There are now two methods of making music available to users of Gnomoradio. The easiest method to join our community is to simply enter the URL of an existing mp3 or ogg file in the box below:

The other way is to license your music under a Creative Commons license and publish an RDF file that describes it. Although this method requires a bit more work, it has the added benefit of promoting a free culture. It also saves you in bandwidth costs because users are free to share your files with each other, and Gnomoradio automatically takes advantage of this when it is allowed.

Gnomoradio brings your music to the world.

Gnomoradio makes it possible to easily distribute and promote your music without excessive copyright restrictions, creating a flow of musical creativity with unlimited potential. Often the exposure that will be gained from freely distributing at least some music is worth more than trying to enforce all copyright restrictions.

Gnomoradio offers you a chance to spread your music and receive recognition without the support of a record label. Because music is suggested and downloaded by Gnomoradio based on the ratings assigned by actual users, you can be certain that there are no underlying politics governing an artist's popularity in the Gnomoradio community. Your success will be based solely on your music and how listeners respond.

If you are new to the concept of free music or free culture, here are a few articles that may be of interest to you:

• A Musician's Take on File Sharing
• Not an article, but a book by Lawrence Lessig: Free Culture is a must-read for anybody interested in the music/content industry. It is available for free online
• The music activist site DownhillBattle.org has a lot of good, relevant information.

Making your music available on Gnomoradio in this way takes only a few simple steps. First, publish your original music (in mp3 or ogg format) on a web server. Then, enter your email address and choose a password below to create an account to add music. You will then be able to specify the locations of your songs, and Gnomoradio will take care of the rest. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose than communications about your status in publishing your music.

If you already have an account, please login below:

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