Aviary launches online music creator

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Known for it’s amazing online graphics tools like Phoenix and Raven (yes, they’re all named after birds), Aviary announced the launch of a new tool – Roc, the online music creator, which will allow users to use their audio editor, Myna, to create ringtones and music loops.

This makes Aviary a powerful suite for the DIY musician. Use the graphics apps to create banners or buttons for fans to post on their own sites. Use the audio apps to create messages to fans. Even better…use both to create ringtones and phone screensavers and sell them on your website as package deals!

My guess is that Aviary will be adding a video editor to their suite of tools next. How cool would that be, to be able to make your own videos without having to buy some program or take up a bunch of space on your hard drive for it?

Of course, in order to take advantage of these tools, you’ll need to have some basic editing skills and the time to work on all of it. But a lot of artists are lacking one or the other or even both. If that’s the case, it’s going to be worth the investment of hiring someone else to do it for you and save yourself some time and frustration!

SonicBids acquires ArtistData

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Brendan Mulligan, the entrepreneur behind ArtistData, announced today that AD had been acquired by SonicBids. You can read Brenden's announcement here. So what does this mean for artists, promoters and others involved in the DIY music business? The main advantage is that users will ...

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Where in the world is April Tara?

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AprilTara.com will be undergoing some changes very soon. In order to maximize effectiveness and narrow my focus, I'm going to consolidate three sites - AprilTara.com, CherryBombPromo.com and RockStarBlogDesign.com - which means that the focus here will continue ...

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Your band is your brand

We all know what brands are, right? Coca-Cola. Disney. McDonald's. Those are all brands. Even people can become a brand. Need an example? Oprah. With the way the music industry is changing, you have to think beyond promoting your band and look at the bigger picture: building your brand. Ever heard the saying "Even bad publicity is ...

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Writing for Examiner.com

I recently accepted a position as a contributor to national website Examiner.com, covering Omaha Rock Music. This is a great opportunity not only for myself but it also gives me a chance to promote local music which is my big passion. I'm encouraging everyone to subscribe to my column there either via RSS ...

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5 ways to hold on to your sanity when you work at home

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When most people start contemplating the idea of working at home, they envision living without the stress and hectic pace we've become used to when we work in Cubicle World. (I can hear the laughter coming from all of you work at home people all the way out here in Omaha!) Even when I started out ...

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Be open to opportunities

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As I write this, I'm sitting here listening to my boyfriend play his guitar which would normally be a pretty unremarkable event. (Not that he's an unremarkable guitar player, it's just that he plays guitar all the time so it's nothing out of the ordinary for him to be doing it now.) What's remarkable ...

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Beyond My Space – Using Twitter

Now that you've set up your Twitter account and customized your profile, let's move on to actually using Twitter to promote your band. First, you'll want to start following people. By following them, you will see their ...

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Beyond MySpace – Part 2: Setting up a Twitter account

In the first post of the "Beyond MySpace" series, we talked about your website. Now we're going to start looking at some mainstream social media networks, the first one being Twitter. One quick note before we start diving into these:  it's a good idea to go ahead and grab your ...

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