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I Want To Be In The Spotlight!

TnyjMuzic	Date: November 11, 2007 @ 10:09 PM It seems that just about everyone here has been on the artist spotlight page except for me. How do i get DM to take notice of me?
bmccosar	Date: November 11, 2007 @ 10:51 PM Also fun is asking a question about MusicPill or the CD duplication service. I don't think any answer could have been worse than the total silence. Even if the answer were "We're screwups, sorry." Say, a few of those folks on the front page look kind of . . . dead? "Susan's beautifully haunting vocal dances over an ebb and flow of 12-string guitars and Irish whistles." Haunting, yes! She's not posted anything new to the site since, what, 2004 ?!? So you obviously get no points for participation !
Israfel	Date: November 11, 2007 @ 10:58 PM I'm not sure but I think there are two ways to get featured. One - just submit your name to Tracy to be included in the queue. The other I think is that you can pay for the feature. There's really no mystery... and right now, seems there's no special meaning to being featured.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: November 11, 2007 @ 11:00 PM Hey Tony, Are you referring to the Artists In The SPotlight interviews? Israfel is the person taking time to interview people for this, perhaps you could send her a polite Dnote stating your interest ?? If you just mean a feature on the home page, then we have had this discussion before, it is partially randomized (hence the dormant accounts and sometimes duplication of the same artist), partially done on subscription, and the rest is done supposed conjured by the powers that be. If this is what you mean, perhaps send Leflaw or Tracy a Dnote.
evansorchid	Date: November 11, 2007 @ 11:02 PM I don't think he was asking to be featured.... I think he was referring to the Artist Spotlight interviews that you put together... ....or are you still doing them?
Israfel	Date: November 11, 2007 @ 11:09 PM I have them booked til the end of the year and then I have to make up mind whether to continue them or not. I haven't decided yet. And those are now purely up to me... and I do look at many reasons to interview someone. Their music, their interactions, their use of the site as a whole. I have tried to keep it as far away from a poplarity contest as I could and as varied as possible. I would prefer not to be noted about getting interviewed however if you want me to take a listen to your music, then by all means, note me and I'll be happy to! I listen to many many people here all the time and spend time just browsing the charts to hear those things from people who may not be an interacitve as others.
bmccosar	Date: November 11, 2007 @ 11:27 PM On 11th Nov 2012, leedsquietman said: ...If this is what you mean, perhaps send Leflaw or Tracy a Dnote. Hmm... there are icons for 'ghost' and 'tombstone' but not 'tumbleweed', 'abandoned desert town', 'weed strewn field', 'relentless howling of the lonely wind', or 'this is the second time (I think) that I have seen that tree go by we must be going in circles'.
evansorchid	Date: November 11, 2007 @ 11:28 PM On 11th Nov 2012, Israfel said: I have them booked til the end of the year... That makes it sound like you're booked solid for the next 12 months. News Flash......It's the middle of November. Oh, and I do hope you continue to put these interviews together for '08.
Israfel	Date: November 11, 2007 @ 11:29 PM Point taken Bruce... and you're right...answers are not often as forthcoming as they could be.
Israfel	Date: November 11, 2007 @ 11:30 PM Evansorchid..of course I meant the end of THIS year. Sheesh! Did I really have to spell that out!?
ChillinBuzz	Date: November 11, 2007 @ 11:43 PM i was gonna say i don't think there's been enough artist spotlight features to cover even a tiny fraction of this site, so me thinks someone is just gagging for exposure.
Woof	Date: November 11, 2007 @ 11:53 PM Did somebody say exposure?
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: November 12, 2007 @ 12:06 AM I think Tony that if exposure is required, that Dmusic is a limited option. Israfel is working hard voluntarily and we are thankful for her time, she cannot and should not be expected to, do more. Leflaw and Tracy, as Bruce noted, are busy people who seem to not always be available for such requests. MIA actually is probably not far from the truth here. So, chocks away, go and sign yourself up with as many online music services as possible. If you want chart exposure, try the new mp3.com or soundclick. They both have charts, and they cannot be rigged by self streaming...
ChillinBuzz	Date: November 12, 2007 @ 12:16 AM noooo, Woof! don't do it!
Rodrica	Date: November 12, 2007 @ 5:36 AM Sure, there are a lot of hard working busy people on this site. But there are also a number of people who are only too happy to volunteer and lighten the load - so there's no excuse for not dealing with requests, problems, issues etc. Perhaps DM should accept the help that's frequently offered. I receive loads of complaints about site issues because people feel that nobody listens to them. Sadly listening is all I can really do in most instances, because I'm not an admin and cannot effect any actual changes. People want action, not promises. We currently have major chart problems, links and features that don't work, falling stats, member confrontations, lack of regular exposure on site for some subscribers/major contributors - consequently people are reporting to me that they are either migrating to other sites or canceling their subscriptions. Maybe it's time for another major shakeup so that DM can compete effectively with the constantly changing music site environment. Only happy members will subscribe and generate more cash to enable DM to introduce effective, safe and usable features to the site.
bmccosar	Date: November 12, 2007 @ 7:25 AM Martin, maybe you could straighten me out here. I know Soundclick is a good option, as is Jamendo , but I thought mp3.com got taken over by the pod people a while back. At any rate, are they Creative Commons aware or what? Their front page looks sort of FAQ-free. I see items listed as free that I know good and well aren't. Israfael, my favorite interview was with Wailing Miserere, where you at last got the explanation "what does that name mean, and how do you pronounce it?"
Distilled1	Date: November 12, 2007 @ 11:12 AM Thee .com did but... I believe you can post there again, but alas you are buried in the RIAA Rubbish, and they say stuff is free and its not
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: November 12, 2007 @ 6:20 PM Yes, they (mp3.com) are creative commons. They have a limited upload space of 100 mb. It is now a free site again after the debacle of what happened under the first incarnation, so I don't blame anyone who has an issue with them. The site does cater for both established artists and independents, it is what you make of it. There are plenty of people we love and respect at Dmusic who have accounts there and some are in fact more active there. RIAA rubbish can be ignored, not all of us are totally brainwashed yet !!!
TnyjMuzic	Date: November 12, 2007 @ 7:42 PM Well i see that i have your attention. I just posted this message incase whom ever in charge of the Spotlight Artist section on the main page would see me. As always thank you all for responding. BTW i wasn,t talking about the interview section.
TnyjMuzic	Date: November 12, 2007 @ 7:43 PM Piece Out.

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