Whats the best myspace alternative? (Just finished my album!

[jesso]

Hey folks,
Just about to release my debut album.... Written, mixed, recorded, everything in Ableton!
(I did get it professionally mastered, but only cos I couldnt do it myself.)
It was kind of like one of my rules.... only ableton, only instruments I had to hand, only stuff I could play/sing myself. Its turned out really well.
Im just finishing the art, and want to put a website on the cover.
My first instinct was to start a myspace for myself, but then I thought.... maybe things have moved on a bit since I was last trying to promote something?
I know ive seen some pretty good musician/band focused sites, but I cant for the life of me remember what any of them were called.
I don't have the time, money, or skill to get a website of my own up and running, so its gotta be something like myspace... like a premade template type thing for technologically retarded people like me.
Another reason for looking for an alternative site, is that I can't seem to register on myspace.... even if I wanted to.
The security (warped) code that you have to type in to create an account keeps telling me that im putting in the wrong letters/numbers... even though ive done it like 10 times now and theres no way im putting em in wrong.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,

Jesso

[8O]

virb?

[b0unce]

if you're going the myspace-ish route you should open an account on myspace AND the alternative(s)

virb.com is the other one.

maybe a vimeo.com & youtube.com account too.


man throw big net, man catch many fish.

[jah4life]

i started a thread like this a while back, got some good info on there. check it out:

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... pace+sucks

[rbmonosylabik]

Check this e-book out:

http://newmusicstrategies.com/ebook/

while over there, you should check the rest of his site too. There are some truly great posts.

I really recommend you get a site of your own. If you really can't afford hosting, this article shows a good alternative:

http://www.audiblehype.com/diy/entry/th ... tion_plan/

Still, you should really look into buying your own domain name. You can use it to redirect to your blogspot page, it's not too expensive (9.99 for a year on godaddy.com, you can get codes at some sites for discounts. eg: http://www.soccergirlincorporated.com/) and it gives you a far better branding than yaddayadda.blogspot.com.

[jesso]

Thanks guys, thats all great stuff!

[t1mp]

archive.org

[v00d00ppl]

www.projectopus.com

[Olga]

Hey folks,
Just about to release my debut album.... Written, mixed, recorded, everything in Ableton!
(I did get it professionally mastered, but only cos I couldnt do it myself.)
I
Any suggestions?
Thanks,

Jesso

Sony/Universal.

[beats me]

But you should get your myspace page sorted because that is still most people's first stop whether it's after hearing a song or seeing a live performance. The alternatives hardly touch the exposure that myspace gives you.

[Teska Tehnika]

try this :
http://soundcloud.com/

[rasputin]

try this :
http://soundcloud.com/

Why? It's not even what he's asking.

1. Membership is by invitation only

2. It's for sending and receiving files, not promoting music

I would recommend something more music-oriented like soundclick, acidplanet, and although I've never personally tried it, amiestreet.

There's a zillion more out there like them.

[Teska Tehnika]

for me the soundcloud is the best way to promote music.