Narip’s Useful Record Industry Resources Compiled by the National Association of Record Industry Professionals Last updated: February 2006


(Tess’s favorites are in boldface type)



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(Tess’s favorites are in boldface type)

Title

Author(s)

Comments


101 Ways to Make Money Right Now in the Music Business

Bob Baker

General Business

6 steps to Songwriting Success: The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs

Jason Blume

Songwriting

88 Songwriting Wrongs and How to Right Them: Concrete Ways to Improve Your Songwriting and Make Your Songs More Marketable

Pat Luboff and Pete Luboff

Songwriting

A Jazz Education Primer

Karen R. Nelson

Miscellaneous

A Musician's Guide To Increasing Performance Opportunities

Willard V. Jenkins Jr.

General Business

A Musician's Guide to Making a Recording

Karen R. Nelson

Recording

All Area Access: Personal Management for Unsigned Musicians.

Marc Davison

Management

All You Need to Know About the Music Business

Donald Passman

General Business

American Popular Music Business in the 20th Century

Sanjek/Sanjek

General Business

An International History of the Recording Industry

Gronow/Saunio

History

Anyone's Songwriting Guide to Copyright Protection and Song-pitching by Mail

Sue Friddle

Songwriting

Anything written by Benjamin Franklin


Benjamin Franklin

Miscellaneous

Arts Administration and Management: A Guide for Arts Administrators and Their Staffs

Harvey Shore

Management

Arts and the Internet

V.A. Shiva

Miscellaneous

Arts Management in the ‘90s.

The Essential Annotated Bibliography



Nikki Whittingham

Management

Attention: A&R

A Step-by-Step Guide Into the Recording Industry



Muench/Pomerantz

A&R

Audio in Advertising: A Practical Guide to Producing and Recording Music, Voiceovers, and Sound Effects

Ron Lockhart and Dick Weissman

Recording

Audio Programming for Interactive Games

Martin Wilde

Miscellaneous

Audio Recording for Profit: The Sound of Money

Chris Stone

Recording

Beginning Songwriter's Answer Book

Paul Zollo

Songwriting

Behind the Glass:

Top Record Producers Tell How They Craft the Hits



Howard Massey

Recording

Billboard Guide to Music Publicity

Jim Pettigrew

Publicity

Book Your Own Tour

Liz Garo

Touring

Booking and Tour Management for the Performing Arts

Rena Shagan

Touring

Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry

Clinton Heylin

History

Breakin’ in to the Music Business

Alan H. Siegel

General Business

Career Opportunities in the Music Industry

Shelly Field

Careers: Music

Careers for Music Lovers

Jeff Johnson

Careers: Music

Careers in Television & Radio

Julia Allen

Careers: TV & Radio

Cash In! Funding & Promoting The Arts

Alvin Reiss

Promotion

Choosing and Using Audio and Music Software

Mike Collins

Recording / Songwriting

Clive: Inside the Record Business

Clive Davis with James K. Willwerth

General Business

Club Date Musicians: Playing the New York Party Circuit

Bruce MacLeod

Miscellaneous

Collective Administration of Copyrights and Neighboring Rights: International Practices, Procedures, and Organizations

David Sinacore-Guinn

Music and Entertainment Law

Complete Music Business Office, The

Greg Forest

General Business

Concert Tour Production Management: How to Take Your Show on the Road

John Vasey

Touring

Confessions of a Record Producer: How to Survive the Scams and Shams of the Music Business

Moses Avalon

Miscellaneous

Contemporary Radio Programming Strategies

David MacFarland

Radio

Copyright and Public Performance of Music

Stanley Rothenberg

Law

Copyright and Song Protection

Steve Moroniak

Music and Entertainment Law

Copyright, the Complete Guide for Music Educators

Jay Althouse

Music and Entertainment Law

Copyright's Highway: From Gutenberg to the Celestial Jukebox

Paul Goldstein

Music and Entertainment Law

Copyrights: A Guide for The Music Industry

Rhonda Fera and Vito Fera

Music and Entertainment Law

Crank It Up: Live Sound Secrets of the Top Tour Engineers

Clive Young

Recording

Discord: Conflict and the Making of Music

Norman Lebrecht




Elements of Style

Strunk & White

Grammar

Entertainment 101: An Industry Primer

Roger W. Claire

Miscellaneous

Entertainment Industry Economics

Harold L. Vogel

General Business

Everything You’d Better Know About the Record Industry

Kashif

General Business

Expensive Habits: The Dark Side of the Music Industry

Simon Garfield

Miscellaneous

Exploding: The Highs, Hits, Hype, Heroes, and Hustlers of the Warner Music Group

Stan Cornyn and Paul Scanlon

History

Facing the Music: A Pantheon Guide to Popular Culture

Simon Frith

History

Feedback: Echoes From My Life in Radio

Charles F. Payne

Radio

Financial Management for Musicians

Gaines/McCormack

Management

For Musicians Only

Claudia Suzanne, Thomas Stein and Michael Niehaus

Miscellaneous

Funding and Marketing the Arts

Alvin H. Reiss

Marketing

Get it in Writing:

The Musician’s Guide to the Music Business



Brian McPherson

General Business

Getting Gigs: The Musicians & Singers Survival Guide to Booking Better Paying Jobs- With Or Without An Agent

Mark W. Curran

General Business

Getting Noticed:

A Musician's Guide to Publicity and Self-Promotion



James R. Gibson

Promotion

Getting Radio Airplay

Gary Hustwit

Radio

Gigging: The Musician's Underground Touring Directory

Michael Ethan Dorf and Robert Appel

Touring

Going Digital: The Musician’s Guide to Technology

Brad Hill

Technology

Grow Your Band's Audience: Six Steps to Success for Independent Musicians

Joe Taylor

Promotion / Marketing

Guerilla Music Marketing Handbook

Bob Baker

Marketing

Guide to Internet Promotion for Musicians, Artists, and Songwriters

Tim Sweeney

Promotion

Guide to Releasing Independent Records

Tim Sweeney

Promotion & Marketing

Handbook of Radio Publicity and Promotion

Jack McDonald

Radio

Hell on Wheels: The Tour Stories Compilation

Greg Jacobs

Touring

Hit Men

Fredric Dannen

Miscellaneous

How I Make $100,000 a Year in the Music Business

(Without a Record Label, Manager or Booking Agent)



David Hooper

Miscellaneous

How to be a Music Publisher

Walter Hurst

Music Publishing

How to Be a Working Musician: A Practical Guide to Earning Money in the Music Business.

Mike Levine

General Business

How to be Your Own Booking Agent and Save Thousands of Dollars

Jeri Goldstein

General Business

How to Get a Job in the Music and Recording Industry

Keith Hatschek, Kristen Schilo and Susan Gedutis

Miscellaneous

How To Get Started In Christian Music

Chris Christian

Miscellaneous

How to Have Your Hit Song Published

Jay Warner

Music Publishing

How to Make a Living as a Musician So You Never Have to Have a Day Job Again!

