Peel me a Grape :: We make things work

Downloadmusic.ie helps Irish independent/unsigned musicians to sell their music online and over SMS, get paid, and get chart hits. Johnny Beirne and Gareth McDaid are the people behind it. This week they’re getting the push they deserve, Tuesday style!

11 out of 10 for heart!, plenty of room for polish.

SMS ‘Music 1053’ to 57501 is all it takes for a supporter at a gig, to download a DRM free copy of a song, the artist to get paid, and be tracked as a purchase on the Irish charts. That’s neat. Making it really easy for bands to start doing what most of them are really bad at (Selling).

The Gig Guide Feed helps keep people up to date on who’s playing, where and when. (Helping Bands promote).

Their facebook app and an iGoogle widget (requires login) – giving you, amongst other things, gig listings, news and unlimited listening access to Irish indie music.

It would have been nice to see downloadmusic.ie shortlisted for this years Irish Web Awards. They’re no where near the peak of their ambition or capability, when they are, getting shortlisted will be just a formality.