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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Teh Internets MySpace Is an Effective Way for Musicians to Promote Their Work

Posted by Dave Segal on Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 11:54 AM

This morning a musician from France who records under the moniker Ultrajove contacted me with the hope that I would check out his music on MySpace. I was moved by his sincerity and earnestness. I dunno, after fielding thousands of these things, I should be jaded to such overtures by now and immune to their poignancy, but something about this Frenchman’s broken English and over-reliance on exclamation marks touched me to my core.

In his message, Ultrajove wrote:

I like your tastes! if you find 5 minutes to check my profile maybe you will like :) (sorry for my english) My music is dark and minimalist and melodic and looks like the music of Board of Canada, Autechre or another artist from Warp record and I saw you like it!! Listen 'Allo la terre', ,Algorithm' or 'Hope", you maybe like them! [sic]

I kind of like Ultrajove’s music and so I would like to share it with you here. These tracks aren't setting my world on fire, but they're accomplished IDM in the vein of the iconic artists he mentions above.

It's true what they say: MySpace is an effective way for musicians to promote their work.

Ultrajove aka tonio (simpson)

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THIS JUST IN: THERE IS A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE CALLED "FRIENDSTER" WHERE YOU CAN CONNECT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FIND NEW ONES!

DETAILS COMING UP IN THE NEXT GROUNDBREAKING BLOG!

Posted by you sure keep on top on things on June 10, 2009 at 12:00 PM
2
Myspace has jumped the ship as a social network, but as a a tool for bands to host free music on the web it's invaluable.

Also, it makes music critic's jobs easier.

Posted by Jeff on June 10, 2009 at 12:06 PM
3
And for making money for Emperor Murdoch!
Posted by JonPnther on June 10, 2009 at 12:45 PM
4
www.myspace.com/wearemantheguns
Posted by man the guns on June 10, 2009 at 2:03 PM
5
i wonder if this will lead to more or less bands submitting their tracks to you.

and, uh, just out of curiosity, you know, what is the link to your profile?

-resterisk
Posted by in-frequent on June 10, 2009 at 4:33 PM
6
@2 - That's jump the shark.
Posted by Manos on June 10, 2009 at 4:59 PM
7
That Fonz is the Coolest..Jumping a shark in a leather jacket...Shit Yeah
Posted by man the guns on June 10, 2009 at 5:12 PM

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