Our Mission

musoco objective is to simplify the process of establishing oneself in the music industry. It is one the most rewarding industries to be involved in artistically and commercially, but equally, it is still one of the most difficult to break into, whether you are a musician, band or music related business.

Being able to create a network with those that can offer services, assistance & support will provide an essential foundation on which to build a career and/or business within the industry.

Consequently, we are developing a revolutionary new platform that will enable its users to network with one another online. In the meantime, we have launched this temporary website enabling you to create an account and provide input for the Musoco application.

Features

musoco will have many features, some of which have never been seen before and consequently we are not able to discuss them in detail until slightly later down the development line. In the meantime, here's a list of some of the excellent features that we are happy to disclose now:

• Rich Internet Technologies:- musoco is being developed using the latest in web based technology and application deployment providing a new, enjoyable experience for its users.

• Industry Partners:- musoco will partner with industry associations such as The Musicians Union, The MCPS-PRS, The BPI, The National Music Council and many more.

• Academic Institutes:- musoco will be working closely with various institutions such as the ICMP as well as some 25 universities and colleges across the country.

• Competitions:- In an effort to provide repeat traffic and get musicians, bands, venues and music businesses to collaborate we will be hosting regular competitions that will involve everyone and create new and exciting opportunities for those involved.

• Relevant Advertisers:- musoco is developng a unique new advertising system that will only provide its' users with adverts that will be of interest to them, not those that pay us the most like the majority of sites out there. This will become a valuable channel to find out what's new in the industry with very little effort.

For Musicians

Whether you are a student, semi-pro or professional musician, joining the musoco community will ensure that as an individual, you have the necessary tools needed to self-promote and network within the music industry. This is not merely just a blog with audio/video and profile, it is much, much, more...

Joining musoco now will enable you to begin adding details so you are ready to use the application from day one. We will also be inviting suggestions and feature requests for those that sign up now as we want this to be the best music application possible. Designed for musicians by musicians. You will also receive offers, news and updates keeping you informed of the latest developments with the project.

For Bands

Many bands come and go and unfortunately only a few receive the recognition, exposure and promotion they deserve.

By joining the musoco community as a band, you will be giving yourselves a “centre-stage” promotional opportunity and be able to utilise the powerful new marketing tools provided by musoco. The vast number of music industry businesses on our network will make discovering opportunities and making connections incredibly easy.

musoco is being designed to take advantage of all the main social networking platforms such as MySpace, Facebook and bebo. We are developing mini applications for these platforms that you can utilise and use market to all your friends and contacts via musoco, thereby contacting them all in one place to inform them of gigs, new songs, videos and more...

For Venues

The Musicians Union slogan is “Keep Music Live”, but unfortunately many venues are all too often faced with the dilemma of the wrong band on the wrong night, right band but poor attendance and so on……

musoco is able to provide excellent promotional and data-related tools to ensure those problems are alleviated and that “live music” is placed firmly back on the map! You will be matched up with users near your venue enabling you to promote events directly to those within your catchment area very easily.

Your venue, the right band, the right audience, good takings and a fair wage for the artist….everyone wins!

For Businesses

The music industry is constantly evolving and indeed in recent years, has undergone some dramatic changes and technological advances that have had a huge impact on the conventional ways that businesses operate in this sector.

musoco is only too aware that for any business to succeed in this highly competitive industry, they need to constantly re-think their marketing strategy and to utilise any new innovative services that become available to them.

Register now to learn how musoco can assist your business by utilising the latest in data-driven target marketing technologies to help you effectively promote your product and/or services within the music industry.

For Music Fans

All too often fans are taken for granted and yet without them, the music industry would surely grind to a halt!

Your support, dedication and love of music keep the industry alive.

By joining musoco as a fan, you will be able to voice your opinions in a way so far unseen on current internet sites, thus ensuring that the music, musicians and bands that you support receive the recognition, exposure and opportunities deserved.