So here we are! The switch has been thrown, and the site is now officially LIVE!

The mission of this site can be expressed in four words: Explore. Listen. Share. Support. 

With Steampunk-Music.com, I wanted to create a single point where you could do all of that within just a few mouse clicks. Find artists by style of music or location. Listen to their work and see them live. Share it with others via the social networks. Support them by purchasing their music.

I don't just encourage people to do this because I myself make steampunk music. I practice it. I'm a fan. I enjoying experiencing the efforts of other artists and supporting their work so they can keep making more of it. Here's just a small part of the collection of steampunk music I've amassed over the past few years. This of course doesn't include any of the digital-only purchases I've made.

I've always had eclectic tastes in music, and the borderless nature of steampunk music inspires me. It's like this blank canvas where anything goes so long as it relates--in some way--to anachronistic ideas. In what other "genre" would you find bands as disparate as Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer, Eli August, Frenchy and the Punk, Victor Sierra, and Steam Powered Giraffe?

Current features

The site's launching with the following set of features. 

• Original Articles:  Artist interviews, articles about the creation of steampunk music, album reviews, concert and convention updates--you name it. Each artist crafts their sound and songs differently, so let's peek behind the curtain and see how they do it.
• Artist Listings: A comprehensive list of steampunk-inspired or -friendly bands, including albums, links, bio, Twitter feeds, and other information. Expect more to be added to each band's page in the future.
• Event Calendar: Concerts and convention details, plus the artists involved.
• Crowdfunding: With crowdfunding becoming so prevalent, I felt it was vital to consolidate all current efforts into a single location. Kickstarter. Indiegogo. PledgeMusic. Many great projects were realized only through the support of the fans. Unwoman's The Fires I Started... album. The Extraordinary Contraptions' latest The Time Traveller's Constant. Frenchy and the Punk's Hey Hey, Cabaret. I could go on, but suffice it to say these crowdfunding movements have become integral components of many a band's success. 
• Music Videos: A quickly growing list of music videos, sorted by release date. There's some really imaginative stuff out there that needs to be seen.

Help out! To submit new bands, events, funding projects, or music videos, just click the button below:

Suggest Something! 

What the Future Holds

Of course this is all Phase I. There's plenty more on the horizon.

• Music Compilations: The first compilation is already in development. Artist and track listings are not finalized, but keep an eye out for it. The goal is to do themed compilations, instead of broad-spectrum views of the genre. 
• Press Release Section: A feed for fresh artist news. Album releases. New merchandise. 
• Photography: I'd like to add a photography section for each artist, with submissions by fans. Here are some of the pics I've taken over the years. More are available at my official site: http://www.escapetheclouds.com/photo.cfm. 
  
  Frenchy and the Punk
    
  
  Voltaire
    
  
  Hellblinki
    

 There is more on the way, but I don't want to give everything away all at once. Gotta tease it, you know? :)

Dragon*Con 2012

I will be in Altlanta this Labor Day weekend, as a panelist for the Alternate History Track. I'll also be promoting my music and this web site. Please come up and say hi, and let me know what you think! All my panels are on Saturday, at the Westin hotel. 

• 2:30pm - The World is Bigger Than England: Multi-Culturalism in the Alt. Hist Environment
• 5:30pm - Creating Steampowered Music
• 7:00pm - Jack the Ripper: The Many Faces of the Murderer
• 10:00pm - Clockwork Celluloid -Steampunk Cinema and Short Film

I hope to see you there! In the meantime, please enjoy the site and, if you have any questions, click here and fire away!