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During this week, If you donate more than $25 you will receive this limited edition T-shirt!! Hurry before we run out!!

Durante esta semana Si decides hacer una donación de 18 Euros recibirás esta camiseta!! Es una edición limitada, date prisa antes de que se agoten!!

Who are we? We are Buzz Lanes. We started out as a small idea for a Business Model Competition at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, then grew once we won and went on to the semifinalist round at Harvard. With time and many alterations, our idea continued to grow and gain support. As graduates of WPI’s School of Business, and with several years of experience in the entertainment world, we decided to push forward and make Buzz Lanes a reality.

As music enthusiasts, you will always see us listening to music during our work day; there will never be a time longer than 2 hours that we don’t have music! As a company, we have one clear goal in mind: to accelerate all talented musicians that don’t have the resources for a big marketing campaign. As a music platform for undiscovered bands, we allow aspiring musicians to connect with fans that want to hear new music instead of listening to the same stuff on the radio. It’s a win-win situation: musicians grow their fan base and connect with new fans, and the fans will always have the opportunity to find new music they haven’t heard before!

The Idea:

Every time we listen to music, we need to listen to mainstream and highly advertised songs or bands that are already well established. To be able to succeed, new upcoming bands need three things: a big fan base, economic support, and high-quality material. Most of the time the bands can only concentrate on one of these three pillars for their growth. Buzz Lanes will solve this problem. We will support the bands with economical incentives, accelerate their exposure, and give feedback about their songs.

At the same time, music lovers are always searching for new material, but if they listen to the radio or use software such as iTunes or Spotify, they will listen to the same music over and over again. It is true that they can attend concerts in local venues, but their exposure is going to be limited, and it is an expensive way to get exposure to new music. Buzz Lanes will provide a better solution because the service allows users to discover new and fresh material each week; it is more affordable than other available options and it allows a deeper connection between the fans and the musicians.

Our Goal:

At Buzz Lanes we have a simple, well-defined goal: to help new musicians succeed.

How the idea works:

The idea can be separated into two customers: music fans and musicians.

For music fans:

1) They subscribe for $5 a month to the service

2) Every week they will receive three songs that they can download to keep

3) Once they listen to the songs, they will rank the bands based on their preferences

4) If the band they support wins “band of the week”, the fan will have the chance to win a special reward during the last week of the month.

5) During the last week of the month, they will vote for the best song of the month. If the band they support wins, the fan will receive a reward based on the winning band.

For the musicians:

1) The musician will select one song they want to submit to the competition

2) Once their song is competing, they will decide the “fan reward” if their song wins “band of the month”

3) When their song is up and running, they will try to get as many votes as they can

4) If they win “band of the month”, they will receive a cash prize and are entered for “band of the year”

5) They can track their performance and keep competing with new songs!

What’s the Money for?

•  Website ($3500)

•  Lawyer and state fees ($1500)

•  Coworking space ($1500)

•  Marketing ($2000)

•  Other costs ($1000)

Gratitude:

It’s become clear to me that without your help and support, Buzz Lanes would remain nothing more than a cool idea. Although we feel unworthy of your support, we are deeply grateful for it. We are just a team of regular folks who wants to make a better world for musicians.

The small tokens we offer in exchange for your contributions cannot begin to express what it for us to see this dream fulfilled; if this dream is to become a reality it will be because of YOU. To simply say “thank you” seems so inadequate, but please accept this THANK YOU, because it comes from our hearts.

Although one dollar isn't offered as a level, please know for those of you who have contributed a dollar, that dollar means the world to us and couldn't be more appreciated.

If you can’t afford to contribute, we understand. Your support by helping to spread the word is a contribution and also much appreciated!