What is Whisperings?

Whisperings Founder David Nevue

Whisperings is more than just an Internet radio station. It represents a community of piano artists who have chosen to promote themselves as a group, rather than just individually. Whereas a single artist is limited by their own resources, a community concept creates new promotional opportunities for participating artists. Cross-linking, gig-sharing, CD sampler projects, and regional concert tours are all part of the vision that drives the Whisperings project.

The founder of Whisperings is pianist and composer David Nevue. David is the author of How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet, and the founder of The Music Biz Academy, an educational web site for musicians.

"The attitude of the music industry toward solo piano music is that there's no worthwhile market for it," He says. "In an industry where anything less than a million units sold is considered a failure, solo piano artists can't compete. Ask any pianist trying to make a living from his or her artistry and they will tell you - it's nearly impossible to 'break out' beyond doing the local gig."

And David makes a good point. Aside from George Winston, Jim Brickman, and Yanni, how many contemporary pianists can the average person name?

"The thing about piano music is, almost everyone appreciates it, regardless of age or culture. Everyone loves a good melody, and no instrument inspires quite as much emotion as the piano does when played with skill and grace. Unfortunately, as it stands now, there's no easy way to explore the wide variety of piano artistry the world has to offer."

That's where David's vision for the Whisperings project comes in.

"I've always believed there's a market for solo piano music if someone would just take the initiative and create a means by which piano artists can be discovered and appreciated. I decided that person might as well be me."

Whisperings Solo Piano Radio was launched on August 1st, 2003. David began by inviting a few of his pianist friends, and then began actively seeking out new composers for the Whisperings community. Now, after four  years "on the air," Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio is home to over a hundred talented piano artists and has been the #1 broadcast on Live365.com for over two years running. The program can be heard on iTunes, TIVO and the Windows Media Tuner and streams to 1.2 million piano music fans every month.

If you are a solo piano artist interested in submitting your music for consideration, read this.

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