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Ian Edwards wins our most recent competition........Enter the new competition now.........Top the chart and win a growing list of merchandise........Write and receive reviews today and change the shape of the charts

A new competition begins with a new top prize

Posted by jtromans in news category TOTO News on 03/09/2010 at 13:37:26

	Welcome back to TopoftheOx 2010 . The charts have been reset A fantastic prize for the chart topper (our short contest to end the year) 1) Upload your music and edit your profile 2) Climb the charts with the vote of the public 3) Enhance your chart standing by writing and receiving reviews 4) Top the chart on December 16th and win our top prize… Top prize click to read more)

Ian Edwards joins our finalists at the Camden showcase

Posted by mhussey in news category TOTO News on 03/09/2010 at 09:00:58

Ian Edwards sees off stiff competition from the awsome Social Consent
Ian Edwards sees off Social Consent by only 5 votes to join our finalists at the Underworld in Camden to compete for a album record deal. The final hours of voting couldn't have been more exciting as these two acts edged past eachother. We wish Social Consent the very best of luck in the future and we will be putting them up for nomination in our awards for the best band, so watch this space. See Ian Edwards perform Live in November
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How to write music reviews

Posted by mhussey in news category TOTO News on 30/08/2010 at 20:00:05

Advice for the aspiring music journalist
Although sometimes amusing, it is often a little annoying reading reviews written by failing bitter musicians who want to do nothing but criticise any form of quality musicianship. So here are a few words of advice for the positive and aspiring journalist who is not simply out there to be controversial. Read on and enjoy writing reviews for bands on TopoftheOx today. Be honest and appreciate genres you are not so familiar with
You can write a review on any song you like or dislike. You don’t have to like everything you hear but be positively critical rather than slandering the competition. Pinpoint what specifically gels or irritates you and write it down in a respectful way.... (click to read more)

Get reviewed fast and free

Posted by mhussey in news category TOTO News on 16/08/2010 at 13:15:17

The review process...Why review bands?

We have introduced the ability for all registered bands to write and receive reviews of their music. By writing a review you are more likely to receive reviews from other bands, that is, you will be more likely to be suggested to have a review written about you. Reviews are scored between 1/5 for a poor song and 5/5 for a great track. For each point a song gets it helps the band climb the charts by allocating these points to their votes they receive from fans on their band or song page. click to read more)

Voting is now FREE for all

Posted by mhussey in news category TOTO News on 13/08/2010 at 16:08:40

It is now absolutely free for your fans to vote! Now go win that record deal!!! There are now two new ways to climb the charts...We have scrapped text voting 1) REVIEWS by bands ....enjoy writing and recieving reviews You can now increase your bands position in the TopoftheOx charts by getting good reviews from other bands. These reviews will be rated out of 5 stars. For example giving a 5 star rating the band get 5 points and climb the charts accordingly.To increase your chances of getting reviews make sure you write them. The more your write, the mroe you get back. Log in now at www.topoftheox.co.uk 2) <... (click to read more)

Review : Josh Savage 'Empty Room'

Posted by mhussey in news category TOTO News on 11/08/2010 at 13:03:06

Empty room - Josh Savage
Recieved 9th August 2010
Published 1th August 2010
Rating 4/5

Despite a rather noisy recording I loved this song and the depth of the Josh's voice. Clearly an honest and heartfelt performance. It's another common theme relating lost love but josh captures your imagation and the space within the song allows your imagination to build your own detailed pictures. You have to admire the fact that he has kept this track simple and as a result it is very effective. I would say that the song writing itself is a 5/5 but could really do with a much better recording ad so my overall rating is a little lower. The harmonies being rathe... (click to read more)

Final weeks of voting upon us

Posted by mhussey in news category TOTO News on 05/08/2010 at 09:50:50

The competition end date moves forward to September 2nd...Must read!!! The countdown to the end of the charts begins. We are bringing the end of the competition even closer to Thursday 2nd September. At 9pm on this all telling date we will be counting the votes from all the artists in both the toto chart and the talent tour. Remember this is what you win if you have most votes in your chart. 1) The toto chart – An appearance at the underworld. A final playoff with last competitions winning artists to... (click to read more)

Looking for more gigs? Start here

Posted by mhussey in news category TOTO News on 05/08/2010 at 08:54:30

Looking for gigs? Can’ find any? From today this is a thing of the past ! Register with www.splitgigs.com SplitGigs is a social network that helps emerging bands or musicians find gigs to play, through a simple but highly effective idea: the "SplitGig". A SplitGig is an exchange of gigs - i.e. I let your band play at my gig, then you return the favor by letting my band play at your gig. Got it? Both bands end up with an extra gig... another opportunity to get their music heard. Simple, but effective. So why wait another minute go get yourself gigging at www.splitgigs.com and don&r... (click to read more)

A connection with session musicians

Posted by jtromans in news category TOTO News on 02/08/2010 at 10:59:11

Use a session musican and bring your recording to life! Use on theon the You are working on a recording and you’ve used up the bulk of your talent recording drums, bass, keys and guitar but there’s something not quite right! You accept that maybe one of the parts is responsible and your skill level on that instrument doesn’t match you ambition and vision. You know you have ... (click to read more)

Solo artist looking for a band?

Posted by mhussey in news category TOTO News on 26/07/2010 at 15:30:11

Over the past year I have been asked by many solo artists how they should go about finding band members. The general issues raised by the enquiring talent include questions regarding the quality of musicians required, their attitude and their commitment. How do you find musicians who rank highly in all these qualities? A few of the other points raised include how you keep them interested in your work, what image you should develop and once you’ve got the band where you go from there. From my personal experience and from the observation of the artists who appear to be making a name for themselves I’ll offer you the following tips. I won’t cover all these points but at least it will be a solid start to develop your act. Musicians a... (click to read more)

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