chartburst

Bootstrapped music startup draws 7k users in 2 weeks...

Posted by chartburst on Friday February 01, 2013 @05:52AM
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Let us know what you think!We're trying to level the playing field when it comes to getting unsigned music heard by the most important ears in the industry (A&R, Producers and Artist Management companies)...www.chartburst.com

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Re:6 hours since launch and 125+ signups :) on Monday January 14, 2013 @10:54AM (#5055104)

www.chartburst.com

6 hours since launch and 125+ signups :)

Posted by chartburst on Monday January 14, 2013 @10:53AM
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Chartburst.com launched today in beta. We've had an amazing response, with over 125 signups just 6 hours after beta launch.Check us out and let us know your feedback and thoughts!

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Re:Ask HN: Review my startup - chartburst.com on Thursday August 30, 2012 @04:28AM (#4453619)

Could you possibly email me a screenshot of how this looks in your browser if you have a minute? email: [email protected]

Re:Ask HN: Review my startup - chartburst.com on Thursday August 30, 2012 @04:27AM (#4453614)

I shall check it out JCR. Thanks!

Re:Ask HN: Review my startup - chartburst.com on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @12:22PM (#4449380)

I shall look into that! Thanks Simantel...

Re:Ask HN: Review my startup - chartburst.com on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @12:01PM (#4449262)

Thanks for the reply Dirk! Point noted on the background. It's been a bone of contention with us. I like it, my co-Founder less so but we will test it on the masses and get their feedback.

Regarding your other questions:

We have special access with A&R from Sony, Atlantic, Columbia, Warner Bros and more. We guarantee that if your music gets into the top 5 it will be heard by the most appropriate A&R person for that genre and feedback from them will be provided.

Any other questions?

Francis

Re:Ask HN: Review my startup - chartburst.com on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @11:59AM (#4449240)

The Musicians are the customers. They pay to upload to the charts and subsidise the listeners use of the site.

Re:Visual programming means anyone can be a coder on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @07:40AM (#4448030)

About time!

Re:Ask HN: Review my startup - chartburst.com on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @07:15AM (#4447969)

Exactly Saiana! The big record labels don't accept unsolicited material which leaves unsigned musicians totally stuck! Our process vets the poor quality material but gives the talented people a chance to be heard. Glad you 'get it'!

Re:Ask HN: Review my startup - chartburst.com on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @07:12AM (#4447963)

Thanks for the reply huntesh! Grooveshark aren't involved with big record labels. We can get unsigned artists music heard by THE biggest labels ;)

Ask HN: Review my startup - chartburst.com

Posted by chartburst on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @07:02AM
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Re:Chartburst - Connecting unsigned musicians with the giants of the i... on Wednesday July 25, 2012 @11:49AM (#4291480)

Blazetrak (if I'm not greatly mistaken) pays their professionals and celebrities for their participation on the site. We think doing this is debateable... Our site is exclusively used by record label A&R contacts who are only using the site in order to find new talent for their respective labels. They have nothing to gain financially by using our site which gives our users peace of mind as they know that those reviewing their music are 100% committed to finding new acts.

Chartburst - Connecting unsigned musicians with the giants of the industry...

Posted by chartburst on Friday July 20, 2012 @03:39PM
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Chartburst connects unsigned musicians with some of the worlds biggest record labels (think Sony, Warner Bros, Atlantic Records and many more). We do this via our user-voted, genre-specific charts. The top 5 submissions are then forwarded to label talent scouts for consideration and guaranteed feedback.Please submit your email at chartburst.com for early access when we launch in beta in a few...

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