Why do you use myspace?

zeno · Post by **zeno** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:32 am

It's seriously crap. It doesn't even have Dubstep as a genre. Why do we bother?

discuss.

chronicrecords · Post by **chronicrecords** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:42 am

because its probly one of the best ways to get your name out quickly if you are a talented generally unknown producer? and even if you are well known it will help you get more well known...

mico viejo · Post by **mico viejo** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:54 am

put the name of ANY group/musician/producer into google and see what comes up. pretty sure their myspace will be somewhere nr the top of the results. especially if they aint big platinum-selling names.

yeah its shit, but for this alone its essential: basically, if u dont have one, you dont exist.

first place i look if i heard a name and want to check the sound.

abZ · Post by **abZ** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:21 am

What these guys are saying although I agree it's shit.

r · Post by r » Tue May 26, 2009 7:20 am

i think its heaven. It gets you closer to new friends and you're extending your network really fuckin fast. me <3 myspace.

pets bud · Post by **pets bud** » Tue May 26, 2009 7:46 am

I use it to look for underage girls.

zeno · Post by **zeno** » Tue May 26, 2009 7:55 am

hah.

Anyone that knows me knows I complain about myspace all the time. It's owned by Newscorp, crappy player, bugs, design wtf, etc.

But when it comes down to it I've made lots of great friends and excellent connections through the service.

I use it because it's ubiquitous. Kind of like MIDI.

spire · Post by **spire** » Tue May 26, 2009 8:04 am

well its not awesome, and its too crowded. BUT its an easy way to share your stuff, if i told my friends to check out my soundcloud or myspace account, i could probly bet money on which they'll remember. thats all.

messdup · Post by **messdup** » Tue May 26, 2009 8:38 am

it's not perfect
but a lot of people use it
so yeah

boomstix · Post by **boomstix** » Tue May 26, 2009 8:49 am

its dead, just haven't deleted my account yet

krease · Post by **krease** » Tue May 26, 2009 9:29 am

although i dont really use it, i think its a good tool to use for getting your name out there, for the time being i just use reverbnation / virb etc....

but i do think i should sort a myspace out.

futures_untold · Post by **futures_untold** » Tue May 26, 2009 9:32 am

Myspace ftw I say..

Myspace is better than Facebook, Bebo and Youtube imo...

Yes its owned by Mr Murdoch, but at least he doesn't have dodgy connections to the CIA.... Facebook gives me the creeps.

As part of a marketing strategy, Myspace is essential. Myspace is skinnable. Customising the look to your needs with html/css is fairly easy. Compared to setting up your own website, editing a myspace profile is a piece of piss.

Myspace is a household name. Ask someone about Virb, Soundcloud or Reverbnation and they'll just look at you funny. That in itself is useful when trying to spread the word about your amazing tunes!

Compared to Facebook, I feel more in control of what info people know about me. I hate people tagging photo's of me, updating me about the fact they cut their toenails funny, and asking me to join the 'Free Cuntface' group...

I still enjoy randomly hitting upon artists with sick tunes who I would've never heard of if it wasn't for Myspace. Myspace brought me the likes of Zeno, Thark, D+, Cadava, Ohmwerk, Noiz, Excision, Broken Note & The Widdler. Nuff said.

DOOMTROOPER/T40 · Post by **DOOMTROOPER/T40** » Tue May 26, 2009 9:59 am

futures_untold wrote:Myspace ftw I say..

Myspace is better than Facebook, Bebo and Youtube imo...

Yes its owned by Mr Murdoch, but at least he doesn't have dodgy connections to the CIA.... Facebook gives me the creeps.

As part of a marketing strategy, Myspace is essential. Myspace is skinnable. Customising the look to your needs with html/css is fairly easy. Compared to setting up your own website, editing a myspace profile is a piece of piss.

Myspace is a household name. Ask someone about Virb, Soundcloud or Reverbnation and they'll just look at you funny. That in itself is useful when trying to spread the word about your amazing tunes!

Compared to Facebook, I feel more in control of what info people know about me. I hate people tagging photo's of me, updating me about the fact they cut their toenails funny, and asking me to join the 'Free Cuntface' group...

I still enjoy randomly hitting upon artists with sick tunes who I would've never heard of if it wasn't for Myspace. Myspace brought me the likes of Zeno, Thark, D+, Cadava, Ohmwerk, Noiz, Excision, Broken Note & The Widdler. Nuff said.

+1000000000000

I have tried all the other sites but I had nowhere near as much traffic, feedback and fans as I have on myspace. I know myspace quality isn't brilliant, but I think it's ok to use as previews and I haven't noticed too much wrong with the sound anyway, way better than YouTube quality imo.
I also think the music player in myspace is pretty cool, it does what it's supposed to do and it shows daily plays and all that.
And yeah I have found myspace is definitely good for finding new artists and networking.

DFRNT · Post by **DFRNT** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:41 am

great to see lots of opinions on this - I'ma ctually writing an article for Modus on this at the moment, so if anyone feels strongly enough to give me some fodder - feel free to PM or email me.

somejerk · Post by **somejerk** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:18 pm

it's the easiest for people to find you on, accidentally or otherwise. sound quality is shit, site often crashes and yes, somehow dubstep is not a listed genre (but emotronica is?) but it's still another website for you to post your shit on.

i'm on myspace, facebook, soundcloud, virb and probably a few others i have forgotten about. you really have to put yourself out there in every place possible.

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Tue May 26, 2009 5:20 pm

because the average listener has no clue wtf virb, soundcloud etc are or let alone have an account with those services

dubsteptim · Post by **dubsteptim** » Tue May 26, 2009 7:26 pm

i dont produce but use it to keep track of producers and there tunes. havent signed on in a bit but def an easy way to keep track of music.

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