Misc

RadioAirplayPros.com - Your Radio Airplay Promotion Experts!
PH: 626-397-7467 FX: 281-277-6626
Mike Matthews support@radioairplaypros.com
www.radioairplaypros.com
Offers a guaranteed radio airplay promotion service for independent artist seeking to exposure their music to a broader audience and secure radio airplay. We promote your music to online radio, college radio as well as FM terrestrial radio stations. With more than 20 years radio airplay promotion experience, we have a very strong relationship with BDS, Mediabase, Mediaguide and Radiowave Reporters!

Planetary Group
PO Box 52116, Boston, MA 02205
PH: 617-451-0444 FX: 617-451-0888
adam@planetarygroup.com
www.planetarygroup.com
Check out our radio team that provides full promotional services at the College, commercial specialty promotion, AAA, public, RPM, Hip Hop and Jazz; as well as targeted radio mailing services. We also do publicity! Is the only time you see your name in print when you open up the phonebook? Our veteran in-house publicity department will pitch your project to the print media moguls to help you get the results you need.

National Record Promotion
137 N. Larchmont #500, Los Angeles, CA 90004
PH: 323-658-7449 FX: 323-658-7699
Larry Weir larry_weir@sbcglobal.net
www.heartlandent.com
We promote artists and groups at radio with an emphasis on independent labels and recording artists. Over the last five years NRP has worked with many major acts. National Record Promotion-NRP will assist you in weekly tracking reports...national chart activity & radio interviews.

RadioMavens.com
PH: 615-491-0918
contact@radiomavens.com
www.radiomavens.com
We offer digital promotion and tracking services to artists and labels of all genres of music. Created with the independent artist in mind, RadioMavens.com is the vehicle you need to get your music out into the world and drive broadcasters to your website, social networks, videos and most importantly, to download your single for airplay.

Powderfinger Promotions
47 Mellen St., Framingham, MA 01702
PH: 800-356-1155 x234
radio@powderfingerpromo.com
www.powderfingerpromo.com
We have solid connections at over 500 college and AAA stations across the U.S. and Canada and hundreds of press contacts. 

TunePromoter
1612 S. Durango Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90035
PH: 310-362-8722
support@tunepromoter.com
www.tunepromoters.com
We are an integrated team of promotion and publicity specialists dedicated to serving those who want to promote themselves to the music industry. Leveraging the power of the internet, we submit our client's songs, lyrics and videos to insiders with whom we have established relationships at: independent record labels, radio stations, online music magazine, blogs, directories, podcasts and working bands.

Free Expression
#92, 1845 Lysander Cr. SE, Calgary, AB T2C 1X8
PH: 403-455-3175
Marlene D'Aoust marlene@freeexpressionmgmt.com
www.freeexpressionmgmt.com
Promoting Roots music with flair!

God's Country Promotions
PH: 828-403-0487 FX: 828-348-4797
Doug Hudson godscountrycd@yahoo.com
www.godscountrypromotions.com
Award nominated promotion company that promotes Southern Gospel and Christian Country music.

Force Media Management
135 Voorhis Ave. Rockville Ctr. NY 11570
PH: 516-806-6500
Randy Nichols randy@forcemm.com
www.forcemm.com
We specialize in artists management and consulting for music based startups.

UBOHAMMER
PO Box 160365, Sacramento, CA 95816
PH: 916-519-8196
Aaris A. Schroeder ubohammer@gmail.com
www.ubomag.wordpress.com
An umbrella company that offers public relations, marketing and event organization services.

Mixtape Distribution and Promotion Services
5923 N. 48th St., Omaha NE 68104
PH: 402-590-9654
support@MixtapeDistribution.com
www.MixtapeDistribution.com
We offer Hip Hop mixtape distribution. Don't waste time doing it yourself - let us do it for you! 1k+ sites with 1 upload!

Carnelian Agency
PH: 360-752-9829
www.carnelianagency.com
Our mission is to provide musicians with the services, products and resources they need with professionalism, integrity and an invested belief in the unlimited potential of our clients. Our vision is to offer a one stop artist's services and products company with several departments under one parent corporation. We provide exceptional customer service and nurture each client relationship with personal dedication.

CTW Promotions
PO Box 40701, Redford, MI 48240
Mike Warden promotions@conquertheworld.com
www.ctwpromotions.com
We do MySpace promotion for labels, authors, bands and artists. Would you rather have your music profile blowing up daily or just sit there collecting dust?

