Hi Guys, Im getting a designer to do a website for me to promote me as a songwriter.
I need some ideas for the design, so I thought Id ask which artist/songwriter sites you like.
Post them here please! ;)
Some examples;
http://www.karadioguardi.com/main.html
http://www.desmondchild.com/ (wait for it to get past the intro)
http://www.jorgenelofsson.com/
http://www.nickelback.com/ (I like the colour scheme)
http://www.tobygad.com/
Thank you,
Scott.
The Jorgen Elofsson one is really good indeed. The Desmond Child on is also extremely good.
I also like the following ones:
* www.asideproductions.com
* www.epicentre.se
* www.andreascarlsson.se
* www.maratone.se
* www.locationsongs.com
Good luck on your site and mostly on your songwriter career, don't forget to post the address once you have it done! ;)
Thanks Sabine!
Quote from: *Sabine* on March 13, 2009, 10:15:25 AM
Good luck on your site and mostly on your songwriter career, don't forget to post the address once you have it done! ;)
Thank you Sabine, thats very kind of you. I'll definitely post the link when its done. ;)
Im gearing up for a songwriting conference in June. Paying a deposit for it was the best thing I ever did as its set a deadline to finish 3 or 4 hopefully GREAT songs. Im also getting the website ready for that date.
Would you post some of your demos/songs for us? I'd be very curious to hear...
I promise to do so VERY soon. Just tonight I spoke to a girl who is coming in to sing one of my new songs soon. Tomorrow night, Im recording vocals for another song Im pitching to a 'popera' (pop opera) artist called Romina Arena.
Ill post the songs in the next few weeks I promise.
Cheers,
Scott.
Great idea to start a website Scott
I like simple websites
Make sure it's fast to load, nothing worse when you have to wait ages. Jorgen's takes forever, in fact, some of the others do too. I don't really like it when you get to a site and then it says, press to enter site.
I like Desmond Child's, though he doesn't have all songwriter information there
So put all songwriter information, if you have co-written any songs.
I don't really like Nickelback's, it's hard to know where to go to find stuff.
I'm going to think more about this, for the last 1/2 hour my keyboard hasn't worked and I thought it was broken so I closed down all those websites, I just turned it around and noticed that it needed new batteries!! I didn't know it needed batteries, anyway, now I'm going to watch a dvd and will reply tomorrow.
www.discopumper.de ;D
Great Scott!! Lucky in your career!!
Alex - lol!
Raul - thank you!
Quote from: Rebecca on March 13, 2009, 11:45:26 AM
Great idea to start a website Scott
Thanks Bec.
Quote from: Rebecca on March 13, 2009, 11:45:26 AM
Make sure it's fast to load, nothing worse when you have to wait ages. Jorgen's takes forever, in fact, some of the others do too. I don't really like it when you get to a site and then it says, press to enter site.
I agree totally. I think having to sit through an opening movie/animation is really dated too.
Quote from: Rebecca on March 13, 2009, 11:45:26 AM
I like Desmond Child's, though he doesn't have all songwriter information there
So put all songwriter information, if you have co-written any songs.
Will do.
Quote from: Rebecca on March 13, 2009, 11:45:26 AM
I don't really like Nickelback's, it's hard to know where to go to find stuff.
Yeah, I really dont like the navigation, it took me a while to spot the links. I really just like the colour combo and the 'stressed look' of the lettering.
Quote from: Rebecca on March 13, 2009, 11:45:26 AM
I'm going to think more about this, for the last 1/2 hour my keyboard hasn't worked and I thought it was broken so I closed down all those websites, I just turned it around and noticed that it needed new batteries!! I didn't know it needed batteries, anyway, now I'm going to watch a dvd and will reply tomorrow.
No worries, thanks again! ;)
I'm having another look at those sites and I don't really like any of them.
Kara's takes forever to load and then have to click through many screens to get to her discography and then she doesn't have full songwriting/production credits! not that I can see, and then music automatically starts and I can't see where to stop it, annoying.
Toby Gad's takes forever, I couldn't be bothered to look at it.
Diane Warren's is quite nice, looks pretty but she doesn't have full songwriting credits, not that I can see and sometimes she has co-written. http://www.realsongs.com/
I really like Aside Production's site, simple, has a proper discography and a couple of photos of them.
I quite like Andreas Carlsson's, quite like the look of it
I really like Maratone's the best! Simple, easy to navigate, plain background, the site loads instantly, nothing pops up, a few small photos, full songwriting credits.
Have you considered just having a myspace Scott?
Hi Rebecca, thanks for your thoughts, you raise some good points.
I do have a myspace page, but Im wanting to also have my own dedicated site, with more information than the myspace profiles tend to offer.
Im getting some quotes from a few designers now, before I go ahead with it.
Cheers,
Scott.
Ive finally got my website up;
http://www.scottcairns.com/
Im just needing to write some killer tunes and to add them too. :D
Very professional, I love it.
Nice pictures too!
Hope it'll be filled with many hits soon! :D
hey scott, ur site is looking great! and good luck in your career.
u better not forget about us when u become rich and famous. lol
Lol! Thanks Ladies. :D
I feel like I have a lot of songwriting work ahead of me... ;D
hey Scott, great that your site is finished, it looks really good and looks very professional.
I see that you say that "Sex Drug" is getting interest in Europe, very exciting!
So, how did you manage to get a photo with Owen Wilson and Woodie Harrelson in LA?
and are you still writing music for video games?
Hiya Rebecca, thanks for the nice comments. Im working on my last ever game title now, then Im throwing it all in to [gulp] try and make it fulltime as a songwriter. :)
I wish there was some big story about me, Owen and Woody - the truth is, I just met them at LA airport. ;)
Quote from: Scott Martin :) on June 11, 2009, 01:44:43 PM
I wish there was some big story about me, Owen and Woody - the truth is, I just met them at LA airport. ;)
Ahah good job! On your site, it does feel like you did some kind of collaboration with them! ;)
Great site Scott! very professional!