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Cuevas del Pino House in Córdoba

The Cuevas del Pino estate sits on the slopes of Sierra Morena, on a terrain of calcarenite stone arranged in slightly sloping layers that give rise to various geological formations typical of the area, among which are the caves and hollows used for agricultural and livestock work. A small refuge on one of these hollows in the rock previously used for the livestock watchman has now been rehabilitated as a rural accommodation, in line with the new activity developed on the estate.

The preexisting walls and the rock itself marked and defined an area of ​​great spatial and material richness, so UMMOestudio decided to focus the intervention on the fluid and constant dialogue between existing and new architecture, from a complicit position, seeking proximity rather than direct contact. Clean and silent volumes, wide and diaphanous spaces, use of stone materials such as concrete or marble in the floors, glass openings to the south for natural light and wood furniture handcrafted to endow the house with warmth enhance the existing and create a new spatial experience.

Disctopia Partners With Moogfest To Launch Beta Music Streaming Service

Durham, North Carolina – April 25, 2016 – Disctopia is proud to announce their partnership with the innovative music and tech conference Moogfest for the beta launch of their music streaming service in Durham, North Carolina May 19-22, 2016.

Disctopia is a place where an artist can be an artist. It allows for independent artists to own 100% of their creative works while deservingly earning 100% of the profits. It puts financial and creative control into the hands of the artist. A truly unique opportunity.

Disctopia’s founder Patrick Hill created the platform with the artist and music lover in mind. Bringing the two entities more intimately together and allowing the fans to directly support their favorite musician.

Disctopia currently offers independent artists unlimited uploads of their original works, weekly payouts every Friday and a multi-payment system, the first of its kind, that allows for artists to split payments with their collaborators. In the future, indie artists will be able to accept BitCoin as a form of payment.

While using Disctopia, music fans can enjoy Hi-Fi sound quality, the ability to support their favorite indie artist with the purchase of their latest song or project and OFFline streaming on unlimited devices with no advertising. Fans will also be able to easily share their favorite songs on social media, rate their favorite artists and share playlists they’ve curated with friends.

The music plans Disctopia offers are the “Basic Artist” which is free and allows for music listeners to enjoy Hi-Fi quality sound on an unlimited amount of devices and no advertising and “Premium Artist” for $9 a month. “Premium Artist” allows for creatives to upload their music to start earning 100% profits from sales every Friday.

The last quarter of 2016, Disctopia will employ the official Disctopia mobile application that will be available on Google Play and the iOS App Store.  

Disctopia founder Patrick Hill will be available for interviews at Moogfest in Durham, North Carolina May 19-22, 2016.

About Moogfest

By day, Moogfest is a platform for conversation and experimentation. This mind-expanding conference attracts creative and technology enthusiasts for three days of participatory programming in Durham, North Carolina. By night, Moogfest presents cutting-edge music in venues throughout the city. Performing artists include early pioneers in electronic music, alongside pop and avant garde experimentalists of today. Moogfest.com

About Disctopia

Disctopia is where original creative content begins and is released by the artist who believes in themselves. Artists can upload songs, set their own price and sell them without having to worry about commissions. A place where an artist can be an artist. Disctopia.com

Contact:

Cherise Johnson

[email protected]

Ways To Brand Yourself As An Independent Artist is a 5-part segment highlighting ways that upcoming musicians and artists can brand themselves utilizing social media, selling merchandise, performing shows/touring and attending events

Social Media

Spreading the good word about the track you worked on relentlessly through the night hasn’t been anymore easier, at any time period before now, than utilizing social media. Not only can you spread your music using this great tool, you can also market your brand as well. 

Showcase your style using beautiful, well-taken and high-res photographs and videos on Instagram.

Display your personality interacting with fans and and future fans using Twitter. Use this platform to share news about tours, announce your new project or share pictures or videos from your latest interview. After you’ve uploaded your song on Disctopia, share a link directing fans to your song. There are lots of neat ways to take advantage of Twitter as it relates to your brand.

Snapchat is one of the more intimate social media tools available as it’s the closest thing to seeing a person’s day-to-day interactions, unedited. Allowing your fans to see how you live and how you hustle can serve as motivation for them. Or maybe, you can display another side of yourself that isn’t normally on display. Snapchat is a tool, if used right, that can help create the story of YOU and build the brand of YOU to how you need it to be. 

Facebook is more of an in-your-face social media platforms with algorithms that can get your messages lost in the sauce unless you’re paying money. Video is the best use of Facebook as an artist on your respective fan page because the engagement is normally higher on a video and more eyes are likely to see your content since Facebook’s algorithms are partially based on engagement. Facebook Live is also something that can be used to invite Facebook fans to a listening session or Q&A.

Periscope (or any other live streaming app) can be used how live streaming apps have always been used and is probably the next best fan-intimate app you can get when it comes to building up your brand on social media. Periscope, specifically, can be watched on the Twitter timeline without having to go to another app. Too easy for you to interact with followers.

Try It

These are just a few ideas and ways on how to use social media to brand yourself. The key is to discover a mix of all or some social media platforms that fit your personality and style that you want to project. With so many platforms out there, find one that you’re good at and start from there, building up each platform to fit you.