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MixMatchMusic is a startup that serves the requirement of millions of independent and semi-professional musicians. Today the startup has made an announcement according to which they have inducted over 2500 musical stems including guitar, bass, drum, keys and other music stems and work in progress since its debut in the mid of September. We have reviewed the website and you can read it here.

MixMatchMusic lets musicians to collaborate with their music on profit from engaged fans. Participation in the community of the MixMatchMusic along with the use of audio sequencer is not only free for the musicians but also for the casual fans. You have to pay the fees when you download stems, under progress work or a complete song for sale or any other purpose.

According to the CEO and co-founder of the startup, Charles Feinn:

More than 2500 stems available for sampling and mixing is critical because breadth and depth of content fuels online collaboration.

The pump has been primed for a virtuous cycle. A critical mass of stems will attract more musicians who will in turn contribute more stems and more works-in-progress. Members of the community benefit, and new and often times great music results.

Here is the press release of the announcement:

SAN FRANCISCO – October 20, 2008 – MixMatchMusic (www.mixmatchmusic.com) announced today that more 2500 guitar, bass, keys, drum and other music stems and works-in-progress have been added to its catalog since it debuted in mid-September. A robust selection of stems, which are the building blocks of songs, is the key factor for musical collaboration.

MixMatchMusic enables musicians to collaborate on, profit from and engage fans with their music.

“More than 2500 stems available for sampling and mixing is critical because breadth and depth of content fuels online collaboration,” said Charles Feinn, co-founder and CEO of MixMatchMusic. “The pump has been primed for a virtuous cycle. A critical mass of stems will attract more musicians who will in turn contribute more stems and more works-in-progress. Members of the community benefit, and new and often times great music results.”

The MixMatchMusic artist solution is built on four key building blocks:

• A dynamic music community. MixMatchArtists contribute parts of songs, called stems, such as guitar riffs, drum and vocal tracks; works in progress; or finished songs. Community members can search thru this catalog of sounds and songs to find stems to complement their own song ideas and works in progress. They can also communicate with other musicians to discuss song or album projects. Casual fans – even those who don’t play an instrument – can experiment with the sounds, discover new music and download stems or songs for use as ringtones or soundtracks for slide shows.
• The MixMaker audio sequencer. Members of the community use the sequencer to mix, match, mash up and manipulate their stems along with stems contributed by various artists. The sequencer combines and synchronizes stems and tracks; its edit tools are powerful and precise, but easy-to-use.
• The MixMatchMusic marketplace. The marketplace is an enlightened system of rights tuned to the unique requirements of digital music and the needs of digital musicians. The marketplace also includes highly transparent accounting processes and transaction logs that ensure musicians know the status of their work, are attributed and paid whenever it is downloaded or used in other art, or even by casual fans as ringtones. Musicians collect 85 cents on each dollar transacted.
• The Remix Wizard is a widget installed on artist sites or MySpace pages that provides fans direct access to a simplified, lightweight version of the sequencer. Artists load stems of their songs into the Remix Wizard and invite their fans to mix and match the various parts and create entirely new compositions from those parts. The Remix Wizard is a simple-to-install and easy-to-use widget that gives indie artists a cool viral tool for engaging fans, and allows them to emulate the hugely popular remix promotions mounted by bands such as Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails.

“We’re delighted but not surprised by the early traction,” said Feinn. “We’re filling a real need for online collaboration, and the profit and engagement parts of the MixMatchMusic solution are icing on the cake.”

Participation in the MixMatchMusic community and use of its MixMaker audio sequencer are free to musicians and casual fans alike. Fees are incurred when stems, works in progress or finished songs are downloaded for sale or other use.