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2011 has been a great year for us here at Jango, and hopefully for you & your music as well. We're thrilled to see more than 50,000 artists let us promote their music (thank you for the confidence!). We have an ambitious agenda for 2012, and hope you'll join us in the new year as well. With the Holiday Special still running, and bands loading up on Play Credits to kick off 2012, we wanted to share some useful strategies & ideas to help you make the most of your online promotion efforts. These recommended reads comes courtesy of our friends at CDBaby & Music Think Tank . Lots of useful information about the music industry and the outlook for 2012; you can even find out why MTT thinks you should give away your music for free. Music Think Tank -  Permission Marketing vs. Self-Entitled Marketing For Musicians Music Think Tank -  Why You Should Give Your Music Away For Free CDBaby -  Digital Music Sales & Revenues By Retailer Thank y...

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Starting today throughout December 31st we're having a Holiday special - buy boosts at 50% off . This is a limited offer only so be sure to stock up with play credits and kickstart your 2012 promotion on Jango. Any boost purchase will give you 2x the amount of play credits to make sure your music is in front of Jango's listeners right into 2012.  The offer is available to monthly subscribers only . To become a monthly subscriber, simply select a package from the 'purchase' page and then you take advantage of the offer. Happy Holidays from Jango!

Meet Glowbug - an electronic/ambient artist who, after only 3 weeks on Jango Airplay, made it to the Top 10. He just released a new EP available for free download, and is working on the film score for a new movie. Here's his interview! Describe Glowbug's sound in one sentence? Unfiltered emotion though an ambient wash. When was Glowbug formed and where? Glowbug was formed in Bellingham, Washington near the end of 2010. At the time my previous band, Idiot Pilot, was going on hiatus so I decided to try to create a type of music that I had been rolling around in my head for a while. It didn’t take long before Glowbug grew legs of its own and just took off.  Currently I live in Los Angeles, California and I am working on the next Glowbug LP. Name three people who have influenced your music, and tell us why? Living or dead. Musically, I have too many influences to name, but I think that Glowbug specifically takes a lot of cues form My Bloody Valentine, which is a band I ...

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This week's recommended read  from  Music Think Tank  talks about building fan relationships on social networking sites and how to communicate, involve and grow your online fanbase. Whether you're new to the game or a Social Media pro this article has some great advice on how build fan relationships. With the tools available on Jango Airplay - Email list & Facebook/Twitter integration - you're on to a good start, and it doesn't take much effort so you can use the extra time to be on Social Media. If you want to connect with your fans nowadays you have be where your fans are and get them involved in your music. When you add links & messages to your Airplay profile you give listeners & fans the opportunity to connect with you on Facebook, Twitter, your blog/website etc.. But how do you control the conversation from there? Driving traffic to your pages and sites is only the first step in building fan relationships, fans must be nurtured and given the ri...

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Having an interesting bio is important when you're trying to catch the attention of your fans and industry people. But writing about yourself can be a challenging task Our partners at cdbaby wrote a great blog post about how to write a good bio - check it out here ! Stay tuned for more recommended reads as we scan the blogosphere so that you can make the most of your spins. And as always - thanks for being a part of Jango Airplay. /The Jango Airplay Team

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