Information for the benefit of our visitors. Please take your time and slowly scroll all the way to the bottom as you check out all the information, as there are many free and useful links and services listed on this page:
If you a
songwriter or a publisher
wondering how to collect royalties for public performance of your
original
works, you should sign up with a "Performance Rights Organization".
These folks will track and collect your royalties for you and send you
money
earned for things such as radio airplay, use of your music in televison or commercials, and any other public
performance
of your music. Most countries have their own societies, but I cannot
list them
all here. There are four societies in
CD for only $3:
14
qualities of successful musicians, songwriters and music business
professionals
SITES WHERE YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR BAND'S MP3s OR VIDEOS FOR FREE!
IntoMusic
Killa Kranium: killakranium@signmyband.com
http://www.intomusic.co.uk
One of the UK's
Fastest
growing Legal Downloadable Music Websites featuring independent
musicians, all
files are checked to ensure they are virus free and of good sound
quality.
Definition
of Sound
John Frankel: john@definitionofsound.com
http://www.definitionofsound.com
We provide space for DJ's
that want to
sell their music, or play it.
RESOURCES
iMusic
Getting on the
web and just
hanging out with the music online community is another good way to
spread the
word about your music. By getting on sites such as iMusic
(www.imusic.com), you can find
over
1.5
million fans of all shapes and sizes, and begin spreading the word 24/7
via
message boards and live "chat rooms" (chat rooms are places where you
can talk with other people over the web in real time).
Boosweet Records Online
"The independent
label
for career minded artist"
Expose your
music to over
1,000,000 visitors a month
http://www.boosweet.com
The
Creative Musicians
Coalition Invites Your Participation
The Creative
Musicians
Coalition (CMC, http://www.aimcmc.com)
is a
fellowship of independent artists and labels. Our purpose is to share
our
knowledge and experiences toward helping new music thrive and
independent
artists survive. We sell and market our works through our sister
organization,
the Music Discovery Network (MDN,
http://www.MusicDiscoveryNetwork.com). Our
unique marketing methods reach far beyond the web to real world brick
and
mortar communities.
We encourage you
to join the
Creative Musicians Coalition as an active and enthusiastic participant.
To
learn more, visit http://www.aimcmc.com,
look for the words "Join With Us"
and complete the form.
MUSICIANS
& LABELS: Send your press kits
(must send complete press kit; photo, bio,
clippings),
not just a CD) to us for possible upcoming reviews or interviews in
Music
Morsels. We cover all genres. Mail to: Sandy Serge, Editor, Music
Morsels,
URL - http://www.serge.org/musicmorsels.htm
Published since
1995 targeting
musicians, songwriters and music industry professionals serving over
35,000
readers.
EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know
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Free daily music
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Indie-Music.com - Where Serious
Musicians Surf
One of the original
musician resource websites,
Indie-Music.com offers thousands of contacts - venues, studios, media,
radio,
labels, and more. Plus, an extensive archive of
how-to's for the music business, and
up-to-date commentary on
the industry. The Indie News
newsletter
provides a free tip sheet with listings for radio airplay, record label
submissions, gig opportunities, and more.
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Internet
broadcasters are looking for independent music to play.
Unfortunately, hundreds
of broadcasters are shutting down due to sky high royalty rates
instigated by
RIAA (Recording Industry Association). Currently
the
only way webcasters can survive the new
RIAA
sponsored legislation is to find independent artists who can give
broadcasters
permission to play their music royalty free.
The
"Radio
for Independent Artists of America Foundation Unlimited" (RIAAFU) is a
new
website which is simply a searchable database designed to match
internet
broadcasters with independent artists who wish to have their music
broadcast.
When you register as an artist or record label your contact information
will be
added to the database so broadcasters can find you, and you are welcome
to
search for broadcasters.
This
is not a
commercial site, and if you register, there are no obligations legal or
otherwise. It just shows that you are interested in finding
broadcasters to
play your music.
Please
support
this cause by registering at www.riaafu.com,
writing your representatives, and spreading the word.
Thanks
on
behalf of all at the Radio for Independent Artists of America
Foundation
Unlimited.
An
important new film: "The Ultimate Song" "If
musicians could help put an end to poverty, that would be the ultimate
song."
--Fredo Ballesteros,
Boxing Gandhis
Rock A Mole Productions has just
finished a documentary film, The
Ultimate Song, that highlights the great importance of music in the
battle to
end poverty. The Ultimate Song includes interviews and/or performance
footage
of Ice T, Sara Hickman, Jackson Browne, Tom Morello
of Rage Against the Machine, Bruce Springsteen, Brother Bank, Marah, Warren Haynes of Gov't
Mule, Krown Ju-Elz, Steve Earle, Kindred, Wayne Kramer, and
Brian Blade.
This
is combined
with interviews and action footage of the growing poor people's
movement in the
The
Ultimate
Song explores a new relationship between musicians and poor people's
organizations, where the poverty of musicians and their struggle to
create is
placed on the same footing as the general problems of high rent and low
health
care.
