Online Music Distribution - OMD's
Music, General Topics
| All Access Music Group | |
| All Music Network | |
| alleghenymusicworks.com | |
| Band Register | The authoritative international band and artist name register providing contact info, music links, trademark and legal advice. Highly recommended. |
| cdeta.com | All Music Right On Time, with Indie Music and Pop Music links |
| eatsleepmusic.com | ultimate site for online Karaoke |
| Harmony-Central | One of the best music resource website ever! |
| Indiana University's Music Resources | |
| Internet Music Resource Guide | |
| LacostaMusic.com | |
| Music Industry Search Index | |
| MusicMedia.com | |
| MusiciansNews.com | |
| Dance, Trance, Techno music |
Music Conferences, Expos and Festivals
| 2NMC (Nashville New Music Conference) | |
| Atlantis Music Conference | |
| Athfest | held in Athens, GA |
| CMJ Music Marathon | |
| EAT-M | |
| Frankfurt Musikmesse | World's Largest Music Gear Expo in Frankfurt, Germany |
| IMC | |
| LadyFest | |
| Midwest Music Conference | |
| Midwest Music Summit | |
| MIDEM | Located in Cannes, France |
| Midpoint Music Festival | Formerly called MXMW (Mid By Midwest) |
| NAMM | USA's Leading Music Gear Expo |
| NXNE | |
| NXNW | |
| New Music West (Canada) | |
| PopKomm | World's Largest Music Showcase/Expo in Cologne, Germany |
| SXSW | |
| Songsalive! Expo | |
| South Florida Folk Festival | |
| Winter Music Conference | Leading Dance & Electronica Music Conference held in very hip South Beach (Miami Beach), FL. |
Special Music Interest
| FEMMUSIC | a national online magazine devoted to emerging women in music. |
| Gay & Lesbian Original Musicians (GLOSS) | an incorporated community group in Australia for original gay, lesbian and queer musicians, singers and songwriters. |
| GoGirlsMusic | Jennifer Marks (2000's 1st Prize Rock Category) has been featured in this site. |
| Indiegrrl | |
| Lilithschild.com | webzine focused on women in the music industry. Concentrating on up and coming artists we look for singer/songwriters or female fronted bands that we can cover in our issues. Jennifer Marks (2000's 1st Prize Rock Category) has been featured |
| OUTcast Productions Online | Music by Gay and Lesbian Musicians, dedicated to the promotion and distribution of music by lesbian and gay musicians |
| OutMusic.com | comprised of Gay and Lesbians Musicians/Songwriters. OutMusic has spawned "The Gay Music Guide" and GLAMA (The Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards). |
| OutVoice | For Gay and Lesbian Artists, features some of past USA Songwriting Competition winners. |
| Pride Musicians | a support group for gay, lesbian, singers, musicians, guitarists & songwriters |
| Women In Rock | Industry resource for women in music |
Songwriting Interest
| All Songwriters Network | Publishes monthly tipsheets leads from record labels seeking songs for their artists |
| Artistjam.com | |
| A&R Online | |
| Beaird Music Group, Inc. | Demos for Songwriters |
| Circleofsongs.com | Founded by Jenna Leigh, this is singer-songwriter showcase features live performances of four professional songwriters every Wednesday night at the famous Moomba. |
| Freedom Exchange | Songwriter's Online Workshop |
| Jeff Mallet's Songwriter Page | A great songwriting resource site with no ads. |
| LA Music Productions (LAMP) | Los Angeles Music Productions (LAMP) provides education and events for artists. We shed light on the music industry! |
| Mpsol.com | Moore Professional Songwriters On-Line |
| Muse's Muse | One of the most resourceful songwriting website ever. Highly recommended. |
| Music Publishers' Association | Music publishing, copyright laws, editorial standards, and the correct use of printed music. |
| Music Row Pluggers.com | |
| Nashville Insider | The "Nashville Insider" responds to the needs of recording artists and songwriters in all genres of music. |
| Nashville Publishers Network | An association of music publishers dedicated to networking in the Nashville music community. |
| Nashville Song Critiques | A source for an honest and constructive critique of your song during the writing process. |
| Nashville Songwriting | |
| NashvilleSongwriters.com | |
| Open Door Production's Cyber Studio For Songwriters | A service to help songwriters gain more insight into the craft. |
| Open Mikes | A great site with updated Open Mikes listings all across the United States. |
| Original Songwriters Showcase | London's longest-running weekly live songwriter showcase, featuring up and coming performers and some major names. |
| PublishSongs.com | |
| Parker Music Group | Providing producers of all media Music Clearance and Supervision services. |
| Renascent Music Publishing | An independent music publishing company that places hit songs with recording artists, artist managers and producers needing material for recording projects. |
| SingerSong.com | Dedicated to linking unsigned and independent artists with the singer-songwriter resources. |
| Singer-Songwriter.com | |
| SingerSongwriter.ws | |
| SongNet.com | |
| SongRepair.com | A songwriter/song development service performed by seasoned professionals |
| Songstersoftware.com | |
| Songwriting Educational Resource | A resource for songwriters including: songwriting articles, songwriting courses, a songwriter chatroom and more. |
| Songwritersq-a.com | |
| Songwriter's Den | |
| Songwriters Haven | |
| TAXI | A good way to get your songs and demos critiqued and put through the music industry pros. |
