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When looking for the next artists to sign, record executives frequent sites such as Myspace. In the past few years, Myspace has yielded several artists that have gone on to become successful and influential musical artists. So what are the criteria that these executives use when searching through the countless Myspace musicians?

Popularity seems to be among the most important requirements. The number of plays the band has translates to how popular that band is with those who visit their page. A higher number is far more impressive to not only these executives, but to the random music lover searching for that new band to adore and worship. The crucial question then becomes: how to get more plays?

The easy answer to that question is to have people come to your site and listen to your songs. Obviously, you will need traffic to actually listen to the songs that are posted on the site. No traffic means no listens, which means bad business. So in order to attract that needed traffic, you will have to develop a site that is easy to navigate, easy on the eyes, and makes it easy to access your music.

Create a site that will make people want to come back for updated information, new pictures, and of course new music. If you update regularly and let it be known through bulletins and other such tools that you have added content then you are sure to increase traffic to the site.  Read more...

You don’t have to be a great writer to create a memorable music-related blog on MySpace. All you need are a few good band stories, gig stories, or an observational take on the music industry to start a blog. Once fans and others begin reading it, they will want to know more about your music and where you will be playing next. This is how to drive more traffic to your profile page.

The following tips can help you in writing a blog that is informative, opinionated, and entertaining. While you want to promote your sound, blogs should contain other info fans find funny and interesting. If you can build a relationship with fans, they will automatically visit your profile page and download music, check out band photos, and plan on attending your next gig.

Tip #1: Keep Your Blog Simple and Fun

Blogs are meant to be small glimpses into your life as a musician, your opinions about the industry, and a way to generate interest of fans and hopefully record labels. Bog your blog down with technical info, boring stories, and too many commercial plugs, and you will lose people very quickly.

When creating posts, try to write in a conversational tone (pretend you are talking with band mates or fans at a music event).  Read more...

If you update your myspace profile page religiously, then you must have trouble getting fresh ideas. If you have been thinking about updating the background music, then check out some of the new ideas for your myspace background music that you can use to further enthrall your profile viewers.

There are millions of songs out there for you to choose from. Choosing a song is not tough, it is just that you will definitely want something that sounds fresh and new to everyone’s ears. After all, there are probably thousands of other myspace users out there who have the same background music as yours.

It is time to try something new. Background music does not necessarily have to be songs. They can be simple tunes or just rhythm and beats. If you are a percussion lover, then how about recording your own drum solo and upload it is you myspace background music? If you think that you have an amazing voice, then let your singing voice be the background music. It is good to give your myspace background music the personal touch.

Talking about rhythms and beats, you will have a hard time finding these kinds of songs if you only depend on the radio for help. These songs however can be easily found if you search for ‘royalty free music’ on Google.  Read more...