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From the CBC: "A young Scottish singer who webcast 21 consecutive days of performances from her tiny London flat has signed a record deal  with a major label."London-based singer Sandi Thom (featured below) signed a deal with record label RCA/SonyBMG Monday night, in the same flat where she held her Twenty One Nights From Tooting Tour. She also broadcast her signing on the internet. "'Sandi is a very talented artist with an already unique story,' RCA label director Craig Logan said in a statement... "In February, the 24-year-old singer and her band began webcasting intimate nightly concerts from her apartment...
"The first show on Feb. 24 drew between 60 and 70 viewers but her audience eventually grew to more than 100,000 by the final night, March16. Several record companies were reportedly bidding to sign  Thom. 'I have managed to get massive amounts of exposure through using the Internet and that is something that people have struggled to do for years,' Thom told British television station GMTV."
Read the entire article at the CBC.
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TWR-COMMENTARY:
No AM or FM radio station in Brevard County (or most anywhere else) can claim 100,000 listeners "per night",
this is only possible via WebCasting, which also proves, it is THE CONTENT which draws listeners and not the
brand name of the station (such as CNN, ABC etc) that determines how many listeners you reach.
Again, this proves the point of "propagation" over the web and how an UNKNOWN person, unknown show,
and unknown station with a small audience can within 30-days grow to have an audience of ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND LISTENERS "per day".
So when someone asks us at Tropic Wave Radio; "how do you get your word out", how do people know/find out
about TWR? - when we answer you, and tell you it is the events we have covered, the controversial subjects of
our talk-shows from Terri Schiavo to The Passion, the talents of our jocks like Jackie McCoy & Susan Ramon
hosts of WHATS HAPPENING BREVARD doing interviews with local community officials and covering local
news stories, also featuring local (unknown) musicans and other talented artists, to well known special guests
nationwide, our live on-location coverage of book releases such as Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince at
Barnes & Nobles or Elvis DNA, well, you get the point................... RE-READ the story above or below and see
that from a handful of listeners liking what they hear - they pass on the listen link to friends via the web, and like
a virus the information spreads like wildfire. If you want a local and world audience - we can take you there.
TROPIC WAVE RADIO - the Best & Biggest Bang for your ADVERTISING BUCK - yes, we reach Brevard listeners
as well as a world, because; "We Broadcast Globally but are involved Locally".
Webcasting gigs net Scottish singer record deal
Last Updated Tue, 04 Apr 2006 18:31:52 EDTCBC Arts  | | A young Scottish singer who webcast 21 consecutive days of performances from her tiny London flat has signed a record deal with a major label. London-based singer Sandi Thom signed a deal with record label RCA/SonyBMG Monday night, in the same flat where she held her Twenty One Nights From Tooting Tour. She also broadcast her signing on the internet. "Sandi is a very talented artist with an already unique story," RCA label director Craig Logan said in a statement. "We're very excited that we're now going to be a part of that story as she develops into a major artist." In February, the 24-year-old singer and her band began webcasting intimate nightly concerts from her apartment. "Room capacity is a maximum of 10 people, including the band," she wrote on her website. "Please bring your own refreshments." The first show on Feb. 24 drew between 60 and 70 viewers but her audience eventually grew to more than 100,000 by the final night, March 16. Several record companies were reportedly bidding to sign Thom. "I have managed to get massive amounts of exposure through using the Internet and that is something that people have struggled to do for years," Thom told British television station GMTV. She added that she still could not believe what had happened and that her life has "obviously changed for the better." Thom – who writes on her website that she was inspired by artists such as Buffy Sainte-Marie, Carole King, John Lennon and Stevie Wonder – attended the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts, the arts school co-founded by former Beatle Paul McCartney. A past session singer, Thom released an EP entitled I Wish I was a Punk Rocker last fall and the album Smile…It Confuses People with indie label Legacy Records last month.
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