
Most artists set up a MySpace page or a website nowadays. If no one knows who you are, of course, it still does not help to have a web site or MySpace page even if these are great tools. How can potential audience reach an independent band?
I started uploading audio files of our songs a few months ago at a great radio station that provides artists free radio airplay called IMRadio.com Thanks to IM Radio, we now have exposure to a large international audience, we are able to communicate with our fans, and we feel like we are in control of our music. Putting your heart and soul into what you do is very important.
It could not be any easier to use IMRadio.com In a couple of minutes, we simply signed up for a free account, then we began uploading our audio files.
For the listeners, using IMRadio iseffortless as well. There is a drop-down box that allows you to choose the genre you would like to listen to when you visit the web site. There are many different options! You can just imagine every type of music - even some that you have probably never heard of. Included in some of the categories are acid jazz, adult contemporary, alternative, Americana, country., club music, emo, dance, death metal,and grunge.
A couple of non-musical categories to choose from - comedy/novelty and spoken word/poetry are also available at IMRadio. When searching for material appropriate to their particular station, radio stations can just come along and seek Airplay Direct. Once they have found your music they can download it instantly and get it into their playlists quickly without having to contact you and wait for you to post them a CD.
My band and I continue to enjoy the results of making ourselves available on IMRadio.com. We love hearing from our new fans and it is such a kick to know that so many people are enjoying our tunes. For artists who want to get their songs into radio station with no charge whatsoever, IM Radio is the perfect tool. Online Radio