Marty Buttwinick

General Business

How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording:

A Complete Guide for Independent Labels



Diane S. Rapaport

General Business

How to Make Money Scoring Soundtracks and Jingles

Jeffrey P. Fisher

Miscellaneous

How to Make More in Music: A Freelance Guide

James R. Gibson

Miscellaneous

How to Open Doors in the Music Industry:

The Independent Way



Fara/Parker

Miscellaneous

How to Pitch and Promote Your Songs

Fred Koller

Miscellaneous

How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet: The Musician’s Guide to Effective Music Promotion on the Internet

David Nevue

Promotion

How to Protect Your Creative Work:

All You Need to Know About Copyright



David A. Weinstein

Music and Entertainment Law

How To Run a Recording Session

Jayce De Santis

Recording

How to Succeed in the Music Business

Dunn/Underwood

General Business

How To Win Friends & Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Miscellaneous

How to Work A Room

Susan RoAne

Business Etiquette

How You Can Make $30,000 A Year As A Musician

Without A Record Contract



James R. Gibson

Miscellaneous

In Tune with the Music Business

Joseph Taubman

General Business

Indie Power

Peter Spellman

Mktg, Promotion, Publicity, General Business

Inside A&R: The Musicians Guide to Pursuing a Major Label Record Deal

Ken Krongard and Evan Sanchez

Promotion

Inside the Music Business

T. Barrow

General Business

Inside the Music Business: Music in Contemporary Life

Michael Fink

General Business

Inside the Music Business: The Power Players

Eric Kline

General Business

Inside the Music Industry: Creativity, Process and Business

Michael Fink

General Business

Inside the Music Publishing Business

Paula Dranov

Music Publishing

Inside Tracks: A First-Hand History of Popular Music from the World's Greatest Record Producers and Engineers

Richard Buskin

Recording

Jamming the Media: A Citizen's Guide to Reclaiming the Tools of Communication

Gareth Branwyn

Communication

KHJ: Inside Boss Radio

Ron Jacobs

Radio

Label Launch: A Guide to Independent Record Recording, Promotion, and Distribution

Veronika Kalmar

General Business

Legal Aspects of the Music Industry:An Insiders View

Richard Schulenberg

Music and Entertainment Law

Life is a Contact Sport

Ken Kragen

Personal Music Manager’s handbook

Lights, Glamour, and BS Inside the Music Business

Larry Wacholtz

Miscellaneous

Little Labels- Big Sound: Small Record Companies and the Rise of American Music

McNutt/Kennedy

Miscellaneous

Live Sound Reinforcement

Scott Hunter Stark

Recording

Livingston’s Complete Music Business Reference

Robert Livingston

General Business

Making a Living in Your Local Music Market

Dick Weissman

Miscellaneous

Making and Marketing Music

Jodi Summers

General Business

Making it in the Music Business

James Riordan

General Business

Making It in the Music Business: A Business and Legal Guide for Songwriters and Performers

Lee Wilson

Music and Entertainment Law

Making Money, Making Music

James Dearing

General Business

Making Money, Making Music: No Matter Where You Live

James W. Dearing

General Business

Making Music in Looking Glass Land: A Guide to Business and Survival Skills for the Classical Performer

Ellen Highstein

Miscellaneous

Making The Ultimate Demo

Michael Molenda

Recording

Making the Ultimate Demo

Gino Robair

Recording

Making Tracks: Atlantic Records and the Growth of a Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry

Charlie Gillett

History

Managers of the Arts: Careers and Opinions of Senior Administrators of U.S. Art




Career

Managers-Entertainer-Agents Book

Walter Hurst

Management

Managing Your Band

Artist Management: The Ultimate Responsibility



Dr. Stephen Marcone

Management

Market Guide to Song and Demo Submissions Formats

Donna Collingwood

Miscellaneous

Marketing Culture and the Arts

François Colbert

Marketing

Marketing in the Music Industry

Hall/Taylor

Marketing

Modern Twang: An Alternative Country Music Guide & Directory

David Goodman

Miscellaneous

Moguls and Madmen: The Pursuit of Power in Popular Music

Jory Farr

History

Money For Nothing:

Greed and Exploitation in the Music Industry



Simon Garfield

Music and Entertainment Law

Moneymaking Music

Jeffrey P. Fisher

Miscellaneous

More About This Business of Music

Shemel/Krasilovsky

General Business

Moving Up in the Music Business

Jodi Summers

General Business

Museums, Symphony Orchestras, Resident Theatres, and Local Arts Agencies

Paul DiMaggio

Miscellaneous

Music and Copyright

Simon Frith

Music and Entertainment Law

Music Business Agreements

Richard Bagehot

General Business

Music Business Directory

Robert Allen Livingston

General Business

Music Business Handbook and Career Guide

David Baskerville

Career

Music Business Made Simple:

A Guide to Becoming a Recording Artist



J. Scott Rudsenske

Miscellaneous

Music Business Made Simple:

Start an Independent Record Label



J. Scott Rudsenske

General Business

Music Business: Career Opportunities and Self-Defense

Dick Weissman

General Business

Music Copyright For The New Millennium

David J. Moser

Music and Entertainment Law

Music Festivals From Bach to Blues

Tom Clynes

Miscellaneous

Music in Film & Video Productions

Dan Carlin

Miscellaneous

Music in the Air: America’s Changing Tastes in Popular Music, 1920-1980

Philip Eberly

Miscellaneous

Music in the Market

Don Cusic

Miscellaneous

Music Law: How to Run Your Band’s Business

Richard Stim

General Business

Music Management Made Easy: Practical Ways to Market & Sell Your Music

Barbara Hughes

Management

Music Manager’s Forum Bible




Published by Music Manager’s Forum

Music on Demand: Composers & Careers in the Hollywood Film Industry

Faulkner

Miscellaneous

Music Producers: Conversations With Today's Top Hitmakers

Terri Stone

Songwriting

Music Publishing The Real Road to Music Business Success

Whitsett/Stroud

Music Publishing

Music Publishing: A Songwriter’s Guide

Randy Poe

Music Publishing

Music, Money & Success

Brabec/Brabec

General Business

Music-Record Business & Law: Your Introduction to Music-Record Copyright, Contracts and Other Business Law

Walter Hurst

General Business

Nashville's Unwritten Rules:

Inside the Business of Country Music



Dan Daley

Miscellaneous

Networking in the Music Business

Dan Kimpel

Networking

Networking in the Music Industry

Clevo/Olson

Networking

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets To Success, One Relationship at a Time

Keith Ferrazi & Tahl Raz

Self-Marketing

Note by Note: A Guide to Concert Production

Joanie Shoemaker

Production

Off the Charts: Ruthless Days and Reckless Nights Inside the Music Industry.

Bruce Haring

Miscellaneous

Opportunities in Music Careers

VGM Career Horizons

Career’s

Payola in the Music Industry: A History 1880-1991

Kerry Segrave

History

Playing for Pay: How to Be a Working Musician

James Gibson

Miscellaneous

Power Schmoozing

Terri Mandell

Miscellaneous

Presenting Jazz Successfully

Willard V. Jenkins Jr., Dawn Renee Jones & Paul Baker

Miscellaneous

Protecting Your Songs & Yourself

Kent Klavens

Miscellaneous

Radio & Television Career Directory

Bradley Morgan

Career

Radio Music Directing

Donna Halper

Miscellaneous

Radio Stations Of America

Rhonda Fera & Vito Fera

Radio

Rage & Roll: Bill Graham and the Selling of Rock

John Glatt

General Business

Recording in the Digital World:

Complete Guide to Studio Gear and Software



Thomas E. Rudolph and Vincent A. Leonard Jr.

