Hey, I’m Brandon. I’m a huge music fan and love performing & writing music. But there’s one thing very different about me…

I GIVE AWAY ALL MY MUSIC FOR FREE.

Pure and simple. And here’s the song I want to give to you:

I go into it more in-depth in a post(rant) that you can check out of “Why All My Music is Always Free”, so hopefully you can understand my reasoning for doing this and support me in my efforts.

Yup… NO COST for my Free MP3, but I do ask a favor.

I love this new age of the internet. I was in college when Al Gore invented the internet so I’ve seen some dramatic changes over the past almost 20 years. But I’m loving the direction and here’s why:

• Social Media is the Future
• Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Digg, Tumblr, etc. are changing the web
• Google is smart enough to give more traffic to websites that have a strong presence on these sites
• Musicians are ideally situated to garnering lots of attention through these websites

Help Me Promote my Music through Social Media

That’s it. Help me out with a TWEET, FACEBOOK LIKE, DIGG, REDDIT, STUMBLEUPON or a link from your own personal blog and I’ll send you my song “Apology” in return. Here’s how it works:

1. In the box below choose your ID for either Twitter, Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon or type the URL of your personal blog or website(where it says backlink)
2. Click the social toolbar to the right of my website and make the post
3. Click submit and my system will do a quick scan then redirect you to the MP3 Download Page

Here’s where it all happens:

I tried to make it as easy as I could but contact me (see “Contact Me” page above) if you have any problems and I’d be happy to help you out because you’re really doing me a favor!

How does this Help Me and my Acoustic Music Exactly?

It’s pretty simple… in internet terms – “More Traffic Means More Money”.

Any website from Amazon.com, to eBay needs a steady stream of new internet users (or internet traffic) in order to survive.

Musicians are NO DIFFERENT!

The more people I am able to interact with and share my music the better! In fact, it’s one of the reasons why I keep doing it. My music has been listened to and shared in nearly 100 countries in the world! (Secret: The Japanese are some of my favorite fans)

I make money through this international traffic through playing live performances, selling merchandise, selling clicks to Google, and a small percentage of people that enjoy my music give me tips.

BUT AGAIN, I DON’T MAKE A CENT FROM SELLING MP3′s

However, I need traffic in order to survive as a musician in 2012. That’s why your links to my site are so important and why I ask for them in order to receive my songs.

A kind of, I scratch your back you scratch mine…

The Future of Brandon Douglas Music

My first recordings of my own original music was mostly done just me and my acoustic guitar. I completed an album back in 2008 which I’m proud of which I called “Loose Ends” which I played all of the instruments on.

But I found myself wanting to be able to perform my recorded material all by myself, without having to put together a band. This enables me to travel and play smaller venues (my absolute favorite places to play) with just me and my acoustic guitar.

So, with this vision in mind I’ve worked on creating a solo acoustic guitar playing-style that I am very proud of. Unfortunately, I had not discovered this new acoustic playing style while recording “Loose Ends”, but I now play the songs from the album using it and people are really loving it.

In fact, I’m getting a bigger response from my new acoustic guitar techniques than I did for the songs from the complete album with all the instruments!

I’m excited to play live for as many people as I can from all over the world. It is my goal to perform in as many countries as I can before I die… and I plan on meeting those for whom I will perform for through this website and the help of social media.

So please support the cause with a shout-out on the social media property of your choice and I’ll look forward to making more music for you through your support.

Grazie…

Brandon