indiestore insider: 60 Sec Previews and Music Sync Opt-In
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indiestore Managers,
Due to high artist demand, we have changed the preview function on indiestore from full track to 60 seconds. More on this below.
Our promotion with Puma is still running, and you can opt-into the feature through manager. Also, opt-in to the Music Sync service to get more exposure from your music.
Any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us via the indiestore forums or blog.
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Music Sync Opt-in |
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| Music Sync with indiestore can now easily be opted-into through your manager section. Get your music into ads, film, games and more by making your tracks available for licensing through indiestore. Login to manager to learn more and opt-in now. |
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| CAPTCHA For Comments
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We've added a security feature to the comments box on your indiestore to prevent spam; an issue many artists have mentioned. The CAPTCHA box, (the box with characters that must be verified), will only show up when your fans are signed in and ready to comment.
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| Puma Promotion
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| Artists can still opt-into the indiestore promotion with Puma through their manager. The promotion gives artists the chance to gain exposure through Puma’s free download page which is promoting their new fragrance. Check out the current artists involvedhere. To have your music considered, simply opt-in through manager. |
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Many artists have been asking us to limit the preview feature on indiestore from full-length previews. 60 second previews have now been implemented for all tracks on indiestore.
indiestore originally kept full length previews as the original artists on indiestore felt it would help them sell more downloads. However, as we have grown, artists seem to be favoring a more limited preview approach. Let us know what you think on the forums
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Zwaitec
'Vaseline On Lens' - Album |
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Zwaitec are all stadium rock ambitions, referential 80s synth, and Bloc Party/Editors undertones - with a hint of Mew and SFA in the background. There’s a sense of tranquility set against insistent and unresolved dissonance, fuzzy guitars evoking the hazy days of My Bloody Valentine. The Southampton quartet comprise a disregarded public sector employee, a coffee shop worker, someone who delivers dead bodies for medical research, and a phone salesman. Puzzlingly out of place then, but a mere irrelevance/comic factoid. |
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Synthetic Insemination
'What I Want' |
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One look at Hong Kong quartet Synthetic Insemination and you’d think you were watching Crystal Castles or The Ting Tings, but in reality, the music has the trip hop beats of Bjork and the pop dance fizz of Guillemots’ ‘Big Dog’ – a strange child, then! Massive melodies thrown on top of feedbacky guitars, echo FX, and a massive slice of fun. Thumping drums lead you into thinking it’s some sort of nu-gaze affair until the synths kick in and let go almost instantaneously. |
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