http://www.songplanet.net Fri, 18 May 2012 08:45:03 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.songplanet.net admin Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:01:46 +0100 http://www.songplanet.net forums or post a question there (click here). There is a small but loyal cadre of folks that hang there that know just about everything about everything and are usually very willing to share their expertise. I'll be lurking as well, so if there is anything truly broken, it will get fixed! WSPR SongPlanet Radio will stay on the air, and artists receiving airplay can expect full support regarding their music and other issues. If you don't listen to WSPR, you really should, as you won't hear a better collection of Indie music anywhere! Whatever new form that SongPlanet morphs into in the future, the emphasis will continue to be on supporting Indie musicians who are working hard to get their music heard. Stay tuned--and stay in tune! Axe ]]> admin Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:22:59 +0100 http://www.songplanet.net admin Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:13:35 +0100 http://www.songplanet.net admin Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:56:16 +0100 http://www.songplanet.net I know that there are some things that are still lacking as far as documentation goes, but as we create this new sister site, we're kinda making things up as we go, with a "how does this help Indie artists get heard?" attitude. Lastly, I'm still getting a lot of "how do I get my songs on WSPR's Web site" questions. There are two ways. 1. If I like a song, or I think most of the other DJs will like a song, it gets added to the WSPR SongPlanet Radio Web site. 2. If a song is played a certain number of times by a certain number of DJs, it will be added. (this method can take some time to happen) I usually add songs twice a week (Wednesdays and Fridays), but sometimes (like this weekend), other things come up that require my attention... More soon! Thanks! Axe ]]> admin Sat, 09 May 2009 02:35:05 +0100 http://www.songplanet.net Customize your profile -> view shared skins" you can preview some that are already there. Don't forget about the LOFI creator in the "Extra" menu of your admin page, too. After you create a song, you don't need to try to find a lofi file to upload, too. Just go to your "Extra" menu and follow the steps to create a lofi MP3 using the hifi MP3 you already uploaded. I've also enabled logins for all artists to the SongPlanet Radio Web site so you can see if any of your songs have made the WSPR Song Rotation. I'll be adding a button in your "Extra" menu for this, but for now, you can login here: http://www.songplanet.com/artists/login.php You can use your current user name and password for this. I'll post another message later tonight with more updates. Thanks! Axe As always, if you have any questions or issues, you can contact me personally at axe@songplanet.com ]]> admin Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:21:30 +0100 http://www.songplanet.net admin Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:19:53 +0100 http://www.songplanet.net admin Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:10:42 +0100 http://www.songplanet.net admin Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:21:33 +0100 http://www.songplanet.net admin Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:43:53 +0100 http://www.songplanet.net Also, songs will be chosen from those uploaded to SongPlanet.net for:

Placement on SongPlanet Radio's Featured playlist

Featured placement and promotion on SongPlanet.com

Your Web content, CDs, merchandise, etc. synchronized to our radio stream giving listeners a one-click link to your stuff when your music is played - not just a hit-and-miss link to Amazon.com! The content of these "radio tour" pages is customizable - presenting the visual content you want to fans! And our sync engine doesn't just waste time reloading a page every 60 seconds, it's synced to the song regardless of the point in the song you begin listening.

