| 1. What is a mixtape? |
| A mixtape is a mix of promotional songs released by an artist to promote their upcoming retail CD release. Sometimes an artist releases a mixtape on their own, and sometimes they submit their new songs to mixtape DJ's or radio stations, who compile a mix of new songs from various artists and release it as a mixtape. The main purpose is to gain popularity and encourage listeners to go and buy music in stores and to go see their favorite artists in local concerts. |
| last updated - 2010-11-04 23:21:21 |
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| 2. What is the purpose of Blocktapes.com? |
| Our main goal is to promote the music of up and coming Hip Hop and R&B artists, and give both artists and listeners from all around the world the opportunity to listen to music from other cities, states, countries, and continents. |
| last updated - 2010-11-04 22:48:52 |
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| 3. How can I submit my new promotional music to the site? |
| If you are an artist or DJ who wants to gain exposure, we welcome you to submit your mixtapes to us and we will offer it for download to our members completely free of charge. Simply package your MP3 Mixtape and any additional files including tracklist, cover etc. and upload it to a free file host (There are many out there). Once it's ready, send us the link via our websites contact us form. |
| last updated - 2010-11-04 23:21:35 |
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| 4. Are the mixtapes compatible with my computer / mp3 player? |
| The mixtapes are always CD quality mp3 files that are compatible with all mp3 players (iPod, Zune etc.) and computers (Mac, Windows, Linux etc.). The cover art included is in standard JPG format, and we package all of this in ZIP archives, for an easy single file download of each mixtape. These archives can be extracted by any computer, and if you ever have any problems with listening to one of the mixtapes from our site, contact us anytime and we are here to help. |
| last updated - 2010-11-04 23:16:06 |
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| 5. Is it legal to download and listen to mixtapes? |
| Our mixtapes come from the artists themselves and the DJs who mix them, and are released for promotional use only. It's the artists way of getting themselves heard to labels, and/or to generate a buzz before a retail album is released in stores. We do not charge for any mixtapes on this site. They are free to members. The fee for membership is simply to cover bandwidth and other administrative costs used to deliver the mixtape download to our members.. |
| last updated - 2010-11-04 23:17:22 |
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| 6. Can I get a site membership without a credit card? |
| We accept both Paypal and Moneybookers as payment processors, and through them you can pay for your membership by either credit card or directly from your bank account. Bank account payments take a few days to transfer, and credit card payments are instant, automatically activating your membership upon completing the payment. |
| last updated - 2010-11-04 23:26:19 |
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| 7. My Account expired, is there a way to renew? |
| Yes, we encourage users to renew their expired accounts rather than creating new ones. You simply log in to your account via the "My Account" link on the website, and select your membership plan; checking out at your selected payment processor and completing payment, just like when you originally signed up. |
| last updated - 2010-11-04 23:29:54 |
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| 8. I have automatic payments, how do I cancel the subscription? |
| If you signed up for the monthly recurring payment membership, you can simply login into your Paypal account and click on the last payment made; scroll down the page and you will see a cancel subscription link. Once your subscription is cancelled, your Blocktapes account will remain active for the period you already paid for, and when it doesn't get the next payment your account will expire. If you choose to renew in the future, you can simply log in and select a new membership for your account. |
| last updated - 2010-11-04 23:37:05 |
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