Internet becomes a musical showcase

Since established artists learned to use the Internet as a means of promoting their issues "and as a means to communicate with their fans around the world does the network became an excellent musical showcase.
Shakira, Chayanne, U2, Bon Jovi and Enrique Iglesias are just some of the thousands of artists who have their own web page hanging articles on latest news, previews of their forthcoming work or his biography that his followers can meet its admired background stars.
Many singers, such as Puerto Rican or Spanish Chayanne David Bisbal, also include a fan club or forum, places in which to maintain contact with their fans, answer questions or simply thank them for their support.
Miley Cyrus, the former young star from Disney Hannah Montana, also has a personal web same name in the hanging video clips and photographs his latest songs, plus chat with fans via email.

Internet and the music

But not only personal websites have become an inexhaustible source of advertising, but the boom being experienced by social networks, which become addicted by now, makes them a more attractive option.
The expansion is inconceivable that the social universe has lived in recent years has been a profound change in the life of every human being who can speak of a revolution.
It is estimated that 81 percent of the world population is at least one user of social network: nobody wants to miss this new fashion, and fewer artists.

Miguel Bosé, David Bisbal and Alejandro Sanz have already created your profile on Facebook, the social network has more international, since July, 500 million users. One highly useful approach to hundreds of thousands of people quickly and free, a great way unmatched by any other communication medium.
Another social networking is becoming increasingly true is Twitter. Paulina Rubio and Ricky Martin have ever used the network to relay their concerns or thoughts, even the Puerto Rican singer came to confess publicly his homosexuality through a message on Twitter.
Paulina Rubio Neither hesitated before sharing with all his fans the happiness I felt days after learning she was pregnant.
Thus, the Internet is used by artists as a platform to display their feelings and deeper concerns, but also as a sign of his latest musical. A great promotional balcony no limit.

The new musical groups rely on internet

But artists do not only use the network Promotional but emerging groups in the music scene also rely on this vast virtual world to access the desired fame, or at least to be released quickly and easily.
Thousands of pages to which these "neighborhood groups" or new groups can access and post their work in order to reach millions of people around the world without charge.Some of the most popular are MySpace, YouTube, Hertz or Lastfm.
The Spanish group pop rock without coverage is one of many emerging bands trying to gain a foothold in the competitive world of music in internet.
Javier Pino (voice and guitar), Victor Sanchez (guitar), Antonio Moreira (bass) and Almudena Lorente (drums) - the four members of the group - are fighting for four years to become as well known as Coldplay, Blink 182 , Laziness, Pignoise, Clueless or Melocos, his most admired artists.
Formed in 2006, it was not until 2007 when the band had their stroke of luck I can finally record their first demo with the Spanish guitarist Birdcage, James Sanchez.

Thanks to this opportunity, no coverage has been able to show their music to hundreds of supporters who go to different rooms to listen Madrid play live. Currently, presumed to be preparing its first EP, to be published in mid-September.
The singer and guitarist Javier Pino found on the Internet recognizes that the impetus to make themselves known, when, still only teenagers, they decided to surrender to the music.
"When we started, the Internet was key for us. We put the first two tracks we recorded in Myspace, we had not yet made any concert, but slowly people began to join the group and now we have over 500 fans," he explains in a interview with Efe.
Of all the pages that are intended to boost the careers of new talent, no coverage Myspace chose to hang his first songs, "Life" and "I remember you," two tracks that can be downloaded free music in internet.
"Last.fm or Rocola.fm, are pages that also help promote the music, but certainly what is most public and greater affluence is Myspace" said Pino, who added that also advertise on other websites as Tuenti, Youtube or Hertz, "the Spanish Myspace."And is that for some years, Myspace, owned by U.S. company Fox Interactive Media, has already passed the 500,000 users in Spain alone. A very substantial amount for those who have no other means to offer their music.
Dateaconocer, Gruposnuevos, Musicaclick, Purevolume, or SoundClick ReverbNation are many other digital sites for the promotion and dissemination of new talent in the music internet world.

McCartney wants Beatles songs are downloadable

Paul McCartney wants the Beatles songs are available for downloading from the Internet, says in an interview with the magazine New Musical Express (NME) issued on Wednesday, coinciding with the release remastered discs Group Liverpool.

The music of the legendary band has long been absent from the official websites of music downloads over the net, but McCartney expects output to the sale of the computer game "The Beatles: Rock Band" is the first step to "get around this situation" .
The game also will be available this Wednesday and, according to the bass and composer of the Beatles, will serve not only to legally download songs from the quartet, but to bring their music to younger generations.

