| Sample
Japanese Mobile Site and QR Code |
 | We
generate a QR
Code (a.k.a. QRickit) and display it in your Japanese web site, TopMusic.jp
profile page and optional PDF Press Sheet. Users can scan the QR Code with their
mobile phone camera and instantly access your Japanese mobile site. (Click
here to learn more about QR Codes and Mobile Marketing.) You
can download the QR Code image freely from your Japanese web site or TopMusic.jp
profile page by right-clicking on it to save it as a bmp or png file to your computer.
You can print it on flyers, stickers, buttons, packaging, etc. Or you can make
your own QR Codes for free by visiting QRickit.com. |
|
Details |
| Samples | Sample
Web Site #1 | Sample
Mobile Site #1
| Sample
TopMusic.jp Profile Page #1
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Sample
Web Site #2 |
Sample Mobile Site #2
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Sample TopMusic.jp Profile Page #2 |
Sample
Web Site #3 | Sample
Mobile Site #3 | Sample
TopMusic.jp Profile Page #3 |
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| The
above links are live web and mobile sites. To simulate how the mobile site looks
on a computer screen, resize your web browser to its narrowest width (about 200
px. wide). Or you can scan the QR Codes above with your mobile phone to view the
sample mobile sites. Go to your favorite app store to get a QR Code reader (there
are free ones available). Note that the display may be different on computers
and mobile phones which do not use Japanese operating systems. You can also view
the Japanese Web Profiles in the TopMusic.jp Music Guide at TopMusic.jp |
Widgets/Players (see
samples above) - Music
Player
- YouTube
Video Player
- Show
Schedule with Map
- Fan/Street
Team Collector
- Photo
Slide Show
| ReverbNation.com
Music Player (Blog Size) ReverbNation.com
YouTube Video Player ReverbNation.com
Show Schedule with Map ReverbNation.com
Fan/Street Team Collector Photo Slideshow - Flickr,
Slide, Photobucket,
or MySpace. A
Reverb Nation Artist account is required. We will create one for you if you don't
have one and send you the username and password OR you can click
here to set up a free Reverb Nation Artist account yourself. You
can get free Photo Slide Show Widgets at: Flickr,
Slide, Photobucket,
or MySpace. *If
you really do not want to use ReverbNation widgets, we can embed other music player
and video player widgets as long as they meet our specifications.
They may be resized to fit. |
What's
a widget? - In simple terms, it is a standalone player
to display/deliver content (such as music, images, videos, text, and other data).
We will embed your widgets into your Japanese web site and TopMusic.jp profile
page. You
can login anytime to your Reverb Nation (or other widget provider) account and
manage the content yourself. Thus, there is no need to read/write Japanese. Any
changes you make to the content is automatically reflected in your Japanese Web
Site. |
| Artist
Bio/Profile | We
translate your English text (i.e. bio, profile or message) into Japanese and include
it in your Japanese web site, mobile site, optional PDF press sheet, and TopMusic.jp
profile page. (Up to 125 English words included in price. Add US$0.25/word translation
fee for words over 125). *If you can provide a bio already
professionally translated and edited in Japanese by a human (not computer software
translator), we can add it if it meets our standards. |
| Main
Image |
JPEG/GIF image (usually artist photo or CD cover) is displayed at the top of your
Japanese web site, mobile site, optional PDF press sheet, and TopMusic.jp profile
page. *You can use a photo slide show widget to display more
images. |
| News/Twitter | If
you have a Twitter account, we
can add a widget that displays your latest "Tweets" in the NEWS
and Latest Info section on your Japanese web site and TopMusic.jp profile
page. Your Japanese mobile site will link to the Twitter Mobile version. You can
setup a free Twitter account at Twitter.com. We
can also add a link to your official blog if you have one. You can setup a free
blog at ReverbNation.com,
Blogspot.com and other providers. Optional
(translation fees apply) We can translate your news into Japanese
and post it in the NEWS and Latest Info section of your Japanese
web site, mobile site and TopMusic.jp profile page. |
| Google
Map of Artist Location | We
display a world map so Japanese users can get an idea of where you come from. |
Japan
Show Schedule | Your
ReverbNation
