Show me the music.

March 10, 2011 6:14 PM

What are some good examples of a musician's personal website?

I want to help my brother set up a site... I'm interested in examples using free blogging platforms. I'm looking for examples which are quite simple and let you get straight to hearing the music. I would also be interested in innovative or elegant design, with an emphasis on sites for commercial gain.

Maybe that's too precise a description... good band sites?

posted by schmichael to Computers & Internet (6 answers total)

This probably is not too helpful, but definitely check out what Bandcamp offers (in the realm of commercial gain). Combining that with Wordpress or similar could be #winning.
posted by isnotchicago at 7:23 PM on March 10, 2011

here are some examples using WordPress band templates.
posted by KogeLiz at 7:44 PM on March 10, 2011

Christian Howes, jazz violinist extraordinaire.

Disclaimer: I know him.
posted by bingo at 7:53 PM on March 10, 2011

This is for art song, but the mechanics of this site seem to fit your needs?
posted by alonsoquijano at 8:09 PM on March 10, 2011

upload songs to BandCamp and Soundcloud then you can post them inline on any blog pretty Easily. I use Wordpress.
posted by mary8nne at 8:55 AM on March 11, 2011

Neil Peart's website is amazing, though it involves flash. But it's a good source of ideas.
posted by spicynuts at 12:38 PM on March 11, 2011