What is Anywhere Artist?
Anywhere Artist is an iOS app platform designed to allow anyone, established or new to the their industry, to promote themselves to over 500 million iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users worldwide. Anywhere Artist is not merely a “media kit” or promotion aggregator, but a complete social network of its participants. With Anywhere Artist’s “Discover” feature, every app will cross-promote itself with every other Anywhere Artist app. What this means is that you will no longer have simply your fan/customer base, but that of everyone participating in the service. Users find more great content, you get discovered. A win-win.
Who is Anywhere Artist geared toward?
Anyone with a drive to succeed and a desire to have personal control over content without having to sign up for an expensive service. Full service options may claim to take care of every detail, but often lack a hands-on approach and come at a hefty price. Anywhere Artist offers an easy, optionally ad-supported, alternative that puts the daily updating of news, destinations, events, photos, videos, etc. directly under your control.
What is the advantage of Anywhere Artist?
Your app is completely in your hands to build and customize with the easy-to-use Anywhere Artist Portal and will be available for your current and future fans to download FREE of charge. Another advantage to the Anywhere Artist platform is that your fans will be able to view your content anywhere in the world, with or without an internet connection. No more frustrated users deleting your app because it doesn’t work where there is poor service.
You also get the benefit of a platform that the developers personally uses to promote their own music. What this means is that if any portion of the app stops working due to a change in feed services (such as Facebook, YouTube, ArtistData, Flickr, or Twitter) an update will be quickly issued.
What are the features of the Anywhere Artist platform?
Check out screenshots and descriptions of the customizable app on the ‘Explore’ page or click here to download the New Age Piano iPhone/iPad app to demo a live Anywhere Artist app. Easily customize music, photos, videos, twitter entries, blog entries, shows, and much more.
What can be customized when I initially build my app?
All of the app background images, as well as the Navigation bar and start-up screen, artist biography/social links/contact information, destinations, music, photos, videos, and news entries.
What can I update on a daily basis once the app is live?
Easily add or remove Flickr or Picasa photos, YouTube videos, twitter entries, official news, shows, and press articles with your already established services and updates will be visible immediately. You can also change biography information, links to Facebook/website/store/etc., and your contact information on the Anywhere Artist Portal (users will see these updates within 72 hours). You can also contact Anywhere Artist by email for help if you are having trouble.
What will I need to get started?
You will need to put together all of the artwork that you would like to use for app backgrounds (or use the default images provided), photos, your artist information, links to your ArtistData.com account (blog, shows, and press feeds), music, and links/contact information.
What does Anywhere Artist cost?
Development and use of the Anywhere Artist app platform is free when ad-supported. Paid options are available. Contact us for details.
Why is Anywhere Artist have a FREE option?
Anywhere Artist is able to provide this service FREE because it does not rely on massive server farms to stream music to listeners. Your music, initial photos, and basic information is securely built directly into the app. Operating costs are offset by discreet in-app advertising with the iAd platform. By using this service, your understand and agree to the fact that you will not receive compensation (royalties, commission, etc.) for the use of ANY data (music or otherwise) you provide for your app. Further, you will not receive compensation of any kind for ad revenue. Quite simply, instead of paying hundreds to thousands of dollars a month with other services that also do not pay royalties, you get a FREE service in exchange for a single small ad at the top of your app.
The app is also delivered “as-is”. Anywhere Artist commits to ensuring that you are happy with your app and will attempt to issue important updates as necessary but cannot guarantee that future changes to the iOS operating system, iPhone hardware, and/or feed services will not degrade the services currently offered or the app as a whole.
Can I set my own price that users would pay to download my app?
No. In keeping with our philosophy of sharing music, the app is intended to promote the artist. It also serves as a tool to allow users to purchase your included from the iTunes Music Store, link to tickets, and order merchandise from your own revenue sources. This can ultimately become a great revenue source for the artist.
Does Anywhere Artist promote my app for me?
YES. With the centralized “Discover” feature, your app will automatically be promoted to listeners of every other Anywhere Artist app. This allows all of our signed artists to help each other’s apps be found and downloaded. This ultimately will greatly help your app succeed.
What services do I need to use Anywhere Artist effectively?
Although not entirely necessary, to get the most out of Anywhere Artist you should have high-quality content (for musicians, this should be music that can be purchased through the app on the iTunes Store), an existing twitter account, and optional YouTube playlist of your videos, Facebook fan page, ArtistData.com feeds, website, store, and mailing list.
Can the app be downloaded over 3G?
Maybe. To keep this service free, it means eliminating the high cost of streaming music. This increases the average app size from 15 MB to 40-200 MB. The app store does not allow apps over 50 MB to be downloaded over 3G at this time. However, studies have shown that most users download apps at home where they have a WiFi connection and use the apps on the go where reception may be spotty. Typically this means waiting less than 5 minutes to download the app.
Does the app require the user to have an Internet connection?
No. Music, initial photos, and biography/contact information are built directly into the app. Users will be able to enjoy and tell their friends about your music anywhere in the world.
