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Meet Lost Dog Found - a San Francisco based band whose energetic sound mixes swing with rockabilly. They joined Jango Airplay April 2011, and have since made it into the Top 10 several times. We interviewed them for our Jango Band of the Month series, and came to discover how they’d truly mastered the art of promoting themselves on internet radio & getting fans involved in their music. Find out how they connect with fans after a show, optimize their use of Jango Airplay analytics and why they bring a stuffed animal to their gigs - enjoy! Describe Lost Dog Found's sound in one sentence?  A high energy, ultra-modern sounding melting pot of Swing, Jump Blues, New Orleans Soul, and Rockabilly. When was Lost Dog Found formed and where?  Lost Dog Found formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in early 2010. Name three people who have influenced your music, and tell us why? Living or dead.  We've always been huge fans of The Brian Setzer Orchestra obviously; the m...

Christian St. James signed up with Jango Airplay in 2011, and by promoting his music on Jango's online radio he managed to propel himself to the no. 1 spot on Cashbox Magazine ’s chart. Today he’s guest blogging on the Jango Airplay Blog to tell his success story. All artists want to get their music heard, and I’m no different. So in 2011 I decided to sign up with Jango Airplay because I thought there was a great deal of exposure to be had through Jango with continuous airplay - it turns out I was right. Through Jango I acquired fans and got a lot of spins, which leads me to my next point - getting your record on the charts is really the name of the game. In my case the right people were listening to Jango at the right time. A while after starting promotion on Jango Airplay I received a call from Cashbox Magazine about my song “Bobbie Jean.” They said it had the potential to make it into their charts. A month went by and I received another call, then on November 28th “B...

Between SXSW, the Winter Music Conference and Coachella (listen to free music from all three on Jango Radio ) we've seen a lot of performances by a wide variety of artists - even late rapper 2pac made his return to the limelight. Some were great, even incredible. Others were not so good, but they'll all be remembered. We want to take this opportunity to let you share your wildest gig stories. What's the craziest thing that ever happened to you onstage? Wild fans? The strangest venue? Maybe some horror stories from the road? Share your tales with us in the comment section of this blog and maybe other bands can learn from your experience!

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This week we're happy to promote The Garlics ' new video "Tout ce que t'es pour moi" on Jango Airplay. The Garlics' formed in Quebec, and they have been with Jango Airplay since 2009. They now have more than 1 million plays, and their music caters to both English & French fans in North America & Europe. In September 2011 they were the Jango Band of the Month and now their success story continues. Want to hear more from The Garlics? Read their full interview and listen to their first music video in Jango's 2011 interview with them here: The Garlics Interview Connect with The Garlics The Garlics Official Website The Garlics on Twitter The Garlics on Facebook The Garlics on Jango The Garlics on iTunes The Garlics on Amazon

Next up in our Jango Video of The Month segment we have an artist called Tafari hailing from Kingston, Jamaica, and his music video "Fire." He joined Jango Airplay less than two weeks ago and he is definitely making himself heard. Hopefully we'll hear more great tunes from him soon. Tafari, meaning "Fearless One," is spreading the message of peace, love and happiness in his music video, enjoy! What inspired you to make this video?  I felt like painting myself  red,gold and green to highlight a culture of peace, love and happiness. The director Isat which is my brother said "bro lets go up to the mountains with beautiful women" present the Fire fantasy. Where was it shot? Fire was shot in the beautiful island of Jamaica at La'Gloria's upper St. Andrew border of St. Cathrine What do you like most about promoting your music on on Jango Radio? The fan interaction and being able to hear independent artists in the play stream of...

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The Coachella Music And Arts Festival starts this week, and we want to offer you an opportunity to promote your music on our Jango Radio Coachella station. The festival spans a pair of weekends, so our station will be featured for almost two full weeks. That gives you ample opportunity to expose your music to thousands of listeners! Jango Radio’s Coachella station is quite eclectic, including genres like rock, indie, hip hop and electronic music. We’ve created a list of featured artists and you can even browse it by genre.  Try to stick to your main genre, as the targets will affect your radio spins outside the Coachella station. Follow the steps below to take advantage of this opportunity: #1 Click this List of featured artists #2 Find artists in the list which you sound similar to. #3 Add them to your artist target page (this will increase the probability of your music being played in our Coachella station) Please note that you need Play Credits to take advantage of...

If you’re trying to promote your music to fans and listeners, hopefully you’re marketing your message with a newsletter. If you don’t then now is the time to get started. A recent study by ExactTarget found that 77% of customers prefer email over other marketing channels , proving that email still dominates as a medium for communicating with customers. The survey asked more than 1,500 US online customers aged 15 or up about their preference when receiving permission-based marketing messages. A total of 77% prefer email over other channels, direct marketing (through the mail) came in second with only 9% and text messaging third with 5%. They also looked at the probability of your message leading to a purchase, and 66% of respondents preferred email. So when you’re promoting a new album, concert or event make sure to spend some time putting together a newsletter that will get your fans involved in your music. As the survey shows, email marketing is a powerful to...

Is your cover one of the top 40 on Jango Airplay ? Selecting the 10 winners for the album cover contest was hard because we had so many great pictures to choose from, but as in any contest there can only be a certain number of winners. However, we still want to show everyone the great pictures available on Jango Airplay and help you guys promote your music. So as promised, the top 40 album covers from the contest are now available in a slideshow featured here on the blog. You can also view the Jango Airplay top 40 album covers in our online gallery .

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We're happy to present the Jango album cover contest winners, the response to our contest was huge with thousands of bands joining. The 10 winners managed to blend great visual appeal with creativity and design into their cover art. As a thanks for all for your support and to promote your music even further we will put the best 40 covers in a slideshow on the Jango Airplay blog, so stay tuned for our slideshow update and find out if your picture is one of the top 40 album covers on Jango Airplay. We congratulate the winners of the Jango Airplay promotional package and 1000 Play Credits each, you can view their awesome covers here in alphabetical order: Barnes BAR-B-Q  Color Theory Dan Hyland Love In The Circus OH Condor permanent aBiLity Select Start Steven Rockwell STRASSE THE LEFT Than...

Radio Airplay Video of the Month is currently taking a break until further notice. Please check back soon for further news on new contests.

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