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This month's newsletter features the listings that were submitted to me in February. The contacts listed are sorted into FIVE sections. 1. Publications that will REVIEW your music |
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2. SITES/PUBLICATIONS WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR MUSIC REVIEWED World Music Site at About.com 4203 Poydras Hwy. Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 PH: 337-332-1478 Megan Romer worldmusic.guide@about.com worldmusic.about.com I review and cover all areas of World Music, including Cajun/Zydeco, Celtic, African, Reggae, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, Eastern etc. I do NOT cover Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Blues, Jazz, Hip Hop etc. Weirdearsmag.com 3272 Motor Ave. Suite I, Los Angeles, CA 90034 PH: 908-309-6716 Lee Wasser Weirdearsmag1@yahoo.com www.weirdearsmag.com The best place for Indie-Rock news, under the radar CD reviews, song and video streams. Crossover Magazine PO Box 110708, Cambria Heights, NY 11411 PH: 347-731-0327 Tee tee@crossovermag.com www.crossovermag.com An urban magazine whose mission is to bridge the gap between Reggae, Hip Hop and R&B. Northeast In-Tune Magazine & E-Zine PO Box 355, Epping, NH 03042-0355 PH: 603-205-5537 Bob Donovan Editor@northeastintune.com www.northeastintune.com We now support and cover Indie music worldwide! Aural Minority PO Box 6681, Oceanside, CA 92052 PH: 714-914-6498 Jeremiah Griffey jeremiahgriffey@gmail.com www.auralminority.com We are a weekly online magazine looking to promote innovative and intriguing new artists. Music 4M 28 Richmond St., Hartlepool, TS25 5SH UK Sarah Parrott reviews@music4m.com www.music4m.com Read the latest music reviews and interviews from bands and artists in the UK and around the world as well as the latest music & festivals news. PlatterPicks.com Dominick Miserandino info@platterpicks.com www.PlatterPicks.com Offers simple reviews of CDs covering a variety of genres. It is a comprehensive collection, covering everything from A Capella to Punk and just about everything in between. Rock Music Review PO Box 3526, Muncie, IN 47302 PH: 317-345-5986 Jack Shepler indiebible@rockmusicreview.com www.rockmusicreview.com Honest independent CD and concert reviews. To aid us in the submissions process, we now accept independent artist submissions via Sonicbids. Heavy Frequency PH: 816-739-3508 Heather Bashaw heather.bashaw@heavyfrequency.com www.heavyfrequency.com Online magazine for Midwestern Metal, Hardcore and Hard Rock.
3. RADIO SHOWS THAT WILL PLAY YOUR MUSIC XND Radio PH: 360-488-0460 Joshua Morgan joshua@xndradio.com www.xndradio.com 24/7 internet radio station playing the best in independent music. Rock Hell Radio 104 Lake Ct. Chapel Hill, NC 27516 James Saltzman rockhellradio@yahoo.com www.rockhellradio.com We play Street, Oi, Oldschool, Hardcore, Thrash and other Punk indiscretions. DaNawlinzGroove 9310 Starcrest Dr. #5, San Antonio, TX 78217 PH: 504-232-3353 Tabitha/SunShyne danawlinzgroove@yahoo.com www.danawlinzgroove.com Features Indie artists of all genres. Get your music heard through our show on two internet radio stations and on iTunes (listed under The Nawlinz Groove). Cybro Radio 460 Cypress Ln, El Cajon, CA 92020 PH: 619-590-1569 FX: 619-460-5749 Larry Lowe info@cybroradio.us http://www.cybroradio.com Broadcasting Blues, Jazz, Country Gospel and Hip Hop music and featuring emerging new stars. DREADXX.com PO Box 647, Boynton Beach, FL 33425 PH: 561-503-1513 Wilfrid Antoine willydread@yahoo.com dreadxx.com A Hip Hop station that plays Independent music. We also promote music through different record pools and A&R. The Music Highway with Sheena Metal 15030 Ventura Blvd. #843, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 PH: 818-785-7144 Sheena Metal sheena@musichighwayradio.com www.musichighwayradio.com The playlist is 100% fan/listener requested. That means that an artist's fans will be responsible for picking the show's music each week. Visit our website for submission details. NeverEndingWonder Radio 16 S.W. 3rd #18, Portland, OR 97204 