The 10 Steps on How Not To Get Screwed on Your Next CD.
David tells you about the tricks that so-called street-wise producers like to play on artists trying to get thier first CD out. Click Here to read the article.
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Related Websites
Songwriting:
http://www.musesmuse.com/ -- A site to connect with other songwriters, and filled with valuable resources
http://www.euronet.nl/users/menke/songs.html -- A crash course in songwriting and its FREE
http://www.writeexpress.com/online.html -- An online rhyming dictionary, and thesaurus
http://www.rhymewizard.com --
http://www.eccentricsoftware.com --
http://www.ascap.com/index.html -- American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
http://www.lyricist.com/ -- Huge database of links to different resources
http://www.independentsongwriter.com --Independent Songwriter Web Magazine
http://www.halsguide.com -- Li’l Hank’s Guide for Songwriters
http://www.grammy.com -- The Recording Academy
http://www.mindspring.com/~hitmeister -- Seth Jackson’s Songwriting and Music Business Page
http://www.senet.com.au/~scala -- SCALA: Songwriters, Composers, and Lyricists Association
http://www.tonos.com -- TONOS
http://www.thevelvetrope.com -- The Velvet Rope
Songwriters Periodicals
http://www.americansongwriter.com -- American Songwriter: (615) 321-6096
http://www.100-free-magazines.com/magazines/country-song-roundup.htm -- Country Song Roundup: (201) 487-6124
http://www.performingsongwriter.com -- The Performing Songwriter: (800) 883-7664
Copyright:
http://www.loc.gov/copyright -- You can get registration forms here
http://www.CSUSA.org -- Copyright Society of the USA which is part of FACE (Friends of Active Copyright Education)
www.copyrightkids.org -- Copyright Kids, an educational site targeted to middle school aged kids, its easier for me to understand too
http://www.benedict.com -- Copyright website which includes resources, important court cases, and other interesting information
http://fairuse.stanford.edu -- Copyright and Fair Use
Check Up On Your Publisher Prospect
http://www.nashvillesongwriters.com -- Nashville Songwriters Association International
(615) 256-3354
http://www.songwriters.org -- Songwriters Guild of America
New York: (201) 867-7603
Nashville: (615) 329-1782
Los Angeles: (323) 462-1108
http://www.bmi.com -- BMI: A performing rights organization: can get information on copyright legislation, databases of songwriters, songs and their publishers, lists of grants and scholarships and their applications, and lists of events, seminars, and showcases.
New York: (212) 586-2000
Nashville: (615) 401-2000
Los Angeles (301) 659-9109
http://www.ascap.com -- ASCAP: A performing rights organization: can get information on copyright legislation, databases of songwriters, songs and their publishers, lists of grants and scholarships and their applications, and lists of events, seminars, and showcases.
(800) 952-7227
http://www.sesac.com -- SESAC: A performing rights organization: can get information on copyright legislation, databases of songwriters, songs and their publishers, lists of grants and scholarships and their applications, and lists of events, seminars, and showcases.
New York: (212) 586-3450
Nashville: (615) 320-0055
Los Angeles: (310) 393-9671
Trade Magazines
http://www.billboard.com -- Billboard: (800) 745-8922
http://www.cmjmusic.com -- College Music Journal
http://www.gavin.com -- Gavin
http://www.hitslosers@aol.com -- Hits: (818) 501-7900
http://www.musicrow.com -- Music Row: (615) 321-3617
http://www.musicconnection.com -- Music Connection Magazine: (818) 755-0101
http://www.rronline.com -- Radio and Records: (301) 553-4330
INDEPENDENT MUSIC SITES
The following are just a few of the excellent sites that will help you showcase and sell your independent CDs.
Amazon Advantage
Best place to sell your own CDs. Go to the site, scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Join Advantage." It'll tell you how to proceed.
CD Baby
Sells your indie CDs, Good musician's marketing and touring resources.
Indiespace
The first to sell independently produced art and music on the Internet. Good promotional efforts on behalf of their clients.
IUMA (Internet Underground Music Archives)
The net's first, free, high fidelity music archive.
loudENERGY.com
Artist development site.
MP3.com
Another good place to sell your CDs.
The Orchard
Distributes your CDs to online stores and collects your money. |
