You will also be asked age and gender so that we can show you more appropriate ads. You are ready to enjoy your favorite music for free. Tapping on the menu icon three horizontal lines on the top left corner of the screen will show you the four main sections of the app. Create Station: tap here to access the search tool if you want to create a station based on an artist. Selecting an artist from the search results will start a station based on their music and that of similar artists.
Stations: this is the list of the stations you have tuned in to. Explore: this screen contains hundreds of genre and themed stations divided by category. These stations have playlists that are created by our deejays.
Settings: tap here to access some useful tools like changing the audio quality, contacting Jango Support, rating the app or logging out.
Use the Search box at the top of the Create Station screen to search for an artist you like. As you type a list of similar names will start appearing below the name you are typing. If you see the artist you were looking for in the list just tap on its name and voila!
You have created a station based on that artist and music will start playing. The playlist in artist-based stations is selected by the Jango application according to a list of similar artists and what other listeners have rated.
In the Explore screen you can navigate through many different categories to find a station that suits your musical taste or your mood. These stations are created by our knowledgeable deejays and many of them are updated on a weekly basis. Select these stations if you want your playlist to stick to a genre or theme or if you want to listen to the latest popular music. This is the screen you see when you select a station and your music starts playing.
You will see a picture associated to the current song and buttons to pause, skip, rate the song or edit your station.
You can skip as many times as you like. Keep in mind that, if you are connected through cellular data and not WiFi, your data usage will be increased if you skip often as songs get fully downloaded in the first few instants.
You can personalize your station in two ways: Thumbs: By pressing on the Thumbs Up like icon or the Thumbs Down ban icon on the sides of your Player screen you can tell Jango to either play the song you are listening to more often or not to play it anymore.
There is a limit to the number of liked and disliked songs you can have but you can check and edit the lists by logging in to jango. In the Edit Station screen you can add up to five artists to a station. Jango will then play these artists more often. You will see a list of suggested artists but you can search for others using the tool at the top of that screen.
In this screen you can also change the variety setting to play more popular, an even mix or a wider variety of music. You can view information about the artist and the tune you are listening to by tapping on the artist picture in the Player screen. Here you can access lyrics, latest Tweets, biography and more. Swipe the song info screen sideways to access more information or to see what other stations feature that song. You can then tap on these stations to check them out or tune in to them.
Not all of the songs have this information available but we are constantly updating it. Tap on the arrow in the top left corner of the screen to return to the player. You can find the stations you have created in the Stations list. To access this screen from the player screen just press the Back arrow button at the top left. You can delete these stations by swiping them to the left.
You can also delete multiple stations at once by tapping on the Edit button in the top right corner of the screen. Then select all the stations you want to delete and, finally, tap on the trash icon in the top left corner. Swipe a station to the right to view a list of some of the artists that are included in it. In this screen you can also tap on Similar Stations to view genre stations and artist-based stations that you may also like.
Remember that you can access your stations from other devices by logging in to your account from another mobile device or from a computer at www. In fact, you may want to check out our website where we have more cool tools like your music history, so you can review what you have heard, or the lists of the songs you have liked or banned. You can also purchase music or view videos and pictures of your favorite artists.
We hope to implement these tools in our app in future updates. Here are some more things this app can do. You can access these by selecting Settings from the menu screen.
Audio Quality: Select this option if you want to control the amount of data you want Jango to use. This can be useful if your cell phone data plan is limited.
Also useful if your WiFi connection is not very strong or stable. Enable Sleep Timer: Use this if you want to set up a time when you want the music to stop. Share App: Let your friends know about Jango by posting it on your Facebook page or by sending them an email.
We made that easy with this nice button. Rate App: This button will take you to the App Store so you can leave feedback and give Jango five stars. The button will create an email and populate it with data about your device that can help our developers better understand any issue that you may have.
Log Out: Our least favorite button will stop all the music and take you back to the Log In screen. When an AirPort enabled device is available in your Wi-Fi network or a Bluetooth device is Paired with your mobile device you should see a Share icon next to the volume slider.
Tap on that to see a list of the available devices you can stream the music to. Test Jango on a different network if you can. Wait at least ten seconds before turning the device back on. Delete the app first by long-pressing the icon and then tapping on the x. We may not have that artist on our database.
