Libraries & Local Music

"It‘s so cool to have a record of all the great gig art being made here. Big ups to [the Salt Lake City Public Library] who have made this awesome document of our community."

— Patron Comment

Share and Support Local Music in Digital Public Spaces with MUSICat

** OPEN SOURCE **

** DEVELOPED WITH LIBRARIANS **

** OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT **

SUPPORT FOR:

  • Submissions

  • Community Curation

  • Artist self-description

  • Licensing

  • Publishing

  • Authentication

  • Reports

  • Poster, Video, & Multimedia

What folks are saying about us…

“The MUSICat platform has made such an impact for our library to support community arts, provide access to local, ethically sourced content and celebrate our city. As a company, Rabble is beyond stellar. I have yet to work with a team of developers and innovators so committed, supportive, responsive, hard working and creative.”

— Raquel Mann (Rocky), Digital Public Spaces Librarian, Edmonton Public Library

“The folks at Rabble have been wonderful to work with. Not only are they responsive to customer feedback and requests, they are very quick at addressing those requests, adding new features in a matter of weeks sometimes. They are also proactive in gathering customer input to inform their development roadmap. If you’re looking for a real partner to help you build accessible local music collections, Rabble is it.”

— Kady Ferris, Electronic Content Librarian, Multnomah County Library

“Something like this just makes you realize there are so many bands here in the Salt Lake valley and beyond that sometimes slip through the cracks and don’t get noticed.”

— ”Bad” Brad Wheeler, HUM Community Curator

“From a historical standpoint, HUM preserves a cross-section of the local music scene, and it was exciting to be a small part of the local music history.”

— Conquer Monster, Salt Lake City HUM Artist

“Curating and hosting a collection of local music has been an incredible way to partner and connect with local musicians, record store owners, radio station DJs, local music venues, and music aficionados across the City. We have also been able to build some great programming around HUM, including a Summer Concert Series of local artists. In short, having the Rabble MUSICat platform has been key in launching our local online music service, and in establishing the Library as a key supporter and amplifier of the local creative music scene in SLC.”

— Peter Bromberg, Director, Salt Lake City Public Library

“Rabble is a game changer. [MUSICat] is a platform that is being built SPECIFICALLY with libraries in mind—it’s considering our core values of free and open access to content at the same time that it considers the rights of content creators to participate in how their work is used.”

— Erinn Paige, Co-founder and Editor of the Library as Incubator Project

Press

Read what folks across North America are saying about MUSICat, Rabble, and our Partner Libraries

The Portland Mercury

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Wisconsin Inno

Pittsburgh City Paper

The Daily Texan