Countdown Entertainment
110 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10001-6805
PH: 212-645-3068 FX: 212-989-6459
James Citkovic James@CountdownEntertainment.com
www.countdownentertainment.com
Countdown Entertainment's distinction - They Broker Intellectual Properties (sell Major Gold & Platinum Recording Artists Music Publishing Catalogues and Catalogues of Masters. Countdown Entertainment also represents bands, groups, singers, songwriters, musicians, composers, music producers and music managers, to independent music labels, production companies and major recording labels, and also provides music publishing deals, music licensing deals, film music deals, TV music deals, and record distribution, as well as a non-exclusive, non-commission *personal* Music Consultant services to help your career.

The Rainmaker Media Group
398 Columbus Ave. PMB #183, Boston, MA 02116
PH: 617-445-4383
Rockergirl363@aol.com
www.therainmakermediagroup.com
We are fearlessly creative in the pursuit of press coverage for our clients, a dedication inherent in the fact that, as an independent publicity firm, we choose carefully which projects to take on. The Rainmaker Media Group staff is dedicated and enthusiastic and regularly goes beyond the call of duty, securing any opportunity that would be beneficial for the clients, whether it falls in the realm of conventional publicity or career development.

IndiePower.com
PH: 818-505-1836
info@indiepower.com
www.indiepower.com
Started by industry veterans to further the goal of helping develop the cutting edge of new artists and labels with innovative marketing and talent. Combining 25+ years of valuable experience with an arsenal of talents and a passion for breaking albums and artists, Indie Power is about to add a few new pages to the history books!

AIF Records/Music Productions
PO Box 691, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
PH: 914-510-9022
R. Jackson aifrecords@verizon.net
www.robertjackson.net
Artist career planning and consultation. Mailouts in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and or Asia to both major labels and indies. Music publishers, music supervisors for possible film/TV/ad agency soundtrack placement, internet record labels.

How Are You Changing Things?
PH: 613-216-1082 x6006
Craig Cardiff craig@howareyouchangingthings.org
www.howareyouchangingthings.org
A consulting collective and idea incubator, we are excited about asking and answering the question: How are you changing things? We've worked with universities, authors, non-profits, artists, entrepreneurs small + large in helping them change things for the better: streamlining processes, identifying marketing opportunities, delivering a clear message, reducing development costs, and helping them change things for the better.

LaFaMos Marketing & Publicity
4657 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90027
PH: 323-668-9383 FX: 323-668-9386
contact@Lafamos.com
www.Lafamos.com
We offer many services such as marketing and publicity, graphic & web design, press kit layout & design, radio promotion, procurement of album and show reviews, copyright & PRO registration assistance, legal referrals and everything else associated with the music business. MENTION THIS LISTING AND RECEIVE A $300 CREDIT!

Fixion Media
322-43 Samson, Laval, QC H7X 3R8
PH: 888-819-3065 FX: 888-310-6045
PERSON sales@fixionmedia.com
www.fixionmedia.com
A vertical advertising network that represents 50+ Rock, Heavy Metal and Alternative music sites. In August 2010, we delivered 40+ million ad impressions to 3 million unique visitors. Thanks to enterprise-level ad serving technology, we are thriving with the latest in delivery methods and tracking. We are pleased to pass along cutting edge geo-targeting, online targeting, rich media delivery and tracking, as well as iPhone, iPad, PS3, and XBOX targeting. We offer standard banner campaigns, audio ads, video ads, Superbanners, high-impact background ads, as well as aggressive roadblocking capabilities.

Daylle Deanna Schwartz Consulting
Revenge Productions, PO Box 6802, FDR Station, New York, NY 10150
Daylle consulting@daylle.com
www.daylle.com
When major label artists sells 20,000 CDs, or even 200,000 CDs, they're treated like failures. When indies sell those numbers, they celebrate. I encourage you to develop your career first in order to give yourself more leverage to get a deal that will advance your career. Contact me about my fees if you need CONSULTING on how to make progress in your music career or need a shot of motivation by using my CAREER COACHING. I do it in person and by phone.

 

Blacktop Records
278 King St. #2, Upper Fl. Welland, ON L3B 3J8
PH: 289-820-8086
Ben Andress ben@blacktoprecords.org
www.blacktoprecords.ca
We release Punk/Indie digital downloads, vinyl, compact discs and tapes.

