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Music Business & Community Free Music Now! Lala.com's Plan to Give Songs Away Could Upend the Industry | Wired |
The Rise and Fall of the Hit | The era of the blockbuster is so over. The niche is now king, and the entertainment industry from music to movies to TV will never be the same. | Wired |
BusinessWire
IndieMV Defines Plans to Connect Music Fans, Artists and Independent Record Labels Through Social Networking |Musicdish
Staying In Touch With Your Fans |Musicdish
First Steps In Community Building |Musicdish
The Keys To Music Career Success |Free Music Now! Lala.com's Plan to Give Songs Away Could Upend the Industry | Wired |
The Rise and Fall of the Hit | The era of the blockbuster is so over. The niche is now king, and the entertainment industry from music to movies to TV will never be the same. | Wired |
Musicdish
What's In A Name?: | How Choosing The Wrong Band Name Could Be The MOST Expensive Decision Of Your Career |A Real Music Store Sprouts Online - Eliot Van Buskirk |
Read Write Web
Struggling Musicians' Tool Kit | Despite grumbling from big-name artists and record labels around rampant P2P 'piracy', there's never been a better time to make money
from creating music tracks of your own. There are dozens of useful websites - some completely free to use - that serve budding musicians and seasoned tourers alike. |USAtoday
Online sites help music industry find new beat | ILike, an offshoot of GarageBand.com (free music from unsigned bands), offers tools to post your musical tastes and find
similar artists |Indie bands go online to seek funds from fans | Billboard
Musicdish
The Keys To Music Career Success |Trent Reznor, Saul Williams show the Music Industry how to release an album | gizmodo.com "After breaking with the majors, Trent Reznor and his parter-in-crime Saul Williams are taking the Radiohead strategy and stepping it up to the next level of awesome. "The price and the format are right. The rest of the industry would do well to pay close attention to how this turns outor not, and simply follow suit." |
Christian Science Monitor
To shift records, world-music artists sell exotic back stories |Musicdish
Are You Really Good At What You Do? |Mi2N
Free Music Business Panels -Monetizing Your Web Presence By JaWar |Mi2N
Musician-for-Hire Online Collaboration Via StudioTraxx.com Results In Radio Airplay |Mi2N
iLike Unveils Artist Services Platform Enabling Musicians To Reach Facebook Users And Build Viral Fan Communities |Bloomberg
Google to Show YouTube Videos With Ads on Publishers' Web Sites |AP
SpiralFrog Music Site Launches |..PRweb
Major Record Labels Seek New Talent at New York Showcase |Deal or No Deal, a Grand Rights Primer - By Jack Vees |
Imeem Pioneers Free Music With Ads | By Saul Hansell - NY Times |
How To Survive the Music Business By Learning To Musically Mature | MusicDish |
Record Industry's Survival In The Digital Age | MusicDish |
Interview: Peter Rojas of RCRD LBL | Wired | RCRD LBL | RCRD LBL Solves the Free Music Riddle |
David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists and Megastars | Wired | David Byrne and Thom Yorke on the Real Value of Music |
Bands Seek Piece of Ticket Scalpers' Action | Wired |
MTV Calls 2007 "The Year the Music Industry Broke" | Wired |
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BBC: One Music
Want to take your music further? In 'How to...' we've brought together over 100 in-depth guides and features packed full of help and advice! Full Fat Guides - Big and easy guides for newcomers to the music industry | Getting signed | Who does what in the music industry? | Money in music - getting paid | CD price - where the money goes |
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Starting Out | Find people to work with | Form a dance group | Professional singing auditions | Improve your vocals | Song writing basics | Improve your practising skills | Why playing live is important | Get first gigs | Develop your stage prescence | Choosing a band name | Choose tracks for a demo | Get ready to approach record labels | Get training from The Prince's Trust (Remember, this BBC) | Download music |
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Recording | Choose tracks for a demo | Home recording the basics | Home recording the equipment | Home recording - buying a mixer | Choose music software | Make a vocal demo | Find a recording studio | Get ready to go into the studio | Make the most of a session | Make the most of the mix | Mastering | Find a producer | Clear Samples |
