Welcome to
24 x 7 Chromatic Radio!
sort of :o)
24 x 7 Chromatic Radio!
sort of :o)
You, as a professional Chromatic player, were directed here by invitation. (you didn't find your way here by chance :o) Those of you who know about SlideMeister, know its all about the Chromatic harmonica, its exposure and promotion. If you don't already know about the owner of the site, just spend some time reading "FAQS 'N STUFF" above . What SlideMeister has endeavored to do since its inception back in 1999, was to bring well deserved (positive) world-wide attention to the Chromatic Harmonica.
Here's where we can help each other accomplish that. Everyone knows, there are more than enough amateur players on YouTube; I'm proposing a channel where folks can go, and hear the world's best (and only the best) Chromatic players 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. While not really a radio station, it will play a random, mixed variety, just as a radio station would. This is subject to change as we get more participation, like separate programs for different genres; Jazz, classical, standards, etc. There are a number of ways we can do this, but here are the basics on how the site will work:
1. YOU gain worldwide exposure and promote yourself as a musician.
2. YOU gain some extra traffic driven to your website.
3. YOU market your CD's and MP3 downloads and any other products you may have.
4. We both Help promote and "expose" the Chromatic harmonica.
5. We both help demonstrate that the Chromatic is a legitimate instrument, and not a toy.
6. We both help show the world that some harmonicas are good for stuff besides "Oh Susanna" and the Blues.
Participants will also be given the opportunity to be featured on this website's homepage and listed in the Featured Player Archives.
Here are the qualifications:
Participants must be SlideMeister members (takes five minutes :o)
Participants must be a recognized professional (as in "you actually get paid to play your Chromatic")
Participants (although not required) should have products available for sale on their websites
Here's where we can help each other accomplish that. Everyone knows, there are more than enough amateur players on YouTube; I'm proposing a channel where folks can go, and hear the world's best (and only the best) Chromatic players 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. While not really a radio station, it will play a random, mixed variety, just as a radio station would. This is subject to change as we get more participation, like separate programs for different genres; Jazz, classical, standards, etc. There are a number of ways we can do this, but here are the basics on how the site will work:
1. YOU gain worldwide exposure and promote yourself as a musician.
2. YOU gain some extra traffic driven to your website.
3. YOU market your CD's and MP3 downloads and any other products you may have.
4. We both Help promote and "expose" the Chromatic harmonica.
5. We both help demonstrate that the Chromatic is a legitimate instrument, and not a toy.
6. We both help show the world that some harmonicas are good for stuff besides "Oh Susanna" and the Blues.
Participants will also be given the opportunity to be featured on this website's homepage and listed in the Featured Player Archives.
Here are the qualifications:
Participants must be SlideMeister members (takes five minutes :o)
Participants must be a recognized professional (as in "you actually get paid to play your Chromatic")
Participants (although not required) should have products available for sale on their websites
- Recorded material may include lead and harmony vocals (recordings do NOT have to be "all instrumental" Chromatic music)
- Your recorded material will NOT be downloadable on this site. (only on your site)
- Recorded quality will be "good" but not CD quality (they will have to buy the "good stuff" from you)
- Selections and artists will be "shuffled" to assure a good mix of both
- Artist, title, CD artwork and URL will be displayed when selections play
- Harmonica Trio recorded material may also contain Bass, Chord, Polyphonia, Musette and Harmonetta, but no diatonic content.
- Only your Chromatic numbers will be used in this project. Diatonic numbers will simply be left out.
- Genre's may be anything from Classical to Rock
- On-site / live recordings must be good quality (no cell phone stuff)
- Television sound tracks you've done are also acceptable (if legal)
- It's your responsibility to get the material /media to SlideMeister
- SlideMeister is not responsible for copy-rite issues
- SlideMeister cannot guarantee sales
- SlideMeister, as a "non-affiliate" will receive no commission for your sales
- SlideMeister is just a free billboard and as such, is not responsible for marketing, or any marketing issues arising from the sale of your media or products.
- Send us the media you wish to share, along with the accompanying artwork (CD jacket J-Card, etc) and URL where the media can be purchased. You can either provide us with a download link or contact us for upload site and the snail-mail address.