Big Noise Records
11 S. Angell St. #336, Providence, RI 02906
PH: 401-274-4770
Al Gomes al@bignoisenow.com
www.bignoisenow.com
We work with Pop, Rock, R&B, Hard Rock, Metal, Jazz, Acoustic, Dance and Blues artists. Currently seeking new artists. Please call or email first.

Voodoo Records
124 Crockford Blvd. Toronto, ON M1R 3C3
PH: 416-939-8782
Mike info@voodoorecords.ca
www.voodoorecords.ca
Tell a band ... tell a friend ... VoodooRecords.com - recording, mixing, mastering, rehearsal studios, artist development, home studio mixfix, video production, media, web and more!

Island Girl Records
PO Box 520, North Beach, MD 20714
Deanna islandgirl@islandgirlrecords.com
www.deannadove.com/IGRecords
We want to help you get your music heard, appreciated and distributed to the world. We will work in a very selective fashion in that we hand select the music that we support and sell. Regardless of where you live, we can work together to make IGR work to build your career. Before you can submit your music to Island Girl Records please read and approve our online Submission Terms and Conditions. 

Big Song
7 Poplar Rd. Wimbledon, London, SW19 3JR UK
PH: +44 7815815735
Jake Bailey jake_bailey44@hotmail.com
www.bigsong.co.uk
A digital service provider where indie labels & unsigned artists can upload and sell their tracks. Free to signup. Great profit margin. Please check us out!

Kussu Music Licensing Network
licensing@Kussu.net
www.kussu.net
With our deep relationships, experience and knowledge in music and film industries, we offer many avenues of exposure to songwriters, artists, indie labels and publishers for their songs through TV, motion pictures, soundtracks, multimedia, commercials etc. as well as global administration incl. worldwide registration of songs, making royalty payments to songwriters and composers in respect of the usage of their music, tracking the use of the music they own and ensuring that proper payment is made for all licensed uses, sub-publishing worldwide and other music rights management activities.

MadeLoud
www.madeloud.com
Started by band nerds who wanted to create a way for indie musicians of all genres to have their music heard. By giving indie artists the opportunity to share their work on their terms with music lovers everywhere, MadeLoud seeks to redefine the music business by returning control of music to its rightful owners: the musicians.

MyMusicSite.com
339 5th Ave. #405, New York, NY 10016
PH: 646-670-6611
Brad Turk bturk@mymusicsite.com
www.mymusicsite.com
An online music community helping independent artist sell, promote and create ringtones with their music.

Music Gorilla
12407 Mopac Expressway N. 100-312, Austin, TX 78758
PH: 512-918-8978 FX: 212-258-6394
Alexia info@musicgorilla.com
www.musicgorilla.com
Exposure to major labels, indie labels, film studios and publishers.

Boost Digital
Level 6 220 Pacific Highway CrowsNest, NSW 2065 Australia
PH: +612-9460-1400 FX: +612-9460-0044
Graeme Logan graeme@boostdigital.com
www.boostindependentmusic.com
MP3 music downloads store for independent & unsigned artists & bands to sell, host, promote & download all MP3 music online. A MP3 store to buy & sell all independent & unsigned music online

JukeBoxAlive
311 Montford Ave. Asheville, NC 28801
PH: 828-232-0016
Will Cumberland cumberland@jukeboxalive.com
jukeboxalive.com
Our Advanced Jukebox Player protects your music from being digitally downloaded, yet allows fans to hear your music online. This creates exciting possibilities for you to present yourself to new audiences without being ripped off.

 

FREE Photo Treatment at HeatherSong
PO Box 70174 Vancouver, WA 98665
PH: 360-546-1555 FX: 360-546-1191
Heather Pahl hbpahl@sbcglobal.net
www.HeatherSong.com
Use it on your creative business cards, fliers, posters, e-mails, bios, website, Station ID � yes, even for your CD cover! Best of all, it�s FREE. Examples can be seen all over my website. Check my POST for visitor results. My special software yields stunning results. I�ll customize your photo until you�re happy, and will add words at your request. You will have a variety of pics to use. It's NOT a requirement that you post your results on my website, but I would appreciate it if you did. E-mail me your photo today! JPGs are the preferred format.

