So a big aspect of Web 2.0, or just about anything 2.0-related, is user-created content, right? Well, I just realized that if that's the case, we also have Music Video 2.0 now.
Barenaked Ladies (which happens to be my favorite band ever, but I digress), has held two contests where fans film themselves singing, dancing and generally acting silly to the singles of their latest album, Barenaked Ladies Are Me. Then, the band released 'fan videos' for the singles featuring choice clips that were entered.
The first contest was for "Wind Me Up", and the resulting fan video can be seen here. Later, BNL released an "official" video, featuring a cameo appearance by the contest winner.
Their second contest was for "Sound Of Your Voice", and the video is here.
Just the other day I found out that the band Incubus had held a similar contest for their song "Dig". They also filmed themselves performing the song in front of a green screen so that contestants could have footage of the band in their entries. There were two winners- a fan and band pick and the grand prize winner, both of which are featured on the contest page.
So there you have it- Music Video 2.0. I think it's pretty cool that bands and their fans are interacting like this, and it would be great to see more big names get involved.
Barenaked Ladies (which happens to be my favorite band ever, but I digress), has held two contests where fans film themselves singing, dancing and generally acting silly to the singles of their latest album, Barenaked Ladies Are Me. Then, the band released 'fan videos' for the singles featuring choice clips that were entered.
The first contest was for "Wind Me Up", and the resulting fan video can be seen here. Later, BNL released an "official" video, featuring a cameo appearance by the contest winner.
Their second contest was for "Sound Of Your Voice", and the video is here.
Just the other day I found out that the band Incubus had held a similar contest for their song "Dig". They also filmed themselves performing the song in front of a green screen so that contestants could have footage of the band in their entries. There were two winners- a fan and band pick and the grand prize winner, both of which are featured on the contest page.
So there you have it- Music Video 2.0. I think it's pretty cool that bands and their fans are interacting like this, and it would be great to see more big names get involved.
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