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March 29, 2011
Jango Airplay Top 10
Here's the Top 10 Jango Airplay artists for the week ending March 27. We just keep seeing some great new artists popping into the Top 10 each week. Check them out below and show some support.
What is Your Biggest Breakthrough ?
We all know about putting in 10,000 hours of practice. We definitely all know about slogging it out in a van cross country, eating Subway & Taco Bell, sleeping on couches, borrowing money from your supportive significant other for gas to get back home. Madonna says she used to go dumpster diving in NYC just so she could eat. Many bands live in their rehearsal space, play shows to five people and run up a bar tab that's more than they get paid at the end of the night. This is all collectively called 'paying your dues.' But that's not what we're interested in today.
What we want to hear about today are great stories about that biggest breakthrough. When was the day that all that 'paying your dues' actually paid off? Did you hook up with a great producer? Did your video go viral? You sold out your first show? These are the moments that make it all worthwhile and keep up pushing even harder for that next breakthrough.
Tell us your stories in the comments, we can't wait to hear.
The Jango Jugglers
March 22, 2011
It's Time to Play at Your Local Open Mic Night
This week on Jango Airplay we have a guest blog post from David Craver, founder of OpenMic.US, the most comprehensive open mic list in the world. Let's hear what David has to say...
"Today's 'indie' musicians have a plethora of marketing tools at their disposal. The Internet provides a virtual ‘touch-point’ that allows for constant, on-going communication with their fans. But, there is no substitute for personal contact.
"Today's 'indie' musicians have a plethora of marketing tools at their disposal. The Internet provides a virtual ‘touch-point’ that allows for constant, on-going communication with their fans. But, there is no substitute for personal contact.
Many ‘rising stars’ use live-music open mics to build their fan-base.
Jamie D., an Atlanta-based musician, frequently attends local open mics. He stated, “I’ve tripled my fan-base by working the open mic circuit. It’s the most effective method for meeting new people, gaining fans, and networking, that I can think of.”
The formula is simple; take the stage, give it your best, circulate through the crowd and trade ‘demo’ CDs for email addresses. The net result is that the audience members have seen you perform, talked with you, and have your music to play in their car on the way home. When artists take the time to cultivate new fans using this method, the new fans are more-likely to respond to email invitations to purchase music and to attend shows.
In today’s crowded indie music space, it’s critical to make a personal connection with fans. Open mics provide a music-centric, fun, environment where musicians can perform their original music, network with other musicians, and build their fan-base."
- David Craver, founder of OpenMic.US
For more info on David's Open Mic listing go to OpenMic.US
- David Craver, founder of OpenMic.US
For more info on David's Open Mic listing go to OpenMic.US
Jango Airplay Top 10
Here's the Jango Airplay Top 10 for the week ending March 20. There's a lot of new faces in here this week and return act The Avant-Garde Metallic Orchestra has climbed up to reach the top spot. Check them out below and drop everyone a line in the comments section below.
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March 14, 2011
Jango Airplay Top 10
Here's the top 10 for the week ending March 13. Check them out below, there's always some great artists popping up and they deserve your ears.
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