How to Build an Effective Music Composer's Website

By SFXsource

In today's internet driven society, a music composer's main window to the world is their website. Your website will serve you in many ways including acting as your twenty-four/seven all-purpose representative, hosting excerpts of your music and information about yourself and your work. A webpage is crucial to fostering a healthy musical career in the 21st century. Below are listed some chief things to incorporate into any composer's new website.

1. Make your site easy to navigate by choosing a clean-cut design which will allow visitors to learn about your music quickly and effectively.

2. Display your activity by posting dates of recent and upcoming performances of your work.

3. Make sure your catalog always contains your most recently completed work. This is the most effective way to let performers find works for their instrument.

4. Make sure to have both a full and a short biography available on your site which includes people with who you've collaborated, press, credits, etc. Frequently interested parties will request short biographies specifically.

5. Have at least three excerpts of music for visitors to listen to in an accessible format such as a high quality mp3.

6. Post links to your profiles at social networking sites which are hotbeds for new music activity. Get in on it!

7. Use professional and easy to remember contact information/email address. That means you should ditch that old guitarhero99 at hotmail.com email address you've had since you were thirteen and simply go with your formal name or business name.

A website that meets the criteria listed above is sure to increase your visibility and lead to growth in your career. Just keep in mind, though, that your home on the web should portray you not only as a professional but also as someone with a personality, so don't be afraid to show some of yourself. While professionalism is always a good thing, visitors are more likely to relate to you if you connect to them on a personal level.

Good luck!

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