Recording

Releasing an Independent Record: How to Successfully Start & Run Your Own Record Label in the 1990’s

Gary Hustwit

General Business

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Miscellaneous

Rock and Roll: its History and Stylistic Development

Joe Stuessy

History

Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Pay:

The History And Politics Of The Music Industry



Steve Chapple and Reebee Garofalo

History

Rocking Around the Clock: Music Television, Post Modernism & Consumer Culture

Ann Kaplan

Miscellaneous

Rockonomics: the Money Behind the Music

Marc Elliot

General Business

Rough Mix: An Unapologetic Look at the Music Business and How it Got That Way – A Lifetime in the World of Rock, Pop and Country as Told by One of the Industry’s Most Powerful Players

Bowen/Jerome

Miscellaneous

Running Your Rock Band: Rehearsing, Financing, Touring, Succeeding

William McCranor Henderson

Miscellaneous

Ruthless Self-Promotion in the Music Industry

Jeffrey P. Fisher

Promotion

Secrets of Negotiating a Record Contract: The Musician's Guide to Understanding and Avoiding Sneaky Lawyer Tricks

Moses Avalon

Music and Entertainment Law

Secrets of Power Persuasion

Roger Dawson

Negotiation

Sell Your Music: How To Profitably Sell Your Own Recordings Online

Mark W. Curran

Promotion

Song Rights: Legal Aspects of Songwriting

Robert R. Carter Jr.

Music and Entertainment Law

Songwriters and Copyright: Questions and Answers

Broadcast Music, Inc.

Songwriting

Songwriters Market 2003

Ian Bessler

Songwriting

Songwriting and the Creative Process: Suggestions and Starting Points for Songwriters

Steve Gillette

Songwriting

Sound Advice: The Musicians Guide to the Record Industry.

Wayne Wadhams

Miscellaneous

Sound and Recording: An Introduction

Francis Rumsey and Tim McCormick

Recording

Sound for Picture: An Inside Look at Audio Production for Film and Television

Jeff Forlenza and Terri Stone

Recording

Stage to Studio: Musicians and the Sound Revolution, 1890-1950

James P. Kraft

History

Standing Room Only: Strategies for Marketing the Performing Arts

Philip Kotler and Joanne Scheff

Marketing

Star Tracks: Principles for Success in the Music and Entertainment Business

Larry Wacholtz

General Business

Stardom on a Shoestring

Hugh Lampman and Bettye Pierce Zoller




Start & Run Your Own Record Label

Daylle D. Schwartz

General Business

Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business and the Mafia

William Knoedelseder

History, Miscellaneous

Succeeding in Music: A Business Handbook for Performers, Songwriters, Agents, Managers and Promoters

John Stiernberg

General Business

Success Profile

Lester Korn

Excellent careerist’s guide

Successful Artist Management

Xavier Frascogno

Management

Successful Fundraising for Arts and Cultural Organizations

Hopkins/Friedman

Fundraising

Tarnished Gold: The Record Industry Revisited

R. Serge Denisoff




Teaming Up: The Small Business Guide to Collaborating with Others to Boost Your Earnings and Expand Your Horizon

Paul & Sarah Edwards

General Business

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen R. Covey

Miscellaneous

The Art of Music Licensing

Kohn/Kohn

Music Licensing

The Art of Record Production

Richard James Burgess

Recording

The Billboard Book of Songwriting

Peter Pickow and Amy Appleby

Songwriting

The Billboard Guide to Home Recording

Ray Baragary

Recording

The Brand Called You

Montoya

Miscellaneous

The Broadway Musical: Collaboration in Commerce and Art

Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Harburg

History

The Complete Guide to Internet Promotion for Artists, Musicians & Songwriters

John Dawes with Tim Sweeney

Promotion

The Complete Handbook of Songwriting: An Insider's Guide to Making It in the Music Industry

Mark Liggett and Cathy Liggett

Songwriting

The Copyright Book: A Practical Guide

William S. Strong

Music and Entertainment Law

The Craft and Business of Songwriting

John Braheny

Songwriting

The Effective Executive Revised

Peter Drucker

General Business

The Encyclopedia of Record Producers

Eric Olsen

Recording

The European Music Business: Markets and Players

Phil Hardy and Dave Laing

General Business

The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness

George Alistair Sanger




The Future of Music: Manifesto for the Digital Revolution

David Kusek and Gerd Leonhard

History

The Global Jukebox: The International Music Industry

Robert Burnett

History

The Indie Bible

David Wimble

Miscellaneous

The Indie Guidebook to Music Supervision for Films

Sharal Churchill

Miscellaneous

The Interactive Music Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Internet Music Strategies, Enhanced CD Production and Business Development

Jodi Summers

General Business

The Mansion on the Hill: Dylan, Young, Geffen, Springsteen, and the Head-on Collision of Rock and Commerce

Fred Goodman

Miscellaneous

The Mixing Engineer's Handbook

Bobby Owsinski

Recording

The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook

Bruce Fries

Technology

The Music Address Book: How to Reach Anyone Who's Anyone in Music

Michael Levine

Miscellaneous

The Music Business

Dick Weissmann

General Business

The Music Business (Explained in Plain English): What Every Artist & Songwriter Should Know to Avoid Getting Ripped Off!

Naggar/Brandstetter

General Business

The Music Business: A Legal Perspective

Peter Muller

General Business

The Music Industry Book: Protect Yourself Before You Lose Your Rights & Royalties.

Walter Hurst

General Business

The Musician’s Business and Legal Guide

Mark Halloran

General Business

The Musician’s Guide to Making & Selling Your Own CDs & Cassettes

Jana Stanfield

General Business

The Musician’s Internet: On-Line Strategies for Success in the Music Industry

Peter Spellman

Promotion

The Musicians Guide to the Internet

Hustwitt/Levine

Technology

The National Directory of Independent Record Distributors

Rhonda Fera and Vito Fera




The Performing Artist's Handbook

Janice Papalos

General Business

The Performing Arts Business Encyclopedia

Leonard DuBoff

Miscellaneous

The Platinum Rainbow: How to Succeed in the Music Business Without Selling Your Soul

Bob Monaco and James Riordan

Miscellaneous

The Production Of Culture In The Music Industry: The ASCAP-BMI Controversy

John Ryan

History

The Real Deal: How to Get Signed to a Record Label

Daylle Deanna Schwartz

Miscellaneous

The Record Producers Handbook

Gere/Campbell

Miscellaneous

The Rock Band Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Get a Band Together and Take it on the Road

Kathryn Lineberger

General Business

The Rock File: Making It in the Music Business

Norton York

General Business

The Self-Promoting Musician: Strategies for Independent Music Success

Peter Spellman

Promotion

The Songwriter's and Musician's Guide to Nashville

Sherry Bond

Songwriting

The Songwriter's Companion: A Quick Reference to the Basic Terms and Concepts of Songcraft

Amy Appleby and

Peter Pickow






The Songwriter's Companion: A Quick Reference to the Basic Terms and Concepts of Songcraft

Amy Appleby and Peter Pickow

Songwriting

The Soul of a Writer

Susan Tucker

Songwriting

The Sound of The City: The Rise Of Rock And Roll

Charlie Gillett

History

The Sound Studio

Alec Nisbett

Recording

The Studio Business Book

Jim Mandell

Recording

The Tipping Point

Malcolm Gladwell

Marketing

The Touring Musician: A Small-Business Approach to Booking Your Band on the Road

Hal Galper

Touring

The Ultimate Guide to Independent Record Labels and Artists

Norman Schreiber

General Business

The Ultimate Survival Guide to the New Music Industry: Handbook For Hell

Justin Goldberg

General Business

They Fought the Law: Rock Music Goes to Court

Stan Soocher

Music and Entertainment Law

This Business of Artist Management

Frascogna/Hetherington

Management

This Business of Music

Krasilovsky/Shemel

General Business

This Business of Music Marketing & Promotion

Lathrop/Pettigrew

Marketing, Promotion

Three Chords and the Truth: Hope and Heartbreak and the Changing Fortunes of Nashville

Laurence Leamer




Through The Jingle Jungle:

The Art and Business of Making Music for Commercials



Steve Karmen

Songwriting

Tim Sweeney’s Guide to Releasing Independent Records

Tim Sweeney

General Business

Understanding the Music Business: A Comprehensive View

Steinberg/Greenblatt

General Business

Unleash the Artist Within: Four Weeks to Transforming Your Creative Talents Into More Recognition, More Profit and More Fun

Bob Baker

General Business

Unlimited Power

Anthony Robbins

Miscellaneous

Voice Leading for Guitar: Moving Through the Changes

John Thomas

Miscellaneous

Welcome to the Jungle:

A Practical Guide to Today’s Music Business



Joe Owens

General Business

What They’ll Never Tell You About the Music Business:

The Myths, The Secrets, The Lies



Peter M. Thall

General Business

What's Up Dawg?

