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MySpace, the world’s most popular social network, today announced the official launch of its bilingual Latino destination, MySpace Latino (http://latino.myspace.com). The new MySpace Latino site features culturally relevant content built around the interests and passion points of Hispanic MySpace users in collaboration with leading industry partners, including ImpreMedia, Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), Billboard en Español, Gibson Guitar, and Remezcla.com as well as advertisers like McDonald’s, Sprint Nextel and Toyota Matrix.

In celebration of the launch and events surrounding the Latin Billboard Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, MySpace Latino will host a special Show Secreto performance featuring renowned urban singer Tego Calderón (http://latino.myspace.com/tegocalderon), electro-acoustic band Circo (http://latino.myspace.com/circocirco) and Latin reggae band Locos por Juana (http://latino.myspace.com/locosporjuanasound). The Show also includes a special “secret” appearance and will take place at Studio A in Downtown Miami on Friday, April 11^th. The MySpace Show Secreto will be free for MySpace users that arrive with their printed profile in hand. More details will be available on the Show Secreto profile (http://latino.myspace.com/showssecretos).

“Responding to the needs of our growing Hispanic membership, MySpace Latino offers content that is culturally relevant to Latinos in the U.S.,” said VP and Managing Director of MySpace Latino, Victor Kong. “Thanks to our strategic media and content partners, MySpace Latino will showcase the sports, entertainment, and video content that our users are most passionate about, while creating a truly U.S. Latino bilingual hub for our users online.”

MySpace launched MySpace Latino in beta last year to address the needs of the more than 9.7 million Hispanic members who are part of MySpace’s online community, making MySpace the largest social networking site in the U.S. among Hispanics.

The MySpace Latino community is now officially launching with eight new and innovative communities focused on the interests of Hispanics online, including entertainment, fashion, music, nightlife and soccer. Strategic partnerships with leading Hispanic-focused organizations and media outlets, including ImpreMedia, Spanish Broadcasting System, Remezcla, Billboard en Español and Gibson Guitars, will enhance the user experience and provide relevant content and activities.

New MySpace Latino Communities:

• Acústico: intimate shows by top Latin Acts taking place nationally in Gibson Showrooms.
• Get Your Band Sponsored by MySpace Latino / Haz que tu Banda sea Patrocinada por MySpace Latino: MySpace Latino will create a nationwide search to sponsor four up and coming Latin acts.
• Backstage: intimate behind-the-scenes interviews with cool Latin Bands.
• Shows Secretos: this community offers registered MySpace members the opportunity to hear about upcoming Latin bands concerts happening in their area.
• La Oficina: highlights all the latest MySpace Latino news through blogs, comments, pools and forums as well as a Latino widget for users to receive the latest La Oficina news on their profile.
• Entérate: powered by Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), an Entertainment and Fashion Community that offers a snapshot of Latino celebrity news and the latest trends in fashion.
• TodoFútbol: powered by ImpreMedia, this soccer community features up-to-the-minute information on your favorite U.S. and Latin American soccer teams and analysis from famous soccer experts on Latin Championships and the most important games of the week.
• En Tu Ciudad: powered by Remezcla.com, this community will provide recommendations on the hottest Latin events in the user’s town.

Source: Businesswire.com

Win emphasis on MySpace, look always launch materials for its exclusive articles.

This will attract the fans and new people. Also look to new friends always the same style of sound of his band, because you can “steal” some fans.

Get a copy of Calendar of Events to discover all sorts of holidays and “awareness weeks” that apply to almost any business. The idea is to scan the list and see how many of these events you might be able to use for a charitable gig, a networking opportunity, or sources for paid performances and promotional parties.

Contact a favorite local independent record store, and ask them to donate a few gift certificates. Tell them that in exchange, at concerts you will promote their store as a supporter of local music and even pass out circulars for the store at your live shows. On the back of the gift certificate include your own offer for a buck or two off your CD. This works, I know…I use to own a independent record store and I loved doing this type of local promotion with favorite acts because it got new customers into my store, and it got the band another fan. We were both winners.

Bawdramen returns to the stage on April 24 in Hangar 110 in Sao Paulo. In 2008 the band celebrates 5 years and promised back in style!

Information: www.myspace.com/bawdramen

Today not always have a site is a good thing. We need to update the band once a week (not to say every day).

A site “stopped” to say that the band is also “stop”. The fans want to see new things every day and that is why many musicians use the site as portfolio and MySpace as the channel for information and direct contact with their fans.

But we must remember that it would be best if the site and were updated myspace frequently! The fans will appreciate it!

The NY Times is reporting today on a viral campaign to promote the 25th Anniversary re-release of Michael Jackson’s best-selling album, Thriller. For obvious reasons, promoting anything related to MJ is a bit of a delicate problem, so SonyBMG cut the celebrity out of the picture entirely and instead focused on a few select viral happenings, which is to say, pseudo-impromptu renditions of the famous Thriller zombie dance in public spaces.

Read the full article here.

Ahh.. advertising-for-the-blogosphere. You figure 20-50 people saw these in real life, while they’ve gotten 700,000+ views online? Pretty good ROI, we’d say.

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Source: The Denver Egotist

In addition to providing a simple sign-up sheet for your mailing list that you can have available at all your live shows, consider buying a fishbowl. You know, those road bowls you have seen on the counter of restaurants, where people can drop in their business cards. Do the same at your live shows….Write up a nice sign that mentions you will do a drawing each night for a winner to get your latest CD, if they would drop their business card into the bowl for you.