Please let us know if we are missing a popular artist. Our music searching elves will look for it and, if it is available, they will add it to our database. That is what lets Jango deliver free unlimited music to your device.
We know how annoying ads can be so we try to keep them down to a minimum. In fact, we are able to give you free unlimited music without any commercial interruptions on our mobile apps! Please try using the Forgot Password link in the log in screen.
An email will be sent to you check your spam folder if you don't see our reply containing a link to reset your password. The link is time sensitive. Make sure you select the whole link before you copy it and paste it in your browser.
Some email clients tend to split the link making it incomplete. You can unsubscribe from our mailing list by clicking on the unsubscribe link in any of our monthly mailers or by logging in to jango. The unsubscribe request may take a few days to become effective.
There are three main tabs in the upper part of the screen: Recent: this is the list of the stations you have tuned in to. Use the Search tool at the top of the screen to search for an artist you like.
In the Explore tab you can navigate through many different categories to find a station that suits your musical taste or your mood. Tapping on a station will show you the Station Info screen and a list of similar stations that you can swipe sideways. In some devices this will show as three dots on the upper right corner of the screen, in others it will be the device's own Options button at the left of the Home button.
Here you can access links to lyrics, latest Tweets, biography and more. At the bottom of the screen you can see a pull up tab containing "Stations Featuring This Song". I don't think there's any way around traditional PR, if you want to have any kind of major sucess! Hi, I've been on Jango about three weeks so far and it has delivered what it promised, nothing more, nothing less.
I love the realness that you guys have put into these posts. I was really feeling a lot of the points that were made. I would just add on by saying that Jango does not guarentee record sales, they only guarentee paid plays. Thats fair. I agree with the PP who stated that it is up to each artist to make music that people want to buy. The major labels are not for everyone.
Question, how many starving artists out there really have the money for major PR? Some of you must be newbies who say they'd rather shop for a deal thru a label Take a number! You need more than a wow factor, you need to be nothing short of amazing, or at least willing to compromise all of your integrity for money and fame. Relenquish all of who you are as an artist to some label dickhead that cares nothing about your creativity, only your ability to sell records.
And guess what else? When you sign a deal, it is not in the form of 5 million dollars like The X Factor would have you to believe! Artists make money off shows, but early in the career, very little off record sales..
At least until your album is shipping double platinum. Thats no fault of Jango or any of the competitors. Take Jango at face value and use it for what it is designed for You still have to do the hard work, you don't just sign up for a service and think thats it. To the PP venting about all the hos and fake gangstas, I agree totally, but guess what?? Consumers are buying the crap so it must have a market I am no judge, I have been an indie artist for over 12 years, and have worked with FAMOUS producers and even as an office assistant at an idie backed by a major label.
I have relatives in the industry and in television and I'm not just on here talking mess. The industry as a whole has and is constantly changing, and I feel that us indie artists stand the best chance to be left with the most important thing of all Hats off to you Jango!!! Keep the Fiyah Blazing!! Sistah Fiyah 10, Degrees Reggae Pop artist on Jango Radio. Like some of you, I was a bit skeptical of using Jango services.
The thought of paying for spins just kind of seemed wrong to me. Usually, the rule is that 'He who has the most gold, rules". However, my perception was changed after a visit to my entertainment attorney.
He told me about a function that he was invited to where some record company had an artist that they wanted to promote on a 'large-ear'd' radio network. The company setup a meet and greet with all of the program directors, had the artist perform, rented out a race track, and let the execs drive stock cars until their hearts were content My 7 year old daughter loved it. Have I heard it recently? Was the money worth it? Who knows Therefore my wife and I decided to release a song and promote it using Jango.
After plays, we've made 40 new fans with 15 likes. Very cool. My only complaint thus far is that in order to email fans, fans will have to check their messages on the Jango website, which most fans may not do. Overall, I would highly recommend any independent artist that wants to get a gauge on where their sound is and what their target markets think of it. This kind of access is crucial.
If you get a chance Jango asks you to pay for play. In the old days this was called Payola and is illegal. Jango does not pay performance royalties - so they are breaking copyright law. Jango does not pay Soundexchange - so they are breaking copyright law. Jango does not pay mechanicals - so they are breaking copyright law. Jango will not let you remove your songs. That's illegal. They want you to retitle them. That's illegal too.
