NOISY PLANET, Winner, Music Business Web Site

Designer: Sean McDonough

Home= Los Angeles, California

BEHIND THE ART:

--McDonough's works full-time in construction, home improvement/tile work.

--He's also a musician whoe loves hard hitting guitar riffs and dark melodic vocal arrangements.


BEHIND THE BUSINESS:

---Noisy Planet is an online music community helping artists in every corner of the world to connect with fans and colleagues.

---The company is dedicated to creating the easiest way for independent artists and bands to post and sell music on the worldwide Web.

---It offers paid downloads to consumers and quarterly royalty checks to its recording artists.

---Every artist that joins Noisy Planet receives a dedicated online space at Noisy Planet along with a personalized URL so that fans can easily find them. They also get a supply of personalized 4”x6” postcards that can be handed out at work, school, or at gigs to help promote the artists’ presence on the site.