For some there is simply nothing like hearing a live concert in person. The feeling of seeing the raw talent and passion of your favorite band is something that you just can’t get from listening to music on your radio or computer. While live concerts are great, they are also extremely expensive and are just not feasible for a large number of people for a variety of reasons.
Thankfully, with the advances in technology as well as high-speed Internet access, bands and musicians are now able to stream live concerts across the world. This allows fans to experience their favorite bands without having to fork out money for high ticket prices and travel in hopes that the weather holds out for their favorite musicians to perform. Companies like TikiLIVE now offer extremely user-friendly software solutions that make it easier than ever to stream your live concert.
Streaming a Live Concert With TikiLIVE
Streaming a live concert with TikiLIVE is extremely easy. While you can stream a concert from your mobile phone with TikiLIVE, for optimal results you should use our HD Wave software. This software is available for both Mac and PCs so that all of our customers can deliver streaming content to their fans, regardless of platform. To stream with HD Wave, follow the following steps:
- Create a broadcaster account – To stream a live concert you will need to sign up for a broadcaster account with TikiLIVE.
- Create a live channel for your broadcast – Once you have signed up for an account, you will want to create a channel for your content to be streamed.
- Broadcast using HD Wave – Once your channel has been created you will have the option of selecting to broadcast with HD Wave.
- Install HD Wave – Install TikiLIVE’s HD Wave application for your Mac or PC.
- Start your broadcast with HD Wave – Simply start broadcasting with HD Wave and you will be on your way to streaming your live concert.
- Adjust encoding settings if necessary – For our more advanced users, HD Wave offers a wide variety of encoding options.
As you can see, streaming your live concert with TikiLIVE and HD Wave is extremely easy. Should you run into any problems throughout the process, do not hesitate to contact our customer support team via phone, chat or email.
Partner With TikiLIVE to Get The Word Out About Your Content
Without the proper marketing and infrastructure your live concert may not get the popularity that it deserves. Thankfully with TikiLIVE you have a full suite of tools and services at your disposal to take your live concert marketing strategy to the next level. These tools include ways to monetize your live concert as well as ways to reach those who may not physically be sitting behind a computer. Some of the features that will help you grow your fan base include:
- Social Media Integration – Getting the message out about your live concert online is almost impossible without the help of social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.Thankfully, TikiLIVE interfaces directly with the most popular social media networks to allow you to easily spread the word about your upcoming live concert event.
- IPTV Support – While some of your music fans may watch your live concert from their computer or even their mobile device, others will want to watch from the comforts of their living room. With IPTV capabilities from TikiLIVE, your fans can easily watch your live concert on their living room television. With support for a variety of set top boxes, including Roku, your fans will have no excuse to miss out on your next music event.
- Mobile Device Support – With more people accessing the Internet from mobile devices than physical computers, you must ensure that your live music event can be viewed on these devices. TikILIVE offers full HTML5 support, which gives your viewers an optimized viewing experience regardless of device. Whether they are viewing your content on a smartphone, tablet or other mobile device, TikiLIVE will optimize the content for each device.
- Whole Host of Monetization Options – While your live ticket sales may be going extremely well, why not setup other ways to generate even more income from your live concert events. With TikiLIVE you can stream your live concert and generate income at the same time through a variety of monetization methods.
- Pay Per View Video Streaming – Who says that your only revenue opportunity is during a live concert? With TikiLIVE, you can continue to stream recorded events to zealous fans long after your original event is over. Each time you stream your pay per view content you have the option of charging your fans to increase your revenue.
- Live Event Tickets – In the same way that you can charge fans to see your live concert in person, you can also charge them to view it online. With TikiLIVE’s ticketing system you can sell virtual “seats” to your online concert.
- Free Tickets – Do you have family or friends that can’t make it to your live concert? Do not fear, with TikiLIVE you can offer them complimentary passes that allow them to view your live concert as if they were in the front row.
Robust Analysis Platform
So the concert is over and you are not sure what your fans thought of your latest musical material? Thankfully, TikiLIVE offers a robust analysis tool that displays ticket sales and based on these metrics you can determine if your material or set list needs to be tweaked prior to your next live concert.
TikiLIVE Your Rock Solid Customer Support Team
Whether you are a fan of rock or not, there is no denying the robust customer support that is provided by our team at TikiLIVE.If you have any questions prior to or during registration, please give us a call at 305-289-4557 or reach us online through our live chat feature. We want to work with you to ensure your next live concert is broadcast online without any hiccups.
