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TheCaptain
2003-08-28, 02:04 PM
So many of us have so much potentail. That dude who spilled beer on you at Buzz last week could be sitting on a track that could just blow you mind. With a bassline so good it would make you vomit :nixo: !!! What are you feeling on a site devoted to EDM file sharing.
the sex molesters
2003-08-28, 02:15 PM
sounds good to me.
hue-e
2003-08-28, 02:16 PM
aren't there already numerous sites that provide this service?
what would be the difference in this one?
Nquire
2003-08-28, 02:45 PM
I am down!!!
Elektronkind
2003-08-28, 04:13 PM
Originally posted by hue-e
aren't there already numerous sites that provide this service?
what would be the difference in this one?
No kidding. Is this "sharing sharing" or is it like mp3.com, just without the extreme sucking sound that goes with it?
/ek
mojojones
2003-08-28, 04:13 PM
Sounds like a good idea! Count me in.
As long as it isn't like DJ Central where people have to give their email to listen to music then its all good.
ps: DJ Central sucks! (how ironic because that site is on my signature, but not for long, when i get my other website up and running i'm out like French house, peace!)
TheCaptain
2003-08-28, 04:46 PM
Originally posted by Elektronkind
or is it like mp3.com, just without the extreme sucking sound that goes with it?
/ek
Yea that's the idea. I can't stand mp3.com they took a good concept and didn't regulate it with people who know what they're talking about. I've tried searching for EDM on there several times and I can't lie i have found a few good artists and tracks. But it was like pulling teeth. I'm really down to showcase talent and progression :sadblue: with much more focus and what it means to you... us.
Of course we'd branch off and have all of the usual goodies like forums, calendars, news. But I want to see this do a little more besides "promising" promotion to a bunch of kooters with Acid 2.0. The true goal is to try to make this go further than the DC Bmore metro area. Because I know that some little asiain kid is sitting at his alienware right now somewhere in Kentucky with a track that will fuckin blow my mind :FUBAR: and I want you to hear it too.
The next thing I want some input on is the method of file sharing. I have four options off the top of my head.
1. All music must be full tracks and free to all
2. Get a solid clip of the music then contact the producer for the rest
3. Let us regulate who gets what music by deciding fairly who's most dedicated to the cause.
4. Artist's choice
We'll probably poll this at a later date*
Keep talkin tell me what you think
:hmm:
Elektronkind
2003-08-28, 05:05 PM
It's funny you bring this up. I was considering starting the same exact thing for psytrance/breaks/ambient artists, but then a friend pointed me to http://www.electronicscene.com/ which is kind of what I had in mind.
Like someone said already, there's tons of sites out there, some lame some almost perfect. Just gotta decide if your ambitions will make your idea stand out from the crowd that's there already.
:hmm:
/ek
TheCaptain
2003-08-28, 05:25 PM
Originally posted by Elektronkind
Like someone said already, there's tons of sites out there, some lame some almost perfect. Just gotta decide if your ambitions will make your idea stand out from the crowd that's there already.
:hmm:
/ek [/B]
Exactly. That's why I'm asking for what other people want to see.
The biggest problem that I see is sifting through the crap. Most well known talented producers want to keep their stuff to themselves. You can't blame them. Even some of the most popular djs have lost their drive for variety, overplaying tracks and running many of them into the ground, digging their grave and shitting on it. Which is why I propose that we focus it on a true P2P site. We as the webmasters will stay out of the file sharing end.
Originally posted by TheCaptain
[B]
2. Get a solid clip of the music then contact the producer for the rest
We'll keep to reviewing and following a most frequently played track top 10 kinda deal. This forces us to "talk" to each other and form connections... friendships. Which is what this whole thing is all about.
:bbjohnson:
Keep em comin'
mojojones
2003-08-28, 08:41 PM
The biggest problem that I see is sifting through the crap. Most well known talented producers want to keep their stuff to themselves. You can't blame them.