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Performing Live | Why playing live is important | Get Live Gigs | Rehearse | Get Ready For A Gig | Soundcheck | Make the best of a gig | Play London | Put on a showcase gig | Play gigs nationally | Publicise your gigs | Set up a gig night | Buy a PA |
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DJing | Get DJ kit and technology | Make a good mix tape | Get your first DJ gigs | Get work in city bars | Get work in city clubs | Mix and scratch workshop | Start out as a VJ | Start your own night |
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VJing | Starting Out | Hardware and software | Performing live | DJing: 7 guides to get you started |
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Digital Audio | Guide to Downloading | Guide to Podcasting | Make a website | Essentials for your website | Distribute your music online | Use MP3 sites |
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Music Distribution | Produce small numbers of CDs | Mass Produce CDs | Press Vinyl | Use distributors for DIY releases | Use distributors for a record label | Send Out Demos | Promote your releases | Start A Label | Use MP3 websites | Essentials for your website | Make a website | Promote your website online | Distribute your music online | Write TV/Film music | Work as a TV/Film composer |
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Music Promotion | Control your image | Use a mailing list | Put together a press pack | Send out demos | Approach the media | Promote live gigs | Promote your releases | Hire professional PR companies |
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Management | Work to support yourself | Sign On | Apply for grants | Work as a session musician | PRS | PPL | MCPS for people releasing their own material | MCPS for label owners | MCPS for people signed to a label | Other collection agencies | Approaching publishing companies | Types of publishing agreements | Publishing agreement main terms | Find a manager | Start out as a manager | Management agreement main terms | Production deals | Production agreement main terms |
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Industry Jobs | A & R | Artist Manager | Tour Manager | Music Journalist | Studio Engineer | PR - Promotion |
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Message Boards | Rock, Indie & Punk | Dance | Experimental & Leftfield | Chart & Playlist | Making Music | One Life | Hip Hop | Drum n Bass | R & B | Desi Beats |
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BBC Virtual Sttudio | "Make your own music here. We've got two bits of kit that can have you making tracks and playing with sounds in minutes." | Sample Bank - Over 1,000 samples for you to download and use in your own music | Basics - Tips and ideas to get you going | Sequencer - Make your own tunes in our four track | Mixer - Find out what the effects on a mixing desk can do | Virtual Theremin - Turn your desktop into a Theremin with the help of BBC Science | Escapades - Be an Artist Manager, PR, Agent, or A&R | Hands On - Drumming experience | Musicians' Stories | Your Charts | Internet Radio | BBC Programmes | BBC Performing Groups | Discovering Music | Jazz Library | Music Matters | Words and Music | New Music | Classical | World Music | Radio 3: Music Games | Philharmonia Orchestra - The Sound Exchange - Free sample library of orchestra and single note samples |
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META Directory | Search the META Directory to find Venues, Music Business, Commerce, Record Companies, Publishers, Distributors, Organisations, Promoters, Colleges and Academics, Broadcast Media, Print Media, and Arts Management in your part of the UK. |
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MED Directory - An annually updated database of professional contemporary music courses in the UK. |
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Music Tank - Directory of businesses and organisations who offer support to music makers and companies. |
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Professional Bodies - The major organisations that provide help and advice. |
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Other BBC sites - BBC websites promoting music making on a national or local level. |
