A&R Worldwide
www.anrworldwide.com
Delivers an innovative portfolio of
artist discovery &
development services that connect unsigned
songwriters & bands with producers, labels
&
publishers & their professional
representatives
throughout the world. Promotes new talent seeking
record deals, publishing deals and/or radio
play, to
reputable industry executives & assists
artists with
career direction & education.
ASCAP
www.ascap.com
Established in 1914, ASCAP is the
world’s largest
performing right organization with over 180,000
composer, lyricist & music publisher
members.
ASCAP’s Board of Directors is made up
solely of writers
& publishers,
elected by the membership.
Ad-Media Promotions LLC
www.pxu.com
www.isongfest.com
www.talent-search.org
Full service advertising & public
relations company,
specializing in the promotion of music &
recording
artists. In addition to their online
advertising agency
they have a unique virtual community with
many
interesting sites, which includes an online
listing
service for singers & other talent as well
as an internet
song festival.
Aiding & Abetting
www.cent.com/abetting
In addition to accepting music for
possible review, this
site contains, extensive music links &
record label
contacts.
All Media Guide (AMG), LLC
www.allmusic.com
All Media Guide (AMG) is the world’s
largest & most
comprehensive information database for music, movies
& games. With coverage of both in-print &
out-of-print
titles, AMG’s
massive archive includes reviews,
biographies, ratings, images, titles, credits,
essays &
thousands of descriptive categories on over
550,000
popular & classical albums. And also offer
the
“SonicGuide”,
an online music sampling service, &
“lasso” a
media recognition service.
Allied Artists
www.alliedartists.net
Offers resources, advice & other
services to artists
coming up through the ranks. Send demos,
videos,
samples or other related items c/o Danny
Ramos. Does
not accept walk-in demos.
Altar Native
www.altarnative.com
Will accept albums from independent artists
for review
by writers in many major cities covering
local music,.
Amazon.com, Inc.
www.amazon.com
The world’s largest online retailer
offers independent
artists the opportunity to market &
distribute their CDs
on their site via the “Advantage Program”,
there is no
enrollment fee or costs for this service. Click
on the
“Join Advantage” link near the bottom
of their
homepage for full details.
American Federation of
Musicians of the US & Canada
(AFM)
www.afm.org
Representing the interests of the
professional
musician.
American Music Showcase
www.americanmusicshowcase.com
www.conquestmediagroup.com
Promoting independent artists in the
Nashville area
through publicity, video & performances on
Comcast
75.
ARTISTdirect Records
www.artistdirect.com
Label & online retailer, also
offers extensive online
resources for indie artists.
The Association of Music Writers
& Photographers
www.amwp.org
The music press community, dedicated to
making their
members the most successful music writers
&
photographers on the planet. Also, a great resource
for
musicians wishing to network with the music
press.
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.)
www.bmi.com
www.bmilatin.com
One of the two largest performing
rights organizations
in the US. Founded in 1940, BMI
represents the
repertoire of approximately 300,000 songwriters,
composers & music publishers.
Backstagecommerce.com
www.backstagecommerce.com
They help indie bands & labels sell
their CDs online
through a variety secure methods.
Bandname.com
www.bandname.com
Online band name registry &
musician’s service. Also
offers press releases, online classifieds
resource
available to serious musicians & their
management &
licensing opportunities for artists & bands.
Bands 4 Bands
www.bands4bands.com
A Bay Area coalition of bands helping
other bands to
achieve success through cross promotion,
information
sharing & quality, live performances.
bandsforlabels.com
www.bandsforlabels.com
Bandsforlabels.com is a site that
matches up bands
with record companies based off their
profiles & career
aspirations, expectations, etc. A band or a label are
able to match each other by filling out
their information
& submitting it to the site,
allowing them to match up
the right style of label with the band
& vice versa. The
site also includes band & label
reviews.
Bandzoogle
www.bandzoogle.com
This site helps bands build their own
web site from the
ground up, providing hosting, site design
& promotional
services for musicians only. There is a fee
involved, free
30 day trial.
Bathtub Music
www.bathtubmusic.com
Online CD store dedicated to selling
and promoting all
genres of independent music. Artists can also
sell their
music merchandise (t-shirts, posters, etc.)
& more.
berklee Music.com
www.berkleemusic.com
www.berkleeshares.com
www.billboardu.com
Sites operated by the prestigious Berklee College of
Music. The sites offer both free &
fee-based online
courses, music related job & career links
& a wealth of
other free areas that include music industry
resources
& directories.
Big Heavy World
www.bigheavyworld.com
www.vermontmusicshop.com
Presenting the music of Burlington, VT
as a record
label, showcase producer, online concert
presenter &
scene oriented web site.
Billboard.com / Billboard.biz
www.billboard.com
www.billboard.biz
www.orderbillboard.com
Billboard.com is the consumer
destination of the music
industry’s premier weekly trade publication,
featuring
music news, artist features, reviews, &
charts;
Billboard.biz is Billboard magazine’s B2B home for
breaking industry news & information.
Blue Coupe
www.bluecoupe.com
A webzine devoted to a wide range of
musical genres.
Will consider
submissions for review.
Broadcast Electronics, Inc.
www.bdcast.com
This company offers Streaming Media
Solutions for
radio stations, professional media producers
&
webmasters. This aids in doing live webcasts
without
sacrificing sound quality.
CD Army
www.cdarmy.com
Online independent musician’s community
& artist
hosting site. Provides free personalized
artist
homepages, CD sales opportunities & many
other
features aimed at supporting independent
artists.
CDBaby.com / CDBaby.net
www.cdbaby.com
This is a “store” to sell your CD &
a resource center
[CDBaby.net] with news, advice &
links to some
practical necessities for the indie musician,
e.g.
promoters & manufacturers.
CD Replic8.com
www.cdreplic8.com
Online replication marketplace for
musicians to find the
lowest prices from over 700 CD manufactures.
CDreview.com
www.cdreview.com
www.cdreviewnetwork.com
www.coffeehousemusic.com
This multi-faceted entity aims to
expose indie artists via
CD reviews, online CD sales & even
operates its own
in-house indie label that promotes indie
artists to the
nation’s coffeehouses & cafes.
CDReviews.com
www.cdreviews.com
New music reviews from upcoming
artists. They’re
willing to consider reviewing independent
release.
CMJ Network
www.cmj.com
The CMJ Network connects music lovers
with the best
in new music through print &
interactive media, as well
as live events.