You could have tracks on the site as a lo-fi version so people can check them out, but its not really good enough quality for others to download and play them out and/or bootleg (like if it is your own personal remix of a popular artist or something that would be easily bottlegged, if anything you should white label it yourself ;)
So as a producer you can get exposure for your tracks, and exclusivety of having your tracks for yourself.
just a thought ;)
hue-e
2003-08-29, 01:03 PM
Webhosting is so inexpensive now days, if you are gonna produce or even post demos, you might as well build your own site. You would be able to market yourself better anyway and you wouldn't have to jocky for position on a site similar to dj central or shomething.
hue-e
2003-08-29, 01:05 PM
Or, if money is that tight gather $1-$2 from cru members, every month, and do a colletive site with you and your cru.
Here's a good host... http://www.superhosting.co.uk
http://www.illfuckinghostit.com/ these guys seem very very nice
http://www.illfuckinghostit.com/illfuckinghostit.jpg
hue-e
2003-08-29, 01:14 PM
:haha:
Happy Child
2003-08-29, 01:34 PM
Sounds like a good ass idea - I support it
IndoRave
2003-08-31, 05:24 PM
:bookonraves: full-force support
doug_sonic
2003-08-31, 09:15 PM
only thing is that if someone puts there track up and someone else gets and produces it to vynl and doesnt give the artist credit , there could be trouble .
Tails
2003-09-01, 08:05 AM
Electronicscene looked good in concept until I started listening to some of the tracks there... the DnB might be nice, but when I first visited, the #1 rated progressive/trance track made me want to set my car on fire and drive it off a cliff...
I think that if the site could somehow be focused on networking and introducing visitors to the music and the people behind the music, that would be cool. Then if A&R reps roll through they can check out the music, read feedback from visitors, and learn more about the producer who put the tune together. It could also be a good way to find other local producers for collaborations and that sort of thing.
Good luck with it. :thumbsup:
TheCaptain
2003-09-01, 01:53 PM
Guys thanks you've really helped put some direction into this. At first it was somewhat of a shot in the dark. But I've been workin with the other guys on this project and tellin them what you think about it and we think we have something goin here. Keep posting we're not even close to being done yet.
Also if you're interested in being kept up to date on our progress just send me a PM.
Rock out :bbjohnson:
mojojones
2003-09-01, 03:37 PM
Originally posted by doug_sonic
only thing is that if someone puts there track up and someone else gets and produces it to vynl and doesnt give the artist credit , there could be trouble .
Hence:
You could have tracks on the site as a lo-fi version so people can check them out, but its not really good enough quality for others to download and play them out and/or bootleg (like if it is your own personal remix of a popular artist or something that would be easily bottlegged, if anything you should white label it yourself ;)
or only allow lo fi streaming
djliquidice
2004-07-04, 04:36 PM
whomever takes on this task, just know your site would be 3209487209743091287340972094712938th. :(
CharlesM
2004-07-05, 12:14 PM
I think it would be a really goood idea!!! I also would like to add that users should be able to upload there own music. Everyone in the same area (md/va/dc) sharing music and being able to hear one anothers new music. Something very big could happen to the dc scene.
djgalbis
2004-07-07, 04:18 AM
hey guys, one file program for you...BitTorrent. Free, free, free...and I know of a site that has plenty of awesome EDM to download. :)
djgalbis
2004-07-07, 04:19 AM
but i dont use it....i just know about it because its illegal to download stuff without permission....
djliquidice
2004-07-07, 09:49 AM
but i dont use it....i just know about it because its illegal to download stuff without permission....
I don't use that stuff, but the RIIA don't stop me at all. hhe. I've been leeching mp3s since 97. Ain't no thang!
juicyjay
2004-07-20, 01:34 AM
full tracks and free to all?
gimme
JStewart
2005-01-17, 03:07 PM
what kind of music sharing are you referring to? the illegal kind: tracks owned by an actual label? cause i don't see anything wrong with that, and if thats the case, i have over 210 gigs of mp3's in the electronic dance music genre alone, all fully tagged, and categorized by artist and then album (full albums only) and am willing to upload my entire collection to your site if you have the space. it's over 33,000 files in more then 2,500 folders.
you have my full support.