We Moved!

Our blog has moved; this is our last post on this blog. Please update your links!

New blog at:
http://blog.ebandlive.com

Websites for the musical masses!

A few weeks ago we launched our Premium Design service but don't think that's all we have to offer. ebandLive's flagship service hasn't been launched....yet! What is the flagship service? Our Ready Made service.

Ready Made Websites
Ok so you're the lucky guy in the band who's mission it is to get your band a swanky website. Well, wouldn't it be great to not have to bother taking the hours upon days upon weeks it takes to design and develop your band's website only to hear your singer say he hates it? Ok so maybe you don't know how to do all that fancy web design stuff and you have to pay someone to do it for you. Like,.......that one kid down the street who's really "into computers." Sure you only paid him $100 right? But....now you're stuck with a website that looks like it cost $100. Is that the kind of image you want for your band? (Psst...the answer is No. You were better off without a website) Worse yet, you go to a professional design firm that does great work but they want you to fork over $4,000! (For a design an insurance company could've used, no less). So what's a rockstar gotta do to get a band website around here?

Fear not, my friends. ebandLive's Ready Made service provides bands with the means to obtain their own website easily, stylishly and affordably. The service addresses 3 major hurdles bands face: Ease, Style and Price. EASE - because it must be easy for fans to use and easy for you to sign up, setup and manage. Our content management system (aka Backstage) is here to make managing your site a breeze and our video tutorials will make it even easier. STYLE - almost self-explanatory, right? In order to be recognized, your image has to be top notch whether you're a weekend band or a band with bigger plans. We offer a pool of highly stylish ready-made designs. Simply select a design that you feel best suits your band. PRICE - no matter what the economy is like, band budgets are tight! Plus, your guitarist can't seem to hold down a steady job so you've got to make up for it. But that's another story. You pay only $19.95 per month. Cancel at any time; no contracts or committments.

What do you get?
I'm glad....I asked. Features like: fan mailing list, news, shows, blogging, audio, video, pictures, links, analytics, email, web hosting, multi-level users, RSS feeds, mobile/iphone versions of your site and more. Not to mention we've got a long list of new features we are excited about adding after our initial launch. Those extra features will be provided to you at NO additional cost.

When when when?
Hey, relax! Not so fast hot shot. We're still busy turning knobs, switching switches and pulling levers. The Ready Made service is not quite ready for prime time. We want to make sure we've got a solid product before we launch. We are estimating (emphasis on estimating) that our Ready Made service will launch sometime early next year, but possibly sooner. Go on over to our main site and signup for our newsletter to stay informed!

Thanks,
ebandLive

Welcome Goodbye Elliott to ebandLive!

Welcome Goodbye Elliott to ebandLive! Goodbye Elliott is a 5-piece rock band from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Do yourself a favor and check out their Myspace site, you won't be disappointed. I'm still singing their songs in my head! While you're on Myspace, be our friend. Please?

GE is currently signed up for our premium "We Design" service. I've seen the design comp for their site and I'm totally in love with it as I'm sure you will be too. Expect to see a killer site!

Aloha,
ebandLive

We're online!

We've officially launched the ebandLive public site. Go here to visit our new site! As part of the site launch, we've also launched our Premium Design Service. The Premium Design Service comes in two parts: We Design and You Design.

We Design
With the We Design service, it's just that. We work with the band to build a professional website unique and totally customized to the band's input/image. Along with the design service comes all of the ebandLive features (RSS feeds, itunes integration, fan list, mobile and iPhone versions of the site, hosting, email, analytics, music player, news, shows, blogs, links, bio, contacts and more).

You Design
With the You Design service, your graphic designer can use our wireframe as a framework to construct your new site. We at eband then take the design and retrofit it into the ebandLive content management engine. As if that wasn't enough, naturally you get all of the great features every ebandLive site gets (RSS feeds, itunes integration, fan list, mobile and iPhone versions of the site, hosting, email, analytics, music player, news, shows, blogs, links, bio, contacts and more).

Coming Soon...
Within the next few months, the ready-made design service is scheduled to be launch. This is ebandLive's flagship product. Within minutes you can setup an account, enter your band content, pick a ready-made design and have a professional band website up and running in no time. Sign up for the newsletter to stay informed.

