We’re excited to announce that very soon we’ll be launching the Owngig.com comedy channel, allowing you to bid for your favourite comedians and create your own bespoke experiences just as you can currently with the world of music. Perhaps you’d like to see Josie Long, Russell Howard or Frankie Boyle?
Anyway, start thinking about who you’d like to see on site because very soon you’ll be able to start placing bids. It’s no laughing matter 
The second in Owngig’s series of posts on those who are close to getting gig go-ahead looks at German band Cinema Bizarre who met in 2005 at an anime convention. This goes some way to explaining their look which is based on the Japanese trend known as visual kei.
Anyway, clearly at Owngig we’re fans of the innovative and think that the Owngig model would be a perfect way for the fans of Cinema Bizarre to fund a special concert and we wish them well.
It’s Friday afternoon and we hope that all of you at work are starting to wind down and think of the weekend. Owngig is clearly not the only musical innovation on the internet so we thought we’d pause to bring you a few things we’ve seen recently that also bring you new ways to enjoy music
Surprised no one’s thought of this idea before. Simply get a load of musicians from the mainstream (Katy Perry, Supergrass, Donna Summer) to the more underground (Rubies, Pivot, Midlake) to publish their favourite songs of the moment. Plus, with so much music on the web these days, we actually get to hear at least some of their choices. Nice work, Secret Playlist - who hail from Australia, also the home of the mighty Resident Advisor.
Your iPhone = Your new studio?
Software like Garage Band has bought the recording studio to the masses but new software called Four Track from Sonoma Wire Works and profiled in Wired allows your iPhone (or iPod Touch) to become a 4 track recording studio.
Given the announcement as well about the iPhone being able to be used as a 3G modem, your phone has the potential to be used as a portable live streaming mixing desk… which is nice.
…and finally
Owngig would never recommend mixing speakers and fire.
But you have to admit this is kind of cool. Have a good weekend!
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This is the first in an irregular series of posts looking at who’s popular on Owngig - those that are getting closer to having their gig greenlighted.
Tom Waits‘ fans have been busy recently - perhaps looking to get some additional dates added after his tour earlier this year.
Given how he explained his choice of venues for the US tour (see video below) we think that Tom is obviously open to interesting new ways of deciding where to play - making him perfect for Owngig.
Fancy seeing him? Bid here.
The last 24hrs has seen over 90 bids from Tokio Hotel fans. Thanks to Claire from the official Tokio Hotel UK Street Team for the link. Keep the bids coming!
Owngig.com are delighted to announce that after huge interest being registered in The Blow Monkeys over the past few weeks we are able to announce a unique and strictly private show with the band!
The gig will take place in London, at the old Devil’s Tavern pub (now named the Prospect of Whitby) in Wapping Wall on Saturday 22nd November 2008 (see the band’s official site for confirmation).
If you wish to attend then please register at Owngig and bid to see The Blow Monkeys then purchase your tickets (maximum 2) at our ticket sales page.
We are a matter of days away now from making an announcement on our first gig. I can’t reveal who the artist is just yet but they’re in our chart.
It won’t be David Bowie however as we heard back from his management company to say he sadly won’t be touring for a while. They liked the idea of Owngig though, so who knows maybe some time in the future!
More soon…
We got a decent mention in the Guardian today, in the G2 section
http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2289508,00.html
We have now updated the site to include a mapping system so that you can now state which town or city you’re from more precisely. In addition you can also now make a bid for 1 or 2 tickets per event.
There’s more to follow soon including a widget to place on your social network profile, enabling you to display latest bids and invite friends to join you.
We’ve had over 100 bids for a Sparks gig over the past 48 hours, and they’re still coming in thick and fast. Its great news and I have to thank the band themselves for supporting us by putting news of Owngig.com on their official web site www.allsparks.com