How to Become a Superstar in the Music Business



Randy Jackson and K. C. Baker

Miscellaneous

Who Killed Classical Music? Maestros, Managers, and Corporate Politics

Norman Lebrecht

History

Wild Thing: The Backstage, On the Road, In the Studio, Off the Charts Memoirs of Ian Copeland

Ian Copeland

Miscellaneous

You Can Hype Anything

Raleigh Pinskey

Promotion

Conferences




Conference

Website

Conference

Website


Academy of Gospel Music Arts

www.gospelmusic.org

Access All Areas

www.accessallareas.se

American Bar Assn Forum on Ent & Sports Industries

www.abanet.org/forums/entsports/

American Music Conference

www.amc-music.com

Amsterdam Dance Event

www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl

Annual Australia / Asia Music Business Conference

www.immedia.com.au/ambc

Annual Conference on Artist Mgmt.

www.michaelsmithandassociates.com

Annual Recording Media Forum

www.recordingmedia.org

Atlantis Music Conference

www.atlantismusic.com

Audio Engineering Society Con & Conferences

www.aes.org

Billboard Conferences

www.billboardevents.com

Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Conference

www.besla.org

CMJ

www.cmj.com

CMW - Canadian Music Week

www.cmw.net

Copyright Society Conference

www.csusa.org

Cutting Edge Music Conf. New Orleans

www.jass.com/cuttingedge

D.I.Y. Conference

www.diyconvention.com

Decibel Caribbean Music & Film Festival

www.decibelevents.com

Dewey Beach Music Conference

www.deweybeachfest.com

Digital Hollywood

www.digitalhollywood.com

Dynamic Producer Conference

www.dynamicproducer.com

Future of Music Coalition's Annual Policy Summit

www.futureofmusic.org

Iceland Airwaves Music Conference

www.icelandairwaves.com

In The City

www.inthecity.co.uk

Independent Music Conference

www.imc2004.com

Int'l Entertainment Buyers Conference

www.ieba.org

Key West Songwriters Festival

www.keywestsongwritersfestival.com

LA Office Roadshow

www.laoffice.com

Latin Alternative Music Conference

www.latinalternative.com

Latin Grammy Awards

www.laras.org

Mid-Atlantic Music Conference

www.midatlanticmusic.com/

MIDEM

www.midem.com

Midpoint Music Festival

www.mpmf.com

Midwest Entertainment Industry Conference

www.midwestentertainmentconference.com

Million Dollar College Radio & Music Conference

www.milliondollarmusicconference.com

Mixshow Power Summit

www.mixshowpowersummit.com

MUSEXPO

www.musexpo.net

Music Works Conference

www.musicworksuk.com

NEMO Music Conference

www.nemoboston.com

New Music West Conference

www.newmusicwest.com

North By Northeast

www.nxne.com

North Texas New Music Festival

www.newmusicfestival.com

Philly Music Conference

www.gopmc.com

Popkomm

www.popkomm.de

ROCKRGRL Conference

www.rockrgrl.com/conference

South By Southwest Festivals & Conferences

www.sxsw.com

Texas Summer Music Conference Dallas

www.texassummermusicconference.com

Tin Pan South Songwriter’s Festival

www.tinpansouth.com

Toronto Music Expo

www.torontomusicexpo.com

Urban Network Music Conference

www.urbannetwork.com

West Coast Songwriters Conference

www.westcoastsongwriters.org

Western Canadian Music Alliance

www.wcmw.ca

WOMEX (World Music Expo)

www.womex.com

World Soundtrack Awards

www.filmfestival.be

Directories




Name

Website


1212 (in particular for European music-related sites)

www.1212.com

A&R Registry

www.musicregistry.com; +1-800-377-7411; +1-818 769-2722

Ad Agency Directory / The Shoot Directory

+1-800-745-8992

Album Network’s Retail Bible

+1-800-222-4382

Album Network’s Yellow Pages of Rock

+1-800-222-4382

Australia / Asia Music Industry Directory

www.immedia.com.au; +0-11-61-2-9557-7766

Billboard Guide to Music Publicity

+1-646-654-4400

Billboard Latin Music Buyers Guide

+1-646-654-4400

Billboard Record Retailing Directory

+1-646-654-4400

Billboard’s International Buyer’s Guide

+1-646-654-4400

Billboard’s International Talent and Touring Directory

+1-646-654-4400

Canadian Music Business / Music Directory Canada

www.musicbooksplus.com; +1-905-641-3471

European & UK Music Business – Music Week International

www.musicweek.co.uk; +0-11-44-207-579-4192

Gospel Music Industry Round-UP

+310-677-6011

Gospel Music Networking Guide

www.gospelmusic.org; +1-615-242-0303

Internet Underground Music Archive (IUMA)

www.iuma.com

Latin Music Guide USA

www.latinmusicguide.com; +1-877-707-2525 or +1-305-860-2555

Living Blues Directory

www.livingbluesonline.com; +1-662-915-5742

Music Biz

www.musicbiz.com; +1-888-603-6603

Music Business Registry (Includes A&R Register, Film & TV Music Registry, Music Publisher Registry and Music Attorney Registry)

www.musicregistry.com

Music Yellow Pages

www.musicyellowpages.com; +1-516-489-6514

Musician’s Atlas: The Ultimate Resource for Working Musicians

www.musiciansatlas.com

Musician’s Guide to Touring and Promotion

www.musiciansguide.com

Musician's Atlas

Annual state-by-state, city-by-city database for the gigging musician. Clubs, radio, retail, press and a lot more.

Oxbridge Communications Media Finder

oxbridge.com/spd/spd1460.cfm?tp=b#A

Pollstar, the concert / touring industry bible

www.pollstar.com

Producer Report

www.mojavemusic.com; +1-310-455-0888

Radio Locator

hwww.radio-locator.com/. Search by "format" and then "college". This brings up the links to all college radio station contact info.

