Comments on: Final Thoughts on OurStage http://passivepromotion.com/final-thoughts-on-ourstage "Set it and forget it" music promotion Fri, 06 May 2011 03:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brian Hazardhttp://passivepromotion.com/final-thoughts-on-ourstage#comment-754 Brian Hazard Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:47:57 +0000 http://www.passivepromotion.com/?p=820#comment-754 Just noticed a new "favorite artist" feature:Is this your favorite artist? By declaring Color Theory to be your favorite artist, you guarantee that they will come up during judging at least once per day in the first twenty battles that you judge in any contest they are entered in.I guess that could tone down the frustration level. Just noticed a new “favorite artist” feature:

Is this your favorite artist?
By declaring Color Theory to be your favorite artist, you guarantee that they will come up during judging at least once per day in the first twenty battles that you judge in any contest they are entered in.

I guess that could tone down the frustration level.

]]> By: Brian Hazardhttp://passivepromotion.com/final-thoughts-on-ourstage#comment-705 Brian Hazard Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:55:09 +0000 http://www.passivepromotion.com/?p=820#comment-705 Most of the frustration seems to be caused by volatile ranking. It could be that the underlying scoring mechanism is just fine, but if they'd just make the rankings a little more stable, or update a little more often, it would go a long way to ease perceptions. Most of the frustration seems to be caused by volatile ranking. It could be that the underlying scoring mechanism is just fine, but if they’d just make the rankings a little more stable, or update a little more often, it would go a long way to ease perceptions.

]]> By: Banditblackhttp://passivepromotion.com/final-thoughts-on-ourstage#comment-702 Banditblack Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:49:02 +0000 http://www.passivepromotion.com/?p=820#comment-702 I'm starting to also think that accounts tend to get flagged for voting too much or something. I know my band member had a song added for the harrell contest and she was #1 for almost 2 weeks. Next she dropped to 6 or 7th place in the top ten and held there for 1 week (Up until that sunday). Come the start of the next work week (Monday) I checked and she dropped from the top 10 to the 89th place. Now of course in the back of my head was "What the...???" and "How in the hell?!!!"Her fan base, and including myself, tried to vote her back into the top 50 running at least numerous times. We get her up in the top 50 then suddenly in a blink of an eye (more so like the next day) she's back in the 80's or 90's rankings.After the frustration I simply took her song out of the competition, and just for kicks put it in another channel to the same contest where she started in 85th place. None of her fans voted, not even I, but some how after a few weeks her song then shot up to the top to 50, then 30, then held in the top 20s amongst the 200+ that was currently ranked.Now I'm happy to the fact she made it to the next round which now leaves the judging solely to the celebs in person to decide who goes further on in the comp after the artis/band performs live in front of them. I'm still left with the frustration and bad experience of ourstage and it voting process.So that left me with the thought of what you previously mentioned. Just add your song and don't waste your time, or your fans time, voting. Treat it like getting a lotto ticket.Just my 2 cents.-Bandit I’m starting to also think that accounts tend to get flagged for voting too much or something. I know my band member had a song added for the harrell contest and she was #1 for almost 2 weeks. Next she dropped to 6 or 7th place in the top ten and held there for 1 week (Up until that sunday). Come the start of the next work week (Monday) I checked and she dropped from the top 10 to the 89th place. Now of course in the back of my head was “What the…???” and “How in the hell?!!!”

Her fan base, and including myself, tried to vote her back into the top 50 running at least numerous times. We get her up in the top 50 then suddenly in a blink of an eye (more so like the next day) she’s back in the 80′s or 90′s rankings.

After the frustration I simply took her song out of the competition, and just for kicks put it in another channel to the same contest where she started in 85th place. None of her fans voted, not even I, but some how after a few weeks her song then shot up to the top to 50, then 30, then held in the top 20s amongst the 200+ that was currently ranked.

Now I’m happy to the fact she made it to the next round which now leaves the judging solely to the celebs in person to decide who goes further on in the comp after the artis/band performs live in front of them. I’m still left with the frustration and bad experience of ourstage and it voting process.

So that left me with the thought of what you previously mentioned. Just add your song and don’t waste your time, or your fans time, voting. Treat it like getting a lotto ticket.

Just my 2 cents.

