Support DMPulse

Why support DMPulse?

Your dollars allow us to pay our royalty payment to SoundExchange and purchase the music you hear on DMPulse! 

Soundexchange is the organization that gathers performance royalty fees from internet radio and pays the artists we play.  Did you know, each month we submit a report to Soundexchange detailing each song we play on DMPulse? Soundexchange aggregates our report with everyone else to determine each individual artist's share of the performance royalty payments. So, every time you hear a song on DMPulse, the artist is receiving a royalty payment! In 2010, DMPulse paid $2,000 to Soundexchange, and we are set to make another $2,000 payment in January. Help DMPulse support the artists we play by making a donation today!

DMPulse Kickstarter project!

Kickstarting begins now!

Our project to launch a commercial-free audio stream you can access without a subscription to Live365 is live! During the next 30 days, we will attempt to raise $2,000 to launch this new stream in 2011.

Recall over the past year that you have help guide and shape our path forward, from continuing the station at this time last year, to our organization as a non-profit. This next project is another step forward for DMPulse. Based on listener's interest in having a DMPulse stream free of advertising, we are launching this project via Kickstarter.com.

Click here to go to our project!

Please view the video, read through the project description and rewards. I hope you will considering supporting this project, and take advantage of the rewards we are offering our backers.

Please note, funding for Kickstarter projects is all-or-nothing. Backers credit cards are only charged if and when the $2,000 goal is reached. Thank you for supporting the station, being such loyal listeners and helping us continue to discover great music together!

Let's get this party Kickstarted!

-Jay

Top 10 for Week Ending November 13

1. Kings Of Leon - Radioactive
2. Alexander - Truth
3. Arcade Fire - Suburban War
4. Perfume Genius - Learning
5. Tokyo Police Club - Bambi
6. Young Galaxy - Queen Drum
7. Wavves - Post Acid
8. The Pack A.D. - Crazy
9. The Naked & Famous - Young Blood
10. Interpol - Success

New Listener Survey! Kickstarter Project Rewards!

We are launching a project on Kickstarter.com to create a commercial-free audio stream you can access without a subscription to Live365! 

In exchange for backing the project, you can choose to select specific rewards. Rewards are items or unique experiences that inspire support for the project. Here's where you come in...help us determine what rewards to offer and at what dollar amount we should offer the reward!

Click Here to Take the Survey!

It is important for these rewards to be fun!  Based on previous listeners surveys, I think we have several creative reward ideas that allow you to be actively involved with the station.  For example:

 

Pay for a Day: choose 24 songs from our music library to be played during your day, with your backing being recognized on-air throughout the day.

Buy the Hour: program an entire hour of DMPulse, choosing all songs played that hour from our music library of more than 1,600 songs!  Imagine having control of one entire hour of our radio station!

Music Meeting:  attend our virtual music meeting where you will be able to hear songs being considered for airplay.  Have you ever heard of a radio station opening the meeting where the music decisions are made to listeners?  DMPulse is breaking new ground here!  Have access to new music before it is heard on the station, and share your input!

In Your Voice: record yourself saying "This is (your name) from (your city) and you are listening to DMPulse!" We'll then put your voice on-air in rotation for one year, so you will be able to hear yourself on the station. Imagine, slaving away at your desk at work, and hearing your own voice say "This is Bob from Duluth, and you are listening to DMPulse!" 

Click the red link above to go to Survey Monkey and take the six question survey!

Top 10 for Week Ending November 6

1. Matt & Kim - Cameras

2. Young Galaxy - Queen Drum

3. Beck - Ramona

4. Best Coast - When I'm With You

5. Wavves - Post Acid

6. The Drums - It Will All End In Tears

7. Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

8. Arcade Fire - Suburban War - The Suburbs

9. Interpol - Barricade

10. Alexander - Truth

Favorite album of 2010?

This is the time of year when everyone rolls out their "best of 2010" list. 

I suppose I could throw my two cents in on the topic. It hardly seems fair. My favorite releases of 2010 are pretty obvious to DMPulse listeners, just check out the station! More interesting to me is what are YOUR favorite albums on 2010? Share them in the comments here or on our Facebook Page or DMPulse's twitter.

Time to Get This Party Kickstarted!

 If you believe in supporting the excellent artists we feature on DMPulse, and want to help us continue to introduce listeners to great new indie and alternative music, you will have opportunities to get involved in the coming weeks.  As a first move in that direction, take a look at Kickstarter.  Kickstarter.com helps rally financial support around specific projects, in essence "kick-starting" the creation of something.  Browse around and view the wonderful and creative projects, from film-makers and musicians seeking funds for their next project, to inventors needing to launch their idea. 
I thought this Iphone holder project was cool (and look how successful!): 

So, what would you like to help Kickstart for DMPulse?
Ideas:
- Help us launch a commercial-free stream that doesn't require a Live365 VIP membership?
- Help us get DMPulse t-shirts or other swag?
- Help us buy one CD a week in 2011.

Provide feedback on the above or share your own ideas by taking the Survey below:

Click here to take the Survey

New Facebook Page!

