
Michael Zimmerlich and Zach Nation had a vision. How can they help the independent musicians reach a wider audience? The effort evolved into indiradio which allows musicians to upload their music and share it on a community website.
This concept serves several innovative purposes. The indi musicians have a means to get their music out and allows listeners to comment on the selections. Hopefully, this will provide further direction for the artists and, we all have admit, it's always nice to see that others appreciate our work. According to Zimmerlich, the website provides "exposure when other venues have thousands of artists to compete with."
It all started when Zimmerlich created a website that featured a directory of musicians where he had hoped it would serve as a community for sharing ideas and music. However, since there were so many similar sites, he scratched that idea and realized that few internet radio stations focused on the indi musicians. Zimmerlich possessed the conceptual know-how, but did not have the technical background to put this dream into reality.
Zimmerlich called on his long time friend Zach, who was in a band with him in high school. The entire concept began to develop and the more they "delved into this mammoth project, the more passionate they became." Throughout the process, the two shared a common goal - "to make a difference in the music industry."
Musicians and listeners alike can create a free account, select an appropriate genre then upload or listen to the wide variety of music available from around the globe. "All submissions are put into rotation on our internet radio stations," Zimmerlich explained. The site is "user-driven" in that the musicians and the listeners "power" what is aired.
"The goal [of indiradio] is to bring together musicians and listeners for a common purpose," Zimmerlich explained, "to allow musicians to express themselves in a thriving community of music lovers without the burden of traditional media or going through major record labels to be heard."
Tune in to http://www.indiradio.com/ and get ready to hear some great music that you have probably never heard before.
This concept serves several innovative purposes. The indi musicians have a means to get their music out and allows listeners to comment on the selections. Hopefully, this will provide further direction for the artists and, we all have admit, it's always nice to see that others appreciate our work. According to Zimmerlich, the website provides "exposure when other venues have thousands of artists to compete with."
It all started when Zimmerlich created a website that featured a directory of musicians where he had hoped it would serve as a community for sharing ideas and music. However, since there were so many similar sites, he scratched that idea and realized that few internet radio stations focused on the indi musicians. Zimmerlich possessed the conceptual know-how, but did not have the technical background to put this dream into reality.
Zimmerlich called on his long time friend Zach, who was in a band with him in high school. The entire concept began to develop and the more they "delved into this mammoth project, the more passionate they became." Throughout the process, the two shared a common goal - "to make a difference in the music industry."
Musicians and listeners alike can create a free account, select an appropriate genre then upload or listen to the wide variety of music available from around the globe. "All submissions are put into rotation on our internet radio stations," Zimmerlich explained. The site is "user-driven" in that the musicians and the listeners "power" what is aired.
"The goal [of indiradio] is to bring together musicians and listeners for a common purpose," Zimmerlich explained, "to allow musicians to express themselves in a thriving community of music lovers without the burden of traditional media or going through major record labels to be heard."
It's an impressive site and easy to navigate.
The only problem I saw was one musician who felt it was necessary to list himself in each genre. I took that as a form of spam, but maybe the administrators could limit a specified genre to three or four maximum selections so a listener hoping for jazz won't get a taste of rap in the same session.
The only problem I saw was one musician who felt it was necessary to list himself in each genre. I took that as a form of spam, but maybe the administrators could limit a specified genre to three or four maximum selections so a listener hoping for jazz won't get a taste of rap in the same session.
Tune in to http://www.indiradio.com/ and get ready to hear some great music that you have probably never heard before.


