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I-Dream Downloads -The future of online publishing and music

Why i-DREAM is your Reality

Forget reality TV shows as a way to living your dreams. There is a much better way to make sure that your music, words, designs, photographs and movies get the audience they deserve

In launching i-DREAM Alex Agricola reckons he has the antidote to X-Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and Dragons Den rolled into one. “I think it’s sad seeing people dreams being crushed, with some being treated like freak’s for entertainment, sure they achieve something for the few people that win but they are not platforms that really nurture and mentor new talent across the board, entertainment it seems to be, dream maker ?? I wonder .”

Unlike TV ‘talent’ shows, which offer a one-hit chance of stardom with a lot of public grief and humiliation on the way, i-DREAM is a groundbreaking platform for unsigned and independant musicians, artists, film-makers, writers, and gamers to grow, promote, publicise and sell their work. And it is royalty free, which means that its members get to keep all of any money they make and where their work is protected from being ripped off. And all for £24.99 a year, half that if you are a student.

Alex is CEO and founder of i-DREAM’s parent alltern8, which Beta launched in April 2009 and is now one the world’s premier online publication, community and resource sites created for and by gamers, hobbyists and artists. In only in its first three months it had reached over 850,000 visitors largely by word of mouth and recieved 325,000 pages of relevant content contributed by users.

Headquartered in a converted flint barn on a farm near Chichester in West Sussex, i-DREAM is the exact opposite. It is designed to help as many people as possible to do everything from write and publish graphic novels and computer games, to showcase their music and publicise gigs, and for photographers, graphic designers and artists to promote their work. It is also a community where members can share experiences, mentor one another and work together on joint projects. The permutations are endless.