an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . february 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message reverbnation founded 31st october 2006 headquarters durham north carolina united states founder s mike doernberg jed carlson lou plaia robbert hubbard steve jernigan ceo mike doernberg industry music employees 90 worldwide parent eminor inc. slogan s artists first website https www.reverbnation.com alexa rank 1 847 1 type of site saas users 3.8 million 2 launched october 31 2006 reverbnation headquarters in durham north carolina reverbnation is an online platform that provides tools and opportunities for musicians to manage their careers . 3 since it launched in 2006 they have introduced a number of applications and services such as the tunewidget 4 band profile facebook app 5 6 and promote it . 7 8 in 2014 reverbnation developed curation at scale technology designed to help locate and evaluate large groups of bands and artists either for licensing and management opportunities or for larger events like hard rock cafe rising and summerfest . 9 10 11 reverbnation s user base currently sits at more than 3.8 million musicians fans venues and labels in more than 250 countries worldwide . 12 contents 1 innovations 2 events 3 awards 4 references innovations edit reverbnation provides a widget that allows its members to place content on web pages . this tunewidget is a feature that links back to additional content such as music recommended by the band who created the widget . 13 14 a feature called band equity measures popularity based on four metrics of its service reach influence access and recency . artists are then ranked according to genre and location . 15 16 promote it allows independent musicians to advertise on facebook and other major music websites pitchfork media spin magazine youtube with custom landing pages and dynamic reporting so that users know where their ads have appeared . 17 a music charity program called music for good was launched in 2013 . this program allows artists to donate half of any mp3 sales to the non profit of their choice . 18 as of october 2013 the program consisted of more than 100 000 artists and 13 charities including oxfam half the sky and world vision international . 19 the gig finder tool gives independent musicians access to a database of over 600 000 venues and helps them customize their search based on location name of the venue they wish to play to places similar artists have played and clubs the musician has performed at before . 20 reverbnation created proprietary curation at scale technology that allows the company to sort through their artists and locate promising talent . the technology uses a combination of big data and human tastemaking expertise to review around 200 000 songs a month . 21 22 reverbnation connect is an invite only artist development program that helps to guide artists through their career and provide them access to reverbnation s top tier industry opportunities . there are around 300 artists currently in the reverbnation connect program and each artist has a dedicated manager . the program aims to help with all aspects of an artist s development including studio sessions sync licensing placements publishing rights live show development social media strategy and pr resources . 23 24 echomusic by reverbnation is a music discovery app that features music hand picked from the site by reverbnation s curation team . 25 events edit the band rehab headlined the reverbnation summer 2007 tour . 26 in may 2008 judas priest pre released a track from its upcoming album on reverbnation . its label epic records described the use of the tunewidget as a must have tool for any artist s viral campaign . 27 in dec 2009 reverbnation partnered with microsoft launching playlist 7 sponsorship program where 7 top emerging artists were able to showcase their work through a song feature 28 in january 2015 reverbnation announced an alliance with summerfest the world s largest music festival in which reverbnation would become the festival s exclusive online submission platform for three years . 29 in january 2015 reverbnation announced the fifth straight year of hard rock rising in collaboration with hard rock cafe in which bands from across the world would compete in a battle of the bands competition for a spot at hard rock rising 2015 in barcelona spain . 30 reverbnation and the performance rights organisation sesac announced a formal partnership in which artists from reverbnation s artist development branch connect would be extended an invitation to sesac . 31 reverbnation partnered with special olympics to book more than 120 bands and artists for the unified relay tour across america in the spring of 2015 . 32 connect songs was launched in april 2015 . the music licensing program is run in partnership with sentric music and it allows reverbnation to provide administration services under a revenue sharing model with its artists . 