Radio Powerbook: Directory of Music Radio and Record Promotion




Record Producers – RPM Direct

www.rpmdirect.com; +1-310-545-7530

Recording Industry Sourcebook: Barry Cleveland

www.mixbooks.com; +1-510-653-3307

Songwriter’s Market

Tel: +1-513-531-2690; Fax: +1-513-531-7107

The Internet Music Pages

www.musicpages.com

Yellow Pages of Rock

+1-818-944-4000

Educational Institutions


Institution

Website

State

Tel

AAM Studios - The Professional Institute of Music

www.aamusician.com

CA

818 990 4AAM, 818 687 8990

Aaron Copland School Of Music Queens College

www.qcpages.qc.edu/music

NY

718 997 3800

Academy of Contemporary Music

www.acm.ac.uk

UK

+44 (0)1483 500800

Act Of Music




CA

949 348 0290

Adam's Music

www.adamsmusic.com

CA

310 839 3575

ADG Productions

www.adgproductions.com

CA

310 379 1568, 800 748 5934

Bellflower Music Center

www.bellflowermusic.com

CA

562 867 6715

Berklee College Of Music

www.berklee.edu

MA

617 747 2222, 1-800-BERKLEE

Boulevard Music

www.boulevardmusic.com

CA

310 398 2583

Brubeck Institute, University of the Pacific

www.brubeckinstitute.org

CA

209 946 3970

California Institute Of The Arts, School Of Music

www.calarts.edu

CA

661 255 1050

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

www.csupomona.edu

CA

909 869 3548

California State University, Dominguez Hills

www.csudh.edu

CA

310 243 3543

California State University, Fullerton

www.music.fullerton.edu

CA

714 278 3511

California State University, Long Beach

www.csulb.edu/~music

CA

562 985 4781

California State University, Long Beach Extension

www.darlenekoldenhoven.com

CA




California State University, Long Beach Extension

www.csulb.edu

CA

562 985 5561

California State University, LA

www.calstatela.edu

CA

323 343 4060

California State University, Northridge

www.csun.edu

CA

818 677 3181

Chapman University, School of Music

www.chapman.edu

CA

714 997 6774

Coast Music




CA

949 768 8783

Columbia College Chicago

www.colum.edu

IL

312 663 1600

Cornerstone Music Conservatory




CA

310 586 7403

Crescenta Valley Music Studio




CA

818 248 2789

East Tennessee State University

www.etsu.edu

TN

423 439 4213

Eubanks Conservatory




CA

323 291 7821

Evergreen Music Conservatory




CA

818 761 4970

Expression College For Digital Arts

www.expression.edu

CA

877 833 8800

Faunt School Of Creative Music

www.musicalskills.com

CA

818 506 6873

Five Star School Of Music

www.fivestarmusic.com

CA

818 502 1739, 800-50-PIANO

Full Sail

www.fullsail.com

FL

1800 226 7625

Geisler Music




CA

323 651 2020

Gilmore Music Store

www.gilmoremusicstore.com

CA

562 599 1369

Glendale Community College

www.glendale.edu/music

CA

818 240 1000

Golden West College

www.gwc.ccd.edu

CA

714 895 8780

Gospel Music Association (GMA)

www.gospelmusic.org

TN

615 242 0303

Harrison School Of Music

www.harrisonmusic.com

CA

800 828 MUSIC

International School Of Music

www.international-schoolofmusic.com

CA

818 548 7959

LMU Extension

www.extension.lmu.edu

CA

310 338 1971

Long Beach City College

www.lbcc.com

CA

562 938 4517

Long Beach School Of Music

www.longbeachschoolofmusic.com

CA

562 627 0464

Los Angeles City College

www.lacc.cc.ca.us

CA

323 953 4000

Los Angeles Harbor College

www.lahc.cc.ca.us

CA

310 233 4429

Los Angeles Music & Art School

www.lamusart.org

CA

323 262 7734

Los Angeles Music Academy

www.lamusicacademy.edu

CA

626 568 8850

Los Angeles Recording School

www.larecordingschool.com

CA

888 688 5277

Los Angeles Valley College

www.lacc.edu

CA

818 947 2346

Loyola Marymount University

www.lmu.edu/colleges/cfa/music

CA

310 338 5368

M Gray Music Academy

www.mgraymusicschool.com

CA

818 508 6563

Mannes College of Music, New School University

www.mannes.edu

NY

212 580 0210

McNally Smith College Of Music

www.mcnallysmith.edu

MN

800 594 9500, 651 291 0177

Middle Tennessee State University School Of Music

www.mtsu.edu/~music

TN

615 898 2469

Musicians Institue (MI)

www.mi.edu

CA

323 462 1384, 800 255 PLAY

New York University, The Steinhardy School Of Music

www.nyu.edu/education/music

NY

212 998 5424

Occidental College

www.oxy.edu/departments/music

CA

323 259 2574

Pasadena City College

www.pasadena.edu

CA

626 585 7123

Pepperdine University

www.pepperdine.edu

CA

310 506 4462

Rock'n'Roll Camp For Girls




OR

503 445 4991

Santa Monica College

www.smc.edu

CA

310 434 4323

School of Audio Engineering

www.sae.edu

Worldwide




Silverlake Conservatory Of Music

www.silverlakeconservatory.com

CA

323 665 3363

Songwriter101.com

www.songwriter101.com

CA




Sound Master Recording Engineering School/Audio-Video Institute

www.soundmasterrecording.com

CA

323 650 8000

Southern CA Conservatory

www.smmc.us, www.menvi.org

CA

818 767 6554

The Juilliard School

www.juilliard.edu

NY

212 799 5000

The Learning Annex

www.learningannex.com

CA

310 478 6677

The Recording Workshop

www.recordingworkshop.com

OH

800 849 9900

UC, Berkeley

ls.berkeley.edu/dept/music/dept.html

CA

510 642 2678

UCLA

www.music.ucla.edu

CA

310 825 4761

UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts

uclaextension.edu/entertainmentstudies

CA

310 825 9064, 800 825 9064

University Of Hawaii At Manoa Music Department

www.hawaii.edu/uhmmusic

HI

808 956 7756

University Of Southern California, Thornton School Of Music

www.usc.edu/music

CA

213 740 8986

Video Symphony – Institute Of Entertainment Media Production

www.videosymphony.com

CA

800 VS1 AVID

West L.A. College

www.wlac.edu

CA

310 287 4501

Woodwind Institute




CA

310 360 0010

E-Zines





Name

Website

Blog Critics

http://blogcritics.org/

Resurrection Song

http://resurrectionsong.com/

Rocky Mountain News

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/

CDReviews

http://www.cdreviews.com/

Live Daily

http://www.livedaily.com/

LMNOP

http://www.lmnop.com/

Baby Sue

http://www.babysue.com/

Luna Kafe

http://www.lunakafe.com/

Moda Magazine

http://www.modamag.com/

Muzik Reviews

http://www.muzikreviews.com/

Rikks Revues

http://www.rikksrevues.com/

Smother.net

http://smother.net/

BloggingPoet.com

http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/

Gajoob

http://www.gajoob.com/

Indie-Music.com

http://indiemusic.com/

Musical Discoveries

http://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/

Pitchfork Media

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/

LA Alternative Press

http://www.laalternativepress.com/

Rolling Stone

http://www.rollingstone.com/?rnd=1125004519418&has-player=false

Pop Matters

http://www.popmatters.com/

Rock & Rap Confidential

http://www.rockrap.com/

Rock & Roll Report

http://www.rockandrollreport.com/

The Night Owl

http://www.thenightowl.com/

Glide Magazine

http://www.glidemagazine.com/

Independent U.S. Distributors: The Players* (As of July 2005)





GROUP 1

GROUP 2

Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA)

New York

Allegro Dist/N.A.I.L

Portland, OR

Caroline Distribution

New York

Bayside Entertainment Distribution

W. Sacramento, CA

Fontana Distribution

Universal City, CA

Big Daddy Music Distribution

Kenilworth, NJ

Koch Entertainment

Pt. Washington, NY

Burnside Distribution Corp.

Portland, OR

Navarre Corp.

New Hope, MN

Innovative Distribution Alliance

New York

RED Distribution

New York

Musicrama

New York

Ryko Distribution Partners

New York

Redeye Distribution

Graham, NC

GROUP 3

Select – O – Hits Distribution

Memphis, TN

Synergy Distribution

Denver, CO

GROUP 4

City Hall Distribution

San Rafael, CA

CNI Distribution

Nashville, TN

Galgano Distribution

Chicago, IL

Four Winds Trading Co.

