FAQ
Q. WHERE CAN I FIND GREAT NEW MUSIC TO LISTEN TO?
FIRSTLY YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE EMERGING ICONS RADIO PLAYER AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN- CLICK ON ‘LISTEN TO EMERGING ICONS RADIO’.
THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE A LOAD OF CURATED PLAYLISTS THAT ARE DIFFERENT GENRES TO SUIT YOUR MOOD. ONCE THE RADIO PLAYER IS OPEN YOU CAN CRUISE THE REST OF THE SITE, OR GO TO OTHER SITES AND THE MUSIC WILL CARRY ON PLAYING.
SECONDLY YOU CAN VISIT THE ‘HEADLINERS’ SECTION WHICH SHOWCASES SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING UNSIGNED ARTISTS OUT THERE
Q. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF CREATING A FREE FAN ACCOUNT ON THE EMERGING ICONS WEBSITE?
- ADD GIGS TO YOUR CALENDAR
- CREATE YOUR OWN PERSONAL RADIO PLAYLIST
- RECEIVE UPDATES FROM YOUR FAVOURITE ARTISTS
- MAKE COMMENTS ON ARTISTS PROFILES ON THEIR TRACKS, VIDEOS, AND GIGS.
- TO UPGRADE FOR FREE TO A ‘SUPERFAN’ ACCOUNT AFTER EXTENSIVE USE OF YOUR ‘FAN’ ACCOUNT TO RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE OFFERS, PRIZES, AND OTHER BENEFITS
Q. HOW DO I SEARCH FOR AN ARTIST PROFILE FOR AN ACT THAT I ALREADY KNOW?
ON THE HOMEPAGE THERE IS A SEARCH BOX IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN WHICH SAYS ‘FIND MUSIC’. ENTER THE NAME OF THE ACT INTO THE BOX WHICH SAYS ‘ENTER SEARCH TERM’ AND CLICK SEARCH.
Q. HOW DO I CREATE MY OWN PLAYLIST ON THE EMERGING ICONS RADIO PLAYER?
YOU HAVE TO BE LOGGED INTO YOUR EMERGING ICONS FAN ACCOUNT TO ADD TRACKS TO YOUR OWN PLAYLIST.
ONCE LOGGED IN, GO TO AN ARTIST PROFILE AND CLICK ‘MUSIC’. CLICK ON THE MUSICAL NOTES NEXT TO THE TRACK THAT YOU WANT TO ADD AND IT WILL BE INSTANTLY ADDED TO YOUR PLAYLIST.
Q. HOW DO I GET UPDATES ON NEW TRACKS, GIGS, AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFO FROM ARTISTS THAT I LIKE?
TO RECEIVE MESSAGES FROM AN ACT THAT YOU LIKE CLICK ON THE STAR BUTTON ON THE ACTS PROFILE NEXT TO THEIR PROFILE IMAGE AND THE ACT WILL THEN APPEAR ON THE ‘FOLLOWING’ SECTION IN YOUR ACCOUNT AREA ALSO KNOWN AS ‘MY TENT’. THE STAR WILL APPEAR AS PINK ONCE YOU CLICK ON IT.
YOU NEED TO BE LOGGED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT TO COMPLETE THIS FUNCTION.
Q. HOW DO I FIND GIGS IN MY LOCAL AREA?
TO FIND GIGS CLICK ON THE PURPLE LANYARD WHICH SAYS ‘GIGS’ LOCATED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
CLICK ON THE MAP AND MOVE YOUR MOUSE TO THE LEFT/RIGHT, UP/DOWN TO FIND YOUR LOCATION.
CLICK ON A PURPLE PIN FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE GIG. CLICK ON ‘MORE INFO’ TO VIEW THE ARTIST’S PROFILE AND FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THE ACT.
Q. HOW DO I ADD A GIG TO MY CALENDAR?
CLICK ON ‘GIGS’ ON AN ARTIST’S PROFILE. CLICK ‘YES’ NEXT TO ‘ATTENDING’ ON THE GIG THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND. ONCE YOU CLICK ‘YES’ THE GIG WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR CALENDAR.