Show Schedule with Map widget is displayed in your Japanese web site and TopMusic.jp
profile page. You can post your shows there using your ReverbNation account. *Note:
widgets are not displayed in your mobile site. Send
us your Japan show schedule (max. 10 shows per submission) and we will post it
in your web
site, mobile site and TopMusic.jp profile page. It also
becomes searchable in the TopMusic.jp
Music Guide. |
| Links | We
include your links to iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, MySpace, Facebook, Bandcamp, your
official home page and any Japanese Shops that sell your music. (Our staff does
an internet search to find links to Japanese shops that sell your music.) |
Record
Label or
Production / Management Co. | If
applicable, we display your record label name, image, and link in the TopMusic.jp
Music Guide and in your web and mobile sites. The record label is also included
in the TopMusic.jp
"Record Label List" and Japanese users can search for and list all
artists under the record label. The record label name, website link and image
(150 x 150 pixels jpg/gif) are also randomly displayed in the "Label Showcase"
section in all the main pages of the TopMusic.jp
Music Guide. |
| Twitter
Function | There
is a button for Japanese Twitter users to easily "tweet" the artist
name and Japanese Web Site URL. |
| Contact
Form | Japanese
users can send a message directly to you through a contact form on your web site,
mobile site and TopMusic.jp profile page. *Your email address
is always hidden to users. |
| Music
Industry Business Communications Service | We
receive inquiries on your behalf from Japanese TV/film/game music supervisors,
press, concert/event organizers, record companies, and other music industry people
through a special contact email link. When we get a serious business-related inquiry
(i.e. licensing, booking, interview opportunity), we will let you know the basic
nature of the inquiry in English and their contact info. You can decide whether
or not to pursue the inquiry. *We can provide fee-based translation/communications
services if required. |
| Tell-a-Friend | Japanese
users can easily send your web and mobile site URLs to their friends using the
"Tell-A-Friend" function on your web site, mobile site and TopMusic.jp
profile page. |
Mobile Site Compatible
with Japanese mobile phones (keitai and smartphones) and major carriers
in Japan: AU, DOCOMO, SOFTBANK | Your
Japanese mobile site is like a "lite" version web site that is optimized
for Japanese mobile phones (both traditional keitai and smartphones). It
displays the main image and most text and link content from your Japanese web
site. There
is a function to allow Japanese mobile users to easily "tweet" (announce)
you on Twitter Mobile.
In addition, there is a "Tell-A-Friend" function to allow mobile users
to easily send your link to friends and a "Contact Artist" function
to send a message to your email. (*your email address is never
revealed) *Web
site widgets (music player, video player, show schedule, maps, fan collector,
photo slideshow) are not displayed in mobile site. Japanese
mobile phone users can watch your music videos via YouTube Moblie. Japanese
mobile phones can view YouTube videos. If you have a YouTube video, we can put
a link to it in your mobile site. If you don't have a YouTube music video, you
can easily make a music video using your MP3 and some photos / images at www.animoto.com.
Then upload it to YouTube.com. Sample
Mobile Site #1
| Sample
Mobile Site #2
| Sample
Mobile Site #3 |
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| The
above links are live mobile sites. To simulate how the mobile site looks on a
computer screen, resize your web browser to its narrowest width (about 200 px.
wide). Or you can scan the QR Codes above with your mobile phone to view the sample
mobile sites. Go to your favorite app store to get a QR Code reader (there are
free ones available). Note that the display may be different on computers and
mobile phones which do not use Japanese operating systems. |
QR
Code for Mobile Site (click
here to learn about QR codes) | We
generate a QR
Code (see above samples) and display it in your Japanese web site, PDF Press
Sheet and TopMusic.jp profile page. Users can scan the QR Code with their mobile
phone camera and instantly access your Japanese mobile site. You
can download the QR Code image freely from your Japanese web site or TopMusic.jp
profile page by right-clicking on it to save it as a bmp or png file to your computer.
