ReverbNation is a social media site that is designed to help indie and unsigned artists get gigs, share music, garner fans, and gain exposure.
ReverbNation is free to users, and has two types of accounts: fans and artists(bands).
The fan account is not particularly useful, but is linked to Facebook, so it will let your Facebook friends know what you've been listening to.
The artist account, however, gives you a profile with various pages for relevant information, including bio, tour dates and ticket info, photos, and comment sections. It also provides statistics on how high the artist ranks in his/her particular city of residence in his/her genre. There is a section for uploading tracks for your fans to stream or even download.
I've previously mentioned that ReverbNation will host your EPK for a small fee, which is also very useful.
Finally, the site posts contests and gigging opportunities regularly for its members. These range anywhere from small notices in your inbox that a festival near you is seeking entertainment to large contests that offer playing alongside the Dave Matthews Band as a final prize.
ReverbNation may not be as well-known as some other music-sharing sites. However, being free, it is certainly worth the time to set up and occasionally maintain your profile.
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