A direct link to the page above from the "now playing" banners on almost every SongPlanet.com page. On another note - I'm about halfway through copying MP3 files from SP.com to SP.net. ]]> admin Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:09:41 +0100 http://www.songplanet.net As you login and begin to look around SP.net, check the following to see if your files (MP3 & photos) have been copied into your "IMPORT" directory. When you use the "Songs -> Modify Song" or the "Photos -> Add Photo" tools in your artist profile control panel you'll see these files if they have been copied. If they have been copied, feel free to import them and unhide the songs. The first files being copied are the 192 KBPS MP3 files. I will do requests - send a message here and I'll add you to the top of the list and copy your files from SP.com to SP.net. For current Pro Artist Plan members, I'll work with you one-on-one and find a solution that keeps you happy - please don't hesitate to send me a message! Also, please rest assured that the only effect these changes will have on SongPlanet Radio will be positive for everyone - DJs, artists and listeners! Thanks! Axe NOTE! If you delete one of your hidden songs, your artist page play stats for that song will also be deleted! ]]> admin Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:43:06 +0100 http://www.songplanet.net Happy 5 year anniversary to those artists that have been here from the beginning of SongPlanet Radio. Anniversaries are a great time to look back and reflect on what we've done, and look forward to what we can do better. Change is underfoot! We are creating a place where truly great Indie music can live forever on WSPR SongPlanet Radio at SongPlanet.com and a sister site where all artists, record companies, artist resources and fans can come together and have access to all the newest, coolest online tools available today, here at SongPlanet.net. SongPlanet.net - All Connected SongPlanet.net will be the new starting point for artists and anyone else that has something to offer Indie musicians. Starting now, all new music and artists, as well as all existing artist page administration will take place here on SongPlanet.net. The new Jamroom software is the perfect solution to building our online community of artists and friends - it is fast, extremely flexible and very powerful. Our new artist pages have more features and more space. If you currently have a page on SongPlanet.com, you can access your artist page here by using the "forgot password" link located on this page (click here) to have your password reset and sent to you. Don't worry about your song files and other data - everything's safe, but we needed to close down certain sections of the site so we could configure the new site and synchronize the databases. SongPlanet.com/WSPR SongPlanet Radio - Where Indie Artists Get Heard! SongPlanet.com will become the home of WSPR SongPlanet Radio and SongPlanet Records (yes, we're still going to do CDs - but, it's taking longer than we'd hoped.) To that end, this site will operate more like a terrestrial radio station and record company. No longer will artists be penalized because they have too many great songs for the space allowed. DJs will be able to continue to play songs submitted for airplay even if they are no longer posted on the site. In the past, artists with lots of songs, but little or no money (or those that just wanted a free site) would be forced to delete songs from their artist pages in order to add anything new. We know this frustrated both artists and DJs. The artists still control their songs, though, and may request that airplay be discontinued if they wish. And, as a further gift to our Indie artists, I am cancelling all current Pro Artist Plan subscriptions while also giving you the equivalent (and, really, way better) features of your current SongPlanet Artist page on SongPlanet.net. SongPlanet.com has been using a highly customized version of Jamroom to handle synchronizing custom Web content (CDs, digital downloads, calendars, buy links, etc.) to the WSPR SongPlanet Radio stream for over 5 years. As a way of celebrating our anniversary, we're adding a new stream quality of 128 KBPS 44khz and making WSPR SongPlanet Radio sound even better for our listeners. WSPR SongPlanet Radio will feature the best Indie music, as selected by our DJs, that has been uploaded on SongPlanet.net. DJ Nomad and SongPlanet.com will feature the best of the best of that music as determined by our DJs, past and present. A very special thank you to the artists that have uploaded their songs to SongPlanet.com over the past five years. The ones that have been here the longest know that this isn't a big corporation - SongPlanet is really the determined effort of people that love music, and there has been so much powerful music uploaded here that I know that every single one of us at SP, past and present, have been touched in some way by the music here. Thanks! Axe and the SongPlanet Support Team And, on a personal note: Eleven years ago this month, mp3.com came to be. Musicians, singers and songwriters the world over thought this was going to be a way that they could finally be discovered. I thought this, too. But it didn't take me long to realize that I wasn't nearly as talented as many of the Independent artists that filled mp3.com to overflowing... and then some. Still, though, I loved music. Eight years ago I registered the domain SongPlanet.com. My intention was to create a Web site where musicians from all over the world could collaborate regardless of their geographic location. A place to build songs. This site enabled me to meet some pretty cool people. One of them was the owner of Flying Spot Entertainment - a video production company located in Seattle, WA. He had the same idea so we entered into a partnership (RiffTrader.com-now defunct) and SongPlanet.com was mothballed for a couple of years. Five years ago this November, SongPlanet Radio was launched with the idea of having DJs pick the best of the music uploaded to SongPlanet.com and play it on their live shows on SongPlanet Radio. What I wanted to do was create an archive of the best Indie songs ever recorded and make them available for all time for everyone. Although online music distribution was becoming very popular, no one had successfully managed to create a viable radio stream featuring only Indie artists and their original music. During the last five years I've managed to get close to that dream, but I've also managed to anger a lot of Indie artists and a few DJs along the way. In my quest to have just the best, I lost track of what it's like to be an artist trying to get there. I have been branded Stalinist, had a site called DongPlanet.com built in my honor, been called money-grubbing (trust me, the money has only gone out!), controlling and just plain no fun for not allowing some things - even though it's been because I've been passionate about playing what I think are the best songs and making sure they are presented in the most professional manner possible. This was all so that people could easily find and support great Indie artists. I don't apologize for my zeal in trying to find the best, but, as I look back, it appears that I didn't do a very good job of providing people with more ways of getting there. Over the last couple of months, unbeknownst to all, I contemplated shutting the whole thing down... but I can't because I do love discovering new music... So SongPlanet.net is born What I hope happens on SongPlanet.net is that ALL Indie supporters can come and have a great time! No 5hit! (did he just say ****?) That's what I said! If you really support Indies and you aren't a SPAMMER or a SCAMMER or a FLAMER---even if you're a former SP DJ/Staff (as long as you're not here merely to flame me!) we'll support your presence at SongPlanet.net - All Connected. One thing I really hate is little tiny white fonts on a black background! If you have questions about any of this, you can send us a message here. To access your artist page, use the "unable to login" link located here to have your password reset and sent to you. Axe ]]> admin Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:32:04 +0100