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Aarise...
Asian American Music Festival.
Abzolut Productions ...
Abzolut Productions presents!
Ace Beats ...
Maui DJ - Ace Beats Professional DJ Entertainment.
aeQuest entertainment llc...
aeQuest entertainment llc website.
aF Radio ...
Best one stop Asian pop on the net!
Another Level DJs...
Another Level DJs Version 6.0.
Asian-American Music Forum ...
Discuss all your music topics here.
Asian American Music Reviews...
Contains reviews, interviews, calendar of events, and projects. Mentions books, articles, and links. Includes photos or pictures.
Asian Man Records...
Asian Man Records is 100% D.I.Y., run out of a garage in Northern California. As a label, our goals are to put out quality music at affordable prices and to be politically involved in the awareness of PEACE AND UNITY!
Asian-Nation...
Discussion on the popularity of Asian American entertainment, including martial arts movies, video games, and the hip-hop, clubbing, and raving scene among young Asian Americans.
Asian Pinnacle...
Asian Pinnacle website.
Beyond Entertainment...
Beyond Entertainment is first and foremost, an entertainment group run by working professionals for the working professionals.
Bigshot Music Group Inc. ...
Bigshot Music Group Inc. website.
Big B Radio.com...
BigB Radio - The only hot station for Asian music.
Blu.Ice.Entertainment...
Blu Ice Entertainment blares into the SF social night scene as an artistic cutting edge soiree for the fusion of style.
Broken For Good...
Our vision is simple. The goal is to get some good music out there and be active in supporting the independent music scene.
Brown Eyes Productions...
Brown Eyes Productions website.
BrownJungle.com...
BrownJungle.com - Your one-stop online shop for independent music.
Bunsapp...
Cambodian classic songs.
Buzzin Bee Entertainment...
A full service firm that can carry a client in all aspects of guerilla brand marketing & promotions, public relations, event planning/management, and bookings.
Cambodian...
Cambodian music website.
Champthong Production...
Champathong Production company, DVD, VCD, CD, Karaoke, music.
Chops Music...
Chops Music website.
Chungo Boogie Music...
Chungo Boogie Music and D's House Productions.
Climax Entertainment...
Climax Entertainment is defining the evolution of the Asian Pacific American lifestyle through production, events, and media.
Club Circuit Mobile DJ...
Club Circuit DJ is a mobile dj service providing the best selection of music in metro chicago.
Club Diesel...
Club Diesel website.
CTO Entertainment...
CTO Entertainment, Inc. is an independent music production company based in Chicago, Illinois.
Dazed Entertainment...
Dazed Entertainment website.
DMK World...
Nightclubs, music artist, photos, clothing, graphics.
Element...
Here at Element we've been planning all types of events in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 15 years.
Elevated One Entertainment...
Elevated One Entertainment website.
Events Company.com...
Events Company.com website.
Felica Entertainment...
The New Vision In Entertainment.
Fifth Street Productions, Inc....
An independent music label company.
Finger Bangerz...
The Finger Bangerz official website.
The FBI Agents...
Coming to porn theaters near you!
Funky Universe Studio...
Funky Universe Studio official website.
GoProductionsLA.com...
GoProductionsLA.com website.
GotSpit.com...
A little bit of everything for the music connoisseur.
Gruv Foto...
Gruv Foto forum.
Hip Hop Blogs...
Hip Hop Blogs is a group weblog that covers hip-hop music and culture.
Hip-Hop.com...
Hip-Hop.com website.
Ill Wit It Productions...
We are doing talent showcases to help promote the connecticut artists and giving them a chance to perform.
ImaginAsian Radio...
A weekly Pan-Asian radio show featuring Asian American music, news and gossip.
Imojin Music Publishing...
Independent record company in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Indee Records...
New Album - Swinging.
Innovazian...
A music production company headed by Ming-Na.
Jam Museum...
Jam Museum Online. Music.