Lafayette, CO

Get Hip Distribution

Pittsburgh, PA

Goldenrod Distribution

Lansing, MI

Harmonia Mundi USA

Los Angeles

Gotham Distribution

Ardmore, PA

Harvest Media Group/All Indies

Kansas City, MO

Liaison Records Inc.

Laurel MD

Hep Cat Distribution

Orange Co. CA

Lifedance Distribution

Portland, OR

Lumberjack Distribution

Toledo, OH

Music Design Distribution

Milwaukee, WI

M.D.I. Distribution

Atlanta, GA

New Leaf Distribution

Lithia Springs, GA

Mordam Records

Sacramento CA

White Swan Distribution

Boulder, CO

Music Video Distribution

Oaks, PA

SPECIAL MENTION

North Country Distributors

Redwood, NY

Telarc Records




Oarfin Distribution

Minneapolis, MN

Welk Music Group (WMG)




Phantom Distribution (now part of Super D)

Newport Beach, CA

Both these label groups have been very successful in selling to all accounts – both chain and independent retail – on a regular basis and not using any of the above distributors (in effect, self distribution).

Sidestreet Distributing

Lansing MI

Southern Music Distribution

Atlanta, GA

Southern Records

Chicago, IL

*Groups ranked according to distributor size, Group1 is largest, etc.






Sumthing Distribution

New York




Pop3 Media (formerly Viastar Dist)

Tempe, Az




Qualiton Imports

Long Island City NY




Revolver USA

San Francisco, CA




Rn’d Distribution

Houston, TX




Rock Bottom Distribution

Atlanta, GA



Indie Music Sites




Name

Website


181.4 Music Database

www.181-4.com/database

CD Baby

www.cdbaby.com

CMC

www.aimcmc.com

Custom Revolutions, Inc.

www.customdisc.com/cd/default.asp

Get Hip Recordings

www.gethip.com

Getsigned.com

www.getsigned.com

GigSwaP International

www.gigswap.com

HOME GROWN MUSIC

www.homegrownmusic.com

IDN Online Indie Music Catalog

www.raw.nas.net/catalog

Independent Distribution Network

www.idnmusic.com

Independent Songwriter

www.independentsongwriter.com

IndepenDisc Music Club

www.independisc.com

Indie Music

www.indie-music.com

IndieCentre

www.indiecentre.com

iTunes Label & Music Marketing

www.apple.com/itunes/musicmarketing

Kathode Ray Music

www.kathoderaymusic.com

Local Music Store Online

www.localmusicstore.com

Moxie Nation

www.moxienation.com

Music Makers

www.musicmakers.com

MSN Music Partners (partner program similar to “iTunes Label & Music Marketing” for selling music online)

music.msn.com/music/providers.aspx

Zebra Music

www.zebramusic.com

New music central CDs and tapes

www.newmusiccentral.com

Orchard Distribution

www.theorchard.com

Outer Sound – The Indie Music Community

www.outersound.com

RainMusic.com, indy music promotion

www.rainmusic.com

Raw Radio Stations Arsenal

www.rawmusic.com

Sonosphere

www.sonosphere.com

The Complete Guide to Starting a Record Company

www.recordcompanystartup.com

U.S. Radio Stations on the Internet

www.radio-locator.com

Ultimate Spot for Indie Music

www.indisonic.com

Useful Pages – Index

www.hitme.net/useful

Key Non-Commercial Radio Station Music Directors


KCRW

1900 Pico Boulevard

Santa Monica, CA 90405

“Morning Becomes Eclectic”

Monday – Friday (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)

“Sounds Eclectic”

Sundays (6:00 – 8:00 p.m.)

Host: Nic Harcourt



www.kcrw.org
WXPN

3025 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

“The World Café”

Monday – Thursday (2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.)

Friday (2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

Host: David Dye

www.wxpn.org
WFUV

Fordham University

Bronx, NY 10458

Tel: (718) 817-4550

Host: Rita Houston, Music Director

“The Whole Wide World”



ritahouston@wfuv.org

www.wfuv.org
WNYC

One Centre Street, 24th Street

New York, NY 10007

Tel: (212) 669-3333

“New Sounds”

Monday – Friday (11:00 a.m.) – newsounds@wync.org

“Sound Check”

Monday – Friday (2:00 p.m.) – soundcheck@wync.org



www.wnyc.org


Miscellaneous




Name

Website

Comments


Lost in the Grooves

www.scrammagazine.com/subpub.html

Full service sub-publishing

A U D I O H I G H W A Y Home Page

www.audiohighway.com

Directory to numerous sites with music content

ARTISTdirect

www.artistdirect.com

Artist directory with biographies, audio and visual media, discographies and links

CMI, World Leader in Branding Radio

www.cmifilms.com

Marketing research, strategic development and tailor-made advertising for radio stations

Comquest, The Music Testing Specialists

www.comquestmusictesting.com/epp.html

Supporting stations with music test results that accurately show what listening audiences want to hear

CollegeMusic© Online

www.collegemusic.com

Spreading positive music to encourage otherwise passive individuals to take social action

Dimension Music

www.dmusic.com

Independent digital music community

ESTA Home Page

www.esta.org

Member community of entertainment-related dealers, manufacturers, etc.

FourFront Media

www.knab.com

For Independent Musicians in the Business of Selling, Promoting or Doing Music online

Harmony Central

www.harmony-central.com

General news and on specific topics such as recording, or instruments; discussion forums

Liquid Sound Lounge

www.liquidsoundlounge.com

Website of radio show, which grew into a record label and a promotion company

Lyrical Line

www.lyricalline.com

Informative page for songwriters, advice & literature recommendations

Music & Science Information Computer Arts

www.musica.uci.edu

Access to numerous articles

Music Business Solutions

www.mbsolutions.com

“Helping musicians, songwriters and industry careerists start and grow successful music businesses through vital information and creative management strategies”, very well-structured page

Musician.com

www.musician.com

Hot news for the independent musician

MusicSpace

www.musicspace.com

Commercial site of music distribution, however interesting due to its specific topics (“80’s must-haves” etc.)

National Music Foundation

www.usamusic.com

Non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and celebrate American music through educational programs

Rock On TV

www.rockontv.com

Guide to music on TV, however only of interest for US viewers. American broadcast only

Songwriter101.com

www.songwriter101.com

News articles for songwriters, online community, highly recommenable

SONICNET

www.sonicnet.com

Great page, quick guide to millions of artists, basic information and media about these artists

Music Conventions with Showcasing Opportunities


Convention

URL

Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP)

www.artspresenters.org

Concert Industry Consortium (CIC) presented by Pollstar

www.pollstar.com

South By Southwest (SXSW)

www.sxsw.com

College Music Journal (CMJ)

www.cmj.com

Music Licensing





Company / Contact

Phone No.

Email

URL

Musical Styles
















Optic Noise /

Lisa Klein



415-252-1180

OpticNoise@dslextreme.com

www.OPTIC-NOISE.com

Alt-rock, Alt-pop, modern singer / songwriter

Rip Tide Music /

Rich Goldman



310 437-4380

rich@riptidemusic.com

www.riptidemusic.com




True Talent Mgmt. / Jennifer Yeko

310-560-1290










News, Magazines, etc.




Name

Website

Comments


Yahoo Entertainment Summary

www.yahoo.com/headlines/entertainment

News from the entertainment industry

RollingStone.com

www.rollingstone.com

News, feature articles, CD reviews, radio program

Louisiana and New Orleans Online Music Resource

www.offbeat.com

News articles, Recent record reviews

RPM Direct

www.rpmdirect.com

Recording studio directory, producer & engineer directory, log-in required to take advantage of these great directories

All Access Radio News

www.allaccess.com

Directory of people in the music industry, focused on radio

All Music Guide

www.allmusic.com

Free membership, music samples, also classical music!

