At IndieBible,com, promote your music, get reviewed,, your songs played, and your CDs sold. Contacts include 2900 Radio Station Shows, 3500 Music Review Publications, 350 CD Vendors/Promoters, 400 MP3 Sites and more!
GetSigned.com:
This TOP site is an incredible resource for the indie-going-major
musician. Columnists are all experts, and the resources available on
this site will inspire you to do whatever it takes to get your music out
there. Truly a great website. A JVM must!
• RADIODIRECTX - Promoting music worldwide... a new link.. check it out! Get your music heard across North America, Europe, Australia and beyond.
• Steven Brodsky & Associates - music law firm - weird web site, no suits and ties but hey if you need to sign a contract you should start somewhere... more career consultation here.
Record
of the Day is an independent company providing an essential daily digest of
music industry-related stories together with sound clips of the best new music.
Indie-Music.com
A host of resources for unsigned musicians, including articles,
contacts, CD reviews and more. Definitely worth checking out
The Indie Group:
A good collection of resources for the independent musician and
recording professional
SongCatalog.com
provides centralized access searchable by such classifications as genre,
publisher, theme, keyword, and tempo. A user can begin negotiating with
the seller through the site's online messaging system.
Just Plain Folks:
Supportive articles and networking with pro's and fellow artists, plus
an informative and well researched newsletter.
MusicTECH
Productions on the Web: musicians' classifieds, artist showcase,
links, technical advice, buy and sell CDs, sound ware and sample
products, and much more!• The SFX Gallery: An online sound effects and music samples database. Search, audition and instantly download any effect here.
World Wide
Bands: Helping to promote indie bands and artists who play music of
all different styles, this site also includes message boards,
classifieds & host of useful links
Music Business: Producers: Find out about the Music Industry at Music Business: Producer, with the dirt on record labels, music lawyers, producers, and more.
• Gearblasters.com: Search new & used music gear listings along with the catalogs of many of the largest online music retailers to find the gear you need. Also post musician's classifieds for free!
• Gear Search: Find musical instrument and equipment dealers for guitars, basses, discussions, recording, used gear and more
• indiecentre - Chock full of vital do-it-yourself information on getting your music to the masses.
• Musician's Guide - With over 4,000 completely updated contacts for booking gigs, contacting record labels, finding a manager and more.
• The Recording Website - Helpful articles for home studio artists.
• EQ Magazine - Professional project recording and sound info.
• Stereophile Magazine - Hundreds of links and invaluable information about high-end listening speakers and gear. Open up to the world of accurate sound... beyond the studio "cocoon".
• How to Optimize Your PC For Recording
• AudioVideoWeb.com: A high quality solution for placing your audio and video on the web!
• Rock City News: Wow! A ton of info and resources for rockers!
• JavaMusic.com - Sell and promote your music, marketing info
• ZioGiorgio.com - Search engine/directory of entertainment professionals in the world.
• 5-starproductions.com - Articles, articles, articles, links, tips and more.
• The Velvet Rope: Largely a subscriber site, with lots of messages with information to keep you up on the major label world as well as the Indies and their activities.
• Kathode Ray Music: Advice here to get you started - artist development, marketing, and promotion consulting organization dedicated to helping unsigned and upcoming bands expose their music.
• Guitar Nine: Good place obviously for guitar players with well written articles on the business of being an independent musician.
Coast-to-Coast
AM is the most amazing talk show program I've ever heard. Not for the
faint-at-heart or closed-minded person. It's on late at night so you have to
want to hear George Noory or Art Bell discuss their controversial topics. I like
it!
Nautilus Master Technology:
The NEMO DMC-8 is the most advanced monitor controller on the market. It's
virtually a self-training tool that increases your mixing skills and improves
your sound. High-end discrete Class-A resolution and unmatched features.
TAXI:
the Independent A & R Vehicle that connects unsigned artists, bands and
songwriters with major record labels, publishers, and film & TV music
supervisors.
Artistopia: Artists not
only need a great product, they need career direction. Artist profiles, free MP3
music downloads, press releases, artist gigs and events, music resources
directory, classified ads, and music forums and more.
4Front Music: You've
made a great recording - now what? Find great ideas for marketing your music.
Helping musicians help themselves make it in music.
Music Business Registry:
Over 700 record companies/A&R, 350 music publishers, 700 music business
attorneys and contacts throughout the United States, Canada and the U.K. Great
books like "How To Get a Record
Deal", "Guide To Releasing Independent Records", "Music Attorney, Legal &
Business Guide" and more.