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Click here to get connected to great indie rock and the best indie rock radio station anywhere.  

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Sign-up for the DMPulse Weekly e-newsletter

The weekly e-newsletter is the best way to stay current with the great new indie rock, indie pop and alternative music we play on DMPulse.  Delivered to your inbox every Tuesday, the e-newsletter features a complete list of the new songs added the our playlist, with links to listen to them free on-demand!  Hear the latest music first, by joining our mailing list


Would you like a sneak peek at our e-newsletter?  Go here to view a past issue!


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New add this week: Wavves - Post Acid

Wavves - Post Acid
From the album: - King of the Beach

Des Moines Concert Announcement - Eisley

Eisley

@ Vaudeville Mews
Friday, Nov. 5 @ 6 pm

Tickets are $15 available via MidwestTix





Eisley songs on DMPulse's playlist:  Many Funerals, Pretender, Invasion, Telescope Eyes, Laughing City, The Winter Song, Marvelous Things, Over the Mountains, A Sight to Behold

Top 10 for Week Ending October 2

1. The National - Runaway
2. Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes

3. Two Door Cinema Club - This Is The Life

4. Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em

5. The Black Keys - Howlin' For You - Brothers

6. Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait - The Suburbs

7. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

8. Mumford & Sons - Awake My Soul

9. Interpol - Barricade

10. Dan Mangan - Road Regrets

New DMPulse Logo

Thanks to everyone who voted!  The new logo is:

New DMPulse logo

Vote on the new DMPulse logo

It is time for a new logo for DMPulse, and we are letting the audience decide.  Check out the logos below and vote for your favorite here!

DMPulse Logos

Logo #1

Ear buds as "d" and "p"









Click Here to Vote

Logo #2

 Headphones with "dmpulse" audio wave image




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Logo #3

 Ear buds with "dmpulse" audio wave image

 Click Here to Vote




Logo #4

 Vertical ear bud with cord






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Logo #5

 Vertical ear bud without cord





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Logo #6

Horizontal ear bud 






Click Here to Vote

The Making of the next DMPulse Logo - Part 1

For the past several weeks, I've been working with Andrew from Ozone Consulting to develop a new logo for DMPulse.  After several teleconferences, and quite a bit of back and forth, we are ready to unveil our four finalists for you to vote on!  That's right, the DMPulse audience gets to chose the new logo!  Before we get to the unveiling, I wanted to share some of the early versions so you can see the process.

Fairly early, we landed on a font that we liked pretty well.  




But, something important to me is for our new logo to have a visual tie-in so you know easily what the logo is representing.  For example, a tire company logo that incorporates a wheel.  That is pretty challenging with an internet radio station.  What represents a radio station?  Andrew and I kicked around idea after idea...  We tried a microphone, but it looks too cartoon-y.



We tried earbuds in various states






We tried a boombox, but it's just too retro!



One brainstorm was to try to "visualize" DMPulse by using an actual image of the audio of our station "voice" saying DMPulse.  You'll see that incorporated here with one of our headphone versions.



None of the above made the cut, but they have helped get us to where we are now.  Keep an ear to the station, and an eye on this website, as we'll be rolling out finalists soon!



Share your thoughts on the logos above by emailing me at jay AT dmpulse.com!

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DMPulse is indie rock radio! Originating from Des Moines, Iowa, DMPulse plays indie and alternative bands like: Arcade Fire, Avi Buffalo, Band of Horses, Black Keys Broken Social Scene, Death Cab for Cutie, Decemberists, The Envy Corps, Flaming Lips, Free Energy, Heartless Bastards, The Hold Steady, Interpol, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Metric, MGMT, Modest Mouse, Mumford & Sons, Muse, My Morning Jacket, Nada Surf, The National, The New Pornographers, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Pavement, Peter Bjorn & John, Phoenix, Pixies, Portugal The Man, The Postal Service, Ra Ra Riot, Radiohead, Regina Spektor, Rogue Wave, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Sea Wolf, The Shins, Silversun Pickups, The Smiths, Spoon, Stars, The Strokes, Tegan and Sara, Tokyo Police Club, TV On The Radio, Vampire Weekend, We Are Scientists, Weezer, The White Stripes, Wilco, Wolf Parade, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Explore the DMPulse playlist!

Top 10 - Week ending Sept. 11

This Week's Top 10

1. Frightened Rabbit - The Wrestle
2. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill
3. The Black Keys - Howlin' For You
4. Dan Mangan - Road Regrets
5. Tokyo Police Club - Wait Up (Boots of Danger)
6. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
7. The Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
8. The National- Runaway
9. Free Energy - Something In Common
10. Mumford & Sons - Awake My Soul

Top 10 for Week Ending August 21

1. Delorean - Stay Close
2. Broken Social Scene - Art House Director
3. Blur - Fool's Day
4. Wolf Parade - Ghost Pressure
5. The National - Sorrow
6. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
7. The Black Keys - Howlin' For You
8. Wolf Parade - What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had To Go This Way)
9. Two Door Cinema Club - This Is The Life
10. The Young Veins - Change