-Bandit

]]> By: Brian Hazardhttp://passivepromotion.com/final-thoughts-on-ourstage#comment-701 Brian Hazard Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:32:21 +0000 http://www.passivepromotion.com/?p=820#comment-701 Sorry to hear that Craig! I don't trust the rankings at any point in the month, but most likely very few people vote before the semifinals. It's probably mostly artists, which makes the rankings extremely volatile. The Facebook friends linking wouldn't have many any difference in the rankings, unless those friends created accounts, judged, and were lucky enough to see her song come up. Personally, I don't recommend expending any energy on OurStage other than putting your music up. Beyond that, it may as well be random for all I can tell. Sorry to hear that Craig! I don’t trust the rankings at any point in the month, but most likely very few people vote before the semifinals. It’s probably mostly artists, which makes the rankings extremely volatile. The Facebook friends linking wouldn’t have many any difference in the rankings, unless those friends created accounts, judged, and were lucky enough to see her song come up. Personally, I don’t recommend expending any energy on OurStage other than putting your music up. Beyond that, it may as well be random for all I can tell.

]]> By: Craighttp://passivepromotion.com/final-thoughts-on-ourstage#comment-700 Craig Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:55:59 +0000 http://www.passivepromotion.com/?p=820#comment-700 BrianMy wife Shannon Hawkyard recently spent 3 weeks as the #1 country song in June per the standings. This is her first time trying Ourstage.com and the experience is a little confusing. How does a song spend 3 weeks at #1 but doesn't make the semi-finals for the month in it's genre. As of June 2oth she was #1, then it seemed she was #57 and the rankings did not change for 3 days before the semi-finals started. We really like the system and even had over 100 friends on facebook link to her song. What happened? Brian

My wife Shannon Hawkyard recently spent 3 weeks as the #1 country song in June per the standings. This is her first time trying Ourstage.com and the experience is a little confusing. How does a song spend 3 weeks at #1 but doesn’t make the semi-finals for the month in it’s genre. As of June 2oth she was #1, then it seemed she was #57 and the rankings did not change for 3 days before the semi-finals started. We really like the system and even had over 100 friends on facebook link to her song. What happened?

]]> By: matthttp://passivepromotion.com/final-thoughts-on-ourstage#comment-695 matt Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:05:38 +0000 http://www.passivepromotion.com/?p=820#comment-695 yeah i googled that. sound like a bunch of scumbags. so your saying i cant close my account? my music is copyrighted. cant i sue? yeah i googled that. sound like a bunch of scumbags.
so your saying i cant close my account?
my music is copyrighted. cant i sue?

]]> By: Bro. Steve Winterhttp://passivepromotion.com/final-thoughts-on-ourstage#comment-694 Bro. Steve Winter Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:47:35 +0000 http://www.passivepromotion.com/?p=820#comment-694 @matt, that is another little detail about Ourstage. You can't remove your material once you put it there. Also I have had some communication with some of their "partners" from their partners page and they didn't know what I was talking about because their dealings with Ourstage had been so long ago.Just do a Google for the phrase "ourstage corruption"Regards,Bro. Winter @matt, that is another little detail about Ourstage. You can’t remove your material once you put it there. Also I have had some communication with some of their “partners” from their partners page and they didn’t know what I was talking about because their dealings with Ourstage had been so long ago.

Just do a Google for the phrase “ourstage corruption”

Regards,

Bro. Winter

]]> By: matthttp://passivepromotion.com/final-thoughts-on-ourstage#comment-693 matt Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:29:49 +0000 http://www.passivepromotion.com/?p=820#comment-693 how do i delete my account with them? how do i delete my account with them?

]]> By: Suzanne Lainsonhttp://passivepromotion.com/final-thoughts-on-ourstage#comment-689 Suzanne Lainson Tue, 25 May 2010 22:22:46 +0000 http://www.passivepromotion.com/?p=820#comment-689 Randy, you might be right. Looking what was published, it didn't specifically say that the winning band would be picked from the top 3. It appears there will be a vote to determine which artists are the top 3 in each area, but all it says is they "will determine who the final winner is for each city."Theoretically it could be anyone in the competition, not just from the top 3 or the top 10 or the top 20. Randy, you might be right. Looking what was published, it didn’t specifically say that the winning band would be picked from the top 3. It appears there will be a vote to determine which artists are the top 3 in each area, but all it says is they “will determine who the final winner is for each city.”

Theoretically it could be anyone in the competition, not just from the top 3 or the top 10 or the top 20.

]]> By: Brian Hazardhttp://passivepromotion.com/final-thoughts-on-ourstage#comment-688 Brian Hazard Tue, 25 May 2010 20:52:27 +0000 http://www.passivepromotion.com/?p=820#comment-688 Suzanne, I have to admit that sounds like a fair system!Randy, I'd be delighted to be interviewed! We can do it now, or if you want to wait a couple months, I'll be diving into promotion again as I launch my new album. Suzanne, I have to admit that sounds like a fair system!

Randy, I’d be delighted to be interviewed! We can do it now, or if you want to wait a couple months, I’ll be diving into promotion again as I launch my new album.

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