The
Ultimate
Song, filled with music from beginning to end, shows how the use of
culture can
help bring about the end of poverty for musician and fan alike. It
tackles such
questions as: "Are Poor People Lazy?,"
"What Color is Poverty?," "Musicians Are (Poor) People
Too," "The Power of Music," and "What Can Musicians
Do?".
"With
our
leaflets or our speeches, we can only speak to hundreds or thousands of
people.
Music speaks to millions."--Willie Baptist, Director of Education,
Kensington Welfare Rights
A
VHS copy
of the Ultimate Song will be provided FREE to any musician who wants
one. If
that's you, just email us at rockrap@aol.com
with your name and postal address. For everyone else, we request a $10
donation. Please send to: RRC,
Song
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Connecting
Christian artists with Christian songwriters. A new FREE service
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by Power Source Christian Music Magazine.
Find
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We let
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Thanks &
God
Bless!
ATTENTION
PSYCHEDELIC BANDS OR ARTISTS: Here is a letter I
recently received for your info.
Dear Rick,
Hello my name
is Tamara Setser. I am a DJ for WRAS-ATLANTA,
which is the
100,000 watt voice of
Thanks for your
time, Tamara
Please
send Material
to:
WRAS-ATLANTA /
88.5 FM
Georgia State
University
33 Gilmer Street
ATTN:
Psychedelic Session
email: tasetser@aol.com
Web: www.wras.org
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CHRISTIAN
ARTISTS AND
SONGWRITERS: INDIE HEAVEN IS NOW OPEN!
Here's
the
official notice
that IndieHeaven is now open and ready to
accept
radio stations, venues, artists and resources! SIGN UP AT http://www.indieheaven.com
MUSIC WITH
MEANING
Music - the
universal
language.
Every
day, people around the globe experience its power to express our
deepest
longings, expand our minds, strengthen
our
hearts and renew our souls. But have you listened to some of what's out
there?
Too often, music is created without regard for its inherent beauty,
power, and
influence. At AudibleFaith,
we long to see music utilized as we know it can be.
That's
why audiblefaith.com is
committed
to helping
artists from all over the world find their voice and get their music
heard. By
providing distribution, discussion forums, song writing workshops,
networks to
other artists, and many more resources, we hope to catalyze an
outpouring of
new songs that enable all of us to reach for a higher standard,
reshaping and
binding us together. Whether it's music that preserves and celebrates
the rich
cultures of our world, sacred songs of worship that inspire and renew,
powerful
songs of justice that provoke and challenge, or fun songs about
everyday life
that teach us how to love, laugh and live, our dream is to become the
premiere
destination for artists who have something to say and for people
looking for
Music with Meaning™.
There is a
great new website I found called "broadjam"
that offers lots of features and ways to promote your music. Here is an
excerpt
from their promo:
"Broadjam
was founded by a musician for musicians. Broadjam
is
a different kind of Internet music company.
Our focus
is on unsigned songs from people like you. Broadjam.com is a site where
anyone
can come and enjoy music and where musicians can find beneficial
services and
features.
We have
created a worldwide
forum for your songs to be heard and a great distribution mechanism to
quickly
and cheaply get your songs posted to other great music sites. Just send
us your
songs (either electronically or by snail mail) and let us worry about
getting
them to the top mp3 sites.
As part of
our distribution
service, your songs automatically qualify for the review process; the
best ones
make it to the Top 10 Some of our musicians are getting a lot of
attention and
"air time" Plus, you get some other goodies when you join our growing
membership."
I suggest you
visit their
website at www.broadjam.com
Christian
Artists: Want to
get radio airplay for your
music? Here is a letter we recently received:
I
just
recently began
hosting a weekly Radio show for Teens. I am a youth pastor in a small
Joseph Highfield
1128
FM 10
In
Christ
Joseph
ARTISTS:
Potential press exposure for your music, press release
and show dates.
Attention
Indie
Artists:
Justin Bailey
is the new
Arts and Entertainment writer for the Morning News, a daily newspaper
in
Street
Address--
Mailing Address--
Email
address-- jbailey@florencenews.com
This is
another letter that we recently received, posted for your
benefit. It is another good opportunity for indie
artists to get global exposure. You should send your CD/Promo package
to Tim.
Again, we want to hear of your successes as a result of this free
service!
Dear
Dog Star
Music,
I am in
search of some
quality compilation CDs and artist CDs in order to promote on the MusicScape site. Like yourselves
we are commited to helping independent
artists reach
their goals by promoting them for free utilising
realaudio. We also offer selected CDs
for sale. I see from
your site that you have CDs of artists you help and we would very much
like to
receive copies. Whenever we place tracks on the MusicScape
pages we provide links into the respective artist's site. If any of
them end up
signing licence agreements with us they
receive 65
percent of retail price on a non-exclusive basis.
