Simple but i like it?

6ammusic.com

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MacPro/LogicPro/Apogee/TLAudio

Hi 6am.

I like the look, it's clean cut and easy to navigate.

The text I feel lets it down a little, as there is no real personality (other than a kind of passive docile one) and it doesn't seem you are very confident. Are you aiming to get more work from people when they browse to the site? I've written a few suggestions below, but only as constructive criticisms: I think the site really has a lot of potential, so I'm not slagging it off for the sake of it!

"I'm a London based music composer, songwriter and producer. This site gives you a brief insight into what
I do and also a chance to get a feel
for who I am."

Using "I" all the time is fine unless you are selling something, and then the focus has to be on "you" the reader. I'd take out the "brief insight" sentence, as that is obvious anyway.

It's quite good and concise, but I'd make it even more so. Have a slogan or catchphrase which will inspire people with confidence in your music, drive and direction. Talk about the aims of your work. Draw people in by telling them something interesting about yourself, that subtly reflects an individual aspect of your music philosophy. What about "my earliest musical memories were of... what about you?"

"I’m currently developing material towards an album, I also write and produce music for various artists as well as for tv, film and multimedia."

Second part is good (anything prestigious-sounding? Put it on!) first part is bad. "developing material towards". What about "my new album is currently taking over all the studio: due for release soon" or something. Seem excited about it, and people will get interested.

"I would like to think that over the years I have developed a distinctive sound, merging mood and melody"

You would like to think? Either you have or you haven't. Don't waste time and space with modesty. Give people the facts as you see them, and then they can decide whether they disagree. That just comes across as wishy washy. I am expecting dull music on reading that, (I've not listened though, that's just what I'm expecting!)

"with atmosphere and groove. I write emotionally and hope that it comes across in my music. For me it would
be impossible to separate the two."
Separate the two what? Emotion and music? Atmosphere and groove? Again, this is unclear and a bit wishy washy. Make a more interesting and possibly mysterious (but not too pretentious) comment about your music: draw people in. You can still be humble and be confident of your abilities.

"On the music page you can listen to some of my recent material. If you
are interested in any of the music or need any further information please contact me"

Not much information there that isn't already obvious. What about "to discuss commissions, publishing or any aspect of my work please contact 6am"


"Thanks for checking out my site. "

What? You're doing ME a favour by letting me hear your wonderful music,remember, and seeing a bit of your wonderful world. You sound a little too humble to earn the respect of a browser. If you really mean it, say something like: "nice to have you around" or "drop by anytime: the music is always changing" (or something less cheesy!).

good one
g

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Ceilidh Band Scotland
Wedding Music Scotland

Ok then, here is the site I designed for the band I help out with www.delilahsgold.com. I think it will be in need of a revamp soon, but it is ok for now!
Thoughts?

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Ok then, here is the site I designed for the band I help out with www.delilahsgold.com. I think it will be in need of a revamp soon, but it is ok for now!
Thoughts?

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Good site. Very slick. Everything I tried worked. Looks pro to me. No criticisms spring to mind. Didn't try any music as I have no sound facility on the PC I'm on.

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yep, nice site.

2 things struck me

1. "news" should link to a bit within the site, to give a nice professional "we can afford a web guy to update our site" feel. Minor niggle, though.

2. THe purple pics on the band page: naff. They don't have any magic or mystery about them. Plus the curly dude has a hat on in the bottom one, which implies: "we're posing for a photo shoot, but don't know what to do" as opposed to "we were captured on film in this location" or "we're arty, and we really know how to pose for a photo shoot". You don't want middle ground, and a purple filter does not mask the fact that it's a bit of a dud picture.

Other than that, I get the feeling that the music will be quite poppy, inoffensive, a bit bland maybe and no other clues. Purely based on the visual presentation of the website. Don't get me wrong, it is nice, simple enough and slick, but not all that exciting.
I would try to use the graphics and images to clarify the artistic direction/statement of the band, so that people know what to expect even before the mp3s have started to play.

