Value-chain relationships
Content submitters
The service will be used by DJs, VJs and independent labels as a
repository for their tracks, remixes and video shortcuts.
DJ/ band
- Submit Music
- Mix (create playlists for "mood")
- Track (create own piece of music)
VJ
- Submit Video shortcuts
- Still (photo)
- Shot ( < 3s )
- Sequence ( < 30s )
End-users
- create playlists of Music and Video shortcuts
- categorize Music and Video shortcuts according to their own interests and habits (tags)
- organize in groups according to interests and habits
- publish their playlists (describe the Mixes in terms of "moods")
- provide additional information about VJs and DJs
- rate the Mixes of other users (e.g. by using a voting algorithm, by writing comments)
- compile radio programmes and TV channels from the Mixes.
- listen to music
- buy music (depending on license)
Labels
The service can be used by record labels to promote their music
back catalogue.
- discover new talents
- promote artists and music
- use the service as a tool for market intelligence
- provide booking services for bands/ DJs and VJs (Users can contact bookers)
Advertisers
The service can be used by advertisers to promote third party
products and services (e.g. a fashion brand sponsors one hour of
radio broadcast of a Mix compiled by MetaMC users or famous DJs).
The service can be used to promote products and services to
special interest customers
- music production software (e.g. Reaktor, Qbase)
- music instruments
- turntables
- video production software and equipment
- video cameras
- video beamers
- consumer electronics equipment
- MP3 player
- internet access
Competitors
- Webjay is a platform for a playlist community created by XSPF developer Lucas Gonze
- Plurne is a clone of Webjay
- Yahoo Music Engine