Again, head over to http://www.ebandlive.com and stay a while!

Thanks,
ebandLive

Site Launch Oct 1, 2008!

We are happy to announce that eBandLive will go live with our Premium Design service on October 1, 2008! Also going live on this date will be our featured band website, Ready Goes, who will be sporting a fresh new look crafted by none other than us. Are you still there? Because I'm about to slap you in the face with another cheek-numbing scoop. Also on October 1, 2008 we will be launching our brand spankin new website! I know you've all grown to love this blog but it's time to say, a-buh bye.

Premium Design
As I stated earlier, our featured band will be Ready Goes, of Minneapolis MN. The band will be sporting one of our premium designs. Premium designs are custom made designs for those who want a more polished look. We work with the band to create a unique one-off website customized to the band's taste/image.

Don't worry, our ready-made design subscription service will be launched very soon. In the meantime, keep coming back because we'll be posting more featured bands! And don't forget about Oct 1!

Thanks,
eBandLive

Welcome Ready Goes to eBandLive

Ready Goes, of our very own Minneapolis, MN will be among the first to go live with our custom design service on Sept 30. You can check out their music here. If you haven't heard them yet, trust us you won't be disappointed. While you're at it, check out their cool video too.

We recently confirmed their management agency's interest in going live with a custom design backed by the eBand management engine. We're stoked. They're stoked. It's all good. So drink and be merry.....or be Mary, if that's your thing.

So if you're wondering why www.ebandlive.com points to this blog... wonder no more. Here is what is going to happen. First, we're going to announce the "launch" date and on that date we will be sporting our new digital threads. When will that be? Will this be the full fledged launch? We'll answer that in the next blog post. ;)

Thanks,
eBandLive

Full steam ahead!

It seems like every week is packed full of great progress and wonderful new sign ups. We are forming some great partnerships early in the game. Not only are we staying on top of what the modern band needs to rise above the rest in the competitive music industry, but we're learning what makes the fans, record labels and talent management teams mouths drool. It's this attention to detail, desire to help our fellow musicians, desire to become the best, and the great team of core people which will make eBand, in the words of Borat, "Great Success!"

Next week we will announce the ebandLive launch date and also welcome another great band! So don't miss out! Keep it here...

Meanwhile, please help us promote eband by adding or joining us:

eBandLive.com on Myspace
eBandLive.com on YouTube
eBandLive.com on Facebook


Thanks,
Jeremiah
Founder, ebandLive.com

Danger Is My Middle Name

I wish it was my middle name. I don't HAVE a middle name! But don't get me started on that...it's another story altogether. Anyway... we're excited to report that Chicago rock band, Danger Is My Middle Name, is expected to sign on as a Legend member on eBand. DIMMN has recently come off the prestigious Van's Warped Tour where Katie and I managed to catch their awesome live show as they pulled through Minneapolis. We have plenty more big band signups to announce as soon as they are confirmed. Soon, eBand will become available to the general public although we're not ready to announce that date yet. Each and every delay is worthwhile because it means that eBand will be that much better. Like buttah only smoother, or something.

Things are moving along at a steady pace. Dan has been hard at work on the front-end web pages and is nearly complete, minus some copy work and tweaks here and there. Jeremiah has been finalizing the sign up process and tidying up the Backstage. Last night's meeting was highly productive. We defined some major improvement projects after the initial launch. We're all so stoked about that. We can't tell you yet, all I can say is stay tuned. :)

Thanks,
eBandLive

eBandLive: Creative Director, Partner

Dan

Creative Director, Partner

Dan's in charge of all of the graphic design at eBandLive. Recently, Dan's talents have been put to use in developing the front-end, the logo and the "look and feel" of the content management system. His eye for creating functional user interfaces has proven to be an enormous asset. eBand would not be as pretty to look at if it weren't for him!

Some of Dan's favorite bands are Butchwalker, Ryan Adams, Metrostation, Motion City Soundtrack, Wilco, as well as the new Linkin Park cd, Minutes to Midnight.

