M3Radio

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M3Radio is a free independent Internet broadcast station powered by Live365.com, started on June 16, 2003. It features metal, industrial, alternative, electronic, jazz, hip hop, new world and loud rock from independent musicians .

M3Radio is underwritten by the Mia Mind Music Independent Artist Fund, an entertainment promotion and marketing company based in New York City.

Due to their ever growing fan base, M3Radio has caught the attention of magazines such as CMJ (College Music Journal) as well as independent news resources like hotindienews.com.

M3Radio does play music with explicit lyrics but will not tolerate and any music that references racism, prejudice, or any type of discrimination.

Music Director (February 2008-Present)

M3Radio is run by music director, EmpressRed, who's into the metal and industrial/electronic genres. Starting off as an intern for Mia Mind Music and assistant music director for M3Radio, EmpressRed quickly learned a lot AbOUT the music industry business. Her favorite part of the job is reviewing new music, going to concerts to interview bands, as well as building relationships with other music directors worldwide.

She attended Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, NY and Five Towns College in Long Island, where she earned her B.A. in Business Management and Audio Recording Technology.

News

M3Radio not only broadcasts independent music but also offers the world independent news on youtube.com. The M3Radio youtube.com channel features EmpressRed reporting on an assortment of news topics such as [...], the government, [...], and animal shelters as well as band InterViews. EmpressRed has already interviewed Jahann Hegg from the band, Amon Amarth. She will soon be interviewing the Fischerspooner Band, Lazarus A.D., and VNV Nation. Each story or interview is carefully selected with the hopes of stimulating the minds of the viewers.

M3SonicShowdown

The M3SonicShowdown, started on May 4, 2009, is an indie video event hosted by M3Radio. The event was developed to celebrate and provide exposure for all independent music by giving indie musicians the opportunity to grow as an artist while building a fan base.

The Fight To Save Internet Radio

Internet radio has been a popular alternative to terrestrial broadcasting. Internet radio services are usually free and features over 200 genres of music. Over the last couple of years, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and SoundExchange have been working to impose royalty obligations on small Internet radio stations. Such obligations require small Internet radio stations to pay royalties that are far higher than that of terrestrial broadcasters. Due to the lack of equality in these obligations, many stations and their listeners campaigned and petitioned against the new royalty rules.

M3Radio played a major role in the mission to save Internet Radio in 2007. With the help of hotindiemedia.com, M3Radio created banners which could be found all over the Internet. The banner’s message read, “Help save Internet radio. CLICK HERE” Once clicked, one would be instantly directed to an online petition that was later sent to the government legislators involved in this decision. This online campaign set out to establish an equitable royalty rate in Internet broadcasting.

Thanks to M3Radio, many other Internet Radio stations and their listeners, the RIAA and SoundExchange have not yet been successful in there endeavor to boost up copyright royalty rates to higher levels.

To read more information, go to http://www.live365.com/choice/index.live

See also

  • Mia Mind Music
  • M3SonicShowdown