Gigmaven
Encyclopedia
GigMaven is an online platform that "specializes in booking, ticketing, and promoting gigs
". The website connects professional musician
s with live music
venues and festivals
to book gigs online. GigMaven is based in New York City
, was founded in 2008 and is privately funded.
GigMaven aims to make the booking process more efficient by automating the booking process for artists and venues
alike, in total “decreasing the average time and cost to book a gig.”
, with photos, mp3s
and a bio. They can search for music venues by name, genre and location, and apply based on their availability. Venues create a profile geared towards their live music capacities, including technical specifications. Venue personnel can search for artists, make offers and view incoming applications, and have the choice of using built in e-ticketing. A booking product for music festivals became available in Spring 2011, used by Make Music New York and Fête de la Musique
of Brisbane
, Australia
.
Gig (musical performance)
Gig is slang for a musical engagement in which musicians are hired. Originally coined in the 1920s by jazz musicians, the term, short for the word "engagement", now refers to any aspect of performing such as assisting with performance and attending musical performance...
". The website connects professional musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s with live music
Live Music
Live Music is a reggaeton company owned by DJ Giann.-Artists:* Jowell & Randy* Tony Lenta* Watussi* De La Ghetto* Guelo Star* Galante "El Emperador"-Producers:*DJ Blass*Dexter*Mr. Greenz*DJ Giann*Los Hitmen*Dirty Joe*ALX...
venues and festivals
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
to book gigs online. GigMaven is based in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, was founded in 2008 and is privately funded.
GigMaven aims to make the booking process more efficient by automating the booking process for artists and venues
Music venue
A music venue is any location used for a concert or musical performance. Music venues range in size and location, from an outdoor bandshell or bandstand or a concert hall to an indoor sports stadium. Typically, different types of venues host different genres of music...
alike, in total “decreasing the average time and cost to book a gig.”
Uses
Musicians can create a profile similar to an EPKElectronic Press Kit
An electronic press kit is a press kit equivalent in electronic form. An EPK usually takes the form of a website or e-mail, though they are also known to exist in CD and DVD form....
, with photos, mp3s
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
and a bio. They can search for music venues by name, genre and location, and apply based on their availability. Venues create a profile geared towards their live music capacities, including technical specifications. Venue personnel can search for artists, make offers and view incoming applications, and have the choice of using built in e-ticketing. A booking product for music festivals became available in Spring 2011, used by Make Music New York and Fête de la Musique
Fête de la Musique
The Fête de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, is a music festival taking place on June 21.-History:The idea was first broached in 1976 by American musician Joel Cohen, then employed by the national French radio station France Musique. Cohen proposed an all-night music celebration at the...
of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
External links
- http://gigmaven.com
- http://makemusicny.org/
- http://www.fetedelamusiquebrisbane.com.au/