• Recording Industry
Sourcebook: A must-have book/CD-ROM with over 9,000 listings. You want it,
you'll find it in here!
Orange County
Music Awards: If you're in the Orange County/Long Beach/Inland Empire area,
submit your CD to the OCMA - the awards are fun, classy, and it's a great way to
be recognized for your talent.
• Galaris Musicians Directory: Find all the contacts you need in the music business - promote your music on the site - career support articles too. Categories include: Booking Agents, Clubs, Disc Manufacturers, Distributors, Legal Services, Magazines, Managers, Music Retailers, Photographers, Promoters, Publicists, Publishers, Radio Stations, Record Labels, Music Schools, Studios and Video/Sound Production Facilities.
Ex'pression
Center for New Media: Accelerated bachelor's degree in programs for careers
in the digital arts. Located in Emeryville, California, the gear and the
programs and the people are exceptional.
• 101 Distribution:
101 will act as the direct liaison between your record store and independent
artists providing you the opportunity to spread an unlimited number of
individual titles without affecting open-to-buy budgets.
•
Radio-Media.com - Articles articles articles! Get the scoop on radio
promotion and marketing your music!
• BandRadio.com:
Unsigned bands indie resource. The music business agents, contracts, labels,
radio, etc.
• Garageband.com: Articles
and info, plus you can upload your music to see how you go over by vote-in
reviews. Possible way to enhance your promotional campaign.
• Music Connection
Magazine: Contact names, phone numbers, articles, demo critiques, free
classifieds. LA's hottest music marketplace mag.
•
Sound Feelings: Great resources for piano instruction, composers, sight
reading and much more!
Musicians Assistance
Site: Loaded with databases to help you with your marketing, promotion,
publicity, and performance chores.
• MP3.com: The downloadable
future that is now upon us. Besides being a great site to place some mp3
versions of your songs, it's also an invaluable resource for music news and
discussion on the challenges facing the distribution of music over the Internet.
Billboard: The oldest
trade magazine around. They have been publishing for over 100 years now, and
have a useful site. Don't leave home without it.
• BMI and
ASCAP Here to help
songwriters learn about the business of songs, and have a ton of information and
resources to help you understand what they do, and help you with registering
with them, or advising and linking you to copyright information, mechanical
rights info, and lots of interesting articles.
• Ultimate Band List Site: A
huge web site with tons of useful stuff for your career.
• Musicians Network:
A great resource for all aspects of a musicians life.
• Jack Endino's
Website: Seattle's producer of many Sub Pop acts and other noteworthy
northwest alternative bands has a great site filled with his insights on
recording and making records.
• TuneTrade: This is the
website of The Musicians Trade Journal, a newspaper that publishes bi-monthly
with information on the world of independent music. Tons of cool website links.
Also, their online Tour Planner is excellent!
•
The Voodoo of CD Mastering, a site
maintained by Aaron Lanterman, who's made a semi-career of collecting all the
information and links on CD Mastering available on the net.
•
Everything Mac Home Page at Brandeis
University. Lots of good links.
•
MIX Magazine Online. Mix
Magazine is one of the top providers of information to studios, engineers,
musicians and more. You might want to consider subscribing to this fine
magazine!
•
Syn-Aud-Con. Workshops and education on
acoustics, loudspeakers, grounding, digital audio, etc. FAQ's and technical
documents and programs also downloadable from their site. Founded by Don and
Carolyn Davis.
• Amptone Information on Recording Guitar
Amp Tone, Effects, Placement, and Cranked-Amp Tone at AnyVolume
•
Worldwide Music
Resources (University of Indiana)
• The Recording Website: Get recording info and advice for your pro or home studio, gear reviews, message boards and more.
The Voodoo of CD Mastering, a site maintained by Aaron Lanterman, who's made a semi-career of collecting all the information and links on CD Mastering available on the net.
Everything Mac Home Page at Brandeis University. Lots of good links.
MIX Magazine Online. Mix Magazine is one of the top providers of information to studios, engineers, musicians and more. You might want to consider subscribing to this fine magazine!
Syn-Aud-Con. Workshops and education on acoustics, loudspeakers, grounding, digital audio, etc. FAQ's and technical documents and programs also downloadable from their site. Founded by Don and Carolyn Davis.
Amptone Information on Recording Guitar Amp Tone, Effects, Placement, and Cranked-Amp Tone at AnyVolume
Worldwide Music Resources (University of Indiana)
The Recording Website:
Get recording info and advice for your pro or home studio, gear reviews,
message boards and more.
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• www.indiebandmanager.com/icb/
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