If you haven't seen the new Broadjam, check it out. Musicians hang out, share ideas, sell downloads and a lot more. If you are one of the first 100 people to use this link to sign up, you'll get a 10% off and a free copy of AmpliTube 2 DUO ($99 value) – standalone and plug-in guitar amp & fx
modeling software from IK Multimedia.:www.broadjam.com/amplitube

AmpliTube 2 DUO is a special limited version of AmpliTube 2, which is
a complete guitar amp modeling solution and effects powerhouse with
ultra accurate models of the most sought-after gear, giving you the
ability to mix and match separate components to build your own amps
and craft unique tones for your music. Registering your FREE copy of
AmplItube 2 DUO gives you special crossgrade discounts for IK's music
production tools, including IK's StompIO
(www.ikmultimedia.com/stompio) USB floor controller and audio
interface for guitarists and bassists, and ARC system
(www.ikmultimedia.com/arc), IK's room correction solution for mixing.
StompIO allows you to bring the same tones you created with AmpliTube
to the stage, with full Midi control over all the aspects of the
software. ARC System corrects your studio's acoustics, so you don't
have to do multiple mixes or buy new studio monitors to get a great
sound. For more information on all the IK product discounts you'll
qualify for, please visit http://www.ikmultimedia.com/Crossgrade.

Are you releasing a new CD? Do you have any shows coming up? Let everyone know what's going down and leave a comment on the Broadjam Blog.

We are currently updating the design of the page, so please excuse the odd placement of the music player at the moment.

Stay tuned for more of Broadjam.com's best services to be featured here on MySpace.

Thanks for supporting independent music!

Our new College Credit - Singer/Songwriter 101 contest is up and running. This time, we're looking for the best singer/songwriters on Broadjam.

Winning songs from our last College Credit contest were compiled on a CD titled College Credit 101: Indie Rock, which has had great success. Three songs from the disc were placed on television shows (MTV, Oxygen) and the rest made playlists on over 100 radio stations nationwide.

www.broadjam.com/contests

We would like to congratulate Broadjam artist Kacey Musgraves on being chosen to compete in this year's season of Nashville Star!

Kacey will be one of 10 contestants competing for the grand prize and she needs every vote she can get to make sure that she continues on in the show! Nashville Star premieres on Thursday, January 11 at 10 PM EST (9 PM CST) on USA, so watch the show and vote for Kacey!

Once again, congratulations to Kacey. She is a fantastic musician and one of our favorites here at Broadjam. Watch Nashville Star on Thursday and don't forget to vote!

Madison, WI – January 9, 2006 – Broadjam.com, one of the world's largest independent music sites, announced today that it will team with acclaimed video game publisher Konami to find new songs for their hit Dance Dance Revolution® series.

 

Members of Broadjam.com will be able to upload their music and submit it to Konami starting January 15^th through February 28^th, 2007. With Broadjam's unique song contest system, fans and musicians will be able to review the songs submitted and give their opinion on how the songs rate. 

 

When the reviews close on March 7^th, the results from the contest will determine which songs are presented to Konami.  Two winners will be selected with each person receiving a cash prize as well as the opportunity to have their music featured in future iterations of the Dance Dance Revolution series releasing in 2007.

"Last year's contest was a smashing success. Broadjam's experience, and vast membership, allowed us to find unique music that really matched our game," said Stillwind Borenstein, Music Director for Konami Digital Entertainment. "I'm very pleased and excited to be working with Broadjam again."

 

With over 60,000 members and an online catalogue of more than 200,000 original songs, Broadjam's huge variety of quality artists ensures that Konami will be able to choose from the best content available.

 

"We're thrilled that Konami has found so much great music on Broadjam for their products," said Roy Elkins, Founder and CEO of Broadjam. "We're honored to work with Konami again and we look forward to finding the next great songs for their innovative Dance Dance Revolution products."

 

To learn more about Broadjam's DDR contest, please visit (www.broadjam.com/ddr2007). To learn more about Konami and their DDR video game series, please visit www.konami.com.

 

About Broadjam Inc.

Broadjam Inc. provides web-based technology, software and services for music fans, the music industry and independent musicians around the world. The company operates one of the world's largest web communities for musicians and hosts a massive online database of searchable independent music.

 

About Konami

Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties. Konami's titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid®, Silent Hill® and Castlevania®, among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment, Co. Ltd. In Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami Digital Entertainment can be found at www.konami.com.

We often get questions from new members asking us the difference between a profile page and a website, and we'd like to take a minute and explain. With the advent of social networking sites like Broadjam, MySpace, YouTube, etc., the line between a website and a profile page became blurred.

Here's the difference:
A profile page is what you get when you sign up for Broadjam and other sites. It's where your songs, photos, etc. show up after you upload them. Profile pages all look very similar because they're laid out the same way.

Most importantly, you have to come to Broadjam.com to view a Broadjam profile page. That's why your custom URL is probably looks something like www.broadjam.com/bandname. For a website, however, you pick your own web address, which could be something like www.yourbandnamehere.com.

Check out the difference between Broadjam "profiles" and "websites" that other artists have created:

Check Broadjam "websites" that other artists have created:

Artist	Broadjam Profile	Broadjam Website
Jessi Lynn	View Profile	View Website
Hiding In Public	View Profile	View Website
Dencity	View Profile	View Website
Latent Anxiety	View Profile	View Website

Have you seen the new homepage? It's been totally revamped! The new menu was designed to give you more ways to get to music. Our members have put so many great songs and videos on the site, there needs to be a way to get to it all!

Broadjam news is also front and center on the homepage, keeping you current every time you come to Broadjam.

What do you think about the update? Your feedback will help us make decisions for future updates, so let us know!

Today is the debut of the Broadjam Artist Showcase! The Showcase will put the best musicians on Broadjam front and center. Here you'll find contest winners and other notable Broadjam members.

The Broadjam Artist Showcase will add new artists each month. We want to give members another place to get exposure on Broadjam and give contest winners a big huzzah for their victories!

Take a look! What do you think? Have you found any artists in the Broadjam Artist Showcase that won you over?

Let us know about the best artist you've found and how they won you over. We think the best way to find new music is word of mouth, so help another artist get exposure and paste their link in your comment.

This week we found Camden Ray, a modern-rock artist from Salt Lake City, Utah. Definitely look him up and while you're there listen to the song "Tokyo". The chorus will get you hooked.

If you'd like to submit a comment about what you're doing, enter it into our announcement blog. Otherwise, leave a comment about the best artist you found this week.