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By Marya McLaughlin, on January 28th, 2012 | Features  We’re back again this Saturday with more top Token Listings on Sonicbids. Don’t miss your chance to submit for FREE to these amazing opportunities:
TurnStyle Music Group Showcase – TurnStyle Music Group offers showcase opportunities for artists and bands by providing them with tons of opportunity to grow. The showcases start at smaller venues and end with opening slots for national touring acts. They are looking to book Sonicbids bands based in the east coast to perform live at The National Underground in New York City. Artists will be compensated. The deadline to submit is TODAY, Jan. 28th.
Renaissance Hotel at the TED Conference – The Renaissance Long Beach Hotel in Long Beach, CA is looking for 3 bands that can bring great entertainment to the guests staying with them during the TED Conference! The ideal artists or bands will be mellow and exciting at the same time. To get a better idea of musical styles that work, ELEW performed last year and . . . → Read more
By Kate Myers, on January 27th, 2012 | Features 
While midem is just getting underway, industry professionals in both the tech and music scene and artists from all over the world are already turning up in Cannes. Before they headed to France, we caught up with one of the midem off winners, Canadian opera-pop group NARIA about their plans for midem 2012 and of course, their favorite ice cream flavors.
How’d you hear about the midem off Showcase Competition?
We’ve been a member of Sonicbids for one year and received notifications regarding midem 2012. Moreover, an industry professional spoke very highly about midem and the opportunities available at this conference intrigued us right away. We could only hope that one day we would be able to attend. We applied for midem through Sonicbids to test our luck and sure enough we were selected to the voting stages of the competition!
Why did you want to perform at midem? How will a performance like this affect your career?
We wanted to perform at midem because we . . . → Read more
By Kate Myers, on January 26th, 2012 | Tips of the Trade  So here’s the final blog post of our New Year’s Resolutions series. Now that you’ve got your budget and funding together and your online presence is looking tight, it’s time to hit the road! But before you do, check out these tips from Bandzoogle and Sonicbids.
Oh the places you’ll go: Decide where you’ll play
Before you hit the road, it’s important to map out where you’d like to play. There are a couple of things to consider including your draw in certain regions or cities, how many shows you can afford to play and the location and timing specific festivals or venues that you hope to play.
Draw.
While it’s always great to explore new parts of the country, if you don’t have any fans or connections with bands on the opposite coast, it may make more sense to focus your tour on cities surrounding your hometown. Starting close to home can help build up fans in your region and it’s easier to get . . . → Read more
By Kate Myers, on January 25th, 2012 | Features  Every week we like to catch up with bands who are making moves getting sweet gigs on our site. Last week we got in touch with The Black Lillies, with front man Cruz Contreras. Since coming together these Americana fiddlers have traveled and picked their way around the country including playing Bonnaroo, The Grand Ole Opry and The Americana Music Festival.
What’s it like being a band in Knoxville? Is it a better city for bands or is it more difficult to make waves?
Knoxville has been the perfect environment for a band like The Black Lillies. This city is the “heart” of Appalachian music, but it also has a very diverse music scene. Jazz to bluegrass, country, punk, hard rock – you name it – East Tennesseans love music! It seems like everybody has their own venue or festival or band. The local scene is a bit of an island in regards to the “music industry” which really makes it a paradise, to be honest. I . . . → Read more
By Kate Myers, on January 23rd, 2012 | News & Announcements  We can’t believe it’s time for midem again! Time to pack up and head out to Cannes, France to meet with music and technology thought leaders about what’s next for the industry. If you are making your way to midem, make sure you say hello to our ceo, Panos. Get the scoop on what he’ll be up to below!
Mentoring Session
Title: Tips from Successful Digital Entrepreneurs to Help you Grow your Business
Time: Saturday, 28th January 2012 from 4:45 PM to 5:45 PM
Location: Innovation Factory, Riviera Hall
Topic: Receive personalised advice on how to grow your digital business from successful creative entrepreneurs. Each mentor leads two one-to-many discussions with 7 participants during 30 minutes each. This is your chance to ask all your questions and get practical advice on the related topic. No need to book, just turn up! First-come, first-served.
Mentors: Ralph Simon (The Mobile Entertainment Forum), Ty Roberts (Gracenote), Adam Klein (emusic)
Panel/Roundtable
Title: Marketing . . . → Read more
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