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gogoyoko will launch in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Faroe Islands and Greenland today, October 1st 2009.

Fair Play In Music - gogoyoko

Rejoice! After months of sleepless nights we finally get to open gogoyoko to our Nordic friends and we owe it all to the fantastic support of our artists, users and fans.

Yes, that means you. We couldn’t have done it without you!

The new version of the site is up and features like the new, exciting music player and connecting your profile status with your Twitter account are a big hit. In the coming weeks we will be introducing new social features as well as loads of new improvements to the site. Your continuous feedback and support will be an important part of our growth and a key factor in our success.

Is your favorite artist not on gogoyoko?  What hot new Scandinavian bands should be in the gogoyoko music store?  Please let us know and we’ll get right on it.  You can follow us, stalk us, befriend us and connect with us through the following:

gogoyoko is still in Beta test mode, where usability improvements and new additions will be added to the product on regular basis. We encourage all our users to provide us with their feedback and views to help us build and develop gogoyoko.com further.

We thank you again for your support and hope you’ll continue helping us spread the word and the gospel of fair play in music. We would be lost without you.

Sincerely yours,
The gogoyoko team

Posted by Gylfi at 10:00,

3 Comments »

  1. This is bloody unbelievable!!!

    How did you guys do it???

    By speaking to artists day and night, hanging out at gigs? I do hang out at gigs. A lot! Believe me, I’m like drinking 5 cans a night and rockin’ my tail off all night long. Man these rockers! What can I say…

    Anyway, big congrats to the mr. gogoyoko. He must be sitting in his chair, thinking about all the music he can now put in his player. And smoke it! What a guy.

    I’m only browsing, browsing through the North. Scandinavia is not my home. I’m currently in this place called Stomstad. What a name. Man.

    But can I access gogoyoko when I’m back in the States? As I have the account and everything running & rocking. Rocking the tail!!!

    Please tell me I can continue to visit you guys. Don’t like the splash page, and this blog is pretty daft compared to the follow system on the site. Man, that totally rocks. Hey… does this guy called Laxxern still live in Iceland. He’s wild.

    tell me i can continute to rock… please!

    Comment by Nathan Socks — October 1, 2009 @ 22:30

  2. This is a nice idea, but I thought i should just point out the fact that Finland and the Faroe Islands is not in Scandinavia, but Norden (The nordic countries)

    Comment by Nordmann — October 5, 2009 @ 09:29

  3. Ah, you are absolutely right! However, people have a tendency to categorize all these countries as Scandinavia even though it’s incorrect. We simply fell into the same groove.

    Comment by Gylfi Blöndal — October 5, 2009 @ 13:00

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About

gogoyoko is a fair play social music marketplace, where artists and music fans can transact and interact. We’re an online music shop, but also so much more.

Artists
We do not only offer artists a revolutionary cut from their music sales and revenue from streaming. We provide them with the platform to create their online destination and manage everything themselves; the sale, promotion and distribution of their music, without the use of middlemen.

Fans
Music fans are provided with the tool to discover, stream or buy and download music straight from the source. They can also create a profile page and socialize with their favorite artists, friends and other music fans, find gigs, events and tour dates via our global music map and read and write all about music.

Background
After years of experience from selling their music in the US, UK and mainland Europe - seeing most of the money of the transaction being swallowed by middlemen - a group of artists was led to create what they saw as a dream platform to enter the global music market. A place where they would not only get exposure and be in contact with their fans, but also receive a fair share of their music sales and the streaming of their music.

We provide artists and other music right holders with the platform to create their online destination and manage themselves the sale, promotion and distribution of their music.

By artists for artists
gogoyoko is made by artists for artists and is all about fair play. That’s why we strive to keep the best deal out there for artists. Apart from legal obligations (royalty and transaction fees) we don’t take any cut from music sales. Additionally, we share 40% of our income from advertisements with artists based on the streaming of their music.

 

gogoyoko consists of four primary sections:

  • The Social Network, where artists, record labels, music professionals and music fans create profiles, interact and contribute to the ever-changing music scene
  • The Store, which can be customized by artists and record labels, and embedded to other sites on the Internet
  • The Music Magazine, where music fans can impart and keep up to date with new releases, exclusive interviews, reviews, special offers etc.
  • The Worldwide Music Map, a (groundbreaking) tool to find gigs, events and tour dates any where in the world

 

gogoyoko was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in November 2007. Today the team is based in Germany, Norway, India and Iceland.

Charity

We believe in social responsibility, doing good and running our business with a contribution towards charity and environmental issues. We like to believe that our users and partners think the same. Therefore, charity is an important factor in the philosophy behind gogoyoko.

10% of our income from advertisements goes to partnering international charity and environmental organizations. This means that everybody visiting, buying and selling through gogoyoko contributes.

In addition we provide all gogoyoko users with the opportunity to donate to our charity partners through various means. Artists can donate 10% of their music sales and users and browsers can donate directly to the organizations on a special charity page.

The charity page is the place where everyone on gogoyoko can monitor how much has been donated to charity through gogoyoko, learn about the organizations and follow their latest news and projects.

Contact

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