American Idol Underground is an online community where emerging artists get their music heard and fans discover new music.
As a new artist, you will be featured in one of American Idol Underground's genre-specific music areas, which are also places to connect with your fans, and you get the chance to win cash, equipment and other awards.
As a fan, you get to hear the next big thing before it becomes the next big thing. More importantly, you get a real say in what music gets heard. And if that's not enough, the most active and accurate music reviewers can also win prizes and awards.
Here's how it works:
- Artists submit songs to the American Idol Underground Web site.
- The songs are then guaranteed airplay on one of AIU's genre-specific online radio stations.
- Music fans listen and rate the songs. The more you listen and rate songs, the better your chances to win cool stuff.
- Higher rated songs get more airplay and the best songs from each genre win a chance at exposure and other awards.
American Idol Underground features artists of all ages and genres, including Rock, Rap, Country, R&B, Electronica, Jazz, Classical, World, Faith-Based, and more. We believe that every artist should have an opportunity to get their music heard! Yeah, there will be a few big stars that get their start on American Idol Underground, but we are more interested in helping lots of artists get the exposure they need to earn a living from their craft.
Our online community is not just made up of artists and fans, but also includes recording studios, record label executives and celebrities who can help artists realize their potential by providing valuable information, critiques, and services. Together, we will democratize the music industry by giving every artist a chance to get heard and giving the people a voice in deciding what gets played.
American Idol Underground was created by Fluid Audio Networks (www.fluidaudio.com), a diverse team of techies, artists and music lovers who possess a wealth of Internet and music industry experience. Fluid Audio Networks is dedicated to using the vast distributive powers of the Internet to create new opportunities in all forms of media.
In March 2005, Fluid Audio Networks created American Idol Underground under a license from FremantleMedia (www.fremantlemedia.com) who, in concert with 19 Entertainment Ltd. (www.19.co.uk), produce television's American Idol. The democratic spirit of the television show and its power to make any artist into a star prompted us to seek a partnership with the American Idol brand. Our goal in creating AIU is to use the popularity of American Idol to help emerging artists in all genres get their music heard.
We love to hear feedback, so please contact us with any suggestions on how to make our service better for artists and fans. Also, let us know if there are ways your business can work with American Idol Underground to get more music heard! Visit our contact page for the appropriate contact details. We do read your emails!
