June 28, 2011

Make The Most of Your Promo Module

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Your custom Promo Module is the doorway through which Jango listeners interact with you as an artist. Listeners can rate you up or down, 'Like' you on Facebook, check out your other social networks, find a store to buy your music, leave their email address and more. To make the most out your airplay promotion, make sure your Promo Module is up to date.

When you go to your 'Band Info' tab in your artist dashboard now you will see your live overlay and be able to preview your updates right there in the tab. Make sure to update all links and use your best photo as the 'Default Pic' since that is the one presented. Also, you have to use the URL to an actual 'Facebook Page' rather than a personal profile URL because clicking "like" in the overlay creates a like for the actual Facebook band page (your page).

We hope this update helps you connect even more with new fans.

Jango Airplay Top 10

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Here's the top 10 artists on Jango Airplay for the week ending June 26. We keep hearing better and better music all the time. Check them out below and show your support in the comment section.

#1: Anthem
Sharp and sophisticated, 25-year old emcee Anthem is a product of the aggressive, fast-paced culture of New York City. Anthem traded in a career on Wall St for one on the mic, and is now Amoeba Music Group's marquee artist.

Click to hear Anthem:
God Of Joy
#2: Q Hunta
Born Adekunle Johnson Ojolowo, Q Hunta is a native of Osun State, Nigeria. After a break from music he returned a few years later playing benefit concerts and performing internationally. Now he's working on his full-length debut, an energetic blend of afro/hip-hop hustle.

Click to hear Q Hunta:
Sha Kan Kan
#3: Aron Seals
Aron Seals is a rock/fusion guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. His music is heavily influenced by film scoring, and makes use of midi guitar to play various stings sounds while accompanying the solo guitar.

Click to hear Aron Seals:
Fearless
#4: Sixty Miles Down
Hard-hitting & heavy, yet melodic, New Jersey's Sixty Miles Down grinds out gritty anthems pulled from the darker side of the soul. After 12 years of evolution, the quartet has lately been building on buzz around acclaimed releases "Sink Or Swim" and "A New Skin."

Click to hear Sixty Miles Down:
Dead Weight
#5: Shelter (NZ)
From the ashes of two prominent New Zealand rock acts, Shelter has emerged and is beginning to make waves. They recently completed two tracks combining modern rock with intricate melodies to introduce their infectious new sound.

Click to hear Shelter (NZ):
Blacklight Friday
#6: INGI
Icelandic songwriter Ingi was born a creative child, singing before he could talk. Financed by 30-day shifts on a trawler in the North Atlantic, his debut album was recorded by a Grammy-winning producer, and is set to be released this year

Click to hear Ingi:
You Little Fruitcake
#7: J
J is a native New Yorker, and bandleader of J & Company and All'Bout DA Groove. "Da Music" is her self-produced instrumental debut, blending R&B, funk and jazz.

Click to hear J:
Gemini
#8: Jason Harris
Singer-songwriter Jason Harris has been leading ministries for well over a decade. His work, and especially this most recent project, is meant to expand the box of contemporary worship music.

Click to hear Jason Harris:
The Table
#9: Earl "Guitar" Williams
Bluesman Earl "Guitar" Williams plays with a strut, wink and a nod. His taut, gravelly voice spits lyrics in perfect compliment to fine guitar work.

Click to hear Earl "Guitar" Williams:
My Boo
#10: Sad Alice Said
Ukrainian septet Sad Alice Said play a distinctive blend of gothic metal with elements of doom, decorated in a symphonic wrap and multifaceted semantic filling.

Click to hear Sad Alice Said:
Open Your Eyes

June 22, 2011

Jango Airplay Top 10

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We're back again with last week's Top 10 Jango Airplay artists. Sad Alice Said come back in to take the top spot.

#1: Sad Alice Said
Ukrainian septet Sad Alice Said play a distinctive blend of gothic metal with elements of doom, decorated in a symphonic wrap and multifaceted semantic filling.

Click to hear Sad Alice Said:
Open Your Eyes
#2: Shelter (NZ)
From the ashes of two prominent New Zealand rock acts, Shelter has emerged and is beginning to make waves. They recently completed two tracks combining modern rock with intricate melodies to introduce their infectious new sound.

Click to hear Shelter (NZ):
Blacklight Friday
#3: DelCity
Born Bamidele Citizen of Nigeria, Delcity's music blends the consciousness of rap, the swing of reggae and the international flair of his background into a melange of emotion.

Click to hear DelCity:
Bamidele
#4: One Step Away
One Step Away got their start competing in battles of the bands, winning regularly with their sunny, melodic rock. A few short years later they're now in rotation on more than 125 radio stations and touring nationally.

Click to hear One Step Away:
Hook Line And Sinker
#5: Sixty Miles Down
Hard-hitting & heavy, yet melodic, New Jersey's Sixty Miles Down grinds out gritty anthems pulled from the darker side of the soul. After 12 years of evolution, the quartet has lately been building on buzz around acclaimed releases "Sink Or Swim" and "A New Skin."

