Show me your MySpace

Roman Sonnleitner · Post by **Roman Sonnleitner** » 23 Nov 2007 5:16 am

http://www.myspace.com/romans212
- just my personal page, we haven't recorded any song samples with my new band yet, so we didn't make a Myspace-Band-Site yet, either.

Gary Mortensen · Post by **Gary Mortensen** » 23 Nov 2007 9:06 am

http://www.myspace.com/hillbillyhipster

Gary,
East Snook, TX

Michael Haverbeck · Post by **Michael Haverbeck** » 24 Nov 2007 1:00 am

Here is my myspace

http://www.myspace.com/michaelhaverbeck

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 25 Nov 2007 11:59 am

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 29 Nov 2007 2:18 am

http://www.myspace.com/alvinblaine

Michael Stover · Post by **Michael Stover** » 30 Nov 2007 7:35 am

I'd post mine, but...hey, there it is down in my sig line!

Good hello, everyone--I've lurked here for a couple of years, but after reading the lively discussion on Harry Partch in the Music section, I decided it was time to pony up and get in on the fun.

Loni Specter · Post by **Loni Specter** » 30 Nov 2007 5:12 pm

www.myspace.com/LoniSpecter

Loren Claypool · Post by **Loren Claypool** » 28 Dec 2007 9:42 pm

www.myspace.com/lorenclaypool

Dave Jetson · Post by **Dave Jetson** » 29 Dec 2007 3:17 am

It's in the sig line below.

No lap steel, all solo guitar.

3 tracks of bottleneck electric resonator and one track of regular electric with no sliding at all.

Recorded about a year ago, right before I got slightly better quality recording gear. Of course.

More production notes on the site.

Mark Mansueto · Post by **Mark Mansueto** » 29 Dec 2007 8:43 am

I just created mine recently and I'm new to the whole myspace thing so it's still under construction. Check it out and feel free to give tips.

One thing I'm wondering is what the "friends" thing is about and what is the proper etiquette for adding friends?

http://www.myspace.com/marklandmusic

Nick Reed · Post by **Nick Reed** » 29 Dec 2007 10:26 am

When I tried to sign up for a My Space account, I somehow got everything turned around where it all comes up in Spanish language, Espanyo. Since I'm not a Mexican and can't speak that stuff can someone help me and get it strightened out?
Nick

Dean Gray · Post by **Dean Gray** » 29 Dec 2007 2:37 pm

Mine is down there in my signature, just posted some new dobro/mando tunes.

Mark, by inviting and adding friends to your page, you form a network of people to share your music, ideas and information regarding cd's/gigs etc with.

If you visit someones' page that you would like to be "friends" with, just click the "add to friends" link. They have the option to approve or deny of course, but most people will accept friend requests, I would expect most forum members would accept fellow forum-ites requests!

I cannot access myspace from my work computer, however I will be sending you a request as soon as I get home

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Happy Ney Year to you all.

Dave Jetson · Post by **Dave Jetson** » 29 Dec 2007 10:35 pm

Mark Mansueto wrote: One thing I'm wondering is what the "friends" thing is about and what is the proper etiquette for adding friends?

Just go for it, people will confirm or deny as they see fit.

There are a few different categories as I see them:

There are friends (and family) who I actually know in real life, and there are people I know from internet forums like this one. Obviously that's your personal network, the people you're in touch with.

There are what I think of as contemporaries, performers who are working now or starting out. Some of them I've found out about from various places and sent a request to, and I've had requests from various musicians and, on occasion, discovered someone I really enjoy who I'd probably never have heard of any other way. That's the real joy of MySpace, in my opinion.

There are also "friends" I think of as inspirations - well established musicians (and, for me, other kinds of artists whose work I find inspiring) who I'll add to acknowledge the fact that I love their work. Some of these are connected to the actual artist, usually run by their record company or management or whatever, and some are run by fans.

The last ones I mentioned are good to have because people will look through the "friends" list of a famous performer, Neil Young for instance, and discover some unknown person - you or me, for instance - and like what we're doing. And musicians like to network: they might like your work and you might like theirs.