Jatikhmer Entertainment...
Khmer song, Khmer music.
Jazzified...
The Jasmine Trias Street Team.
jd8 Records...
Commitment to producing great new music and launching the careers of talented new artists.
Jim Aquino...
Collecter of movie soundtrack albums. A Fistful of Soundtracks.
Joe Iron...
Japanese American DJ, Producer.
Kamikaze Records...
Kamikaze Records website.
Karaoke Builder ...
Karaoke Builder website.
Kasiyahan.com...
Kasiyahan is a non-profit organization aimed to serve the Filipino youth of Ventura County, CA.
Khmer Web Music...
Khmer Web Music entertainment website.
Kid Koala...
The official Kid Koala home page - ninja tunes dj, member of Bullfrog. based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Kinetic Media
Group...
Started out as an Event Planning and Promotion Company, Kinetic
Media Group expanded into marketing and advertising.
Koala...
American songs along with Khmer/Chinese.
Kreations From Above...
Kreations From Above [KFA/1161Krew] is a DJ krew based in Southern California. Members include Mischief, DJ Stoo, Mista Fista, MC Boon, Axxxsion, DownLo, and Nino Yello.
KSVN Homepage ...
Audio clips of thousands of Vietnamese songs and an online Vietnamese-English dictionary.
Lao Art Media...
Lao Art Media website.
Lao International Music Network...
In business since 1995 selling Lao music CD, VCD, DVD for all Lao Singer from Laos and around the world.
LaoPress & Entertainment...
LaoPress & Entertainment, Home of laopress.com.
Lao Promotion...
Lao Promotion. Now you can watch sample music video or just listen to regular music.
LKDJ (trancer)...
Hard trance music website.
Loudimpact.com...
Loud Impact entertainment.
Masia One...
Masia One website.
Moonlite Entertainment...
Moonlite Entertainment is the source of home entertainment products for Lao and Thai speaking communities in the Seattle area and beyond
Morning Star Music & Video ...
Morning Star Music & Video website.
Music Innovation...
A team of musicians, sound designers, and technicians supplying the best possible custom music for projects of all media types.
Musicology 456 Website...
Asian American music links.
Nemesis Records...
Producing and recording music reflecting Asian pop culture both in the US and in Asia.
New Asia Records ...
Established to be Asia's most progressive and premier record label, New Asia Records specialises in producing a new genre of Asian world fusion featuring some of the top traditional instrumentalists in Asia.
N*Soul Records Inc....
Home of N*Soul Records - Raving into the new millenium. Check out our new website with tons of new information on our artists and fun things to click on.
One Love Promotions...
Representasian for S. Cali's Asian Party Nasian.
Pacific Sounds...
Offers the finest quality mobile DJ entertainment.
Parc Landon...
Parc Landon is a talent agency for international acts performing in Asia, Asian acts performing in U.S., and for Asian-American artists.
Planet Hype...
Official website of media production company Planet Hype.
Prime Image...
Prime Image media group.
Prossnaeh ...
Many of Khmer favorite songs.
PS Studio ...
PS Studio is a production company offering pro analog and digital recording.
Q-York Entertainment...
Q-York Entertainment website.
Rhythm Drive Records...
Independent record company in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sahow Records...
Sahow Records website.
Sam Entertainment...
The Best of Lao Music Karaoke industry in USA.
San Jose Sound Recording Company...
Home of 10BASS T, this indie label specializes in hip-hop.
SNP Music Production...
Promoting Lao singers from Lao and around the world to setup concert and Music Video Karaoke since 1998.
Sokchoeun Eath...
Personal homepage has a large variety of Cambodian music artists.
Sophia Levy...
Singer-Songwriter.
Sthanlee B. Mirador Entertainment...
Sthanlee B. Mirador Entertainment website.
Sharpnote Records...
Record Label, O-shen, Laka, Andy, Sharpnote, Records, Rising Son, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Silly Entertainment/a>...
