Thismusicindustrysimhasgoneplatinum-celebratingover1MILLIONdownloads!
BringyourMP3collectiontolifewithanimatedperformancesasyouembarkonacareerinmusic.Formyourownbandbyrecruitingtalentfromover150artistsacross6uniquelabels,orenjoycreatingyourownstarswiththeeditor.Thenrecordhitsthatwilltopthechartsandtakethemontheroadtoover20differentvenues-includingauthenticreviewsandnewsreportsthatdetermineyourlegacy.Like"ARockstarAtMyHamster"forthe21stcentury,PopsceneleavesnostoneunturnedtodoformusicwhatWrestlingRevolutiondidforwrestling!Thegameisfreetodownload,withtheoptiontopurchasea"backstagepass"forevenmorecontent.
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Popscenedividesthemusicmakingprocessintoentertainment(representedbystars)andartistry(representedbyhearts).Asinreallife,popularmusicismorelikelytoshootupthechartsanddrawfans-butwithoutsubstance,thesuccessmaybeshort-lived.Eachofthegame'smanyartistshasthefollowingattributesthatinfluencethisprocess:
-POPULARITYistheartist'sabilitytodrawfanstoentertainingcontent.
-REPUTATIONistheirabilitytodrawfanstoartisticcontent.
-PERFORMANCEistheirabilitytoperformentertainingsongslive.
-TALENTistheirabilitytoperformartisticsongslive.
-PRODUCTIONistheirabilitytocomposeentertainingmusic.
-WRITINGistheirabilitytocomposeartisticmusic.
-HAPPINESSisthepleasuretheycurrentlygetfromtheirwork.
-ATTITUDEindicateshowlikelytheyaretoeithercontributeorcausetrouble.
Thisisabandmanagementsim,andasabandmanageritisyourjobtorecruitstarsfromthemusicbiz.Eachweek,dependingonthesizeofyourteamandtheircollectiveattitude,newsongsmayberecorded.Eachmemberoftheteamcontributestheirscoretoanewsong,andwhoeverscoresthehighestwillbecreditedwithmakingit.Memberswhoarededicatedbackstagestaffwillcontributetwiceinsteadofonce-incthechancesofagoodsongbeingwritten.
Oncesongsexist,itistheon-stageperformerswhomustbringittolife.Aswithwriting,eachbandmemberonstagecontributestheirscoreandthehighestdetermineshowwellthesongwasreceivedineachcategory.Thistime,itisthe"frontman"whogetstocontributetwiceinsteadofonce-soconsiderwhoisattheforefront.
Theoverallratingforashowistheaverageofallthesongsperformed-albeitslightlymoregeneroussothatperfectionisnotrequired.Thisisalsotrueofalbumreviews.A5-starperformancemayconsistofconsistent4-starcontributions.Reviewsarewhereyourperformancesfeedbackintothestatsthatproducedthem,becauseeachattributewillriseorfalltoreflectwhatjusthappened.
Whenbookingvenues,youmustconsiderhowmuchitwillcostversushowmuchyouarelikelytorecoup.Ticketsaresoldat$5persongsoitdependshowlongyoursetis.Youwillreceiveapercentageofthisrevenue,andmustthenusethattopayyouremployeesandanyotherexpenses.Singlesaresoldat$1eachwhereasalbumsaresoldat$1persongforamaximumof$10(cha-ching!).Ifyouhaveaweekofinactivity,youmayfindthatyoumakealossbecauseoftheexpensesofyourlifestyle(whichreflectsyourwealth).Ontheindependentscene,youtakealargerchunkoflowerrevenuesoyouwillhavetomigratetoamajorlabeleventually.
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