You can print it on flyers, stickers, buttons, packaging, etc. |
Special URL Address
| People
can access your Japanese Web and Mobile Sites through 1 URL. It automatically
detects mobile users and sends them to your Japanese mobile site while computer
users are sent to your Japanese web site. The
special URL address will look like: http://artists.topmusic.jp/yourband *If
you wish to have your own custom Japanese domain name (e.g. yourbandname.jp),
it is about $60/year. Click
here to register your own custom Japanese domain name. We can help you setup
your custom domain to automatically redirect to your Japanese Web Site. |
Promotion: MP3 Free
download from your Japanese web site, mobile site and TopMusic.jp profile page. | If
you wish, you can offer a free MP3 file for download. *This
is a free MP3 you are offering as a promotion. It is not for sale. Japanese users
may use it for non-commercial purposes in podcasts and blogs. TopMusic.jp users
can search the site for artists that offer free MP3 downloads. |
Promotion: Ichi-Oshi (Push Artist) | We
randomly rotate you in the Ichi-Oshi (Push Artist) section on the home
page in the TopMusic.jp Music
Guide for 8 weeks. |
Promotion: Shokai (Artist Spotlight) | We
randomly rotate you in the Artist Shokai (Artist Spotlight) section at
the top of the home page and music category pages in the TopMusic.jp
Music Guide. |
Promotion: Advertising Discounts
| Up
to 50% off banner ad rates in the TopMusic.jp
Music Guide. Click here to see banner
ad rates. Discounts are offered for other Japanese music marketing services
too. |
| Extras | You
will also be eligible for: - interviews,
CD/album/show reviews in TopMusic.jp
- 50%
discounts on banner advertising in the TopMusic.jp
- shared
and other advertising/promotional opportunities in Japan when available (i.e.
joint ads, festival showcases, compilations, submissions, etc.)
|
Access
to Japan Music Marketing Members Resources (click
here for more details of resources) | You
can access online resources
that include: -
list of the main Japanese companies that distribute, license, publish, and import
music from foreign artists/labels
-
list of companies that plan and manage live tours (gigs) in Japan for foreign
artists
-
list of main music festivals in Japan that book foreign artists
- standardized
Japanese cover letters (printable PDF files) to use when sending your materials
to Japanese record companies/distributors/licensors
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Options |
Japanese Press Sheet (PDF) Users
can freely download it from your Japanese web site, mobile site and TopMusic.jp
profile page. | Option:
$19 special fee if ordered together Can
be ordered later at the regular fee of $35. |
We
make a Japanese Press Sheet (PDF) which can be downloaded and printed by Japanese
music industry people from your Japanese web site, mobile site and TopMusic.jp
profile page. It contains your image, Japanese bio, website URL, mobile site QR
code, and contact email.
Artists
can also print it out for their own use (i.e. you can include it when sending
your demo or materials to Japanese radio stations, record companies, distributors,
publishers, show/festival organizers, etc.)
Japanese
text is in graphics so they can be viewed and printed on non-Japanese computers
too.
Click
to view: sample 1 | sample
2 |
Online
Sales - Artist Shop | Option:
$15/item setup fee This
option can also be ordered anytime later at the same fee whenever you have a new
CD or merch you want to sell in Japan online. There are NO transaction, monthly
or annual fees. |
We
can add an ARTIST SHOP section to your Japanese web site and TopMusic.jp
profile page so you can sell your CD's and merch directly to Japanese consumers. Click
here for more details of Artist Shop |
| See
example #1 | See
example #2 |
Japanese
Podcast and AM/FM Radio Submission | Option:
$69 registration fee Can
be ordered later at the regular fee. |
We
register you in Bigfish
Network's Aritst Explosion in Japan Promotion which includes 1 song (MP3)
submitted online to Japanese podcasters and AM/FM radio stations...more
info |
| Other
Info , Comments, Terms & Conditions |
| Modifications
to your Japanese Web+Mobile Sites | There
is NO login account provided because you cannot modify the Japanese
web site, mobile site or TopMusic.jp profile page directly by yourself. But you
can modify your content in the music player, video player, and show schedule widgets
freely using your Reverb Nation account. For other modifications (contact email,
links, etc.) you can submit your changes to us using an online form and our staff
will make the updates. Many industry people use the TopMusic.jp Music Guide, so
in order to maintain a professional and consistent standard, all web and mobile
sites are manually processed and links/content checked by our Japanese staff. To
see how to make modifications to your Japanese web site, mobile site or TopMusic.jp
profile page after setup, check out the Top Music Japan Artist
Support and Resources Center. |
Comments, Terms and Conditions | Your
Japanese web site, mobile site and TopMusic.jp profile page follow a fixed layout/design
and are hosted on the TopMusic.jp
server indefinitely or until deleted by TopMusic.jp administrators or by a request
from you. We
may deactivate/delete your Japanese web site, mobile site and TopMusic.jp profile
page from the server if you request us to do so by email. If this is the case,
no refund is provided. We
reserve the right to deactivate or delete your Japanese web site, mobile site
and TopMusic.jp profile page from the server at anytime at the discretion of TopMusic.jp
administrators without notification or statement of reason made to you. If this
is the case, a partial or full refund may be made. Due
to web and mobile site, server and system maintenance, as well as other unforeseen
technical and internet connectivity issues, your Japanese web site, mobile site
and TopMusic.jp profile page may not be available for a certain period of time.
