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Friday, June 5, 2009

The Power Of "Music Forums" For Indie Musicians

By Jane Thomson

The Online World has loads of internet discussion boards or forums as we know on different topics. The latest craze going around is the music forums where musicians across the world who can share their knowledge of music. We have a lot of static discussion boards over the years but nowadays we see the development of some real time music forums where we have music chat rooms, instant messaging etc. some help from the forums would be like:

- increased exposure

- keep up to date with latest updates in the music world ranging from composing, production information on instruments

- Information on various music groups and schedules or itineraries of various bands.

- With the advent of technology we have lot of people young and old getting hooked to the internet, thus music forums provide a platform for people to network themselves through these forums just as they did before the growth of technology by word of mouth.

- People majorly join forums to learn and talk to other composers about their working processes

- Music Artists who also upload their songs may find some good critics about the work that has been done.

The above list is never ending there are many benefits also like - There are lots of opportunities for Music Artists but there are even more number of Music Artists so these kinds of forums help the Music Artists to get into touch with members of their ilk for some good opportunities. It is not to say all the musical composers' world over would come and join the forums or the music chat rooms and give their contacts but networking is also key in the music industry. You might not get in touch with the major people but definitely worth trying. All budding Music Artists world over can upload their music for at no cost so that people listen and appreciate the talent. The music made can be discussed over the music chat rooms. The site is more useful for beginners because again they get to ask questions from senior Music Artists in the industry and also network with their peers in creating some excellent music.

Online discussion boards discuss music in general from composing, production to instruments. Sometimes these forums give a real feel for the sort of music, the instruments and the people that you want to find. These music forums and music chat room also provide some old timers who can find solace from the music of the yore. With all the music forums moving out of the static discussion board stuff and going into the live music player areas it would be good for the old timers to listen to the old songs and rewind into the bygones. As members they can also contribute to the growth of the forums and initiate some discussion. These live forums and music chat rooms may turn out to be a good platform for old people who would love to rewind and listen to some timeless classics.

Now, are there challenges for the management of these Music Forums?. There are some issues pertaining to these forums, like spamming. A large number of music forums have been closed down due to issues related to spamming. The huge numbers of spammers literally destroy the ethos of music video forums or any other forums in fact, and also destroying the pleasure of promoting music. So the best practice is to avoid spamming and keep to the Code of Conduct for each of the Music Forums and cultivate a peaceful environment for everyone.

Budding Music Artists in the past never had forums such as prevalent now or platforms to showcase their talents live online but evolving technology has given new unknown paths to the current generation of Music Artists all over the world. The amount of information sharing on this web and the wealth of knowledge created for the rest of the world is priceless. - 18762

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