My Other Hobby

Mike Toner — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:58:31 +0000

I decided a few years ago that there was a need for a new type of record label. I wasn’t sure why or what I thought the music industry needed, but I know everything was changing.

I founded Renot Records because of two main reasons:

I love music
I know how to build websites

I am musician myself. That’s me on the drums

[box]“Renot Records has been a work in progress. I decided it was time to just put it out there.”[/box]

I’ve designed and launched more than a dozen individual websites including miketoner.com, twittersongs.com, joshknightmusic.com, constantrevision.com, pixandtoner.com, soapostrophe.com

I also happen to be heavily invested in new music and up and coming bands.

This combination led me to the creation of a web design studio for musicians. Musicians tend to have a funky relationship with the web. I’m focused on making the music shine- let the musicians focus on being creative- that’s my motto.

So here’s the idea:

Like Us on Facebook, Upload a Photo, Win a Website.

Renot Records is Giving Away a Website to the Best Concert Photo

YOUR ASSIGNMENT

Upload a photo on Facebook from a summer concert! It can be of you and your friends, the stage, the crowd- whatever you feel tells the story of your summer concert. You can submit as many photos as you like before June 30th. Then you and everyone else can vote for your favorite entries, and from those we’ll pick the winner!

THE PRIZE
Winner will receive a 5-page content management based website or the equilvalent of “Touring” services from Renot Records. No cash awarded.

How It Works
• Enter by 11:59 PM Eastern time, Jun 30
• Vote from 9:00 AM, Jun 30 until 11:00 PM, Jul 3
• Winner selection is Monday, Jul 4

That’s the plan.

Tell your friends. If you know a musician, tell them- or you can enter and give them the website if you win!

Mike Toner

Mike Toner is a freelance web designer from Arlington, Virginia. During the day he works as a Web Content Manager for CSC. By evening, he’s a husband, dog owner and runner. Toner writes about Social Media, SEO and overall online visibility as well as digital marketing trends.

VOTE KNIGHT TRAIN!

MikeToner — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:14:00 +0000

Good Morning, Good Afternoon & Good Evening friends,
I need your help. My roommate, Steven Knight and I have submitted an original song called Burnin’ to the Ground to the MyFoxDC Local Band Contest. The voting starts today and goes through May 11th. You have to register on their site, which isn’t hard, but does take a second. You can only vote once a day at http://media.myfoxdc.com/FoxRocks/voting.html

Vote Knight Train!

Here’s what’s at stake:
FOX 5, myfoxdc and Your local Ford Dealers are giving one local band the opportunity of a lifetime!
One night! One chance! One lucky band will headline a gig at Jammin Java and perform LIVE on Fox 5 Morning News!

AND WE’RE IN THE RUNNING!!!

Now it’s all about the vote. Please take the time to register at myfoxdc and vote for KNIGHT TRAIN – Burnin’ to the Ground

You can also follow the link from www.officialknighttrain.com

Your time and votes are greatly appreciated,