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Our band, Beatnik Turtle, is a horn-powered pop-rock band that’s been compared to They Might Be Giants, XTC, The Saw Doctors, Barenaked Ladies and The Beatles. Our contemporaries include other indie artists like Jonathan Coulton, George Hrab, Nice Peter, and Brad Sucks.

In 2008, National Public Radio dubbed us “remarkably prolific and fiercely independent.” That’s due to the fact we’ve released a song for every day of 2007 at TheSongOfTheDay.com (resulting in 18 albums to date) as well as writing the post-Internet how-to guide for musicians, The Indie Band Survival Guide (St. Martin’s Press/Macmillan) and The DIY Music Manual (Ebury/Random House). We also love writing music for others – including composing music for podcasts, videos, TV, and theater.

All our music is podsafe and sharable under a Creative Commons license. That means it can be used on your podcast, remixed, or used to create other work like videos. Most importantly, we love collaborating with others — whether you’re a musician or not — to make new music (join the site and help us make more songs!) as well as to continue to share everything we know so other musicians can do-it-themselves.

Quick – Here’s Some of Our Music

We write a lot of music. Here’s just some to get you started if we’re new to you. There’s more listening suggestions here and tons of music available for free at our continuing podcast, TheSongOfTheDay.com.

Top Picks Listen Download Mason Rocket (Spy Extraordinaire) Tell Me Ma Star Wars (A Film Like No Other) Pizza: The Rock Opera Who’s Been Looking At Porn On My New Computer?

More Info

We’re all over the Web and then some.

Beatnik Turtle Websites

Here’s a list of all our websites:

1. BeatnikTurtle.com
Congrats, you’re here already! This is our hub for all news, information, media, music, and more.

2. TheSongOfTheDay.com
Our continuing podcast where we share our finished music.

3. BeatnikTurtle.biz
Here’s where we put all the press and booking information.

4. IndieGuide.com, IndieBandSurivalGuide.com, DIYMusicManual.com
Our Beatnik Turtle Indie Band Survival Guide that used to be hosted here at beatnikturtle.com led Randy and Jason to write two books and create this open and free resource for the do-it-yourself musician. If you’re a musician, head here.

Beatnik Turtle Podcasts

Here’s a list of all our current podcasts:

1. Beatnik Turtle’s TheSongOfTheDay.com Podcast
Our weekly podcast where we share our finished music. (Subscribe to the Feed)

2. Beatnik Turtle’s Songs-In-Progress Podcast [COMING SOON!]
Hear our demos, latest mixes, and song ideas take shape as we make them. But don’t just listen – participate! Join in, comment, and collaborate). (Subscribe to the Feed)

3. Studio Webcams
See us record live and learn how we actually put all this music together.

4. Encore TheSongOfTheDay.com podcast
A daily podcast featuring only the 365 songs from 2007. Resets each year. (Subscribe to the Feed)

Beatnik Turtle Blogs

Here’s a list of all our current blogs:

1. Beatnik Turtle’s Backstage Blog
Our continuing musical adventures through space and time. (Subscribe to the Feed)

2. The Indie Band Survival Guide Blog
Music ideas you can use from the authors of The Indie Band Survival Guide & The DIY Music Manual. (Subscribe to the Feed)

Beatnik Turtle Social

Here’s a list of all our social/interactive sites:

1. BeatnikTurtle.com – join in, comment, and collaborate with us.
2. Twitter – follow us on Twitter and keep in touch.
3. FriendFeed – stay up-to-date with everything we do by subscribing here.
4. Facebook
5. MySpace
6. Reverbnation

Beatnik Turtle Info & Media

Here’s a list of all our informative and media storage sites:

1. Wikipedia – our entry on wikipedia.
2. Eventful – Demand us in your hometown here.
3. Flickr (feed) – all our photos.
4. YouTube – some of our music videos.
5. Blip.tv – some of our music videos.
6. Ustream – our live internet shows broadcasted from TurtleShell Studios and Bad Cat Studios.
7. iLike – add some of our music.
8. Last.fm – some of our music all scrobbled up.