Guitarati Home of Colorful Music

Got Questions?

What is this different way of Music Discovery that you claim?

We believe (no - we know) that music comes straight from and to the heart. When an artist is performing, she is pouring herself in the music. You and the music are in sync when it strikes a chord with you, when the emotions and feelings in the music resonate with yours. Emotions or feelings can not be expressed in mere words - so when we talk about discovering music through moods, tags etc, we are at a very broad level. Just as an example, a picture is worth a thousand words, but a thousand words can not make the picture. To narrow down to the music (or any art) that we like, we need an intuitive way rather than a logical way.

To explore the intuitive way, we just have to establish a way of communication with our intuition and let it express itself in some way. We believe that every feeling, emotion or memory evokes a color or a pattern in everyone. You do not have to actually see it, but just feel it. This is a means to establish the channel. When we bring the two - color and music together, we create a way of expressing our feelings and emotions in a perfect intuitive way.

So that's the Guitarati way! Every song is represented by a dominant color. The color of the song is what the majority feels it is. When you want to get to a perfect song, you just have to reach out to your emotions and feelings and find a color. Poof, you will be directed to the right music that resonates with your feelings! And while you are at it, go ahead and add your color to the music too. Fun and easy, no?

Really? Is there really any relation between Color and Music?

Yes! Actually the color-music relationship is a concept that has been around for centuries. There is a color for every mood, every state of mind you are in. And so is music! Every musical note evokes a color at some level and vice versa. It is just that we never explore (at least not all of us) to visualize colors for every sound heard. There are people who can actually visualize a color for every note and they are called Synesthetics. Scriabin, the late Russian composer is a famous example of being one. Even Sir Issac Newton explored this subject of color-music relationship.

Do I have to be a synesthetic to use the website?

No. That was just an example to illustrate color-music co-relation. We only want to establish a way to listen to yourselves. You do not have to actually 'see' the color, but just know it.

This sounds like work! And I have never tried it before.

There is always a first time. But it is not difficult at all; it is just like learning to ride a bicycle. So from now on, whenever you hear any music, try to feel a color. Do not force to see, but just let it occur to you. It might sound hard initially, but once you know how to do it, you are in for a surprise!

If every note evokes a color, what color do I pick up the for song? And what is this color of the song?

The color of the song here denotes the dominant color the song evokes across its play length. This will be chosen according to the number of people who have colored the song till now. You can color the song anytime it is playing or even multiple times while it is playing.

How do I find the songs that I want?

Relax for a moment and 'feel' what you want. Let a color occur to you that evokes this feeling. Thats it, just click on the color (or the nearest color) that just occured to you. You will find the songs that others have 'felt' the same about.

I live by examples! Give me one.

Ready? Visualize a color for what you feel for Richness. Now feel the color of what you call Purity. Did you think of Red/Black for the first and White/Yellow for the second? That's what we are talking about here. If a song evokes that 'rich' or 'pure' feeling, it will be tagged with these colors and you will find one too if you click on these colors. We all are tuned to associate a color with a feeling, or a situation. Feel the music, feel the color.

What's different here? Why should I leave my old music store and use Guitarati?

At Guitarati, you get much better value for the money you spend on music. You can:

1. With our unconventional way of music discovery, easily find the music that you want to get you in the mood. Its fun and simple. Explore yourselves!
2. For say every $10 spent, you get to listen to as many as 1000 songs! And these are not samples, these are full length best quality (at least 192Kbps bitrate) songs. That is 1 cent per song. You can always listen to as many samples (heck, even they are 192Kbps or more) as you want for free anyways! So you have a wide range of songs to check out before downloading.
3. Moreover, the download price is reduced for the songs that you have already listened to. Now isn't that a good thing?

I am a musician. Why should I host at Guitarati?

Several reasons -

1. It is your music. You decide the price. You change it whenever you want to (say according to how it is selling). Unlike the traditional music stores, we do not have run-of-the-mill song price for every song.
2. Your music earns even when it is streamed. So while users can enjoy the music online, you earn money for your music in two ways (downloads and streaming).
3. With our unique intuitive method of music discovery, anyone can find your music with minimum clicks making it much easier to get to your music.
4. Apart from the above, labels can manage all the artists from one account. If your artist already has an account with Guitarati, it can be easily integrated with your account.
5. We are always adding features to help you reach out more to your audience. Watch out for these in the coming days.

When will I get paid for the songs that I have sold?

You can choose when you want to receive the money. The minimum balance required to be in your account is $25. Our billing cycle is around the end of every month. You will be able to see more details regarding the method of payment (online payment or by check) in the 'Payments' tab of the dashboard. Whenever your earnings exceed $25, you can easily ask for a payment using your preferred method.

What are the different icons here? What do they mean?

	Play the free 30 second sample of the song.
	Play the full length song once. 1¢ will be charged from your credits for each listen. You can pause/resume a song as many times as you like, but as soon as you move on to the next song, the currently playing song is stopped. The stopped song, if played again, will start afresh.
	Download the song. If you have already listened to the song, the price will be the download price less the cents you've already paid for streaming.
	No lyrics available for this song.
	Click on this to see the song lyrics.
Color Box	When you are listening to the full length song, you can choose to color it with using colors from the color box. Click as many times as you feel like. The only condition is, really feel the color when clicking on it.
	Only for Artists - Click on this to edit the song's values like price, lyrics etc.
	Only for Artists - although we see no reason for it, you can choose to delete the song if you choose so. If there is no special price set for the song, it will be deleted immediately. Otherwise it will be marked to be deleted at a later date. Special price means this song has been listened to (full listen) and is likely to be bought.