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This article is written like an advertisement. Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view. For blatant advertising that would require a fundamental rewrite to become encyclopedic, use {{db-spam}} to mark for speedy deletion. (September 2008) Indaba Media, LLC Type Private Founded New York, New York, USA

(February
2, 2007) Headquarters New York, New York, USA Key people Dan Zaccagnino, Co-Founder and CEO

Matt Siegel, Co-Founder and CEO

Mantis Evar, Co-Founder and EVP Employees 10 Website indabamusic.com Type of site Music Community Registration Free Launched February 2007 Current status Active

Indaba Music is a social networking website for musicians interested in collaborating on music projects online. The site was founded by Dan Zaccagnino and Matthew Siegel, who also founded Veritas Records while undergraduates at Harvard. Indaba Music provides tools that allow musicians to connect and collaborate on music projects with users around the world. Registration and use of the site is free and available anywhere the internet is accessible. The site is similar to other music collaboration sites like Jamglue, Splice, WeMix, eJamming, Mix2r, NinJam and YourSpins.

[1] According to the company, "Indaba is a Zulu word that invokes the spirit of collaboration and community. It refers to a gathering or a forum for sharing ideas, and it embodies concepts that are central to the mission of Indaba Music."[2] The site is part of a trend in digital music to provide artists with creative services beyond promotion and distribution.[3][4] According to ABC News,
"Anyone can upload a track — whether it's a beat, or a melody or a full-fledged song — and can solicit other musicians to record new or different parts. Similarly, musicians looking to add or build on other people's songs can search for these open "sessions," which are tagged by genre and instrument. They can ask to be invited to play and can send audition tracks."[5]

In August and September 2008 Indaba Music hosted the Mariah Carey remix contest for her song "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" in conjunction with Island Def Jam and Live Nation. It was one of the largest remix contests ever held with over 1,200 submissions.[6] Contents [hide] 1 Profiles 2 Sessions 3 Session Console 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further reading //

Profiles

Members of Indaba Music create profile pages, similar to profiles on Facebook or Myspace, where users can post examples of their music, leave comments, and reach out to new members through connections they have made. Members can also blog, post photos, and rate each other's music. Artists use Indaba profiles to represent themselves within the Indaba Music community.

Sessions

Sessions are online recording projects involving groups of Indaba members. They can be public and open for auditions or they can be private and visible only to invited members. Artists can talk with collaborators, exchange audio files, create mixes, and create agreements

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