YOU NEED TO BE LOGGED IN TO COMPLETE THIS FUNCTION.
Q. HOW CAN I VIEW MY CALENDAR?
TO VIEW YOUR CALENDAR CLICK ON ‘CALENDAR’ WITHIN YOUR USER ACCOUNT. THIS IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN BELOW YOUR PROFILE IMAGE
YOU NEED TO BE LOGGED IN TO COMPLETE THIS FUNCTION
Q. HOW CAN I FIND NEW ACTS THAT I MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN?
ENSURE THAT YOU SPECIFY WHICH STYLES OF MUSIC THAT YOU LIKE WITHIN YOUR ACCOUNT PAGE BY VISITING ‘YOUR MUSIC’ AND SETTING AS MANY MUSIC STYLES AS YOU LIKE TO SEE RELEVANT ARTISTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE WHILST YOU ARE USING THE WEBSITE
Q. HOW DO I CREATE AN ARTIST PROFILE?
HEAD OVER TO WWW.UNSIGNEDBANDREVIEW.COM TO CREATE AN MANAGE AN ARTIST PROFILE. HERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SYNCH YOUR SOUNDCLOUD ACCOUNT, ADD YOUTUBE VIDEOS, COMPLETE AN INTERVIEW, ADD GIGS ALL OF WHICH WILL APPEAR ON WWW.EMERGINGICONS.COM
Q. WHY IS IT GOOD FOR MY ACT TO HAVE A PROFILE ON THE EMERGING ICONS WEBSITE?
THE IDEA BEHIND EMERGING ICONS IS FOR ARTISTS TO RECEIVE OFFLINE OPPORTUNITIES AS A RESULT OF THEIR ONLINE PRESENCE ON THE EMERGING ICONS WEBSITE. THE MORE LIKES, FOLLOWERS, COMMENTS AND PLAYS THAT THEY GET ON EMERGING ICONS WILL LEAD TO SOME EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP THEM TO GET TO THE NEXT STEP IN THEIR MUSIC CAREER. OPPORTUNITIES RANGE FROM A&R FEEDBACK, NATIONAL RADIO OPPORTUNITIES, INDUSTRY SHOWCASE PERFORMANCES, FESTIVAL SLOTS, AND TV APPEARANCES.
Q. WHAT OPPORTUNITIES HAVE ARTISTS BEEN GIVEN RECENTLY AS A RESULT OF THEIR ACCOUNT?
EACH WEEK WE PROVIDE ARTISTS WITH NATIONAL RADIO AIRPLAY ON ABSOLUTE RADIO, AND FEEDBACK FROM A&R EXPERTS AT UNIVERSAL MUSIC.
WITHIN THE LAST MONTH WE HAVE PROVIDED EMERGING ICONS ACTS TO PERFORM AT AN EXCLUSIVE ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE FOR THE TELEGRAPH SESSIONS, HAVE RELEASED AN EMERGING ICONS COMPILATION ALBUM THROUGH UNIVERSAL MUSIC’S DISTRIBUTION. INVITED GUEST REVIEWERS, KAISER CHIEFS, TO REVIEW A NUMBER OF EMERGING ICONS ARTISTS. WE HAVE LOTS MORE PLANNED FOR 2012 AND BEYOND.
Q. WHAT IS THE EMERGING ICONS ACADEMY?
THE EMEGRING ICONS ACADEMY IS A PROJECT, WHICH PROVIDES ADVICE TO ARTISTS FROM TOP MUSIC INDUSTRY EXPERTS. FOR THE CURRENT ACADEMY PROJECT - ONE ARTIST WHO COMPLETES THE TASKS WILL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECORD AN EP WITH PRODUCER/WRITER SACHA SKARBEK WHO HAS PRODUCED AWARD WINNING TOP CHART NUMBERS FOR ADELE, JAMES BLUNT, LANA DEL REY, AND JASON MRAZ. WE WILL BE RUNNING FURTHER ACADEMY PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE TO BUILD ON THE CURRENT ADVICE TO KEEP IT AS CURRENT AS POSSIBLE.