Alternative Press

www.altpress.com

Alternative music news

Amusement Business Online

www.amusementbusiness.com

Not only music but entertainment news in general – sports, shows, parks & attractions etc.

AP Entertainment

www.newsday.com/entertainment/news/wire/

AP newswire – entertainment section

Beatlife

www.beatlife.net

Band portraits, CD reviews, info on concerts

Billboard Online

www.billboard.com

the bible of music business

Blues Revue

www.bluesrevue.com

“Blues Revue” magazine’s website

Buzzine

www.buzzine.com

Music and Entertainment news, galleries, reviews

Canadian Musician

www.canadianmusician.com

Magazine’s website, for amateur and professional musicians

Charts all over the World

www.lanet.lv/misc/charts/

Listen to the Top Ten Hits in countries such as Russia, Latvia or Croatia

Drudge Report

www.drudgereport.com

Lots of links to news articles

Disc & DAT

stephennmeyer@earthlink.net

Insider newsletter

E! Online

www.eonline.com

Focuses on Film & TV (TV guide, show reviews…)

Gig Magazine

www.gigmag.com.uk

Job forum, find and post job offers

Grayzone

www.grayzone.com

Consulting firm specializing in music piracy, large news archive on this topic

Grey Wolf Entertainment

GreyWolfEntertainment@yahoogroups.com

Music news list

Hollywood Reporter Music News

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Concert reviews, articles, news…

Hotwired Daily News

www.wired.com/news




Hunnypot

Sign up for newsletter by emailing: JAnderson@WindsweptPacific.com

Monthly gathering of music, film, TV and publishing professionals in LA

Indie Music News

www.indienewslive.com

For independent artists and labels, some very useful links (e.g. to record labels)

InterMixx Webzine

www.intermixx.com

E-Zine of the Independent Music Conference

Jeffrey Gund

Sign up for newsletter by emailing: jeffsviplist@mindspring.com

Useful info list, mostly film and TV related, but occasionally has interesting music items

Keith Holzman Solutions Unlimited

www.holzmansolutions.com

Consulting for independent labels

LA Times Business

www.latimes.com/business/

LA Times’ business news section

LA Times Calendar

www.calendarlive.com

Upcoming events (concerts, shows...)

Mojave Producer Report

www.mojavemusic.com

Newsletter for music producers

More Clients

www.actionplan.com

Online Marketing Newsletter for Independent Professionals

MusicBusinessNews

www.musicbusinessnews.com

Very informative database of all kinds (education, resources etc.)

Music Connection Magazine

www.musicconnection.com

Must-Have in the Music Business

MusicDish E-Journal

www.musicdish.com

Subscribe to their free newsletter and get specific news you need as a manager, consultant, fan, musician or else

Musicians Exchange

musicians.about.com

Music Industry Job Forum

Music Inc.

+1-800-535-7496




Music Trades

+1-800-423-6530




Music Newswire

www.musicnewswire.com

Directory of top music news also on other pages (!) (and links to these) such as Billboard etc.

NewMusicBox

www.newmusicbox.org/home.html

Web magazine from the American Music Center

Performing Songwriter

www.performingsongwriter.com

Magazine’s webpage

Pollstar – The Concert Hotwire

www.pollstar.com

Search for concerts by city, venue, artist or other categories

Radio and Records

+1-310-788-1625




Rock Music News & Information

www.rocknews.com

News, band profiles, spotlight on newly released CDs

Songwriters’ Network

Sign up for newsletter at songwriters-network@yahoogroups.com

Useful!

The Big Takeover

www.bigtakeover.com

Music magazine’s homepage

Urban Network Newsletter

www.urbannetwork.com

Everything about the urban music scene

Music Morsels

www.serge.org/musicmorsels.htm

Monthly newsletter, no need to sign up, just click it! Also access to older newsletters


Online Radio


Name

Website

Blue Beat Radio

http://www.bluebeat.com/

DiscoverRadio

http://www.discoverradio.com/

Live365 Internet Radio Network

http://www.live365.com/index.live

Radioio.com ecelectic

http://www.radioio.com/radioioeclectic.php


Pitch / Tip Sheets




Title – Publisher
Contact Info / Pricing
Additional Info
Songlink International – David Stark
23 Belsize Crescent, London, UK NW3 5QY

+44-20-7794-2540, Fax: +44-20-7794-7393

$285.00 per year, $175.00 6 months, $95.00 3 months. Also available via e-mail for $250.00



info@songlink.com, www.songlink.com

Listings for all types of leads in the US, UK and Europe. Published Monthly. Must be a Publisher or Professional Writer.
Cue Sheet / David Stark

23 Belsize Crescent, London UK NW3 5QY

+44-20-7794-2540, Fax +44-20-7794-7393

$773.00 per year / $234.00 for 3 months

www.cuesheet.net, sales@cuesheet.net


Tip Sheet for Film / Television. Published twice a month.

Song Casting / Pitch List – Hy Lewis

15445 Ventura Blvd., #260, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, +1-818-377-4084, +1-818-377-4085

$160.00 per year, 6 months: $85.00, 3: $45.00



Listings for Country, Pop, Dance

Songs wanted – Ellie Weinert

Wilhelm-Dull-Strasse 9, 80638 Munich, Germany, Phone +49-89-157-3250, Fax+49-89-157-5036, www.songswanted.de

$195.00 for 1 year subscription



Listings for songs pitched in Germany, Belgium, Holland and the UK

Row Fax / David Ross

P.O. Box 158542, Nashville, TN 37215

+1-615-321-3617, +1-615-321-3618

$310.00, Fax $275.00


Includes subscription to Music Row Magazine

New on the Charts – Lenny Kalikow

70 Laurel Pl, New Rochelle, NY 10801

+1-914-632-3349, Fax +1-914-633-7690

$365 for a 1 year subscription

www.newonthecharts.com


Who’s who on the charts (Label, Publisher, Producer, Engineer) as well as tip sheet for Film / TV cuts

American Songwriters Network

Dept. A95, Box 15711, Boston MA 02215

+1-617-576-8837, +1-617-576-8837






Music Report – Adam Wolf

2140 Cotner Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025-5714, +1-310-276-9166, Fax +1-310-276-8829, adam@breakdownservices.com, www.breakdownservices.com, $720.00 per year or $60.00 per month

Listings include Pop/Rock/Dance. In addition, it covers who is looking for music for Film/TV, Multimedia & Adv.

For Qualified Professionals and Composers with Agents ONLY.

