Free Musician, Music Industry Matchmaking Platform Giggem Launches
(UPDATED) Giggem, yet another site that hopes to connect musicians with each other and the music industry, launched publically today. Giggam uses a proprietary algorithm to create connections. But the usefulness and success of any "Craig's List for the music industry" site depends primarily on who uses it Here this Turkish based startup launches with the distinct advantage:FREE.
The company has received $600,000 in seed and self-funding to date. On Giggem, musicians and industry
professionals can:
- Create
custom profiles - Count
on Giggem’s algorithm to suggest the best people to connect with
Musicians on Giggem can:
- Find
a band to join - Find
members for their band - Promote
their music and videos - Connect
with labels, managers and songwriters - Meet
industry professionals
Managers and other industry pros can:
- Discover
new talent - Promote
artists - Promote
company
At
launch, Giggem has three major features:
- Opportunities: allowing users to
post opportunities and discover new opportunities to share with the community - Who's Viewed Your
Profile: allows
you to see who has been looking at your profile and takes a page out of
LinkedIn's book. - Direct Messaging: connect directly
with users on the platform
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How do they earn money though? Is it like a dating site where they charge you to find out who’s interested or wants to connect with you? Or, is it free with optional upgrades like LinkedIn…or optional adverts like Facebook? This is the sort of thing I’d like to know before I sign up on stuff like that.
Interesting, but Reverbnation already does this; is huge and mostly free. I guess $600k doesn’t buy an original idea. Just another wannabe trying to copy others. Anyways, I wouldn’t trust uploading my music to a Turkish website with foreign copyright laws.
Hey our concept is similar but we’re looking to really help bands out with personal, hands on attention as well as a social platform all in one. Let us know what you think. http://www.trackstolife.com