Stonewell Media Group
PH: 860 413-3853
Matt Stonewell info@stonewellmediagroup.com
www.StonewellMediaGroup.com
Our goal is to provide very high quality and unique services that range from the casual beginning musician, the serious songwriter/band that�s ready to take their act to the next level or even club owners or venues who need a solid yet affordable sound solution designed for their facility.

Smooth Jazz Links
Thomas Borino smoothjazzlinks@snet.net
www.smoothjazzlinks.com
Contemporary Jazz & Smooth Jazz resource website.

Jazz Network USA
jazz@snet.net
www.jazznetworkusa.com
Jazz resource website.

Omega Productions
PO Box 822643, Dallas, TX 75382
PH: 214-891-9585 FX: 214-722-1442
Paul Christensen getinfo@omegalive.com
www.omegalive.com
Award winning live concert DVD, HD and CD recording. Over 36 years experience, 400 + artists.

OnStageRegister
mail@onstageregister.com
www.onstageregister.com
is the directory of performers. Clubs and agents can find bands and artists available in their area, listen to them, see where they perform and book them directly.

MusicPro Insurance Agency
45 Crossways Park Dr. Woodbury, NY 11797-2002
PH: 800-605-3187 FX: 888-290-0302
Julie insurance@MusicProInsurance.com
http://www.musicproinsurance.com
Affordable and convenient insurance for musicians, including instruments, equipment, studio, tour, composer's liability, travel accident and health.

Festival Network Online
www.festivalnet.com
There's nothing like a live performance! FNO lists more than 7,000 events throughout the U.S. and Canada seeking performers, from local & regional to national & international. Search by 22 different music genres, event attendance, zip code radius & more. Plug in festival dates with club dates.
 

NetworkingMusician.com
PH: 860 413-3853
Matt Stonewell networkingmusician@gmail.com
www.networkingmusician.com
A free social network using the �Ning�, architecture for musicians and industry pros to collaborate, share their skills, talents and services. The site offers a great place to centralize media like video, audio and photos at no charge. Members can easily embed their stored media to just about any social network like Facebook, MySpace or blogs on the web. The network also offers forums for gig swapping, gear or musicians seeking musician�s classifieds.

ArtistRise.com
info@ArtistRise.com
www.ArtistRise.com
A free profile based community enabling artists, industry professionals, venues and fans to network, promote, book shows online and advance the industry. We're beginning with Los Angeles, New York & London but encourage everyone to join.

 

Upload your songs and videos here ......

Musicati
www.musicati.com
The World’s First DIY Jukebox Promotional Program that will make your songs available on the AMI Jukebox Network. Exit the basement and be heard beyond the desktop. Get on the box and own the bar waves – your music reaching a potential of one billion listeners.

valleyarm.com
www.valleyarm.com
Valleyarm aims to be Asia Pacific’s leading digital distributor, publisher and marketer of independent music and video content. Valleyarm specialises in Digital Distribution, Publishing and online Marketing of Music and Video content focused primarily on content and services within the Asia Pacific Region. Valleyarm has offices in Australia and a worldwide team of well connected music partners throughout Asia, the Middle East, UK and Europe. Valleyarm services the global music industry. Visit our website to find the contact in your area of interest.

Cohesive.TV
www.cohesive.tv
Our mission is to produce and broadcast creative and innovative new TV, melting together new American and European culture! Watch free shows online featuring awesome music videos, movie trailers, classics, fashion and everything that rawks! Cohesive.TV is also one of the very first TV stations to become mobile TV and therefore works with your iPhone, iPod and iPad.

fargotube
www.fargotube.com
Online video platform. Create your own tube.

Echo Republic
PH: 209-202-3246
hello@echorepublic.com
www.echorepublic.com
Every elevator, restaurant, store plays mood music. Even your cellphone alerts you of an incoming call by playing the newest hit song. When music is so present in your life, shouldn't it do more than just linger in the background? Founded in 2009, Echo Republc is dedicated to changing the way people look at music ownership. Part music sharing, part e-commerce, Echo Republic strives to return the power of the music industry to its two most important members: the artists and their fans.

MUZU
www.muzu.tv
Earn Money from video you own. Unlike other sites, with MUZU you EARN MONEY via an advertising revenue share partnership. Whether your videos are played on MUZU, external sites like MySpace, Bebo, Facebook or your own website, we share the advertising revenue with you.

Backyard Television
PH: 888-982-8883
info@backyardtv.net
www.backyardtv.net
Hip Hop, Reggae and R&B video website.