If this occurs, we will try to minimize this downtime. Naturally, we cannot guarantee
100% uptime. Since
the Japanese web+mobile site and TopMusic.jp profile page may contain widgets
from other companies, please check the policies and terms/conditions of the respective
widget providers (i.e. ReverbNation,
Twitter, etc.) TopMusic.jp
and its owners, administrators and partners are not responsible for any loss or
damage incurred by the use of any services or products supplied by Top Music Japan
and JICS MEDIA. Only
a person authorized by the band/artist may submit the order form. By submitting
the order form you declare that you understand and agree to the terms and conditions
described here. Invalid
Impressions (Page Views) Artists
may not use any means to inflate web and mobile site impressions (page views)
artificially, including manual methods. Web
and mobile site impressions (page views) should result from genuine Japanese visitors.
Any method that artificially generates impressions (page views) on your Japanese
web site, mobile site and TopMusic.jp profile page is strictly prohibited. These
prohibited methods include, but are not limited to, repeated manual clicks or
impressions, automated click and impression generating tools and the use of robots
or deceptive software. If
you fail to comply with these policies, we reserve the right to deactivate your
Japanese web site, mobile site and TopMusic.jp profile page at any time. If deactivated,
you will not be eligible for further participation in our services and a refund
will not be issued if payment was made. |
How
much does it cost? | There
is a setup fee of US$99. There may be additional charges if you order options.
There are no monthly, annual or transaction fees. *Ads are not
displayed in your Japanese web and mobile sites during the first year. After the
first year, you have the option not to display ads in your Japanese web and mobile
sites for a fee of $5/mo. |
| How
to Order | Simply
fill out and submit the online order form here. We will contact you when we have
received your order form and payment. It
usually takes 1 to 10 business days to complete your Japanese web and mobile sites.
We will contact you by email when completed or if anything else is needed. We
reserve the right to accept and refuse orders at our discretion. If your order
is not accepted, your payment will be refunded in full. |
We
recommend that you get the following things ready to make the most of your
Japanese web+mobile site. |
- Artist/Band
Image (jpg or gif at least 320 pixel width x 320 pixel height; square is recommended)
- ReverbNation
Artist Account with at least 1 image and 1 MP3 uploaded (best if you also have
at least 1 YouTube video and 1 show schedule). Get a free ReverbNation Artist
Account at www.ReverbNation.com.
- Photo
Slide Show Widget. You can create free Photo Slide Show Widgets at Flickr,
Slide, Photobucket,
or MySpace. (We will resize
it to fit a width of 475 pixels.)
- YouTube
video. If you don't have a YouTube music video, you can easily make one using
your MP3 and some photos / images at www.animoto.com.
Then upload it to YouTube.com.
- Twitter
Account. You can get a free Twitter Account at Twitter.com.
Try to make at least 1 tweet.
- Blog
Account. You can create a blog using your ReverbNation Artist Account, Myspace,
Blogspot.com, Wordpress, etc.
- Try
to make a list of the links (URLs) to the shops that sell your music (iTunes,
Amazon, CDBaby, etc.)
- A
sample MP3 for free download from your web+mobile site. You can make it a short
clip or full song.
- A
well-written bio that is brief, informative and concise. It's best to rewrite
or edit your original English one especially for Japanese music fans (or industry
people) and so that it does not use slang or idioms that are difficult or impossible
to translate accurately into Japanese.
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