Silly Entertainment website.
Simply Jeff...
Simply Jeff, DJ.
Sinthesis Online.com...
Sinthesis Online.
Slammin Sam...
Slammin' Entertainment.
Spots Production...
Spots Production website.
Straight Hits Entertainment, Inc....
Straight Hits Entertainment, Inc. website.
Style Beyond Compare...
Style Beyond Compare DJ's.
Talis Asian Music...
TalisAsianMusic's Xanga Site.
Teetuy...
Khmer songs lyrics written in Khmer with guitar notations. Khmer Poem/ English Poem etc.
Third Floor Radio...
A journey through hip-hop's past, present, and future.
Tika's Hut...
If you're into Khmer music then look no farther. Come on in and listen to the oldie, new wave and freestyle.
Trooperz.com...
Trooperz.com official website.
TYS Production...
The Nation’s Best-Broadcast Quality and Lowest Price of Lao Music Video Karaoke Industry.
Uhype.com...
San Francisco bay area finest club party and media promoters.
Unity MusicWorks ...
Unity MusicWorks recording artists online
for tour dates, album information, photo galleries, guestbooks, and more!
Up Above Records...
Up Above Records the reputation as the bi-costal hip-hop indie label to watch for.
Vietdomain
...
Collection of Vietnamese mp3 to share.
VietShowBiz Entertainment...
Your one stop Vietnamese News & Entertainment.
Visionshock Entertainment...
Visionshock Entertainment website.
Wattay-Pro...
Promoting the music from Laotian artists around the globe.
Wavers Philippines...
The official Philippine new wave community website.band photos,gigs, chat rooms & events.
Wiggle Productions...
Wiggle Productions - Philadelphia.
Wimearn Srash...
Beautiful Khmer songs from past singers to present day.
XLR8R...
XLR8R magazine has covered electronic music, culture, style and technology - blending edgy design, the best in photography and a good dose of serious music journalism.
Xperimental Entertainment ...
Xperimental Entertainment website.
ZenTracks Entertainment...
The leading site promoting new, and established Asian American Artists.
Zone Seven Recordings...
The Official Website of DJ Happee - Turntablist, Producer, DJ - Zone Seven Recordings.
3-Style Attractions...
Stimulating to create an inviting atmosphere for all of our events. 3-Style Attractions is dedicated to motivating the DJ scene and maintaining their leading reputation for generations to come through creativity, imagination and music.
100.3 The Beat LA...
The Beat LA - The People's Station. Don't Get It Twisted!
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How to Rectify The Two Most Common Mistakes That Every Music Site Makes
by: Dominic Hough
Music marketing is by and large difficult for most artists, that is something we need to realise. Marketing yourself, being confident to allow people to listen to your tracks and most importantly, handling criticism takes a bit of time to get used to. In the majority of cases though, marketing plans do fail. you may have a great sounding track, but if it is not marketed properly then it will just be white noise.
However all is not lost.
The main reasons why music marketing fails is that 1) there is always some money involved, and 2) we market our music.
They all sound a bit strange I know, but my plan is for you to get over these hurdles and to get your music out there without any hassle. I will take each of the above points in turn, but remember they are interlinked:
1) Money marketing. This is bad. The economics of this is so: you have to sell slot of tracks to get back the amount you spent on marketing, then you need to sell a few more to make any profit. The problems is, why are we spending so much money on music marketing, or, why are we spending any money on marketing at all?! The Internet has greatly reduced the cost of marketing by 100%. Yep, marketing should be free, then any tracks that you do sell is pure profit. There are so many music marketing strategies, some of which are simple ideas that are not being utilised.
