Art and Artists Posted on April 20, 1982October 16, 2017 by TheHippieSeed “What art offers is space – a certain breathing room for the spirit.” – John Updike ArtPrize – “Designed as a very different art competition” Banksy – “a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist” Big Cartel – “Big Cartel is a simple shopping cart for artists.” CreativeAllies.com – “a community for anyone who loves to create.” Creattica – “An online resource for design inspiration and freebies!” deviantART – “created to entertain, inspire, & empower the artist in all of us.” Dribbble – “show and tell for designers.” Escape Into Life – “online arts journal” Fine Art America – “Professional Network for Visual Artists, Photographers, Art Collectors, and Gallery Owners” Hyper Allergic – “a forum for serious, playful & radical thinking about art” Image Kind “offering over 750,000 high-quality fine art images for sale” Meerk – “Making art for everything.” Mr. Brainwash – “the moniker of filmmaker and Pop artist Thierry Guetta.” My Modern Met – “Beautiful photography, incredible art and clever design.” Obey Giant – “Manufacturing quality dissent since 1989.” Pineal Paradise – “artistically inclined, free-spirited couple.” Rays of a McGnarly Sunshine – “A visual, video, graphic and live artist.” RedBubble.com – “helping artists share their vision with the people” Society 6 – “created by thousands of artists from around the world.”
Musician Resources Posted on April 20, 1971January 28, 2017 by TheHippieSeed Check out theses resources and tools from the web to help you and your band get more gigs, sell more albums, and improve your online presence. Bandcamp.com – “Sell your music & merch directly to your fans.” Big Cartel – “Big Cartel is a simple shopping cart for artists. “ CDBaby.com – “The best independent music store on the web.” Future of Music Coalition – “Education, Research and Advocacy for Musicians” Headliner.fm – “helps you reach new people on Facebook and Twitter Free.” iTunes – “control a catalog of content for digital distribution.” Moozar – “the way to (financially) “reward” artists online.” MusicClout.com – “a site that lists current opportunities for musicians.” MusicXray.com – “Help musicians get better, deals, & fans.” OneSongWorld.com – “marketing and promotional service tool for musicians” OurStage.com – “Get exposure building your fan base and selling music.” PromoJam.com – “a Social Promotions Suite built for marketers.” RecordTogether.com – “Our aim is to connect musicians all around the world in online recording collaboration.” ReverbNation.com – “innovative marketing solutions to help musicians” SonicBids.com – “Get gigs, engage fans, reach brands.” SoundCloud.com – “the world’s leading social sound platform” StageIt.com – “performers can broadcast LIVE and interactive experiences directly from a laptop” Theta Music Trainer – “perfect for anybody who loves music and wants to understand it on a deeper level.” TuneCore.com – “best way to sell your music on iTunes, Amazon, & more.” TuneTra.de – “The marketplace for music.” Vimeo.com/MusicStore – “free affordable licensed tracks.”