33 34 reverbnation partnered with hitcher media to create licensing opportunities in film tv video game and ad spots for its artists . the program is available to its reverbnation connect artist development roster . 35 the watch list is a monthly singles series presented by reverbnation s artist development wing reverbnation connect presented in conjunction with the fader magazine . it features new music and video footage from reverbnation connect artists who visit studios in new york city and nashville to record new material for the series . 36 37 awards edit inc. magazine top 500 rank 345 2013 38 inc. magazine top 5 000 rank 1000 2014 39 triangle business journal 2012 2013 & 2014 best places to work 40 41 42 nc tech awards 2014 finalist new media digital technology 43 references edit reverbnation site overview . alexa.com . retrieved 2015 03 17 . hard rock and reverbnation call artists for hard rock rising battle of the bands . musicconnection.com . 2015 01 06 . reverbnation inc. 5000 . inc. magazine . retrieved 2015 03 17 . gigs & bytes judas priest s widget metallica s mission . pollstar . 2006 06 16 . reverbnation adds like gating to my band facebook app renames it band profile . adweek . 2011 03 11 . business matters rootmusic reverbnation vevo are top music apps on facebook . billboard magazine . 2011 09 02 . reverbnation helps artists target ads to users who have listened to similar artists . adweek . 2012 06 12 . reverbnation launches promote it facebook advertising platform . hypebot.com . 2011 08 24 . reverbnation partners with sesac announces connect artist development incubator . hypebot.com . 2015 03 24 . summerfest and reverbnation to provide artists free submissions to world s largest music festival . hypebot.com . 2015 01 22 . reverbnation and hard rock partner for international battle of the bands . hypebot.com . 2015 01 06 . hard rock and reverbnation call artists for hard rock rising battle of the bands . musicconnection.com . 2015 01 06 . gigs & bytes judas priest s widget metallica s mission . pollstar . 2008 05 16 . retrieved 2015 03 17 . tunewidget . eminor inc. retrieved 2008 05 28 . bits & briefs . 120 15 . billboard . 2008 04 12 . access date requires url help band equity a better measurement than song charts pdf . eminor inc. 2008 03 17 . retrieved 2008 05 29 . reverbnation expands promote it ad platform to premium music sites . hypebot.com . 2015 01 12 . retrieved 2012 09 18 . 100 000 musicians support charities through music for good . the huffington post . 2013 11 01 . retrieved 2015 03 17 . new reverbnation initiative music for good helps bands direct money to charity . hypebot.com . 2013 03 08 . retrieved 2012 09 18 . getting gigs pt . 2 the hunt for bookings . hypebot.com . 2014 10 13 . retrieved 2015 03 17 . reverbnation launches echomusic app helps indie music fans discover the undiscovered . hypebot . 2015 07 28 . reverbnation connect is curation at scale . amplify magazine . 2015 11 03 . exec profile simon perry of reverbnation . music connection . 2015 10 19 . reverbnation connect is curation at scale . amplify magazine . 2015 11 03 . reverbnation launches echomusic a new app for discovering only the best of new acts . forbes . 2015 07 28 . rehab to headline the reverbnation tour . top 40charts . com . 2007 08 09 . retrieved 2008 05 29 . judas priest single nostradamus blows up with reverbnation widget . blabbermouth.net . 2008 05 08 . retrieved 2008 05 28 . microsoft sponsors song download promo on reverbnation . 2009 12 08 . retrieved 2015 03 17 . summerfest and reverbnation to provide artists free submissions to world s largest music festival . hypebot.com . 2015 01 22 . retrieved 2015 03 17 . hard rock rising 2015 battle of the bands launches . music news . 2015 01 12 . retrieved 2015 03 17 . reverbnation partners with sesac for artist development initiative . billboard magazine . 2015 03 24 . retrieved 2015 03 25 . reverbnation is looking for a few good bands . pollstar . 2015 04 14 . reverbnation launches music publishing division connect songs . all access music group . 2015 04 22 . reverbnation launches connect songs publishing services in partnership with sentric music . hypebot.com . 2015 04 22 . reverbnation teams with hitcher for placements . music connection . 2015 06 15 . reverbnation pushes further into artist development with monthly singles series . billboard magazine . 2015 10 15 . nashville singer songwriter vienna debuts what are you waiting for video . the fader . 2015 10 15 . reverbnation inc. 5000 . inc. magazine . retrieved 2015 03 17 . reverbnation inc. 5000 . inc. magazine . retrieved 2015 03 17 . triangle business journal 2012 . retrieved 2015 03 17 . triangle business journal 2013 . retrieved 2015 03 17 . triangle business journal 2014 . retrieved 2015 03 17 . nc tech awards 2014 finalists . retrieved 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