They put you on other sites which also don't pay royalties. There are three different sites that I know of that are Jango retitled. If you get fans or their Facebook links, you can't write to these people because of Facebook freezing your account if you try to.
I've used Jango for an act I am managing and I'm not really clear what the point is I like to see the Demographic crossover info and it's nice to see that someone in Hong Kong or Hawaii likes the music. But here's the thing: NONE of the hundreds of 'fans' from Jango ever join us on Facebook or Twitter or engage with the act in any meaningful way including buying products.
But it seems statistically unlikely that NONE of these big music fans will go the extra mile and, say, go to Facebook to see the video or hear more songs. When people love music or anything they can't wait to share it with their friends, in person or online, or to find out more; Google the band, check out their Facebook.
Also: yes it is great to target listeners who like similar music. But listens really isn't that many. Here in the UK, even the low-rated local radio stations have tens of thousands of listeners to their new music shows. Jango gives you little morale boost - lots of people apparently like your music and, even better, those people like 'proper' name artists too.
But, beyond that I have also experimented with Jango over the last few years and we recently launched a new album and invited our alleged "fans" to participate in a free download of 3 songs. Not one fan responded out of several hundred which struck us as odd. I am beginning to wonder if these fans are not software generated and the whole Jango experience is one giant fraud on one level.
My experience with Jango has actually been very well - so much so that I'm considering actually paying for plays. I signed up with CD-Baby and they offered the free plays to start and then the 10 free plays a week. I took the , and the 10 per week. I currently have four songs on Jango and here are my stats since I signed up in January Play Stats Songs Total Plays Credits Used Likes I Hope I really don't expect to see sales from this as I really don't expect to see sales from any of these sites.
Why would I go buy the song when I have it in my "favorites" list and can listen to it anytime I want. Personally, I actually do that with other services as well. What do I expect from this site? Well, I do expect to get some exposure and some word of mouth. This way a fan will tell a friend perhaps a friend that uses one of the services that pays royalties who will tell two friends, etc.
From my Jango site, I do direct folks to my youtube site and to my personal site where I have links to my songs on itunes, rhapsody, etc. I've also see revenue albeit a small amount from these sites; so that is where I'm figuring on the eventual larger revenue coming from. Am I still paying for play on Jango - of course!
Each time my song is played there is no correct me if I'm wrong royalty paid; so I guess that is the cost for me to use their servers, staff, electricity, communications lines, etc. Jango is not the only service out there that is not paying royalties and I actually have my music on a few of those sites i.
ReverbNation, Facebook, Broadjam, etc. Bottom line, at least for me, is you have to figure out what your getting and then decide if you're getting your monies worth. Bigger markets are bigger costs! For your money, you could reasonably expect to get 20 commercials, with the majority of them airing during desirable times of the day.
None of these above mentioned methods guarantee your music will be played, so if your ad is not catchy enough with the possible exception of the radio ads not even a snippet of your music will be heard. The practice, which involves music labels or artists paying radio stations to play their songs in heavy rotation, dates back to the beginnings of terrestrial radio.
It got so bad in the s that Congress had to intervene, but it keeps rearing its head in new forms. Now, pay-for-play has hit online radio. Jango , a music streaming service which claims 6 million monthly listeners, is selling paid placement to labels and artists through a program it launched last week called Jango Airplay.
Each song has links to buy the song at Amazon or iTunes. Given the scandalous history of pay-for-play on terrestrial radio, it is not surprising that people are skeptical about whether it is a good idea to bring it to the Web. Matt Rosoff at Cnet sums it up :. Once you apply your credits, your song s will automatically begin rotation, and you can keep track of your listeners and fans from your Recent Listener feed located on your Home page as well as your Listeners page.
You can preview your promo unit at anytime to see what your listeners view on Jango from your Campaign Settings menu, Promo Unit page by clicking preview unit at the top of the page. Remember that your promo unit only shows to listeners when your song is being automatically played via play credits.
It is up to each listener to choose to rate your music and become your fan. Make sure you are selecting appropriate similar artist targets. This is the most important aspect of a campaign. Since your music is played to listeners that are tuned into the stations of your selected similar artists, it is essential that you choose artists that are similar to your style of music, or artists whose audience you think will enjoy your music as well.
You can choose from 5 to 30 different target artists from your Campaign Settings menu, Standard Targeting page.
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