Are you a rock musician? Are you in a band? You’ve already created a Myspace page, you’ve got a few shows lined up, you’re recording an EP, and you’ve sent your demo out to labels. But what else can you do to get your music out there? Check out this exciting news from BoingBoing about a new, potentially massive network through which you’ll soon be able to share your songs:
Developers Harmonix have just announced The Rock Band Network, a new initiative to let home users and indie bands create and sell their own Rock Band tracks through the game itself, in partnership with Microsoft’s XNA Creators Club.
This could be huge for indie musicians. According to the Rock Band website, songs reviewed and accepted by the Rock Band Creators community will become available for purchase in their store (and the Xbox LIVE marketplace) and bands get a cut of the take every time their songs are purchased. And for players this means more songs to choose from and the possibility of discovering new great music For more of the nitty gritty on just how this is going to work and how much bands will make when their songs sell, check out this link to an article on Offworld. For PS3 players out there, they’re saying that “select songs” will become available for PS3, but, as it now stands, this is Xbox 360’s deal. Now get your tunes out there – your interactive audience awaits.
Did you know? The Loft offers two hours of video gaming on Fridays from 3:30 – 5:30. We have games for Xbox (including Rock Band), PS3 and more. Open to everyone who uses the Loft. Come on out.
April 4, Friday, 3:00-5:30. Drop by the Loft for Guitar Hero and Wii Gaming. 
