2 posts tagged “columbia”
We're sending out a big congratulations to our friends over at the Columbia and RCA Demos blogs. Since they announced just three weeks ago that they're only accepting new music via Vox, over 1000 artist blogs have been created!
Indieboy posted about it on the RCA and Columbia blogs, saying:
More important than the quantity is the quality of music that is now within our community, and you are all recognising that, commenting and communicating with each other and helping showcase each other's talent.
I have already started presenting unsigned acts from the community to the labels with positive responses, people within the labels are also listening to your music and circulating it.
See what Sony BMG UK Chairman Ged Doherty has to say about the partnership with Vox:
But perhaps the real congratulations should go out to all the musicians who have taken advantage of this opportunity. Having this kind of access to and response from A&R staff at a record label is invaluable for artists. If you're an artist yourself or have any aspiring musicians in your friends and family, be sure to tell them to get a Vox blog and add the Columbia and RCA Demos blogs to their neighborhoods!
If you'd like to check out some new music and show your support, browse the Columbia blog's neighborhood and RCA blog's neighborhood to check out all the artists.
-- Krissy
SonyBMG Music Entertainment UK has just announced that starting April 2nd 2007 it will no longer accept demos from new artists on physical formats such as CDs for consideration by the company’s Columbia Records or RCA Records labels.
In fact, the only way RCA and Columbia Records UK will accept new music or demo submissions is via Vox! How cool is that?
We think it’s very cool to see entertainment companies embracing the multimedia aspect of blogs, and the way that Columbia and RCA UK are embracing Vox is exceptional. They explained it like this:
“We don't want demo CD's anymore, that's what part of this is about. It takes ages for you to do, they get lost and it's a waste of plastic. Register your blog and be part of our on-line community. You will be directly connected to us and everyone else who's in the community. That's the other reason for this, the artist community being closer to the labels they want to be involved with.”
Here's how it works: Anyone who signs up for Vox through this Columbia landing page will automatically be added to the Columbia Demos blog’s neighborhood. New Voxers will be added to the RCA Demos blog's neighborhood when signing up via the RCA landing page. If you’re already on Vox, you can add either or both blogs to your neighborhood.
The A&R staffers will peruse RCA's and Columbia's neighborhoods to check out new stuff, keeping an eye out for songs and videos that get a lot of comments and [this is good]s. You don’t have to be from the UK to be signed, but they are going to focus primarily on finding UK-based acts.
If you’re in a band, sign up for a Vox blog and get heard. If you have friends in a band, now’s the time to tell them about Vox. If you’re interested in the music industry or music in general, surf around the neighborhoods of Columbia and RCA to hear what’s brewing.
Check out the RCA Demos blog and the Columbia Demos blog for lots more information!
- Krissy
