WeMix: A Music Career Via Cellphone

Hip hop artist Ludacris and reality TV producer Matt Apfel have started a new service called WeMix. It allows aspiring musicians to upload any kind of musical performance and get feedback from both peers and industry pros. The website features standard social networking features including profiles, video uploads and song rating. There’s also a toll free number to call where you can record your songs. If Ludacris or another of the sites celebrity mentors likes an artist, they’ll get flown to Los Angeles to record a polished version of the song in 48 hours for a WeMix video series.

Ludacris explains why he started the service:

“The old way of making records is a thing of the past,” Ludacris told Listening Post via phone. “A&R, marketers, the radio game, million dollar videos, predictable producers — this system makes it really tough for new blood or new ideas to rise to the top. Using WeMix allows new artists to get their voice heard.”

[via Wired Listening Post]