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Music Business 01 MusicTech.edu | Degrees & Programs | MUSIC INDUSTRY | "The Music Business program expands on the fundamentals of a traditional business degree by teaching the unique skills required of a music industry professional." | TAXI: Music Business Resource | "Get your music to the right people with TAXI: The Independent A&R Vehicle that connects unsigned artists, bands and songwriters with major record labels, publishers, and film & TV music supervisors." | Get heard | News | Get record deals | publishing deals | success stories | Industry listings | Resources for songwriters, composers, artists & bands | Download Studio Buddy® The FREE Home Recording Helper! | Billboard | Music Business News - Billboard Industry News - Billboard Entertainment News | NEWS | REVIEWS | FEATURED ARTIST | TOUR FINDER | BREAKING & ENTERING | HOT PRODUCT | NEW RELEASES | RIAA CERTIFICATIONS | THE TANGLED WEB | ON THE TUBE | CLASSIFIEDS /REAL ESTATE | BILLBOARD | DIRECTORIES | BILLBOARD EVENTS | INDUSTRY CALENDAR | INDUSTRY AWARDS | RESEARCH SERVICES | MUSICIAN'S GUIDE TO TOURING AND PROMOTION | BILLBOARD BULLETIN | BILLBOARD RADIO MONITOR | AMUSEMENT BUSINESS | BILLBOARD RADIO | BILLBOARD LIVE | BILLBOARD SONG CONTEST | Latest Headlines from Billboard Magazine | BILLBOARD RADIO | CLASSIFIEDS | CAREER CENTER | DIRECTORIES | BILLBOARD EVENTS | Music Business Canada | Music business news | training | members directory | events | music industry | copyright | technology | Music Business Website Directory | Agents and Managers | Awards | Bands and Artists | Charts | Classifieds | Conferences | Licensing | Magazines and E-Zines | Musician Resources | News | Organizations | Record Labels | Sheet Music | Songwriting | The Music Business Registry | editorial archive | calendar of events | mailing list | In The Know | Database leasing info | client sites | MusicContracts.com | Download Music Business Contracts | Helpful sites | "Music Business Made Simple" - selected chapters free to download | Music Education Madness Site-Music Business Directory | HUGE DIRECTORY! | Alphabetical Directory | Message Board | Used for Sale | Calendar of Events | Directory/Classified | Ad Application | Non-Business Links | Educators and Students: Database Is Available for Download. Information Here. | The Dance Music Business Resource | "Information for artists, labels, promoters, and record stores involved in dance music and its electronic descendants. Advice and information for the uninitiated and the jaded." | Distributors | Venues | Magazines | Webzines | Mpeg download sites | Record Stores | Online Stores | Radio Stations | Online Broadcast | Gigmasters | "Gigmasters.com is an online booking agency where with the click of a mouse you can book a musician or group to play at your wedding, club, private party, festival, bar mitzvah, or corporate event. We provide wedding music, wedding entertainment, live bands, DJ, live wedding music, and more." | Musician's Books - MUSIC BUSINESS | 60+ titles | BandRadio | The Unsigned Music Resource for all that is the music business." | top stories | biz articles | Music Biz Articles | Interviews | Features | Band Of The Week | MP3 Reviews | Book Reviews | Ask the Pros | Music News | Indie News | New Products | Radio Stations | Tip of the Day | Community | Bulletin Board | IndieSites WebRing | Learn | Glossary | Library | Services | Web Design & Hosting | Radio Promotion | 30+ subject directry | Music Business Solutions: Music Business Education | MUSIC BIZ CLIMATE | MUSIC CAREER FOUNDATIONS | MUSIC BIZ STRATEGY | INTERVIEWS WITH PETER SPELLMAN | FURTHER FOOD: Resources To Light Your Way | Music Business: PRODUCERS | Your resource for the music industry, including record companies, music biz attorneys, managers, and producer info. | Music Business Journal | The Internet Publication for the Global Music Business | Articles | Industry Insight | Resources | Reviews | A&R Watch | Law Updates | Conferences | Products | Research | News | ASCAP | Careers in the Music Business | Read About | interviews | new artists | audio profiles | feature stories | BERKLEE | Careers in Music Business/Management Governor Rick Perry - Getting Started in the Music Business - Texas | Introductory words of advice | The Songs | The Recording Process | Exclusive Artist Recording Agreement: A Brief Outline and Explanation of Key Concepts | Get Signed.com | "the musician's resource for advice on record deals, A&R, getting signed, the music industry, the music business, music promotion, home recording, songwriting, music publishing, how to sing." | getting signed | music promotion | music law | getting gigs | managing bands | lessons | recording | interviews | news | Record Label Resource | "the best resource on the internet for the independent record label. It doesn't matter if you'r