PH: 503-219-6741 Lee Widener new@neverendingwonder.com www.neverendingwonder.com Plays a wide variety of music & comedy including Rock, Pop, Alt, Folk, Jazz, Electronic, New Age, World, Goth, and other styles with an emphasis on the Experimental & unusual. NOT interested in Rap, Hip Hop or "Dance." Radio Muse Jodi Krangle jodi@musesmuse.com http://www.musesmuse.com/radiomuse.html Features independent songwriters. The idea behind the show is to bring together the very best indie music from songwriters at all levels and stages of their musical journey. Please visit our site for submission details! (( revolving radio )) PO Box 478487, Chicago, IL 60647 dj@revolvingradio.net www.revolvingradio.net Before sending music, please learn about Revolving Radio and review the artists list to see if you fit the format. Please do not email MP3s directly. XM SATELLiTE RADiO 1500 Eckington Place NE, Washington, DC 20002-2194 attn: Billy Zero FX: 202-380-4065 Billy Zero yzero@xmradio.com radiounsigned.com Submit your CD with genre labeled. No MP3s. Holy Culture Radio 2249A Otero Loop, Holloman AFB, NM 88330 DJ MVP mvp@holycultureradio.com http://www.holycultureradio.com The platform for Holy Hip Hop. Your chances of getting rotation increase dramatically by sending your music to all of our mixshows. Americana Roots Review roots@AmericanaRoots.com www.americanaroots.com Podcast featuring music from some great unsigned Americana artists.
4. SERVICES/VENDORS/LABELS THAT WILL HELP SELL YOUR MUSIC Bryan Farrish Radio Promotion 1828 Broadway, 2nd Fl, Santa Monica, CA 90404 PH: 310-998-8305 FX: 310-998-8323 Bryan Farrish airplay@radio-media.com http://www.radio-media.com Indie airplay promotion to commercial, commercial specialty, and college radio stations in the U.S. and Canada. CDpulse.com 38439 5th Ave. #1407, Zephyrhills, FL 33542 PH: 718-832-5507 Rob Pezzoli rob@cdpulse.com www.cdpulse.com Online retailer of music for independent artists and labels. Also provides album reviews and soundscan reporting. CD Suite 14 Urquhart St., Hawthorn, Melbourne, VIC 3122 Australia PH: +6198192954 FX: +6198192954 Nathan nathan@cdsuite.com www.cdsuite.com Online CD store specializing in CDs by independent artists and bands. Get your album heard and distributed internationally. Free worldwide delivery, secure online transactions, audio samples. Basement Elevation Entertainment PO Box 81019, Warwick, RI 02888 PH: 401-419-3091 Tassia Joseph tjoseph@dontsleepnow.com www.basementelevation.com Indie Label specializing in Rap, Hip Hop, R&B and Pop music. We are currently accepting demos. PeaceWork Music PO Box 25102, Rochester, NY 14625 Jef Peace info@peacework.com www.peaceworkmusic.net International distribution at a low cost. CandySpiteful Productions 2051 East Cedar St. #8, Tempe, AZ 85281 PH: 480-968-7017 William Ferraro mandrakerocks@yahoo.com www.candyspiteful.com A production company and record label that specializes in the development of hard working bands. INFYNITI Promotions PO Box 56037, 407 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa, ON K1R 7Z0 PH: 613-808-8896 Kelly infyniti@infyniti613.ca www.infyniti613.ca Promoting Canadian Hip Hop artists that are trying to make it in the music industry. Many Moods - The Record Company PO Box 1245, Bradford, England PH: 07761337620 Andy Taylor records@manymoods.co.uk manymoods.co.uk/records Whatever your genre, if you feel you're our new dimension of music, then we want to hear from you. For USA citizens, a local mailing address is coming soon... Wampus Multimedia 5746 Union Mill Rd. #315, Clifton, VA 20124 PH: 703-587-3972 FX: 703-968-0562 Mark Doyon mail2@wampus.com www.wampus.com Record label, retail store, recording studio and marketing company. M Class Recordings LLC. 4302 Colby Ave. Columbus, OH 43227 PH: 614-256-3051 Duane Anderson m_classrecordingsllc@yahoo.com www.mclassrecordings.com Our mission is to discover, develop, create and distribute quality music from the Columbus area. ATG Records 44B Whifflet St., Coatbridge, Scotland ML5 4EL PH: +44 (0)1236-434-083 Fraser fraser.g@atgrecords.com /www.atgrecords.com Indie label currently looking to sign Scottish artists.
