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November 9, 2005 ../ MySpace Launches Record LabelMySpace.com, developed by Tom Anderson as a social networking site to compete with Friendster, is launching its own record label with Interscope Records. The site has 35 million registered users and has become vastly populated with musicians, bands and other music aficionados.Anderson, who will serve as head of A&R, realized MySpace was an incredible way to scout new talent when he was able to track the meteoric rise of Hollywood Undead, MySpace Records first signing. Within days of putting up their profile, a single page website that features samples of their music as well as touting their interests and the band's history, users began to email their friends about the band, fueling major buzz. The announcement comes only days after the ink dried on News Corporation $580 million dollar deal to acquire MySpace parent Intermix Media Inc. The venture with Interscope, owned by Vivendi's Universal, was a no-brainer for the label who has successfully promoted its own artists on MySpace by developing profiles to showcase its artists upcoming releases and concerts. "MySpace Records Volume One" - the first release - will bow on November 15th and feature Interscope acts that have been marketed on the site as well as MySpace's most popular unsigned acts.
The Future: It took Tom Anderson, a music lover and musician himself, to
finally figure out a way to potentially break a new artist via the Internet. Utilizing statistics like a baseball scout, MySpace will be able to
instantly know exactly what artists and tracks are popular and who is creating incredible word-of-mouth.
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 As the name correctly implies, Experiments In Sound, is Futuremusic's latest endeavor for pushing electronic music technology to the very edge of what's possible. Experiments In Sound grew out of Futuremusic's avant-garde events in New York City that featured DJ's taking mixing and live sound reinforcement to a whole new level with the very latest gear and software. Now Experiments In Sound has become The Ultimate Mix Contest...
After the tremendous success of our groundbreaking The Next Big Thing DJ Contest, Futuremusic has decided to once again create a new paradigm...
Futuremusic wants to thank everyone who participated in The Next Big Thing 2004. John Digweed, Beatport, Alienware, M-Audio, Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, PVDJ, PK Graphics, Ableton, The DubHouse, Propellerheads, Technics, FreeFloat, The Church, PCDJ and every DJ who entered this year's event thank you. From the sheer number of quality mixes, we can tell you that dance music is thriving in the United States. The amount of outstanding talent and creativity really blew us away, and every DJ who's putting their heart, mind and soul behind the music is a winner. John Digweed has made his decision and the winner is... Think you got skills?? Then start practicing! The Next Big Thing 2005 will kick off at the end of the summer!!
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