I have a look and a listen before I approve those requests, because some bands are obviously just trying to add everyone on earth regardless of any interest you might have in their material, but I approve anyone who's doing something that does interest me.

There are also porn sites and spammers, so you have to be careful of who you approve, but it only takes a moment to check, and if you add someone who turns out to be inappropriate, you can delete them or even block them so you never hear from them again.

It is time consuming, but you can find some really good unknown musicians just by following links. If you have the time, try. If not, just wait for the people who do have the time to find you - they will.

Mark Mansueto · Post by **Mark Mansueto** » 30 Dec 2007 10:25 am

Dean and Dave,
Thanks for the info, now I know. I will gladly accept requests from anyone on this forum. I don't currently have a way to record but I'm working on it. At some point I'll upload some stuff so that you guys can hear what I've been up to.

One more thing, I've attempted to look for people that I know have myspace pages but couldn't find them using the search feature... am I missing something?

Dave Jetson · Post by **Dave Jetson** » 30 Dec 2007 10:52 am

Mark Mansueto wrote:Dean and Dave,
Thanks for the info, now I know. I will gladly accept requests from anyone on this forum. I don't currently have a way to record but I'm working on it. At some point I'll upload some stuff so that you guys can hear what I've been up to.

One more thing, I've attempted to look for people that I know have myspace pages but couldn't find them using the search feature... am I missing something?

It depends on the name they've chosen for myspace. If you don't know the name, you can't find them, and if they've chosen a common name, you'll get 293754 responses to your search.

The other thing is, having looked at your page, you should create a "band" page, not a personal one, which makes adding original music and listing gigs and that kind of thing possible.

http://signup.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bandjoin

You CAN'T transfer one type of identity to another - I spent months trying to make it happen, and it's just not possible. MySpace claim it's possible, but they're either lying or they just can't be bothered actually enabling it.

Either way, it's best to start as a music site now rather than adding friends that you'll just have to try to re-add to a new identity later on when you're ready to upload your music.

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 30 Dec 2007 1:05 pm

Oh why not, www.myspace.com/bobbeseymour

Mark Mansueto · Post by **Mark Mansueto** » 30 Dec 2007 1:38 pm

Dave,
I used the "artist signup" to create my page, was that not right? I assume that the music player goes on the page when you upload music? When I edit my profile it has the band bio and gig date stuff.

Mark Mansueto · Post by **Mark Mansueto** » 30 Dec 2007 1:44 pm

From Bobbe's myspace page:
"Bobbe is changing people's perceptions of steel guitar. You've never heard it like this before."

Wowie! Your right. Man, I REALLY like that Simone in Blue song!

Dave Jetson · Post by **Dave Jetson** » 30 Dec 2007 8:48 pm

Mark Mansueto wrote:Dave,
I used the "artist signup" to create my page, was that not right? I assume that the music player goes on the page when you upload music? When I edit my profile it has the band bio and gig date stuff.

Sorry, my mistake, I guess I didn't look close enough. You did right. I feel a bit silly now, but what I wrote is good advice for anyone who hasn't created a site yet, so I'll let it stand.

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 30 Dec 2007 11:43 pm

Thank you Mark, as you can tell, this album isn't for traditional steelers, I'm trying to get the rest of the world on board.

Ali Lexa · Post by **Ali Lexa** » 30 Dec 2007 11:54 pm

Mostly Jazz Ukulele on there, but I do have one steel song up right now:
http://www.myspace.com/alilexa

This string has added a lot to my myspace "friends" list

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 3 Jan 2008 10:58 am

http://www.myspace.com/buddyemmons

John Rosett · Post by **John Rosett** » 4 Jan 2008 8:54 am

www.myspace.com/donnaleesmith

I've worked with Donna off and on for the past 12 years. She's a great singer. Check out "Willow Weep For Me" to hear some great dobro playing from my buddy Dave Meis (I'm playing mandolin).

Matt Kidney · Post by **Matt Kidney** » 9 Jan 2008 3:16 am

It's in my signature below. No lap steel stuff as I don't own one yet!

Dan Schwartz · Post by **Dan Schwartz** » 9 Jan 2008 11:16 am

myspace.com/danschwartzmusic

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