Here are some fantastic free marketing strategies are not being used, at all. How about leaflet distribution, flyers, making a mailing list then advertising your new tracks on that (they already like your tracks because they have signed upto your mailing list). Applying to competitions will always bring in some much needed traffic as competitions generate 1) leads and interest from the host site, 2) your tracks will get viral marketed especially if it has become in the top 3. Viral marketing is just another way of spreading interest, all the people who voted for your tracks will recommend the great track that they heard, and you name spreads. 3) You can always advertise the fact that you got in first, second or third in X competition (always state how many other competitors were there as well- coming third out of four entries is nothing to promote really).
Surely the ultimate advertising strategy is...give away your MP3s for FREE! A simple technique that promotes your tracks. People then trust you, they love quality items, they assume then, "hmm, if this is free, and it's good, what would his selling tracks be like?" Free stuff sells pay goods, fact. Give away alot of free stuff...MP3s being the main one, and then be patient.
Once you have finished your free marketing, start again. Just keep on promoting yourself by free processes. It gets your name banded around, people will see your Webpage link and click on it increasing your traffic. It might not too successful in the first few months or maybe even a year, but stick with it, gaining visitor confidence will ultimately prevail.
2) The above is great, but why would anyone buy any track from you in the first place? To most surfers you are faceless, they don't see you on the music videos, so why should they buy anything from you?
Harsh words I know, I'm sorry, but it is true. That is the real reason why there are thousands of good groups and artists out there in Internet land marketing away, spending cash and showing nothing for it. They marketed first, wanting cash, and their visitors are literally saying "I don't think so". You then become the banner ad- looks really good, but never gets the click.
What you need to do is create content within your site. Simple as that. Without content you are just another site that the visitor has no real reason to come back to. Content also increases the chances of you being picked up by the search engines. Please note:Google, and the other big search engines have stated that their thousands of calculations per site includes content search. This is a fundamental statement, even if you are a music site giving away your MP3s.
If you have ever looked for MP3s within the search engines, there are about 6 million sites dedicated to the term MP3. Now, your one site has to be found by a visitor, the chances are very low. However, if your site has content focused keywords, such as "good guitar riffs", "how to gig" etc, then you will be picked up much easily than a simple MP3 search. Within the various pages that you have created you put, "download free guitar MP3s" or something that suits your music, and you then advertise your MP3s through the "back door". Content will also bring back the visitors, they love a site that they are interested in, they sign up to your news-letter, and then you email them with new updates, your new MP3s etc. Then you start to create your own little buzz, you create people willing to listen to your tracks.
A sideline to content is always relevant, up-to-date content. Offering tapes with your tracks on is music marketing suicide. I have seen these actually being offered on some websites. Offering a tape states that 1. You are not up-to-date hence your sounds won't be, 2. You are offering poor quality, hence your tracks won't shine, and 3. You have to pay out for the tape (postage and packaging etc). People on the Internet want things now, not tomorrow, offering MP3s, even short WAV files is giving the visitor what they want- immediate access to your tracks.
Relevant content is just as important as current content. If you have a rock website stick to rock related web pages. If I was into hip-hop I wouldn't go onto your rock site and look at hip-hop related articles. Obvious I know, but scarily this has been done. It also has another effect. The search engines see topic specific sites as just that, topic specific. If you stray away from your chosen topic it will not look good for you with the engines. They will see that your relevance has reduced and so to will your page ranking.
Content is not that easy to accomplish. It comes with time, you need to tweak, track whether that has done any good to your traffic or click throughs. You could also just be writing alot of drivel. Content needs to be "Search Engine Focused", you need to honestly persuade people to buy from you, you need to have a one to one style (like you are talking to a friend), and definitely not be boring. Nearly forgot, you need to assess who your audience is. Are they young, middle aged, technophobic? You writing style should cater for your audience. For example, a younger audience will like more colour, more tech information, a friendly banter, and up-to-date chart acts. Generally if you write as you would talk to a friend then you will be on safe lines.
About The Author
Dominic Hough has many free guides on sampling, sequencing, selling your music and much more. Go to internet-music-marketing for more music marketing strategies.
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