If Dan were to be stuck on an island he would want some shoes, sunscreen, H2O, Butchwalker, and a solar audio machine (his words, not ours!). Dan rocks the four string axe in one of Minneapolis' hottest bands, Standard Thompson (http://www.myspace.com/standardthompson).

eBandLive: Project Manager

Katie
Project Manager
Katie's job at eBandLive is one of the most important here. She is responsible for facilitating the launch of eBand, keeping everyone on task, project documentation, facilitating meetings and our den mother. Now if we could just get her to bake cookies for every meeting! ;)

Some of Katie's favorite bands are: Bayside, Mayday Parade, Counting Crows, Alanis Morrisette, Anberlin, John Butler Trio, Ani DeFranco and Indigo Girls. Some of her favorite things are: travel, movies, listen to music, watch live music, hang out with friends, read, spend time with her boyfriend and go to the cabin.

She used to live in Spain, Guatemala and Australia. Her favorite food is pizza and her favorite book is Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. If stranded on desert island she couldn't live without: iPod, pizza, cell phone, comfy clothes and a raft. :)

Thank you for taking the time to read our blog. Also, we appreciate your continued patience as we move forward with eBand development! We are looking forward to our launch date so please keep your browser pointed here.

Thanks,
eBandLive

eBandLive 101

What is eBandLive?
eBandLive.com is a web service for musicians and artists of all genres that provides stylish ready-made websites. Simply follow the SignUp wizard, select a 30-day Free trial package or a monthly subscription (no contract/committment) and within minutes your professional looking website will be online and ready to rock. Want to stay fresh and sport a new design after a month or so? No problem, just login to the Backstage and select a new design from a pool of available designs and within seconds your website will have a brand new look without having to mess with confusing CSS or HTML! Our designers have put in countless hours of blood, sweat and tears to make the options for your band's website look and work better than any other band website creator out there. And that's not all... we will be constantly producing and releasing new designs for you to choose from.

What if I want a completely custom design?
No problemo compadre. Sign up for our Legend package and we will work with you to design and implement a totally custom design specifically for you and only you. Our Legend designs will not only rock your fans faces off but they will use the eBandLive Backstage Engine making your site super easy to update.

What features does eBandLive have?
Thought you'd never ask:
* News
* Shows
* Blog
* Links
* Mailing List
* Media uploads (music, videos, photos)
* Multi user system
* Unlimited email accounts
* Your own .COM domain address
* Beautiful ready made designs

What kind of totally sweet stuff are you working on for future enhancements?
* iTunes music store integration
* Online store for merchandise
* iPhone and Mobile versions of your site
* Update your site through your iPhone

Why a monthly fee?
Simple. Why pay in excess of up to $3,000 in one GINORmous lump sum for a professional website when it's more economical to pay a low monthly fee of about $20? Do the math. (

Who is it for?
Bands, solo artists, musicians and DJs of ALL genres!

Hopefully that gives you all a little insight as to what eBandLive is all about. We're truckin along and things are progressing. We hope to announce a release date soon. So once again, please keep your browser pointed here for the latest and greatest.

Thanks,
eBandLive

Happy Tuesday!

Hello all,
we're making great progress on eBand. We hope to have the public front-end up in the next two weeks. Final revisions will be completed by Friday and we will soon see it up online. We're not quite ready to announce a launch date, but believe me we're anxious to do so. I think all of us here want to have outstandingly stable service first and foremost.

On a side note, don't count on us working this weekend. Warped Tour will be making its way through Minneapolis and you can bet that we will be there!

In the meantime, you can stay updated by keeping an eye on this blog or by subscribing to the RSS newsfeed. If you're into texting, and you probably are....text the word EBANDLIVE to 41411.

See you at Warped Tour!

Thanks,
eBandLive

eBandLive.com Blog

Welcome to the eBandLive blog. The purpose of this blog is to keep all informed of the progress we're making. As you know, eBand isn't available to the public just yet. While we're working out the bugs, we have a select group of bands that are helping us beta test. In the end, we hope to put together an even better product with help from the beta test group. I will be updating this page as often as necessary.

So again, welcome to the blog. Enter your email address at the bottom of the page so we can keep you updated!

Thanks,
eBandLive