LoudBeats
www.loudbeats.com
Providing the best in Hindi Bollywood, Bhangra or lets just say Indian music online.

Music Gorilla
12407 Mopac Expressway N. 100-312, Austin, TX 78758
PH: 201-796-8742
Alexia info@musicgorilla.com
www.musicgorilla.com
To help musicians, artists and songwriters get their original material into the eyes and ears of industry members who have the ability to take their careers to the next level. We asked Reps from Major Labels, Indie Labels and Film Studios to commit to using MusicGorilla.com as a resource. In return, we would build individual pages for them that would automatically display artist material they are specifically looking for. They agreed, as long as we would not ask the artist or themselves for a percentage of their deals. We built it, they came. From that point on, we dedicated ourselves toward providing artists worldwide with an opportunity.

JukeBoxAlive
311 Montford Ave. Asheville, NC 28801
PH: 828-232-0016
Will Cumberland cumberland@jukeboxalive.com
jukeboxalive.com
Our Advanced Jukebox Player protects your music from being digitally downloaded, yet allows fans to hear your music online. This creates exciting possibilities for you to present yourself to new audiences without being ripped off.
 

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FemaleMusicianOnline.com
www.femalemusicianonline.com
An educational blog and podcast created to help female musicians.

Your Band Is A Virus / Independent Music Promotions
James Moore yourbandisavirus@gmail.com
www.independentmusicpromotions.com
A collective that provides actionable advice to indie bands.

Music180.com
www.music180.com
Gives you direct access to hundreds of the world’s top music industry professionals. You no longer have to bank your career on luck or chance – you can take control and create your own breakthrough connections with successful industry pros who can take your career to the next level. The world-class producers, managers, songwriters, publishers, music supervisors and other pros on Music180 have helped build careers for Justin Timberlake, Jay Z, Beyonce, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, U2, Carrie Underwood and many others. Every pro on Music180 is certified and many of the services they offer (like feedback, critiques and one-on-one conversations) are guaranteed. Music180 does not accept unsolicited submissions; please create an account on our website to submit content to Industry professionals. Mailed in submissions will be discarded upon receipt.

Network or Die
don@networkordie.com
www.networkordie.com
Artist Development, Marketing & Promotion, Music Success Tips, and Music Biz BS for those who give a damn. Contributing authors are encouraged to register!

North by Northeast Music and Film Festival
189 Church St. LL, Toronto, ON M5B 1Y7
PH: 416-863-6963 FX: 416-863-0828
info@nxne.com
www.nxne.com
Canada’s #1 showcase for new independent music, where fans can catch great local and international performers at intimate venues. An industry conference featuring celebrity interviews as well as panels and information exchanges for artists and music-biz professionals. NXNE has always been about the music. The festival gives 500 local, national and international artists the chance to rock the crowds and to showcase for agents, talent buyers, media, promoters, labels and management company heavies at a variety of essential downtown venues.

BandVista
PH: 877-875-4470
support@bandvista.com
www.bandvista.com
A revolutionary new tool for bands and musicians to easily create and maintain a powerful web site with industry level features. With the point and click easy to use band website builder, anyone who can use Microsoft Word can now create their own web page. BandVista will let you try out your new web site absolutely free for 30 days! You have nothing to lose. Let Bandvista show you how we can help your band create a home on the Internet.

MusikPitch
1512 Dallas Ave. Nashville, TN 37212
PH: 615-290-5702
Scott McIntosh scott@musikpitch.com
www.musikpitch.com
Submit your original music for movie trailers, background music, commercial music, advertising jingles and other custom music contests. If your song wins, you get paid.

AudioLock.NET
PH: +44 (0)23-8000-1033
PERSON support@audiolock.net
www.audiolock.net
UK company that provides the tools to secure your music ensuring your investment is protected, whether you are delivering pre release promos or running a digital music download store. The patent pending tagging is the most robust solution and works for all digital music formats ensuring your users can listen to and consume music in the normal way, without any damage to the audio experience.

SoundExchange
1121 14th St. NW #700, Washington, DC 20005
PH: 202-640-5858 FX: 202-640-5859
info@soundexchange.com
www.soundexchange.com
A non-profit performance rights organization that collects and distributes digital performance royalties from satellite, Internet, and cable radio on behalf of recording artists and master rights owners. SoundExchange represents over 6,000 record labels, over 48,000 artists, and has paid out more than $417 million in royalties since its creation in 2003. Registration is FREE so visit us online and register.

