Curation: SoundCloud

I am currently working on curating a playlist on my SoundCloud composed entirely of Provo bands. So far I have the bigger names on there, but I want to get a bigger sampling of what Provo is producing. Going forward I will expand this list.

But what is SoundCloud?

SoundCloud is a site where anyone can go and listen to the music (or even interviews, etc.) posted there. You can explore music under many different genres, such as rock, electronic, Hip-hop, and Jazz. You can also listen to things under the categories of Story Telling, Technology, Sports, and News. If you want to comment on songs, or like them (done by pushing on a little heart symbol below the song, for the purpose of being able to browse through your "likes" at a later time period for repeat listens) you need to create an account. This is free. Also, bands are not payed to put there music up on SoundCloud, so this is one of those abundance economies. The artist has an option to allow the song to be downloaded for free, to make it unavailable for download, or to make it available for download but for a price. In this way it is more progressive than itunes, in that you can listen to the entire song before deciding whether or not to buy it. In SoundCloud you can create playlists on your account, you can repost songs you like, which will show up on the feeds of the people that are following you (and likewise if you like what someone is posting you can follow them). All this is intended to help people share and discover music. Indeed, not every band out there chooses to post to SoundCloud, but many have done so. Including a lot of Provo Bands. 

So essentially, i will tag my playlist with things such as "Provo Bands, Provo Music, Indie, Alt-rock", and so on. This will allow people who are looking for that type of music to stumble upon my playlist. I have already gotten one follower based off this playlist.