DUBROOM: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Questions by Labels, Artists and Producersa

I want to be featured on The Dubroom, but I am not religious. Do all the tracks or featured labels have to be religious?

No, of course not, as long as your music is not of pornographic or anti-Jah content, and as long as it is dub or (other) reggae. We're all responsible for ourselves. On the other hand: when you deal with Reggae Music and you are not religious, you have at least found a way to deal with the many religious Reggae releases.

Do I need to make a certain style of music in order to be featured on this site?

Yes, you absolutely do. The music you make must be (Dub) Reggae or related. And, equally important, it must have a certain quality standard.

How do I get my midi files on the Dubroom?

We do no longer keep track of the latest midi-files. Midi has gone back to the studio when mp3 made it's way into the consumer's computer players.

How do I get my MP3 files on the Dubroom?

At the moment, the Dubroom doesn't carry any third party MP3 files other than the ones we choose to put on there for the Dubroom readers/visitors to download. We advice www.reverbnation.com or www.last.fm but there are many other sites that will let you upload your music for free as well.

What are the requirements to get my music reviewed or released on the Dubroom?

As you can guess, there are many! People come to the Dubroom to find good music. The policy of the website is not to review crap, so when it's on the Dubroom, it's good. And unfortunately this means that most music submitted to the Dubroom will not be put on the site. To spare yourself a disappointment, it might be fruitful to read the list of requirements below.

Here is a list:

The music must be (morally) legal. No illegal mp3 links.
The music must be (Dub) Reggae or related.
Related music is most likely not to be put on the Dubroom.
Related to (Dub) Reggae is defined by The Dubroom as: ragga, ska, dancehall.
The music must have at least the quality that is on average found here in The Dubroom.
The recordings must be of reasonable quality, not practice tape style recorded with one microphone, unless the music is historically relevant.
The music must be available for free download, and must be full-length.
The music should not contain any offenses towards the Creator.
The music should not have so-called adult contents and should not contain calls to violence, in other words, no slackness.
The Dubroom will decide where to place the music in this site.

I sent you an email but did not hear anything back. What's up?

The Dubroom receives a lot of mail, on a daily basis, from artists who want their music to be featured somewhere on the Dubroom. It is simply impossible to answer each and every mail back. When you haven't heard anything after two weeks, you can safely assume that we didn't find the time to write back. It is also possible, that your mail has been received but is already answered in the Dubroom FAQ.