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ing the problem getting their music
out because it's so expensive," he said.
"So I started researching [music cre-
ndrew Muroff has his Ind-x
ation and sales on the Web] and real-
finger on the pulse of the
ized it's a good business."
Detroit music scene.
He and Zekelman started designing
Muroff and childhood
the site in October 1997 and opened
friend Clayton Zekelman teamed up
in December. Ind-x works on several
last December to form the
levels. As a consumer Web site, shop-
Independent Musicians' Xchange Web
pers may choose the type of music
site, or Ind-x. More than a Web site,
they are interested in — choices will
Ind-x is a service for indepen-
range from classical to world
dent musicians who are ready
to
funk to concept music —
to put their music on the mar- Clayton
then
select an artist and
Zekelman and
ket without having to woo
Andrew Muro ff song.
major record labels in hopes of
While getting Ind-x off
excelled in their
signing a contract.
the
ground — the site cur-
own professions
Muroff, 29, started playing
rently
has a stable of only
before creating
with the idea of creating the
five artists — Muroff and
Ind-x together.
Web site when he ran into a
Zekelman are allowing
problem most independent
clients to post, at no cost,
musicians face.
one song, plus text and graphics.
"Most of my stuff is digitally creat-
Additional songs may be posted for
ed, and I was trying to find a way to
$10 each. Eventually, the partners esti-
get it made," he said.
mate that artists will be charged $25
The problem lies not in lack of
per month per song.
material but in lack of funds.
Music can be submitted in CD,
"Indie musicians are the ones hav-
MIDI or DAT formats that will be set
up using streaming RealAudio, which
Marla Garfield is a Michigan native
cuts download times so there is little
who is pursuing a writing career in
wait to hear the selected sound clip. A
New York.
clip can be up to 5 1/2 minutes long
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