Mobile Backstage
www.mobilebackstage.com
An individually branded social application for bands and artists to interact directly with their devoted fans via mobile. With Mobile Backstage, artists can strengthen the relationship with existing fan base and drive engagement among new fans – in a way that wasn’t possible before.

CDstands.com
30 Compton Way, Hamilton Sq. NJ 08690
PH: 609-689-1711
Scott Clark info@cdreview.com
www.cdstands.com
We manufacture our own line of CD boxes for artists to sell their music at shows or in stores.
 

MXP4
www.mxp4.com
Powers new interactive music solutions for artists, fans, brands, labels and distribution platforms. We believe that people are more and more going not only to play the music, but play with it!

Topspin
1538 20th St. 1st Fl. Santa Monica, CA 90404
artistrelations@topspinmedia.com
www.topspinmedia.com
A technology-focused direct-to-fan marketing, management and distribution platform. We help artists manage their catalogs, connect with fans, and generate demand for music. We emerged from stealth mode in June 2008 and we’ve been slowly lifting the veil to reveal our products to a broader group of artists, managers and labels, most of whom are actively using our technology today to market and sell music directly.

SoundCloud
Rosenthaler Str. 13, 10119 in Berlin Mitte, Germany
contact@soundcloud.com
www.soundcloud.com
Lets you move music fast & easy. The platform takes the daily hassle out of receiving, sending & distributing music for artists, record labels & other music professionals.

Echo Nest
contact@echonest.com
www.echonest.com
Our Musical Brain reads about music, constantly analyzing millions of blog posts, reviews, playlists and discussion forums to understand how the online world describes every artist, album and song.

CDstands.com
30 Compton Way, Hamilton Sq. NJ 08690
PH: 609-689-1711
Scott Clark info@cdreview.com
www.cdstands.com
We manufacture our own line of CD boxes for artists to sell their music at shows or in stores.
 

LicenseQuote.com
www.licensequote.com
Makes it easy for songwriters, producers, record labels and publishers to create and manage their own music licensing store. Sign up today for our Free trial to start licensing your music and keep 100% of the sales revenues!

ShoutOmatic
Norm Levy feedback@shoutomatic.com
www.ShoutOmatic.com
Think of each Shout as an "audible-tweet." Rather than typing a 140 character text message, ShoutOmatic allows you to record and send audible Shouts so you can be heard across your social networks and web spaces.

@followers
PO Box 180902, Utica, MI 48318
PH: 586-480-3000
Glen E. Peladeau go@3000records.com
www.atfollowers.com
We help individuals, businesses, musicians & bands and anyone else on Twitter get thousands of "targeted" followers for massive exposure!

Surf for Local Music E-zine
Glen E. Peladeau glen_p@eccentricnewengland.com
www.SurfForLocalMusic.Net
Covering artists and bands in the New England area.

INgrooves
submissions@ingrooves.com
www.ingrooves.com
We provide non-exclusive sync licensing support to our label partners. Record labels signed to INgrooves benefit from the creative and well connected licensing team. The licensing department works with top music supervisors, ad agencies and game developers to synch songs from the catalog into innovative projects. Please read our submission details before sending in your music.

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
www.songwritingcompetition.com
We have put together the most high-profile and prestigious judging panel in our nine-year history. Known for its high caliber of judges, ISC offers songwriters and artists the unprecedented opportunity to have their music heard by some of the world's most iconic and successful recording artists, as well as many major and indie record label presidents. Now accepting entries for the 2010 competition, ISC gives away more than $150,000 in cash and prizes (shared among the 66 winners) including an overall Grand Prize consisting of $25,000 (US) cash and $20,000 in prizes. Peter Gabriel, Tom Waits, Steve Winwood, Kings of Leon, Rihanna, Ben Harper, Train, Timbaland, McCoy Tyner, Kelly Clarkson team Up With High-Profile Music Industry Executives To Choose 2010 ISC Winners.

Rumblefish
107 SE Washington St. #700, Portland, OR 97214
PH: 503-248-0706 FX: 503-248-0714
licensing@rumblefish.com
www.rumblefish.com
A groundbreaking music and technology company. We provide music licensing and sonic branding services to social media and technology companies, movie and TV production studios, advertisers, video game makers and iconic brands worldwide. We are focused on providing cutting-edge solutions to the many intellectual property issues facing social media companies, artists, music labels and publishers.