Just being hard to please here, for the sake of constructive criticism (and also to learn, as I need to apply some of my own advice in my own sites, too!)
g

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Ceilidh Band Scotland
Wedding Music Scotland

I've updated my site (well, I've added a couple of tracks) have a listen to sample 1 (or any of them, for that matter) and let me know what impression you get.
All samples now mp3s as previously suggested, not wma.

Also, if you can find the easter eggs you're welcome to them

g

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Ceilidh Band Scotland
Wedding Music Scotland

http://www.breakbeat-cafe.net

nice. samples are cool.

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Ceilidh Band Scotland
Wedding Music Scotland

Hey all, theres been some really nice sites posted, can i get some opinions on mine?

Visit our kennels below

Chase Your Tail Recordings Music to wag your tail to!

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Chase Your Tail Recordings

That's a very complete website Riz; didn't go through it all but had a look at the gallery: I also got a micromodular this week and it's huge

BTW, here are my links: http://ocp.pt.vu and http://pygar.pt.vu

Enjoy

Not music related, at all, and pointless at that.


www.theofficegeek.com

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Christian G
Mesa Boogie Amps for Sale

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Christian G
Mesa Boogie Amps for Sale

Glad you like it ChristianG, perhaps we'll have poster prints of that particular one within a month or so, I'll be happy to hit you with a PM when they become available.

the chap in that picture is hiding a wry smile, I think

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Ceilidh Band Scotland
Wedding Music Scotland

I just LURVE adding new pages to my site.

Carlospresents........

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My Jukebocks

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Glad you like it ChristianG, perhaps we'll have poster prints of that particular one within a month or so, I'll be happy to hit you with a PM when they become available.

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Hi PlinPlickemn

First thing I'd do is take all the pictures off and watermark them - they'll be on eBay before you know it.

I personally love that kind of art and think they are stunning by the way.

D

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This forum is like Hotel California...
You can log-out any time you like, but you can never leave...

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Glad you like it ChristianG, perhaps we'll have poster prints of that particular one within a month or so, I'll be happy to hit you with a PM when they become available.

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That would be great, thanks.

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Christian G
Mesa Boogie Amps for Sale

Ok I just found this thread so here goes:

Im a mastering engineer and have been for the past 6 years or so, anyhow I decided to start my own company and here it is:

Precise Mastering

Its not fully finished yet the other pages are geting final touches completed and then all the links will work

BTW, I like some of the sites ive seen in this thread good work peeps!

Sam

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WWW.PRECISEMASTERING.COM

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I just LURVE adding new pages to my site.

Carlospresents........

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your site rulez!

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http://www.papamofoman.com
myspace

Just moved it to a faster server and added some new samples.
Inquisitor Betrayer

dale

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Inquisitor Betrayer
http://www.inquisitorbetrayer.com

www.myspace.com/beatattitude

Kung Fu, Counter-Intelligence and Dangerous music
(and a bit of fun)

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Ceilidh Band Scotland
Wedding Music Scotland

Here's my first effort. Still a few problems to sort out.
http://www.stusongs.co.uk./

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Birthday Song 4 U. Personalised Birthday Songs

A 'beta' (empty) version of our (to be) website can be found HERE.

let me know what you think

ok well here goes...

http://www.sob-band.co.uk

Try and update as much as possible but we're recording at the minute....

Cheers..

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StonerunWith This Deafening Silence

Hi Everyone,

I have visited this forum a few times, but have never posted before. I will try and contribute something.

Lighthouse Mastering

Dave

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Lighthouse Mastering

Hello Dave.

When did your rates go from £30 to £50 per hour?

Shame, as i was looking for a London based mastererererer soon. And believe it or not you were on my shortlist, hence i was drawn to a reply.


No worries, business is business... And i don't doubt that you know your job.
Though lower rates and quality service together would attract higher numbers, at least that's how it should be, in theory, but the worlds not ideal.

Just my take on business.

Don't listen to me though, i'm a crazy fool.

As long as people are willing to shell out.... Innit?

Do you have PMC's? Someone said you had PMC's.

Who? Someone, somewhere round when i was researching mastering services in London.

Good luck with your business. It's still cheaper than most in London.

Dave,

That's generally a nice site. Just a few comments:

1) The site seems to take an awful long time to load, especially the rollover images for the menu. We're on 2Meg here so I don't know where the problem is...

