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ABOUT GIMMESOUND.COM

FREE MUSIC | PAID ARTISTS | GRATEFUL CAUSES | OUR PEOPLE | MUSIC BUSINESS | ONLINE ADVERTISING | CREDITS | CONTACT

Our Mission
Erect a democracy, a music democracy, where all artists can come to get their sound out, and where music lovers come to discover and support them.

Our Concept
It’s real simple. Artists upload their music. Fans download it for free. We pay artists for every download out of ad revenue, with a percentage going to a cause of your choice.

Free Music Downloads
Every week gimmesound.com will add more bands in many genres and styles, from all over the U.S. and beyond, for you to explore and discover.

These bands are anxious and ready to thrill and move you. Access info on your favorite artists: Tour dates. Photos. Videos. Fan clubs. Contact them via email.

Artists give us permission to make their songs available to you, so it’s all totally legal. Artists are paid out of ad revenue, just like radio and TV. Further, at gimmesound.com there’s no need to buy or install any software. Everything you need - for discovery, downloading and sharing with your friends - is right here.

Plus: No DRM. No burn limits. No tracking. No gimmicks. (more detail on free downloads)

Paid Artists
Artists are paid for every free download out of ad revenue. Just like radio and TV, we offer free content supported by advertising and sponsorship.

GIMMESOUND.COM was built by musicians, for musicians. Here was our dilemma: People are buying fewer CDs. File sharing isn’t going away. Fans still need and love music, but every day, more of them want it free.

Our hunch? Fans love and respect their musicians, and if given an opportunity, will choose to do the right thing. GIMMESOUND.COM gives you that opportunity.

While we can't guarantee an exact amount per download, we can guarantee that we will split our revenue with you, and we're working as hard as we can to bring in advertisers and sponsors (more detail on how artists get paid).

Watch the video (to the right) and see how easy it is to create a free artist profile and join the gimmesound.com community.

Grateful Causes
Every free download will generate a donation to a cause of your choice (learn more).

We envision a future where music lovers can explore and discover the music of the world, for free, while paying artists and supporting important causes. Please join us.

Our People
See bios here . . .

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Peter Van Ness
President
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Vickie Van Ness
CFO, Medium Guru
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Dan Shickler
New Business
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Stephen Van Ness
VP Marketing
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James Buhrendorf
Sonic Foundry Master

Web Site Credits
PETER W. VAN NESS
BrainDad; Web site design; HTML, JavaScript, ColdFusion and SQL programming; database design; systems design

VICKIE S. VAN NESS
BrainMom; user interface design; page layout, HTML programming

STEVEN J. STEINBERG
Database consulting, design and tuning; HTML, JavaScript, ColdFusion and SQL programming; systems design

MANYA KUZEMCHENKO
Logo design, original design concept, animation and artist page / music player design

JOSHUA NOBLE
Flash ActionScript programming for the featured artists & all music/pick-list players

SEAN KEIL BROESLER
Artist Tutorial video production and talking head

JOHN THORDARSON
Video production for the Cambridge GiveBack Show

SY J. ABUDU
Video production for the Brooklyn GiveBack Show

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