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My Indie Nation Changes The Online Music Scene
www.myindienation.com

In mid-February a new online community for musicians and fans opened its doors to the World Wide Web community.
What makes this site different is its ability to combine the best of other sites such as MySpace, Digital Rodeo, Air Play Direct, IAC, Sonicbids and more.

"You’re gonna love this place because My Indie Nation does everything in one place," said co-founder Mary Warren. "Until now you had to go to one site to put up your music and maybe a video, then you gotta go to another place to do an EPK – and all you get is an EPK and it’s not cheap, right? Now you can do it here and send it to whoever needs to see it – AND you can even embed that EPK in all your other sites! If you want to put up a radio station, you gotta find another place that does that. We do all that stuff and way, way more."

The site offers free accounts for musicians and fans. The free accounts provide enough space and features to get you up and running. Music that is tagged for air play is also featured on the site's house radio and appears in the music charts.
For those looking to create a site that rivals those of the major labels, a power account is available at a charge less than most other sites, offering less features.

"Our power users can create their own radio stations, formulate their EPKs (electronic press kits) and send them to fans and radio stations worldwide," Warren said. "There is the ability to sell not just music, but also merchandise through the artist's site. It's a unique type of community that has been designed to help indie artists get their music out to the world.

"We even have a feature that allows artists to create a TV station, featuring their favorite videos. One of the features that is hard to find on other sites is our file grabber. This allows a user to enter a url and just transfer those files to his or her site on My Indie Nation. It saves a lot of time in building their pages."

Warren explained that the site also allows artists to hold online events which they can sell tickets to online.
"Imagine holding a CD release party online and being able to invite only those you want there," she said. "You can hold a concert online and sell tickets to it right from your My Indie Nation page."

Of course, the site features the standard items, such as an event calendar, but My Indie Nation takes that simple feature to the next level by providing maps to the exact location of the event. Forums are also part of the site and allow users to exchange ideas and learn some tips and tricks about using the site's numerous features.

Plans also call for inclusion of a gig exchanger and list as well as a feature that will allow promoters to advertise their venues and opportunities to site users. Radio stations will also be able to log in to the site under a special account. They can search through al of the music provided by the artists for inclusion on their radio programs.

"This site is a win-win for everyone," Warren said. "We believe strongly in promoting independent artists and we designed this site to make it easy and fun for them to get their music out to the world."

Fans can sign up under the free "member" account and listen to their favorite bands, and discover new ones.

Warren explained even the advertising rates on the new site are designed to allow a small band the ability to run an ad (either on the site or its radio and TV channels) at a fraction of what other similar sites charge.

"If you do nothing other than sign up for the free artist account, you will see benefits to your music immediately," Warren said.

Visit My Indie Nation at www.myindienation.com