Icon Logo and Identity

Hey everyone. I was nosing around the interweb again and was checking on some new design stuff over at Asterik Studio. They are the company that helped update our logo and visual identity a couple of years back. You can check out images from our set along with sets from other Asterik customers like Ferret Records, All American Rejects, and more, by clicking here.

Further Seems Forever DVD authoring by ICON

Our pals over at 567 Records have officially become our first DVD Authoring customer. We recently completed work on their DVD release of Further Seems Forever's "The Final Curtain." You can pre-order the DVD here.

If you have any questions about having ICON do your next DVD authoring or manufacturing job, please give us a call at 1-866-400-ICON, or e-mail us at sales@builtbyicon.com. Thanks!

Are you listening?

Here's some more customer news. Jonnie from Whoa Oh Records has started a new company that helps bands get their music on to iTunes and other online retailers. The company also helps bands with licensing and publishing stuff. The company is called Are You Listening? and you can check it out by clicking here.

Loyal ICON customer's video reel is up on YouTube

Our old pal, and loyal customer Mike Alfini from Quincy Shanks has his demo reel up on YouTube. Check it out below.

IndieHQ: a great resource for indie bands and labels

Since a large number of our customers are indie bands and record labels, we'd like to recommend a great website to everyone who falls in those categories. That website is the IndieHQ blog run by Virgil over at Suburban Home Records.

Topics range from advice about sending demos to labels, and putting out your own records and CDs, to interviews with movers and shakers, discussions about technology and the future of indie music, and much more! They also have a great resource with their recommended vendor list. If you take a close look at that section, you'll notice ICON is even featured there.

So, run, do not walk, over to IndieHQ.

How it's Made: Compact Discs

I found a nice clip on YouTube about how CDs are made. Check it out.

All You Can Eat Indian Food Friday

Here's the happy couple before our trip to the all you can eat buffet at The Curry Club. Rich and Andre are best buds!

ICON partners with CD Baby!

ICON has recently partnered up with the fine folks at CD Baby to provide our CD replication customers with access to their outstanding distribution services. All ICON customers completing replication jobs are now receiving a free CD Baby coupon worth $10 off their registration fee. Not only does CD Baby get our customer's CDs out to the world via their awesome online mailorder, but they also deal to digital retailers like iTunes, MusicMatch, AOL MusicNet, Napster, Buy Music, EMusic, Listen.com, Audio Lunchbox, and many more.

For more information on CD Baby and ICON click here.

ICON customer blogs our praises

I was checking out some blogs on the ol' interweb when I came across an article about CD Pressing by one of our illustrious customers on his blog DIY Music and Ethics in Morgantown. There's some good info about the ins and outs of pressing CDs, with a very nice recommendation for ICON's services!

My favorite quotes are:

Ok, so maybe I'm biased but I honestly feel this is the best company to go to. For as little as 85 cents a cd to up to $2.33, this place has so many options all pre-priced and easy to navigate....

and...

If you find a better deal somewhere else they will match it. The quality is great. For what you get, every other company I have checked out is at least $200 more on the overall cost.

Check out the full article here.

Killer Deal on Web Hosting from ICON: 2 Months for FREE

To kick off our brand new Web Hosting Service, ICON is offering 2 free months to all the folks that sign up in October and November. It's super easy to sign up and maintain your account, and the service provided by our partners over at IndieOS is incredible.

So, head over to builtbyicon.com, and click on Web Hosting. After you sign up your second and third month will be completely free of charge!

If you have any questions at all about our Web Hosting Service just e-mail wells@builtbyicon.com or jclagg@indieos.com.


ICON is extremely proud and excited to now offer web hosting solutions! We've teamed up with Joseph over at IndieOS, to bring affordable and reliable web hosting to our customers. IndieOS's level of service is nothing short of spectacular. After a couple of years of working with them (and them getting us out of more than a couple internet jams!) we decided to team up and have their services available through ICON. So, check out the prices and frequently asked questions below and begin getting the hosting quality and service that you deserve by clicking to start your hosting order!