Services To our artist members

Offer a more convenient online store than the competition. Get your cd’s, t-shirts, stickers, posters and promo cards made through us and sold through us. Get the picture??? We have people ready to press and ship just about anything just about anywhere. Let us worry about ordering, inventory, shipping, tracking, insurance, etc, etc. You worry about making music and how many cd's shipped this month.
Develop a customizable media center for our members. It is your media store. You will decide what songs are available for free and what's available for a per download charge. Broadcast what you want. If you want to broadcast 30 minutes of a drunk guy reading the encyclopedia loudly, that's your choice. We don't advise it - but we won't stop you.

Promote our members using traditional industry standards. This is the grunt work. This means taking your cd to the record shop and asking them to carry it. It means holding cd publicity parties. It's a street team being fed your beats and your name. Traditional standards means sending out press releases. Putting up adverts, and talk - there is a whole lot of talking in promotions. We can make this happen by paying agents better than the competition. The digital revolution opens up some really cool business models. This is what really sets us apart from the pack. Your merch isn't just sitting in an internet blackhole. It is being given life by an international support staff.
Generate merchandise sales for members using an aggressive e-commerce campaign. Ever heard of the Slashdot-effect? Slashdot is a hugely popular message board that has brought more than one server down. When a well written article diverts 20,000 people to an unprepared website crippling their bandwidth. The chances of this phenomenon are multiplied if combined with electronic marketing, search engine optimization and effective link exchanges. crunkbox is about making your product available EVERYWHERE. Our primary goal is to help you succeed - not to compete with Amazon. Our plan shows you how to take advantage of all the main outlets online and helps you track what's successful and what is not. We are in the career building business.

Develop a customizable media center for our members. Create your own EPK (electronic press kit) ready for instant submission any where you want with just a click of the mouse, no duplication cost or mailing cost. Physical press kits are also available upon request. It is your media store. You will decide what songs are available for free and what's available for a per download charge. Broadcast what you want. Record and play your own voice promotions directly on your page.

Crunkbox radio and podcasting. This one is pretty self-exlanatory. We run a 24-7 radio stream (or podcast) using members uploaded music. Once you become a member your work is automatically worked into the rotation. We allow and encourage our members to record a 30 second introduction spot that mentions and identifies your band.
Share information. Okay crunkbox has more content than we exactly know what to do with. We are talking about insider information that describes the secrets that people in the industry don't like to share. We want to share our stories and our experience with our members. Crunkbox also has some really cool incentives for writers and columnists. So there is a plan to keep our content fresh, relevant and local to you.

Build relationships with venues for the benefit of our members. crunkbox offers free listing and advertising to venues. All we ask is that they keep their schedules current. Members can then take advantage of the crunkbox personal messaging system to approach more venues, more conveniently. A relationship with the venues is an invaluable resource for a growing musician. These are the spots in your town that you can create a buzz and in some cases even release a few cds. At the least, stay current with who is playing where.
Digital and traditional press release kits. There is a lot of hoopla about press release kits. There's two types of kit. A digital kit which we can not only prepare and consult you on but show you who to send it to. This is ultimately a sales and information piece that introduces you to label reps, venue owners, writers, djs, etc. And then there is the traditional press kit or "swag bag". Here we use the old fashioned mail system to ship an actual cd, tshirt - band sticker and introductory flyers. These are typically reserved for someone who has all ready shown some interest or who just has a lot of swing in the market you are trying to get into. These swag bags are an industry favorite and staple. In both cases you can customize your message based on who you are sending it to.

Provide access to a comprehensive list of music conventions, contests and concerts. We have spent hours on the Internet researching current events in the industry. And we are just getting warmed up. Member's receive access to our master list of events. Building your career means working these avenues. Allow us to organize the effort and streamline the process for you.
Expose the member to professionals within the industry. Okay this one could have gone under the traditional techniques but we felt it is important enough to warrant it's own point. Use our contacts to your advantage. By centralizing artists into a collective pool like crunkbox we make the job of producers and agents easier.

Provide a database of people in your area who can contribute to your success. crunkbox consists of two networks. Look at it as two rings. The inner ring is focused hard on musicians and fans. However, the outer ring has a more diverse cast. Venues and agents are big. Also music engineers, disk jockeys, graphics artists, instrument and equipment manufacturers, lighting engineers, investors, other musicians, the list goes on and on. We get their resumes for you - and let you browse our database so you can find friendly people to support your project.
Respect the member’s intellectual property. Your work is yours. We do not want the rights to it. Unlike a label which offers similar services, there is no contractual obligation. If you wish to work with other promoters, we encourage it! If you wish to sell the rights to your music and cancel your membership with us, congratulations! Crunkbox simply asks for permission to market your creative work. Creative control stays with the artist.

Empower our members to effectively market themselves. There is only so much a website can do for you. We can handle administrative tasks, and we can streamline a lot of the work. Also by combining efforts with other musicians we can bring down merchandise costs. Still - even measured success if difficult for aspiring musicians. The crunkbox team would like to offer their experience and knowledge. It can be hard to know where to start and once started harder even to keep with it. We can lay out what works for other people.