Songfile
www.harryfox.com/public/songfile.jsp
Customers who wish to stream cover songs on their websites will be able to obtain licenses for these streams for $0.01 per stream. Licenses are available for a minimum of 100 streams to a maximum of 10,000 streams per song. As with other Songfile transactions, customers may pay via credit card or electronic check payment.

MusicPro Insurance Agency
45 Crossways Park Dr. Woodbury, NY 11797-2002
PH: 800-605-3187 FX: 888-290-0302
Julie insurance@MusicProInsurance.com
http://www.musicproinsurance.com
Affordable and convenient insurance for musicians, including instruments, equipment, studio, tour, composer's liability, travel accident and health.

Festival Network Online
www.festivalnet.com
There's nothing like a live performance! FNO lists more than 7,000 events throughout the U.S. and Canada seeking performers, from local & regional to national & international. Search by 22 different music genres, event attendance, zip code radius & more. Plug in festival dates with club dates.

 

COMMUNITY: LV Music Conference
PO Box 21721, Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-1721
PH: 570-818-4100
Ian musicnominations@aol.com
www.communitylvmc.org
Community is the only music conference that works for you even before you come to the beautiful Lehigh Valley . When you register for Community 2 we will start on your FREE custom made radio promotion and FREE music review that will be published on this site. This upgrade is for regular $50 registrants only and good until May 7, 2011. For the radio promotion you will need 10 CDs and 10 radio one sheets (please google for samples), then you will mail direct to the radio stations that fit your music & goals. Airplay is not guaranteed, great followup is.

How To License Your Music.com
PO Box 60338, Chicago, IL 60657
PH: 312-233-2675
Aaron Davison aaron@howtolicenseyourmusic.com
www.howtolicenseyourmusic.com
A free newsletter instructing musicians on how to license their music in TV, Films and Video Games.

StudioSmart Training Center
20458 Fraser Hwy. 2nd Fl. Langely, BC V3G 4A2
PH: 604-613-0284
Chris Bryant chris@pttuts.com
www.pttuts.com
A massive collection of Pro Tools lessons for beginners. Learn the essentials online, anytime. Over 17 hours of videos, student forums, instructor Q&A and downloads.

JamPlay
1905 Woods Dr. #101, Beavercreek, OH 45432
PH: 877-999-4526
www.jamplay.com
A website that is guaranteed to improve your guitar playing with online video lessons. We offer both acoustic guitar lessons and electric guitar lessons for beginner and advanced guitar players alike.

Seven Simple Strategies for Musicians, Bands & Indie Labels
PO Box 2385, Benicia CA 94510
PH: 707-567-3747
www.musicmarketingbook.net
An eBook that describes exactly what you have to do to capture the audience that is perfect for you and your music. It will help you understand the mind set as well as teach you some time tested strategies that work! The Workbook will walk you through the process of creating a targeted market Media Plan unique to your act. The videos will show you "How To" use some tools that professional marketers use.

Music Success in Nine Weeks
www.musicsuccessinnineweeks.com
A guide for musicians to define their brand, grow their fan-base, earn more income, and achieve success in the digital environment, whether they are new to the industry or longtime artists. Music Success in Nine Weeks provides the missing manual for musicians trying to make sense of the social media revolution and explains step-by-step how to create a profitable and sustainable business from their music. Just released in its second edition, the book can easily be deemed the "what to do next" bible for both new and established artists. Structured like a workbook, with room for exercises and notes, the book takes all of the guesswork out of where to start and how to achieve success as a musician in today's world. Use COUPON CODE "INDIEBIBLE" and receive $5 off!

I Don't Need a Record Deal!
Revenge Productions, PO Box 6802, FDR Station, New York, NY 10150
Daylle Deanna Schwartz consulting@daylle.com
www.idontneedarecorddeal.com
A comprehensive guide for empowering those who want to make a living from their musical talents. Daylle provides tools for developing a satisfying career, with or without a record deal, with directions for finding almost every possible way to earn a musical income.

