About time, right? Yeah, we agree. Unfortunately we encountered some significant hurdles during the past 10 months that put us behind schedule, and while many of you have been waiting for several months (we truly appreciate your patience!), please know that we plowed through these hurdles as fast as we could. The good news is that they're behind us, so you should now see faster updates and features from us going forward.
What I can say is that data analytics for the music industry is all that we do, and we're working on delivering a sophisticated system, not just a web app. Additionally, we're doing some innovative development through our patent-pending band scoring system, and initiatives like the Music Data Exchange Format (mDef). So hang in there with us, because at the end of the day, I think you'll be glad you did. Moreover, we're not planning on charging for our service anytime soon, as understanding your needs and building the appropriate music metrics for you is a joint effort that we're committed to, and so you get to enjoy Band Metrics as we build it to meet your needs.
With that said, we're excited to announce that we let several thousand users in our system this morning. However, some of our features may not function correctly or fully, but we're working to fix and expand them as soon as possible, as well as rollout additional features. Because of this, we're going to remain in private beta a little while longer while we polish our service. So if you didn't receive a welcome email from us this morning, than please use the code indiemusictech to gain access, but it will only be good for the next 25 people that use it.
Curious about what's next for Band Metrics?
Finally, if you tell us in the comments section of this post why you think your band should be displayed on our home page, we'll select the top five artists we believe gave the best reasons.
In case you're curious what you can do with Band Metrics today, here's a brief list:
- track plays, fans, profile views and comments across MySpace, Last.fm, iLike, SoundCloud and YouTube
- track radio plays from over 3,500 terrestrial radio stations
- view real-time reviews about your music on Musebin
- view real-time comments about your band on Twitter
- view 8 different types of scores relative to your music including hotnes, fandom, and brand strength, among others
And here's a screenshot of the inside of Band Metrics:
Curious about what's next for Band Metrics?
- daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly stats/reports
- enhanced charts and visualizations
- advanced data porting
- additional social media site monitoring and management
- automated actions
- manage multiple bands from one login
- view real-time comments about your band in Facebook and within the blogosphere
- API
- Sentiment Analysis
We also have a few tricks up our sleeve that we have not yet disclosed, so stay tuned for some exciting announcements.
Finally, if you tell us in the comments section of this post why you think your band should be displayed on our home page, we'll select the top five artists we believe gave the best reasons.