The first thing that makes TMN unique is the way that songs are categorized. Most websites organize music by the genre/subgenre method. If you are a music lover seeking new music, you would have to first pick the genre (ie. rock, country, blues, etc), then the subgenre, only to find a long list of bands, listed alphabetically.
After scrolling down the list of bands, it becomes very frustrating to find new music that you might be interested in.
TMN has taken the approach of classifying music by 3 criteria.
- The Emotion of the song
- The Topic of the song
- The Tempo of the song
Our Music Search Engine asks you how are you feeling or want to feel.
You would select from a list of Emotions like 'Angry'
The next question is about the Topic. You are asked to select the Topic that you are 'Angry' about, like 'Relationships'.
The last question
is on the Tempo of the songs (fast, medium, slow). In this example, you
would select fast beat.
After choosing the search criteria, the website will return a list of
songs that have been qualified by TMN as being a good fit. There is such
a vast quantity of bands out there, that TMN has chosen to only include
music that the TMN A&R Team has voted to include on the site.
In this example, you
would see a search result of songs that are 'Angry' about 'Relationships'
with a 'fast' beat. You may discover songs in different genres that you
connect with, but may never have discovered.
You will be able to hear samples of the music. If you find songs that
you like, you can use the bookmark feature to save the song.
TMN has the added feature of creating a custom CD, a compilation of songs
that the visitor would like to purchase. You can purchase digital download
version of songs, or purchase the option of having a custom CD created
for you.
Each song will have a "Behind the MP3" page that will have the lyrics
of the song, an interview with the artist about what they were thinking
about when writing the song and what the song means to them, as well as
additional comments from our A&R Team and other music lovers.
We are currently in the process of finding Artists and songs to appear
on the website. We should have a large inventory of songs by Summer 2004
and be open for your listening pleasure.
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