JavaScriptSearch Thursday, August 31, 2006; 03:20 AM
epiTUNES recently launched their next generation Web 2.0 music discovery site.
epiTUNES provides multiple tools for artists and labels to promote
their music and for fans to discover new music and meet new friends.
Employing a variety of Web 2.0 features, including podcasts, blogs, RSS
feeds, custom playlists, mashups, tagging, user generated reviews and
rankings, epiTUNES provides multiple pathways for music fans to
discover new music and stay up to date with their favorite artists.
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Artists and fans can quickly drag and drop AJAX driven plug-ins to
easily create custom web pages without any HTML programming knowledge.
Artists can upload an unlimited number of songs to their epiTUNES
profile. The artist controls the access rights to each song ranging
from just streaming songs on the site all the way up to unlimited
downloads. Artists can also grant permission for members to add songs
to their custom playlists and make their songs eligible for inclusion
on Best of the Week epiCASTs.
Members can create profiles including their musical preferences. In
addition to using typical social networking functions, such as blogs,
personal calendars, and picture uploads, epiTUNES members can create
custom songs playlists, download free MP3s, write music reviews, tag
and vote on other member reviews, preview music for upcoming local
shows, post shows they are attending and search for others attending
local shows.
"Basically I came up with the idea for the site because I was tired of
going to see shows of bands I didn’t know anything about or missing out
on shows I would have loved to have seen because I had no idea at the
time what the band sounded like. I wanted a site that I could easily
find shows locally and listen to the band beforehand to see if they
were worth seeing," says co-founder Toren Ajk.
"We wanted to create a platform in which the average music fan can
easily search for a venue, find out who’s playing there, and then
actually listen to what the band sounds like. We’ve put all the tools
for finding music that’s playing in any city right in front of you,"
says co-founder Steve Riskin.
Toren added, "When I talk to people they say the three biggest reasons
they don’t go to more shows is the lack of time, money, and the unknown
factor as far as what the band sounds like. We can’t help you with the
first two but epiTUNES is all about helping you solve the third issue.
Of course epiTUNES has evolved to be much more than just a way to
discover local shows. We’ve put together a platform to address the
needs of both fans and artists, be they local acts or major label
multi-platinum sellers."
On epiTUNES users can easily search for music by venue, events, artists and genre. They can also listen to online radio stations, get a quick snapshot of what’s popular on the charts, download podcasts,
and meet others with similar tastes. The company is still adding new
features and improvements to the site while staying true to their
motto, "It’s all about the music!!"
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