The DirtBag Music social network has launched with some interesting features designed to connect artists and fans:
"Dirtbag Music provides free world wide video and voice calls for every user, a complete e-commerce engine to monetize online digital content and advance mobile applications that ensure artists and fans can stay connected. The site’s peer-to-peer world-wide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) functionality utilizes an advanced multimedia instant messenger system, termed "Blab Box" creating real-time social interaction between users."

In addition to allowing fans to hook up, such features are being positioned as a unique opportunity for artists:
"Bands and fans can now interact in real time through video sessions, personalized lessons, chats, concerts, interviews, rehearsals, tour bus updates and other reality based campaigns."

Upcoming features will open up additional monetization possibilities:
"When fully implemented in late Spring, the site also provides individualized e-commerce platforms, like eBay, which allows each member to choose which products or features they want to monetize. For example, a band can choose to sell music tracks, merchandise, video chats, lessons, ringtones or whatever else the bands can invent and market."

The advisory board includes DJ Skribble, Scott Ian and Ron Thal.

DirtBag Music is a spinoff of DirtBag Clothing and the whole project has a heavy rock feel.  Nevertheless, the unique features combined with DJ Skribble’s involvement brought it to ProHipHop.

Official Site:
DirtBag Music