2) Dunno if it's intentional, but the rollover image for the Equipment>Overview menu item reads "Formats"

3) The menu alignment screws up a little in Firefox. Its okay in IE but it isn't in line with the top of the content area in Firefox. I suspect a box-model hack is needed (or change of DOCTYPE to trigger standards compliance in IE6).

4) Can I suggest that you increase the text size a bit. To maximise accessibility also consider specifying your font-size in ems. 0.8em looks good here.

Those things aside, that's a nice site you've got.

Cheers.

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Hello Dave.

When did your rates go from £30 to £50 per hour?

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We have been charging £50/hr for nearly 2 years.

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Shame, as i was looking for a London based mastererererer soon. And believe it or not you were on my shortlist, hence i was drawn to a reply.

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Don't write us off, as we can typically master an album for about £300.

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No worries, business is business... And i don't doubt that you know your job.
Though lower rates and quality service together would attract higher numbers, at least that's how it should be, in theory, but the worlds not ideal.

Just my take on business.

Don't listen to me though, i'm a crazy fool.

As long as people are willing to shell out.... Innit?

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Well, we never have people complaining about our pricing. We always go out of our way to give good customer satisfaction, and we don't slug our customers with hidden extras. Most of our clients comment that we are underpriced for our quality of service.

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Do you have PMC's? Someone said you had PMC's.

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NO! I HATE PMC's!

They have no subtlety or feel, which is essential (imho) for mastering.

Have another look at our site, there is lots of info on our monitors, and quite a few pictures.

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Who? Someone, somewhere round when i was researching mastering services in London.

Good luck with your business. It's still cheaper than most in London.

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Thanks Mate.

Dave

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Lighthouse Mastering

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Dave,

That's generally a nice site. Just a few comments:

1) The site seems to take an awful long time to load, especially the rollover images for the menu. We're on 2Meg here so I don't know where the problem is...

2) Dunno if it's intentional, but the rollover image for the Equipment>Overview menu item reads "Formats"

3) The menu alignment screws up a little in Firefox. Its okay in IE but it isn't in line with the top of the content area in Firefox. I suspect a box-model hack is needed (or change of DOCTYPE to trigger standards compliance in IE6).

4) Can I suggest that you increase the text size a bit. To maximise accessibility also consider specifying your font-size in ems. 0.8em looks good here.

Those things aside, that's a nice site you've got.

Cheers.

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Hi RowBoffin,

Thanks for your comments.

The speed issue could be our host's server. I am considering moving the site.

Unfortunately, our website designer went out of business, so I am struggling to update maintain the site myself. I will fix that rollover, but the Firefox issue may take some more time and investigation.

I will have a look at the text size as well.

Again thanks for your comments

Dave

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Lighthouse Mastering

Hi all
Here's my site http://www.steverobertsmusic.co.uk
Go easy on me

www.leonbutler.net
Composer Guitarist

Using the great service that www.mrsite.co.uk provide!

Incidently I got one of the Demos of the Month in July 05 but the tracks never got posted online - soc check em out.

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Support your right to arm bears!

Edited by LAB Project (20/12/05 12:21 AM)

So. This is where the Bird Flu comes from?

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Just Press Play www.soundcloud.com/bravenote

www.bmwerx.com

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Just Press Play www.soundcloud.com/bravenote

Nice site BMW.

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www.bemuso.com

I would like to second that. Loveley job, good to see you up and running!

Sorry BMW but I smelt a rat earlier in the year and thought I was being duped by a web looney [which I know you are, but not a malicious one ]. Must stop eating things i find in the meadows. But theres none of the music you sent me on the site. Is this all new stuff?

Edited by ow (23/12/05 07:10 AM)

Nice one Peter.

Lol...

www.coachingwithsoul.co.uk

Hadn't got a clue what I was doing, so this was a dirt cheapy job and I just crossed my fingers and am actually rather proud of it.

I'm actually a pro session singer, so the aim is to do a polished site for that one day...if I ever find the time!

Great thread!

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www.thesessionsinger.com

Heres Mine....web page

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www.thespell.co.uk

although we have now split....

www.gingmusic.co.uk

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It's all about those handcrafted beats!