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.
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Indie-Music.com - Where Serious
Musicians Surf
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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
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provides a free tip sheet with listings for radio
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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 Source - Connecting Christian
artists with Christian songwriters. A new FREE service
brought to you by Power Source Christian Music Magazine.
Find the Songs
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communication connection each and every time you need
great new Christian and positive message music!
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Are you looking for
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Song Source
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Song Source is a monthly, informational tip-sheet
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Song Source also lists secular artists who are looking
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We let songwriters and music publishers know that
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Individual listings on Song Source will be
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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!
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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
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Just send us your songs (either electronically or by snail
mail) and let us worry about getting them to the top mp3
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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
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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.
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