Not every artist is a marketer, and they shouldn't be required to be one. If you're a musician, that's who you are. We have been forced to become what we are not and it's not for everyone. As an artist, I stand with every single artist and have for 12 years. Because of this dedication our Artist Directory was created so you don't have to be a marketer.

Your music sits on its own profile page you share, professional EPK included. As a musician I have stepped away from any attempt to be found among 120k releases per day, as we know this number is outrageous for any artist old or new.

The only thing left to do was to create a digital holding portfolio for the artist to add everything about their work so others in private would listen and take in without systems dictating what a person seeks out.

They have the choice, just as one looks through a crate of records in some store or flea market. Artist Directory is our way to give that back to artists.

Artist Directory is ready for all . Join us at https://weatnu.com/artist-discovery - just click the join button to the right. We have chatroom once you register, it's going to be refined as well, a blog for all artists will also be connected soon. This is our way to give the DIY/ Indie scene their freedom again. Join us below, free as in beer. Our 12 year comes this summer and we are 91% complete with all features

We are clearly gathering artists in our Artist Discovery platform, as we are 90% complete with everything that was promised.
What is coming, a fully working EPK, Export of your entire portfolio so you can save things, or even re-upload a completely different portfolio.
Multiple selectable tabs so you can load different versions of your profile to showcase others - all easy to do (tiny files)
After we are 100% done, there are plans to create a blog for all and making label and radio profiles for the music supporter, and a proper working chatroom.
This whole system that runs artist directory is just about 1 MB in size.

This was written on our FB page - we're not one to pull any punches, and people appreciate that honesty.

#WEATNU began as a punk movement for the DIY mindset. In the current events considering their control over people, that is Big tech. A ruling, caused them to pay people back for being evil. I had this to say on YouTube. All of us are tired of this. Our Artist Directory is a prime reason for this, and it's helping artists one at a time. It's making true growth happen, and that was greatly needed. Before that we had great sparseness and people simply lost touch, in reality people return. But you don't show up to the ballroom, neither do your patrons! They kept us from showing what we're doing to our audience and people simply thought we took a hike.
@synthoelectro
6 minutes ago
Hey Google, how does it feel to be evil now?
@synthoelectro
7 minutes ago
They take adv of all of us and put our friends in front of us to get us addicted to hoping we can talk to another human being, while dangling the carrot in front of us, never giving us what we desire, that's evil. I have struggled since they began around 2011, as an adult, not a child, fighting the system trying to help DIY musicians and all they ever do is show you things that aren't relevant to your following. They need to be called down for that and change now. A healthy platform would do right and make it like normal communication but they are pocketing our hard to earn dollars (if you choose to pay) just to find like-minded people. These companies will become overtaken by the next decentralized website in the future.

We'd like to invite you to join us, register yourself as an artist - We are the New Underground - Our artist directory is a way to hold artists together - free.
https://weatnu.com/join
There are still developments happening to complete our vision from that one platform.

This summer we will open our next sub-label - Urban Landscape Records for old school, experimental hip-hop, boom-bap and soulful sounds of the groove. We are waiting for the green light to move to Subvert.fm so we can, and we will bring all our labels there.

Artist Directory has made it to the final phase, and holding at 82%.
The final features are being woven into the system.
Once this is complete you will have control over your living profile, and a functional EPK.

Our EPK feature inside of the living profile (back of your portfolio) will have links directly connected to your music.
For MP3, WAV, or other files you need.
All your social media and links are added as well according to what you choose from the panel.

Google drive, and other platforms will be used to link your music to our artist directory.
At the same time, embed players will also be showing from there, for more things you'd like to showcase.
At that time there is the featured album, new or old where the artist can choose to feature, add bio and extensive info below the caption. You can add your story, about your album, your work, what inspires you - there is no limit.

All which you can click to request release on our label/s and internet radio, all at your leisure.
This all comes to a point where the artist who already wishes to be on our radio or label now has a means to showcase everything they do while maintaining artist freedom to the greatest degree.
Controlled by you, with a export of your whole profile you can download and even re-upload when you need it, just in case you want to redo or things may have been lost, all your data will be safe with us from our database or with you.

As these features roll out and becoming working additions, artists can test the EPK / living profile by going to their dashboard and clicking the right-most arrow, it takes you to the next part.
More info soon.

What is artist directory?

The front facing discovery page will show artists side by side.
Once you click a persons photo or 'card' you are brought to their portfolio. This is Artist Discovery page or the front view.
In here is where you find an artist to listen to and learn about who they are. Discovery is met by clicking a growing list of genres, sub-genres and micro-genres at the top, helping you decide by those artists only showing.

Inside your profile: for the artist.

1. Artists can create a grand marquee, maybe a YouTube video to showcase your best work.

2. In a simple manner adding URL's into the populated bar, will give you embed players linking to soundcloud, bandcamp, Nina, Spotify, Apple and more, as these will be expanded later.
The Living EPK

3. On the back side is your Living Profile, and a extensive EPK that moves with you. As you grow as an artist you can add your story, your links, what you're done, etc. If you need more room to add more material and info about your music, you have that power to create just by posting and building. Links to your work, links to your PDFs, MP3's all in your control without uploading through us, simply use google drive or others.

4. the back side will also allow you to click and expand making your music story as long as you need it with no limits because everyone has limits they decide.
This is free as in beer, and 'We are the New Underground' is sure to grow with you. It is a gift to the indie / DIY scene. Artists are already taking adv of this and helping test with us before it is ready.
If you wish to take part in our 12 year history, please say so below, if that excites you.

Artist directory is coming soon and we together all scream NO into the darkness! We are the New Underground. You will be heard.

This is real: This exists.
What you are seeing is the artist portfolio page.
This hasn't been shared on FB or anywhere public yet.
This is the page the artist is greeted with when they register and create an artist name, bio and etc.
In here you can paste a URL from the Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, and others as they are coded into the website. As you paste the URL each embed player populates accordingly with what you drop in. Got a song you want showing, just paste the URL.
You see separators between each platform.
All of these are 'embed players"
If you wish to take part in testing the Artist Directory, please contact me either here or at Almark page.
You can also reach me at weatnurecords@gmail.com

This is the most serious thing #WEATNU has ever done, and I believe it's going to help the DIY in a big way once it's completed.
#siteshout