GarageBand.com

For other uses of "Garage band", see Garage band (disambiguation).

GarageBand.com was a large online community of independent musicians and music fans, founded in 1999.[1][2][3] The site was used by musicians who were seeking greater exposure and critical insight provided by an audience of their peers. The site was also used by music fans to discover new independent artists in the site's vast collection.[1] Some music content was Creative Commons-licensed, as announced in 2004.[4] GarageBand.com closed its doors in June 2010, offering users migration to iLike.[5]

After the demise of the original MP3.com in 2003, subsidiary Trusonic, with an inventory of 250,000 artists representing 1.7 million songs, partnered with GarageBand.com in 2004 to revive these artist accounts. Most of the technology and infrastructure developed at MP3.com was retained.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b Luening, Erich (September 30, 1999). "Music site brings bands out of the garage". CNET News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  2. ^ "Record producer Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) joins forces with Technology pioneer and former Netscape Executive to launch Garageband.com". garageband.com. September 30, 1999. Archived from the original (Press release) on 1999-11-28. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  3. ^ "Current". Mixonline. November 1, 1999. Retrieved 2018-03-15. Producer Jerry Harrison teamed up with Silicon Valley entrepreneur Tom Zito and Netcenter's former head of research Dr. Amanda Lathroum Welsh to launch garageband.com.
  4. ^ Dean, Katie (June 7, 2006). "GarageBand.com Leaves Door Open". Wired.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  5. ^ Wauters, Robin (2013-03-08). "After More Than 10 Years, Indie Music Community GarageBand.com Folds". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  6. ^ Bialik, Carl (April 18, 2004). "GarageBand to Revive Old MP3.com Archive". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2013-03-08.(subscription required)
  7. ^ "GarageBand and Trusonic Offer New Home to More Than 1.7 Million Songs and 250,000 Artists". GarageBand.com via Business Wire. April 21, 2004. Retrieved 2013-03-08.