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= ROCK-TIL-YOU-DROP.COM =

'''[http://www.rock-til-you-drop.com/ ROCK-TIL-YOU-DROP.COM]''' is a social network and music co-operative that supports mature musicians and bands active at a local level. It was founded in October 2008 by former 67 ([[Southern Records]]) singer and guitarist Toby Burton. Online it comprises a number of siteswebsites including atwo social networknetworks, one devoted to individual musicians, oneand forthe other to bands, fans & music indusrtyindustry, a mature musicians ads site, a blog and a download site.

==ROCK-TIL-YOU-DROP's Musicians Network==

[http://www.rock-til-you-drop-musicians.com/ ROCK-TIL-YOU-DROP's Musicians Network] is for mature musicians to connect and network with one another, and to share information and experiences. It includes a members' activity and status feed, as well as, members' blogs and discussions. It also carries a calendar of local level gigs by musicians and bands associated with the network.

==ROCK-TIL-YOU-DROP's Bands, Fans & Industry Network==

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=== History ===

'''ROCK-TIL-YOU-DROP.COM''' was founded in October 2008 by former 67 (Southern Records) singer and guitarist Toby Burton. Having decided to get a new band together at 40 years of age, and wanting members in his own age group, he became frustrated by having to pick through musicians ads largely posted by younger musicians. His solution was to build a website himself aimed exclusively at networking what he called 'mature' musicians, and their bands.

Using various online platforms, such as [[Blogger]], [[Ning]] and Bandzoogle, he began to create a network of sites around his original website to offer soicalsocial networking capabilities, a blog and a download site, and eventually automating the musician ads site.

In March 2009, having built a small network of bands in and around London, he put on his first ROCK-TIL-YOU-DROP gig at the Dublin Castle in Camden, London. He continues to promote ROCK-TIL-YOU-DROP nights as well as meet-ups regularly in London at venues including the Fiddler's Elbow in Chalk Farm, and the [[Hope and Anchor, Islington]].