Radio Promotion – Why You Won’t Get Commercial Airplay
by Chris Robley, CD Baby
© 2010 All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission

Here is my diatribe on Radio Promotion. Please take it with a grain of salt. Absorb some of the ideas, tailor it to your own needs, or outright reject it. In the end, you know what is best for you. But…

Without the support of a monied label, an extremely well known PR person, or a heavyweight radio promoter on your side I’m fairly certain that you’ll NEVER get sustained or meaningful commercial airplay.

Commercial radio is such a racket. Its a closed system of secret handshakes, payola, and broken promises. Radio promo is a real trail of tears and dashed dreams. The playlists on commercial radio stations are mostly dictated from a central corporate headquarters and the songs are picked based on what record companies are “paying” the most in favors, vacations, junkets, money, cupcakes, drugs, and other various sordid somethings. (ClearChanel anyone?)

An Indie Artist’s only hope is college radio, public radio, community radio, internet radio, or niche programs on commercial radio stations that are specifically focused on local/unsigned music. But luckily for you, me, and the world these venues are exactly where the interesting and important music of today is getting aired.

You could get a radio promoter to help in these areas. But its a ton of money, and in 99.9% of the cases you’d be a salmon swimming upstream only to find a big dam has been built while you were away. You could find much better ways to spend the money you were setting aside for radio. I’d recommend using that money to find a publicist or finance a tour instead.

I’m not trying to dampen your spirits at all, but if you’ve got your heart set on it, make sure you really get the goods on any radio promoter you do work with. They can be a scary bunch sometimes. Check their credentials, their previous successes in promoting indie artists, get some testimonials, and make sure you can check up on their work to make sure they’re giving it their all. And most importantly, make sure its affordable and that they really are enthused about your music. Otherwise, you’ll pay too much for someone doing too little.

Sorry for the big warning. We just want to make sure indie artists are utilizing their limited budgets and resources in the most effective ways possible (and radio promotion at the indie level is a very chancy bargain).

Here’s a few rules for doing radio promo yourself (which I DO recommend):

1. Be prepared to send out 100-200 CDs with One-Sheets

2. Target college, community, and public stations, online radio, blogs, podcats, and commercial specialty programs (like local or unsigned feature hours) that are appropriate for your genre and within a geographic area that you can realistically tour through at least 3 or 4 times a year. Don’t get carried away with Florida if you live in Oregon. Radio doesn’t stay faithful to you if you’re not continually playing in their area, and its a waste of time, energy, and discs if you don’t plan on maintaining the relationship.

3. Get the contact info for particular DJs or hosts on those stations depending on their specialty genres. You may have to send CDs to 3 or 4 different people at the same station (KEXP comes to mind!!!). Its not that they’re lazy. They all just have a constantly growing pile of discs to listen to and they probably won’t be passing discs back and forth, even when they’re jazzed about a certain album.

4. If you’re touring, get the marketing/booking contact at each station that has added your music to their playlist and ask about the possibility of an in-studio performance the day of your show.

5. Big one- – make sure you’re ready and willing to do all this stuff in a short period of time. Your big chance to make any significant dent is when your CD is new (1-3 months old). All your ducks should be in a row. The stars should align for that magical period right before and right after your release where you’re able to put every last bit of energy into your music getting out to the world.

6. Have your CD in hand about 3 months before releasing it. This gives you ample time to prep the release party,… but more importantly it gives reviewers, critics, press, and radio program directors the chance to determine whether they’ll leave it in their pile of CDs that are going to the nearest used record store, or if they want to get behind it. 3 months is also a good lead time to start booking your tour to support the new album once it comes out.

7. After you send out your CDs to radio, check back in a couple weeks by phone or email to make sure they’ve got it, had a chance to listen, and ask if they’ll be adding it to their playlist. Don’t put up a fight if they say NO. Just politely ask “why” and say thanks if they tell you the reason. If they say yes, give them a quick thanks and casually ask what their preferred protocol is for you to check up on the actual reception your album is getting from their listeners. Feel free to check back every few weeks to see if its still in rotation. You might feel like you’re being a pest, but I’ve actually heard from college radio DJs that they appreciate when someone calls to remind them to play a certain song. Otherwise, they tend to feel like they get into a programming rut and just start playing the same old things. 8. Go! (and continue, and continue, and continue, in 3 month cycles of touring and resting… ad nauseum).

I hope this helps. Its by no means the only way to do radio promo, but it seems like a good place to start, at least. Check out the Indie Bible www.indiebible.com too. Its a great resource that has many of these contacts listed in nice orderly categories for your quick reference.