Ever since the Dubroom went online in the 20th Century (1997), the website has grown from a humble homepage with original Reggae Midi Files to the rather large site that it is today. There are several sub-sites to serve several points of interest that may not altogether be of interest to the more than thousand visitors every day, even though the navigation makes it rather easy to visit from one sub-site to the other. 

Steady observation throughout the many years of the Dubroom's existence shows, that there is not really one part of the website that draws a significantly higher or lower number of visitors than other parts. You may be surprised, but there are as many people interested in a tutorial on how to create Reggae Music than there are to get a free and legal MP3 file from let's say Ziggy Marley. The visitors of the more informative parts of the Dubroom like the Babylon Observer or the Center for Research on Christianity are as large in number as the ones who visit the site for the musical aspect. We're happy to serve all of them.

We?

Yes.

The major part of the work done on DUBROOM.org is the result of action by it's editor, but to think this is really a one-man project is not just an overstatement, it's simply not true. First of all there are many people who make it possible for the editor to do his work and that ranges from private -and therefore outside of the spectrum of this website- individuals and supporters to providers of material like musical releases or something else that can be found back at the website.

Depending on your possibilities and yes, your intentions, the following list of suggestions might contain something that appeals to you, or it might make you think of something else in which case you can always CONTACT the Dubroom. A general principle is that for several reasons the Dubroom prefers to release free material but gladly links to buyable stuff in reviews. This is about promoting (DUB) Reggae Music and/or Consciousness, not about promoting Messian Dread or even the Dubroom. Contributing to the Dubroom should always be seen as an indirect contribution to the readers, visitors and users of this website. 

Now check this:

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LABELS

You can supply the Dubroom with material for review and inclusion in Radio Dubroom or Radio Dubroom Extra. When your label releases (DUB) Reggae preferably of the conscious kind, that is. Use the CONTACT page and if possible, include a download link. This link will not be shared, but a review and/or airplay is not guaranteed. Unlike other websites, we do not pay nor do we get paid for anything we review or play. We do apprecilove every serious promotion at the Dubroom Message Boards, though!

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Yes, what goes for labels goes for musicians, too. But there's a little more and that has to do with Dubroom Productions. When you think you can seriously add something to what is currently produced in the Dubroom studio and released through the website and you have the possibility to record your works so that it can be used in the studio, please use the CONTACT page. 

So, how could "seriously add" be seen? A more general response to that would be: evidently raising the quality of the music that is currently produced. This is something that usually is rather obvious for both parties involved, but let's just say you know what you are doing and this can be verified, while you have a serious and positive desire to help our productions grow in quality.

An example. 

You're in-between a studio period and a planned tour, and for some reason -you're browsing the Net or you've heard a Dubroom tune or just know (about) this site- you feel like you want to donate some of these recordings you did before but were not good enough for your own releases, yet you -and we- know that it would lift up productions from this studio.

PRODUCERS TO TOP

A lot of what was written to the labels and artists can be read by producers as well but -yes- there's a little more which has to do with the Dubroom's Net Label. The word "label" should be taken very, very loosely as there is absolutely no money making involved or dodgy contracts to be dealt with. It's more a way of presenting music that we are grateful to be able to present.

We would love to include some of your material, especially when it is of a higher quality than that produced in the Dubroom studio. It could very well be that you have these Dub tracks that you don't want to release on your own label or outlet for one reason or another but you still know they would be a blessing to visitors and users of the Dubroom, or (DUB) Reggae lovers in general. 

Please use the CONTACT page when you know you are willing and able to do this.

PROMOTERS TO TOP

Use the CONTACT page to send in your press releases about upcoming events world-wide and make it clear that you would like this to be published through the Dubroom. A better thing is, to actually join the Dubroom Message Boards and start posting it yourself.

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The Dubroom is always interested in publications, and that's not just books. Anything related to (DUB) Reggae and/or Consciousness as you can find it more or less defined throughout the entire website in a consistent form, anything that does contribute to the insight and knowledge visitors and users of the Dubroom can find here, is welcome.

Next to Music and Artists, we review Books, Video's, Software/Soundware and Websites. Use the CONTACT page to tell us about your publication and we'll take it from there.

USERS/VISITORS TO TOP

You're not actively involved in the production of music or anything else, at least not in a way that you think would actually contribute to anything that the Dubroom reviews or releases and with that, other visitors and users. You simply enjoy (some aspects of) what the Dubroom has to offer, or it actually serves you.

Could be, that you happen to like some Dubroom Productions or you've benefited from that eternally unfinished tutorial on making Dub with computers. Perhaps you've been reading one of these books we've published and it helped you out or one of these articles that you really have that opinion about. 

No, this is not the point wherein you are asked for a donation of the monetary kind. 

This is the point where you are asked to simply go to one or more of the Dubroom's blogs and leave your comments/feedback. You can do so anonymously and without any form of registration so all it cost you is a bit of time and typing movements. 

What is even better: join the Dubroom Message Boards and start posting your replies and even own postings.

Public feedback is one of the best ways for users/visitors of the Dubroom to actually contribute.

VOCALISTS TO TOP

The fact that you are mentioned, in itself needs no further explanation. The Dubroom is always looking for (acapella recordings by) serious, talented, skilled and preferably (semi) professional vocalists to legally use in our (free) releases. Where we can, we obtain licenses but a Dub Plate costs around 250 Euro and perhaps more for releases Dubroom-style, so that's not something to buy every day.

Use the CONTACT page when you're interested and you know that we would be too. Please do not use this as a way to promote yourself but as a way to helping (us) promote (DUB) Reggae of preferably the conscious kind. No slackness or dancehall, no blasphemy, but you already know that.

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Writers and reviewers would be a better description but then it didn't match the alphabetical order in which this list is presented. Yes, we're looking for writers and reviewers who can add to the hundreds of articles and reviews you can find on the Dubroom. Please do not see this possibility to contribute as a way to promote yourself, even though that could be a side effect. We do not pay and we do not want to be paid to put anything on the site.

Use this feature when you genuinely think you can add something of value to the users/readers of the Dubroom. When you think it serves the purpose of promoting (DUB) Reggae and/or Consciousness as more or less defined consistently throughout the entire website, please use the CONTACT page and mail your article/review to the Dubroom. Tell us how/if you want to be credited, and you will get a response in case your article will be published.

One Love,
Messian Dread (Editor, Dubroom)

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