5. SITES WHERE YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR BAND'S MP3s OR VIDEOS Supernova.com PH: 416-635-8885 x333 FX: 416-638-6333 Kevin Bunting kevin@supernova.com http://www.supernova.com We are a free online site where Canadian bands upload their music and create profiles. We have 8000 bands on our roster and have done 250 live concert across Canada and US. GoodMusicCentre.com 1B Avenue Rd. London N14 4BU UK PH: 02082924975 Michael info@GoodMusicCentre.com www.GoodMusicCentre.com Sales of music CDs and digital downloads. Markets and distributes to other retail outlets in the UK and USA. 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.
6. HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR BAND Music Forte 154 E. Bailey Rd. #G, Naperville, IL 60565 PH: 888-659-2867 Greg Percifield greg@musicforte.com www.musicforte.com An unprecedented online program that is fast becoming the world's foremost community for music, education and business! OASIS CD Manufacturing 12625 Lee Hwy., PO Box 214, Sperryville, VA 22740 PH: 888-296-2747 FX: 540-987-8812 info@oasisCD.com www.oasiscd.com We help you manufacture your CD, DVD, SACD or cassette project. We also help you package it creatively, promote and distribute it so it doesn't become just more clutter in your apartment. Get Your FREE Money Making CD! "How to Have a Successful CD Release Party Without Breaking the Bank!" Just visit http://www.oasiscd.com/freeCD and enter the code IB samash.com 7726 Cheri Court, Tampa, FL 33634 PH: 800-472-6274 FX: 800-818-9050 www.samash.com We are proud to offer the most competitive discount prices for music equipment in the industry. But in the rare event you should find your purchase advertised in a local or national newspaper at a lower price by an authorized dealer, we will beat that price. Electric Head PO Box 7, Howell, NJ 07731 PH: 732-901-8693 FX: 732-364-9598 Allen M. Gottfried electricheadonline@yahoo.com www.electricheadonline.com Independent music video, commercial and live concert DVD production. Our services are available to local, regional and national acts. Ask us about other areas served, either at our facilities or on location. Rock Star Promotions PO Box 5867, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310 PH: 954-739-9205 FX: 801-740-6554 Aaron Schimmel servicedesk@rockstarpromos.com www.rockstarpromos.com Dedicated to helping everyone live like a Rock Star, even if you can't play a note! MEDIA SERVICES 11069 I St., Omaha, NE 68137 PH: 888-891-9091 FX: 402-537-4499 Tom sales@mediaomaha.com http://www.MediaOmaha.com Your One-Stop shop for CD / DVD replication, printing and packaging. Free Distribution with CD Baby and Bathtub Distribution when you get 1000 CDs/DVDs pressed with us. Call us and mention the code IB2005 to receive over $100 in promotional items for your band! Rock-n-Roll Web Design and Hosting PO Box 1922, Salisbury, MD 21802 PH: 410-835-8895 Audra info@rock-n-roll-design.com www.rock-n-roll-design.com We offer powerful hosting tools that give you complete control over all content on your site. Jakprints 1300 W. 78th St., Cleveland, OH 44102 PH: 216-472-1650 FX: 216-472-6349 www.jakprints.com We continually strive to help each and every customer big or small, to expand and promote their passion with the highest quality service and merchandise. MyNewsletterBuilder comments@mynewsletterbuilder.com www.mynewsletterbuilder.com A user-friendly, feature-rich, online newsletter management program for novices and professionals alike. Onlinegigs 7040 Lismore Ave. Boynton Beach, FL 33437 PH: 888-595-3122 Jay Flanzbaum support@onlinegigs.com www.onlinegigs.com Automates the administration of booking and promoting your band. It is a centralized database of nationwide venues, colleges, festivals and media contacts. Pro Mark Drumsticks 11550 Old Main Street Loop Rd. Houston, TX 77025 PH: 713-314-1100 FX: 713-669-8000 www.promark.com We use only unendangered wood in the manufacturing of our sticks and mallets. The harvesting of oak from Japan is carefully controlled, and replenishment of the forest is one of our top concerns. StagePass News www.stagepassnews.com A news site for musicians that covers topic such as career and spotlights on Indie Artists. Covering every aspect of the professional life of the musician including career tips and life on compus with our weekly Berklee articles.