Our mailing
address:
MusicScape International Limited
1st Floor
124 St.
Margaret's Road
Twickenham
London TW1 2EN
Warmest
regards,
Tim
McManus
Please visit http://www.musicscape.com
"an independent
online
music promotion, resource and sales company with the aim to sell CDs
globally
and promote unknown new talent alongside already established artists"
ATTENTION COUNTRY ARTISTS: If you're looking for airplay for your music, independent DJ's such as Graham here are very helpful in promoting indie artists. It is well worth your while to send this gentleman a copy of your CD. Following is a copy of his letter to us. You can write in your cover letter that you were referred by Dog Star Music.
Dear
Sir/Madam,
I've been
presenting a programme of country music on
our local hospital radio
station for over six years. I was wondering if I could be included on
your
mailing list for promotional cds ? Many of the companies here in the
Hoping to
hear from you
soon, I am,
Please mail CD's
to:
7 Glebe Cottages,
Tornagrain,
By Inverness,
Scotland, IV2
7JF,
Here are
two great radio stations in The
Bert van der Wijst
Floralaan 20
5831 TA Boxmeer
The
E-mail: bert.vanderwijst@wxs.nl
------------------------------------------
Ries Verwijmeren - Member:Dutch
Country Dj Association
Radio
Rucphen
Fm
ECMA Dj Reporter # 31
Zwaard 27
4871
DL Etten-Leur
Have you ever wondered what "Copyright" means? How about "Public Domain"? How do these things affect you in the music industry? We have found a great website that explains many of these questions. Check out http://www.pdinfo.com
CHRISTIAN ARTISTS: CHECK THIS OUT!
Three
Angels
Broadcasting Network
(3ABN), is a Christian Lifestyle television
network.
3ABN Radio is transmitted globally via 4 satellites, and has already
acquired a
number of affiliates around the world. We currently have a need for
more
Christian music. We would certainly appreciate all the music you can
send.
Derrell Mundall
...Marketing Director/3ABN Radio
3ABN
Radio
P.O.
Box 220,
3391 Charley
Good Road
West
Frankfort,
IL 62896
E-mail: radio@3abn.org
Web: http://www.3abn.org
Click on
the logo to
visit our friends at Broken Records, an excellent site to buy indie Christian music, or for indie
Christian artists to list their CD's for sale!
PRESS
RELEASE - FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Non-Profit
organization forms
in support of
Canadian guitar players
Lion’s
Head, ON
Based in Lion’s Head,
The benefits
of joining the
Canadian Guitar Player’s Association are
many.
They include a sense of community with a united voice for national
issues
affecting guitar players and recognition as devoted guitar
players. You
can even attend the annual outdoor jam. The Director of
Education, Gregg
Paterson, is working on a set of guidelines for an acceptable standard
in
guitar playing. This standard will be easy to obtain and be denoted
with a P.Gr. (Professional Guitarist)
designation.
The
Association is young
but the vision is vast. Future additions are always being
developed and
membership is growing. The Canadian Guitar Player’s
Association is a non-profit organization, established in Lion’s
Head, Ontario 2001.
For more
information,
please visit: http://guitarassociation.org
CONTACT:
Dave
Alexander
Canadian
Guitar Player’s Association
P.
O. Box 959
Lion's
Phone:
519-595-7419
Fax:
519-595-7419
Web
site: http://guitarassociation.org
Email: info@guitarassociation.org
DO YOU
LIKE THE BLUES? Then check out the new website called Canadian
Blues
at www.canadianblues.ca.
Our
mandate
is simple - to educate and inform both the hardcore and casual blues
fan about
the Canadian blues scene. It is for the fans, musicians, industry
people, and
the individuals who work behind the scenes. CanadianBlues.ca
will cater
to the fans by offering profiles, reviews, and listings of Canadian
blues
musicians. And for musicians, the site will offer a venue to promote
themselves
and their music. In short, it is a comprehensive resource site for
those who
love the blues in all its forms. It is our goal to make this the most
complete
and informative web site on Canadian blues, covering every region of
The launch of
the site was
We would
appreciate if you
could take a moment to look at the site in order to get the complete
details on
this project. If you feel that your company or association could
benefit from
being listed on the site, or if you offer services which are beneficial
to
Canadian blues musician, please fill out the appropriate form. This is
an
opportunity for you to promote yourself and your services on a highly
visible
site. There is no charge for this service.
Many people
are asking why
we are doing this, and let me assure you that it is truly a labour
of love. The site is a tribute to a style of music that my husband and
I have a
passion for. Help us share this passion with the rest of
We thank you
for your time
and we look forward to hearing from you,
Andie Maranda
& Baron Bedesky
Because we all need to feel the
blues.
www.canadianblues.ca
If you have found this site useful, I
would appreciate a donation of any amount to help keep it going. CLICK HERE
Or, please click on some of our
advertisers links at the top of this page who help pay for our server
costs, etc.
Sonic Deli Records
SINGER-SONGWRITER
DEMO SPECIAL
**
Attention
roots/folk
artists**
$100.00
per song
demo
includes
basic
instrumentation
and arrangement.
For
information
on this
special and for other projects, prices & submissions
Please
contact
Andrea at (416)
535-5896 or email: andrea.sonicdeli@sympatico.ca
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