Colorado: Denver Public Library’s “Volume” Program Begins Accepting Submission From Local Musicians

Quick Comment From Gary: When asked about what type of services and resources a local library might want to consider developing, what Denver, Iowa City, Ann Arbor, and others libraries are up to when it comes to local music are examples I often share.
Note: We first shared a post about the DPL’s “Volume” program on December 12, 2013.
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In a few words, the Denver Public Library is in the process of creating a new online service that will provide DRM-free music by local artists to library cardholders.
Local musicians (Colorado-based) will be able to reach new listeners (and hopefully increase their fan base). Cardholders will be able to listen for free.
Yesterday, this Denver Public Library blog post announced that local musicians can begin submitting material.
From the Blog Post:

Today we start accepting submissions from local musicians. We’ll spend the next few months gathering submissions, running them past our content reviewers (a group consisting of local folks in the music community), and loading them to the new site. We’re planning to launch that new site by the end of July, with the first set of local music available to our customers.
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We’re a public library, so you might guess we have limited resources. We are paying the artists that are selected for this site (not a huge amount, but something), and it also requires staff time and technology resources to manage any music and associated content that will be on the site. Given that, we currently have the resources to bring in 100 albums per year.

Read the Complete Blog Post
Btw, Denver Public Library is not the only public library developing resources for local music to library customers.

Other Recent Posts About Music/Public Library Programs

• Ann Arbor District Library Partners with Local Music Label to Offer 250+ DRM-Free Downloads and Streams (February 22, 2014)

• Iowa Public Radio Profile Iowa City Library’s Local Music Project (August 21, 2013)

• Streaming Music from National Library of New Zealand (April 2, 2012)

Hat Tip and Thanks: Matt R. Weaver

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