Design, Hosting, the technology powering this network and arrangements with partners are currently arranged in-house by Freaking Wildchild , active on the underground scene for over 10 years active duty every friday-night in Antwerp-city. He has programmed VisualMIX , a system formerly known as VisualDreams , optimized for audio, video and visual artists. It’s especially designed with DJ’s, producers, labels, visual artists, photographers, exhibitions, painters, writers and other digitizable artistic forms.

A concept doesn’t stop with just a site, a cd and a magazine; the total concept will follow in-line and in-design offered towards any artist joining the network. Free users will get the option to be included on seasonal promotion packages to get extra coverage through other distribution channels through magazines and other physical/on-line media.

Supporting (paying) artists are possible to choose a total concept in modular form fitting towards the physical product, promotion materials and virtual site. The total cost would be depending the requirements of the artist; who could demand business cards, letterheads or just a cd promotion package. The total idea lies in the know-how to combine audio/visual powers together with the technology of today…

The combination of open source, brainpower, know-how in Internet Technology and music, vibes-feeling and partnering with SoundCloud and others will easen life for any artist on the planet. Be sure to read the related articles.

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ArtistPlug.NET

Let me introduce you ArtistPlug.NET, the network ready to promote and aid the (new) artist around the block. If you are poor or rich, everyone will be able to get their hotspot on this central artist hub. First you’ll have to understand what ArtistPlug.NET really is. The network has a few layered components delivering Internet services, ready to promote any artist, young and old, green and red.

Accounts will go through moderation before creation to prevent abuse. Without any direct ties to the commercial sector, this network offers a neutral environment for artists, by artists!

There are three distinct versions of access to this network where the blogspot is mostly the welcoming area with features to protect posts with passwords, add content on the spot, advanced plugin support and more!

The user can choose to host audio with SoundCloud or locally through the VisualDreams engine , programmed by the founder of the network; which gives the instant ability to put digital media on-line, cast and spread with the flick of a transfer with advanced templating and content management features through XML.

There are three different versions:

• Free: For virtually anyone who can proove his credentials as artist; non pornographic and who can digitally enhance his/her works. Free artists will get a 10mb version of ArtistBlog.ME with basic features and full social networking features.
• Pro: For artists and labels wanting their place on the network and their presence on the Internet with the ability to host multimedia content. Includes 50mb with the possibility to demand to change the blog-template towards existing designs. This pack includes limited access to the ArtistPlug.NET hosting server for label/artist reviews and multimedia distribution.
• Super: Those who want all power available, everything of the PRO pack but with their domain linked! Includes access to the ArtistPlug.NET hosting server for label/artist reviews and multimedia distribution. 100mb blogging power with a full templatable ArtistPlug.ME and ArtistBlog.ME frontend! Branding is possible through the Premium pack.
  

It’s focussed on speed and enhancement, premium services include templatable websites, streaming and combined services. A few of these components are:

• ArtistBlog.ME : Blogging & Social networking to the maximum! Powered by Open-Source !
• ArtistPlug.ME : Plugging your sounds in an easy way towards the web! Powered by SoundCloud & the VisualDreams engine .
  more pro domains: AudioPlug.ME, VideoPlug.ME, AudioPlug.NET and Plug.TO
  
• ArtistReview.ME : Get your reviews, never as easy before! Even before you’ll get them pressed on wax!
• ArtistLicense.ME : Versatile licensing platform for all ArtistPlug.ME users! *
  more domains: ArtistLicense.com
• More coming soon after the 4 first four projects have been glued together!

* A lot is still work-in-progress, glueing all components together, but the most components are already available in active betatest!

Some basic features for all ArtistPlug.NET members (green = free, red = paid services!):

• Possibility to password protect posts, reviews etc..
• Multiple user support for authoring,
• All features towards audio/visual artist promotion,
• New features aiding all artists will be added 24/7,
• This blog is neutral maintained, without support of the music industry!
• hotspot which lists the most hot topics around the network!
• Domain linking towards blog!
• Yubikey support through RealIdent.com , running under VisualDreams .
• RPC:XML API’s will be added soon for easy import/export of ArtistPlug.NET data.
• Paid services get full templating support to keep in line with the style of the artist!

The best example can only be given when eating thy own dogfood ; so checkout Wildchild rant’s , the founders blog as premium example and GoWildchild.com , which works under the VisualDreams engine.

This network is created by artists for artists; since getting a presence on the web is already hard enough with the plentoria handful of services around. ArtistPlug.NET will be a central hub pointing to the diverse projects available of that artist, getting user friendly url’s (SEO optimized) and all required plugins in the package, ready to power-promote your works on the Internet!

If you’ve got more questions, feel free to ask them! For all sake.. Enjoy!

— Freaking Wildchild

ArtistBlog.ME founder

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