7. WHEN YOU MAKE A BREAKTHROUGH, THAT'S THE TIME TO WORK EVEN HARDER! by Brian Austin Whitney, Just Plain Folks © 2007 All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission Those of us who have big dreams and big goals sometimes shoot ourselves in the foot when we finally hook the "big fish." We get so excited when someone in a power position shows us interest, that we stop everything else and hang on every action, word or acknowledgement they give us. I bet everyone reading this has done it before. I've done it a lot myself, far too many times. Some examples: 1. A producer or label representative shows interest in our band. So we stop pursuing all our other promotional and industry efforts and sit on our hands waiting for their blessing/offer which may or may not ever come. 2. We get some interest in one or more of our songs from a publisher so we stop writing new songs and expanding our catalog while we wait to see what happens with those songs. 3. We get some interest from a big music conference for a showcase slot (or perhaps a high profile opening act slot for a major tour), so we stop booking our other shows around that time frame because we're so hopeful they will come through with the big slot we've been waiting for. 4. A famous artist puts our song on hold for their next project, so we bask in the glory we're sure will come when the big time artist records and makes our song a hit instead of pushing our other material to other artists and publishers. I could go on and on.. but that's a sample of stupid things we do to ourselves when someone in some level of importance shows interest in our work. We often shut down all our other efforts (or at least lose focus on them) and focus instead on the big fish. It's a huge mistake. But it's human nature to get excited and infatuated when the "big time" comes calling. But truth be told, we're all little guys (and gals) even though sometimes other people pretend we're something more. That includes the label exec, publisher, conference committee and everyone else. We're all one success from being big and one failure from being at the bottom of the pile. So keep it in perspective and never put those eggs in the proverbial "single basket." And getting away from the metaphors and philosophical ponderings for a minute, there's a very practical reason not to do the opposite of the impulse to simply wait around for the results. If you broke through and attracted the interest from someone who you think really matters, then that's the time to crank up all your efforts into overdrive because it indicates you're on the right track and if you attracted 1 publisher, producer, label, booking agent (fill in the blank) then you can likely attract others. And the only thing better than an important person taking interest in your work is having 4 or 5 others doing the same thing. So the next time you make a breakthrough, don't stop and stand around, keep running forward as fast as you can and harder than ever. Before you know it you'll realize that first big opportunity, nice as it may be, is only one of many options you have. Before you know it you'll be the "Big" person who will be making the difference in someone else's life. Brian Austin Whitney is the Founder of the Just Plain Folks Music Organization, which is one of the largest groups of artists, writers and industry professionals in the world (over 40,000 artists). To become a member, or learn more about all the organization has to offer, visit their website at www.jpfolks.com
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