McCartney EMI blamed the delay for downloads, "something we like to do because this is the way in which a lot of people get their music."
The game "Rock Band" is the first step: "I always like this, when you say you can not do something and suddenly there is a small way to the back.

In the fortieth anniversary of his separation, "The Beatles: Rock Band" comes to market with 45 tracks and a price between 60 and $ 250, depending on virtual instruments, guitars and drums, which are acquired.

The emergence of the Liverpool group in the world of consoles is one of the most anticipated events of the year in the sector, as we noted at the last E3 video game trade show held in Los Angeles (United States) in early June .
The product presentation was supported by McCartney and Ringo Starr and the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison, baptized as "shareholders" in the musical scene.

All four have closely followed the development of the game, which was produced by MTV Games and Harmonix as a personalized edition of the hit songs from all four of Liverpool based on existing game "Rock Band".The game gives the opportunity to play and sing Beatles songs in five of the most symbolic scenes of the group's career, and success or blunder affects the player's marker, which may also demonstrate their knowledge in a questionnaire on the trajectory of the quartet.

In his interview with NME, McCartney says he has not played yet, but when they participated in any demonstration has found that "it seems difficult."
In its 67 years, acknowledges that it has always been slow with technology - "mobile phones seemed flashy at first, but when I got one I thought 'this is good'" - but believes there is a moment in which " or you adapt to modern life or not you adapt. "

"So I'm not a dinosaur. Probably I resist most of the trends until they think 'I'll try', and this thing of 'Rock Band' is something, I am not a video game player," he explains.
Sir Paul understood that the purists do not look good that the music of the Beatles is part of a game, but believes that "Rock Band" will make the better known younger group.

"It will get the Beatles music to people who might not have ever heard, because they are playing all the time, not listen to the radio and have no record collection," he says.

The leading music video game launches autumn

With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the ailing videogame industry expects a revival in sales this fall.

The season began this week with the launch of "Guitar Hero 5", a play with music by the Rolling Stones, Nirvana and other popular bands. Then, on September 9 is the release of "The Beatles: Rock Band," which marks the debut of these icons of rock in a videogame.

It was the first time since the last generation consoles - the Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 - hit the market in 2005 and 2006.

The music game genre - the most popular category after action games - has suffered in particular, but that's partly because it was so popular in recent years would need exceptional sales just to stay the same. According to the NPD Group, in late July, sales of this category of games in the U.S. were almost $ 390 million lower than the same period last year.

Invite musical games to play and sing real songs, offering on-screen signals about when to put your fingers on the guitar or play drums. When he plays well, the songs sound great.

"You just go along, you feel like you're in a real band. It's like you're actually on stage," said Martin Alexander, 14, who bought two sports games Monday in a shop in San Francisco. He said he plans to insist that your mother to buy him the game of the Beatles - even though she barely knows the band.

"Never heard of them until I was 7 years. It's just another game, another challenge," he said.

John Lennon once boasted that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Time will tell if the video game fans today feel that way. On Thursday, Microsoft Corp. announced a price cut for the Xbox 360 Elite, which now cost $ 299. A few days earlier, Sony Corp. slashed the price of the PlayStation 3 sn $ 100. Now it's up to Nintendo Co., whose Wii console will cost $ 250 since its launch. Analysts expect the company to reduce the price of the Wii, although it could keep the base price and include games with it.

One obstacle to the industry: game makers have delayed several major releases for the season this year. "BioShock 2" Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., "Splinter Cell: Conviction from Ubisoft and" StarCraft II "Activision has been pushed back to 2010.

As popular as the Beatles, in many ways Activision is trying to be less at risk and attract a much wider audience with their next musical games than EA and Viacom are doing with "Rock Band".

Besides "Guitar Hero 5", Activision also released "DJ Hero" and "Band Hero", each aimed at a different audience.

Following the success of "Guitar Hero," Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said the company realized that there was still unsatisfied audience - fans of hip hop, dance music and songs more familiar. Good demand is expected to play the Beatles, but added, "is a single category, is a certain type of music."

With the latest version of "Guitar Hero," Activision is attracting fans of Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and John Mellencamp. With "Band Hero" aims to attract younger people who are fans of Taylor Swift and Maroon 5. With "DJ Hero," Activision for fans of 50 Cent, LL Cool J and Gorillaz.