| The Music Composition Resource | lists sources essential for today's composers, including books, articles, internet sites, sound recordings and FAQs for beginning composers. |
| Ultimate Country Music Contacts | |
Songwriting Organizations (International)
Australian Songwriters' Association (ASA)
Bermuda Songwriters Association
British Academy of Composers & Songwriters
Guild of International Songwriters and Composers
International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC)
I.S.A (International Songwriters Association)
Pacific Songwriters Association - Canada
Songwriters Association of Canada
Saskatchewan
Recording Industry Association (SRIA) - Canada
SCALA (Songwriters,
Composers And Lyricists Association Inc.) - Australia
SongsAlive! - Australia and now in Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Songwriters Association of Nova Scotia (SANS) - Canada
Songwriters, Composers and Lyricists Association
Songwriting Organizations (USA)
Northern California Songwriters Association (NCSA)http://www.ncsasong.org/ |
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Performing Rights Organizations (Worldwide)
| ASCAP (US) | American Society for Composers, Artists, and Publishers |
| BMI (US) | |
| CASH (Hong Kong) | |
| GEMA (Germany) | German Society for Musical Performing Rights and Mechanical Reproductions Rights |
| Irish Musical Rights Organization (IMRO)(Ireland) | |
| KODA (Denmark) | |
Norwegian Performing Right Society (Norway) |
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SESAC (US) |
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SoundExchange (US) - the newest PRO in United States |
Songwriting Instruction (USA)
Berklee College of Music : Songwriting Major and Faculty - Boston, MA
Dick Grove - Distance Learning Music School
Harriet Schock - Notable songwriting teacher in the Los Angeles area providing songwriting instruction and critiques worldwide.
Harrison School of Music - Music School in Los Angeles, CA
Musicians Institute - Music School in Hollywood, CA
Never Off Key - Songwriting Instruction
Songwriting Consultants, Ltd - Songwriting instruction & more by Songwriting author, Molly Ann Leikin
SummerSongs - A Songwriters Summer Camp
Writesongs.com - Songwriting instruction & more by Pat & Pete Luboff
Songwriting Messageboards & Chatrooms
Songwriting Tips
Magazines
Indie (Independent) Musicians Resource
| Afternight.com | |
| A&R Online | |
| Band Register | The authoritative international band and artist name register providing contact info, music links, trademark and legal advice. Highly recommended. |
| Band Utopia | |
| EVOR | Home for Indie Musicians |
| Gajoob | A major DIY music resource |
| Getsigned.com | Everything about the music business for the indie artist or musical act |
| GigAmerica.com | All about getting gigs for the music act and more |
| Homemade Music | created by artists in DIY(do-it-yourself) recording studios throughout the world. Homemade Music is special because it's completely personal. Check out the new Homemade Music Show, featuring classic and brand new homemade recordings, interviews, and more. |
| IndieCentre.com | Independent label information |
| Indie Unite | Independent Music Workshop |
| Indie Bible | Resources for the Indie Music Act |
| Musiciansonline.com | |
| MOJAM | largest listing of live music |
| Music & Recording Contracts for musicians | musician's guide to recording contracts, record deals, publishers, copyrights, and indie labels |
| Musicians Phone Book | |
| MusicTourBus.com | The Ultimate Touring Network for Independent Bands |
| Netbeat | Europe's Largest Indie Music Store |
| Outersound | For the indie music community |
| Original Music Net | Based in Canada and Asia |
| PlanetRadio.net | Growing every day, a Rock Radio Show |
| Radio Promotion | |
| Ragged Pup Records | Canada's friskiest independent record label, featuring today's hottest artists. Listen to their CDs, check out their news, reviews, cool links and more. |
| RockData | information about record companies, booking agents, bands and artists, venues & festivals, rock-zines, newspapers and local radio stations. |
| Rock N Read | Nashville Area Musician Website |
| Spooky Muffin Photos | Photographer for indie bands |
| The Hook Up | A site created to promote local and independent bands. |
| The Brother Project | |
| Tramdriver Musician Resource Guide | Musician center with information regarding record labels, publishing, etc. |
| Underground Railroad | Guide to email accessible DIY show promoters across the continent. An invaluable resource for small independent bands looking to tour |
| WebMusic | Featuring Australian bands, demo songs, news, musician's articles and bits & pieces. |
| World Music Charts | Free Music Charting for your artist, band, or music group |
Recording Interest
AudioAmigo.com - A bilingual(Spanish & English) website serving the home-recording and indie-artist industry with resources and information about Digital Audio/MIDI Recording, Song Promotion, and Internet Music Publishing.
Indierec.com - Generate bar codes for independent musicians releasing their own CD or Cass. etc.
Music Business
Entertainment Lawyer - Ruben Salazar
Music Retail
| IndiSonic.com | |
| Music365 | |
| Music Hotbid | |
| Musician's Friend | |
| NetBeat Magazine | Europe's On-Line Indie Music Store |
| Sam Ash Music Online | |
| Sam Ash Music Stores Lists | |
| Planet CD | on-line source for independent music |
| 1-Online-Coupons | Offers coupons, deals and shopping discounts for online stores |
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