Click to hear Sixty Miles Down:
Dead Weight
#6: The Avant-Garde Metallic Orchestra
Minnesota's Avant-Garde Metallic Orchestra plays sophisticated metal instrumentals with a heavy symphony-orchestral backup. Their compositions are a fertile blend of building momentum and grand moments.

Click to hear The Avant-Garde Metallic Orchestra:
The Trooper
#7: Q Hunta
Born Adekunle Johnson Ojolowo, Q Hunta is a native of Osun State, Nigeria. After a break from music he returned a few years later playing benefit concerts and performing internationally. Now he's working on his full-length debut, an energetic blend of afro/hip-hop hustle.

Click to hear Q Hunta:
Sha Kan Kan
#8: TolumiDE
TolumiDE sings R&B over thick back beats and striking urban grooves. Her concept video for lead single, "My Love," has garnered airplay on MTV Africa and been nominated for awards.

Click to hear TolumiDE:
My Love
#9: Cal Harris Jr.
More than a decade in the making, contemporary jazz keyboardist Cal Harris Jr. is finally set to paint the world in vibrant colors with the release of his debut album "Inside Out."

Click to hear Cal Harris Jr.:
Jukin' (Radio Edit)
#10: Tabajara Assumpcao
Tabajara Assumpcao is a singer, songwriter and guitarist originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Despite classical training, his latest work blends a variety of popular movements including tropicalisimo, bossa nova and local avant garde music.

Click to hear Tabajara Assumpcao:
Na Miudinha

Get More Facebook Fans With Updated Overlays

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Exciting news: Jango Airplay can now give you more Facebook fans in addition to the exposure you're already getting on Jango. Last week we updated your profile pages with with a 'Facebook Like'-button. As of today we have also implemented 'Like' buttons on the overlay (the graphical unit we display to listeners when your music plays. See screenshot above).

All you have to do (if you haven't already) is to link your Jango account to your Facebook profile. You do this by adding your Facebook URL into the space provided in the 'Band Info' tab of your Airplay dashboard.

We're always trying to work on ways to create more value for you and these improvements were the first step in a process to create a more seamless integration between your Jango account and your Facebook account. Stay tuned for more improvements over the next few months.

If you have any questions or feedback - airplay@jango.com or contact us on the chat,

Thanks for being a part of Jango Airplay

June 14, 2011

Jango Airplay Top 10

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Here we are with this week's Top 10 artists...check them out and show your support in the comment section below.

#1: Mariah Ver Hoef
A young singer-songwriter from Fairbanks, Alaska, Mariah writes about the isolation and shifting landscapes of growing up. She recently released her fourth album, and has plans to tour internationally this summer.

Click to hear Mariah Ver Hoef:
Summertime
#2: For This Cause
For This Cause is an alternative/post-hardcore band from Australia. They spent much of 2009 and 2010 on tour, and 2011 looks to be no different with opening slots lined up in front of major headliners like Switchfoot.

Click to hear For This Cause:
Promises
#3: Sixty Miles Down
Hard-hitting & heavy, yet melodic, New Jersey's Sixty Miles Down grinds out gritty anthems pulled from the darker side of the soul. After 12 years of evolution, the quartet has lately been building on buzz around acclaimed releases "Sink Or Swim" and "A New Skin."

Click to hear Sixty Miles Down:
Dead Weight
#4: DelCity
Born Bamidele Citizen of Nigeria, Delcity's music blends the consciousness of rap, the swing of reggae and the international flair of his background into a melange of emotion.

Click to hear DelCity:
Bamidele
#5: Aron Seals
Aron Seals is a rock/fusion guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. His music is heavily influenced by film scoring, and makes use of midi guitar to play various stings sounds while accompanying the solo guitar.

Click to hear Aron Seals:
Fearless
#6: Anthem
Sharp and sophisticated, 25-year old emcee Anthem is a product of the aggressive, fast-paced culture of New York City. Anthem traded in a career on Wall St for one on the mic, and is now Amoeba Music Group's marquee artist.

Click to hear Anthem:
God Of Joy
#7: Seph Ade
Nigerian born, Maryland raised R&B/soul artist Seph Ade is a vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist with a passion for music. His debut album "Love Acoustically," released in February of this year, demonstrates this appreciation with heartfelt lyrics, soulful vocals, and live instrumentation.

Click to hear Seph Ade:
Good Thing
#8: Jake Dreyer
A musician from eight years old, award-winning metal guitarist Jake Dreyer recently released his debut solo EP "In the Shadows of Madness," showcasing years of study under a variety of master instructors.

Click to hear Jake Dreyer:
Harmony Of The Spheres
#9: Riley Etheridge Jr.
Riley Etheridge Jr. is a New York City singer-songwriter with deep roots in musical Americana. He recently released the album "Things I Used To Know," described in the press as an "elegiac, contemplative collection of sad, funny, and ultimately redemptive alternative country."

Click to hear Riley Etheridge Jr.:
In This Moment
#10: INGI
Icelandic songwriter Ingi was born a creative child, singing before he could talk. Financed by 30-day shifts on a trawler in the North Atlantic, his debut album was recorded by a Grammy-winning producer, and is set to be released this year

Click to hear Ingi:
You Little Fruitcake