Nashville News

1030 Villa Ave., Nashville, TN 37212

+1-615-242-1727 x2, $60.00 per year



Who’s cutting in Nashville

Chart Report – Thomas Berger

Uelzener Str. 52, D-21335 Luneburg, Germany

+49-4131-268-562, Fax +49-4131-268-564



$350.00 for a 1 year subscription, hotline@chartreport.de, www.chartreport.de

Published Monthly

Radio

UNDERSTANDING RADIO RATINGS

Arbitron Formats

http://arbitron.com/radio_stations/formats.htm

Arbitron Terms For Trade

http://arbitron.com/radio_stations/tradeterms.htm

Billboard 2004 Year End Charts / Top 100 Albums


http://www.billboard.com/bb/biz/yearendcharts/2004/tlptitl.jsp

Format counts April 04 - April 05

http://media.radcity.net/ZMST/insideradio/APR05Accumformats.htm

Market Rankings

http://www.insideradio.com/ratings.asp


MAJOR U.S. RADIO STATION COMPANY PROFILES




Cox Radio

http://coxradio.com/locations/

ABC Radio


http://www.abcradio.com/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=116

Citadel

http://www.citadelbroadcasting.com/about/portfolio.cfm

Clear Channel

http://www.clearchannel.com/Radio/home.aspx

Cumulus

http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=CMLS&script=2100

Emmis

http://www.emmis.com/portfolio/radio.aspx

Entercom

http://www.entercom.com/pages/markets.html

Infinity

http://www.infinitybroadcasting.com/station/region.php?sub_section=northeast

Radio One

http://www.radio-one.com/about_radio_one.htm

SATELLITE RADIO


http://www.xmradio.com/

http://www.siriusradio.com

SYNDICATED RADIO SHOWS

http://www.at40.com/ 

http://www.westwoodone.com/leeza.asp 

http://www.bobandsheri.com/index.cfm

http://www.bobandtom.com/gen3/index.htm

http://www.kiddlive.com/

http://www.955klos.com/markandbrian.asp

http://www.radiodelilah.com/home/home.html

http://www.davekoz.com/radio/index.shtml

http://www.tesh.com/radio/
WEEKLY RADIO SHOWS

http://www.rickdees.net/main.html

http://www.weekendtop30.com/

http://www.littlestevensundergroundgarage.com/contentspagexx.htm

http://www.cdmostrequested.com/

RADIO CONSULTANTS

http://www.burnsradio.com/

http://www.garyberk.com/

http://www.jacobsmedia.com/

http://www.mcvaymedia.com/

http://www.pollackmedia.com/section_display.cfm?section_id=583&top=536&level=2

http://www.vallierichards.com/aboutus.html

http://www.zapoleon.com/zms/

Reference





American Music Center

www.amc.net

Focuses on new classical and jazz music, community of contemporary music

Archive of Misheard Lyrics

www.kissthisguy.com

Database of lyric misunderstandings – very funny!

Baseline Entertainment Databases

baseline.hollywood.com/

Great resource! Trends in the music industry market, results market research analysis

Copyright Website

www.benedict.com/home.htm

very informative & useful info on copyright

Mix Bookshelf Online

www.mixbookshelf.com

Great references to the best books on issues related to music production, lighting, marketing…

Mix Magazine Online

www.mixmag.com

Online news for professional audio and music production

Multimedia Entertainment Industry Law and Business Information Center

www.dnai.com/%7Epzender/

Useful info on legal issues in the music business

Musical Web Connections

www.columbia.edu/~hauben/music/web-music.html

Uncounted links to e.g. “record labels on the net” or “music zines and publications”

National Music Publisher's Association – Music Links

www.nmpa.org/links.html

Links, links, links… In categories such as “Music Publishing”, “Music Rights Societies”, “Copyright & Licensing”, “Songwriting”…

Rough Guides to Rock

www.roughguides.com

Music travel homepage

Sibelius Academy Music Resources

www.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/music.html

Great references to music-related sites, e.g. a list of links to the primary music colleges in the world

The Commercial World of Music

www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/industry.html

Range of subtopics (from copyright via music software to record labels) that provide uncounted links



Resources for Unsigned Bands




Name

Website

Comments


Applause

www.cnvi.com/applause

How to get your band's career into high gear, construct your debut, develop a fan base, and make a strong impact on the scene

ArtistDirect (Ultimate Band List)

www.artistdirect.com

Artist directory with biographies, audio and visual media, discographies and links

AudioGalaxy

www.audiogalaxy.com

Search for bands in categories of music type, as a member have access to software downloads, news, etc.

BeSonic.com

www.BeSonic.com

lots of different exchange & discussion forums for new artists & bands

Epitonic.com (Indie & Electronica only)

www.Epitonic.com

Search Music by Categories, Info on New Releases

Festivalfinder

www.festivalfinder.com

Latest details on more than 2500 music festivals in North America, updated daily

GarageBand.com

www.garageband.com

Great site for emerging bands

Gearsearch

www.gearsearch.com

Music equipment dealers

GetSigned.com

www.getsigned.com

“Guiding tomorrow’s superstars”

Guide to Music Copyright

www.musiclibraryassoc.org/Copyright/faqcomp.htm

FAQs concerning copyright issues, for composers/songwriters and artists

IUMA

www.iuma.com

Useful site for undiscovered bands

Jambase

www.jambase.com

Info about upcoming gigs, own gigs can be posted

Lycos' Listening Room

music.lycos.com

Music News, Video & Audio Media

MudHut.co.uk

www.mudhut.co.uk

Search for Music by Label or Artist

Music Mania

www.musicmania.com

Search Engine for music-related Topics, Downloads, CDs, DVDs, Concert Tickets

MusicBuilder.com (formerly MP3vault.com)

www.musicbuilder.com

Upload songs, present yourself online

Musicians Contact Service

www.musicianscontact.com

Contact Forum for Artists Looking for Paying Gigs and Jobs

MySpace

www.myspace.com

A page on MySpace is a MUST for any serious band and the first and important step to building an activate fan base worldwide. Free to set up page and post MP3s

Ohio State University Listing of Musical Jam Session

www.faqs.org/faqs/music/jam-sessions/

Listing of open music jam sessions

OnlineGigs

www.onlinegigs.com

Excellent resource for touring bands, gives contact info for venues (large, medium and small) plus all media, radio and retailers within 10-mile radios of venue

OnlineRock.com

www.OnlineRock.com

Empowering musicians

PeopleSound

www.peoplesound.com

Distributes music by emerging artists

PowerAlley

www.poweralley.com

US-nationwide sales, rentals and service of music equipment

PowerGig

www.powergig.com

networking site which brings together performers and talent seekers

Songs.com

www.songs.com

Some useful links

SoundClick.com

www.SoundClick.com

Charts, Bands & free mp3, listed by Genres

TAXI

www.taxi.com

Helps songwriters and bands get music directly to major record labels, music publishers and supervisors

Reviews





Name

Website

Music.Lycos.com

http://music.lycos.com/

Pop Matters

http://www.popmatters.com/

The Celebrity Café

http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/

MI2N

http://www.mi2n.com/

Indie One Stop

http://indieonestop.com/

Music-Critic.com

http://www.music-critic.com/

MusicTap

http://www.musictap.net/

Muzik Reviews

http://muzikreviews.com/

Up Scene Magazine

http://upscenemagazine.com/

Cosmik Debris Magazine

http://www.cosmik.com/

Music-critic

http://www.music-critic.com/

Pause and Play

http://www.pauseandplay.com/

1340Mag.com

http://1340mag.com/

Association of Music Writers & Photographers

http://www.amwp.org/

411 Mania

http://www.411mania.com/

Artist Direct

http://www.artistdirect.com/

Metacritic

http://www.metacritic.com/

Rockdirt

http://www.rockdirt.com/

Spin

http://www.spin.com/

Rock on the Net

http://rockonthenet.com/

Rock.com

http://www.rock.com/

FEM Music

http://www.femmusic.com/home.htm

Go Girls Music

http://gogirlsmusic.com/

Indiegrrl

http://www.indiegrrl.com/

Launch!/Yahoo

http://launch.yahoo.com/


Trade Publications




Name

Phone No.

URL


Airplay Monitor

+1-646-654-4691

www.billboardradiomonitor.com

Album Network

+1-818-955-4000




Billboard

+1-646-654-4400

www.billboard.com

BMI Music World

+1-212-586-2000




CMJ Network

+1-917-606-1908


www.cmj.com

Daily Variety

+1-323-857-6600




Entertainment Marketing Letter

+1-718-469-9330




FMQB (Friday Morning Quarterback)

+1-856-424-7080


www.fmqb.com


Radio and Records (R&R)

+1-310-553-4330

www.radioandrecords.com


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