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Table of Contents
1. PRE-RAMBLE
2. INTRODUCTION
3. SITES WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR MUSIC REVIEWED
4. RADIO SHOWS THAT WILL PLAY YOUR MUSIC
5. ONLINE SERVICES THAT WILL HELP SELL YOUR MUSIC
6. SITES WHERE YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR BAND'S MP3 FILES
7. FREE RESOURCES FOR YOUR BAND
8. HOW TO BE YOUR OWN PUBLICIST PART II by Ariel Hyatt, Ariel Publicity
9. E-MAILING TIP OF THE MONTH by David Wimble, The Indie Bible
10. CD REVIEW OF THE MONTH by Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck
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RAINMAKER MUSIC PUBLICITY in 2001!
Rainmaker Publicity, founded in 1996 by ex-ABC Radio exec,
Rhonda Kelley , is looking to add a few new bands to their roster
this year. Rainmaker works with unsigned artists and indie labels ONLY!!
For more info and rates, go to: www.rainmakerpublicity.com
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1. PRE-RAMBLE
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showcase your work and identity on a dedicated platform. Indie artists
of ALL musical styles and genres are encouraged to submit projects for
consideration. We feature enormously talented independent musicians and
songwriters who are underexposed or on private record labels that are
difficult to locate. Maggieb.com provides a unique opportunity for indie
artists to be recognized and to be heard. All product sales go directly
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For submission inquiries and additional information visit:
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2. INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the September edition of The Indie Contact Newsletter.
First off, as many of you know, the 3rd Edition of The Indie Bible
is finally available! This new edition contains over 6000 contacts
that will either REVIEW your music, PLAY it on the radio, help you
to SELL it, or allow you to UPLOAD your MP3 files at their site!
There is also a number of helpful resources that will help you to
promote your band and your music. Most of these are free.
This new edition also has new sections for Women in Music (400
contacts), Christian Music (210 contacts), Goth (120 contacts) and
New Age Music (110 contacts). For more info on the new edition,
visit www.indiebible.com/icb or e-mail me at: bigmeteor@home.com
Now, taking a look at this month's Indie Contact Newsletter,
Ariel Hyatt is the President of Ariel Publicity, Artist Relations,
and Cyber Promotions in New York. This month we feature PART TWO
of her 3 part series on how to be your own publicist. In this
month's segment, Ariel gives some tips on getting your CD ready
and into the hands of the right people for review.
There is higher number of contacts than usual this month, so
the second article is a short one, and is actually the first
installment of a new series I like to call "E-Mail Tip of the
Month". In this series, I'll address the various aspects of e-mail
etiquette. I'll also give some pointers on how to tap into this
powerful and effective tool - but in a reasonable and respectful
fashion. If you have any do's or don'ts of your own in regard to
using e-mail, please send them my way, and I'll be glad to add
them into an upcoming installment.
And finally in this month's review section, the MuzikMan reviews
the impressive CD "Believe", by Susan Z.
PLEASE NOTE that the Interactive Music Xperience (IMX) that has
been advertising in this newsletter the last few months, and was
due to take place this October in Los Angeles, has been cancelled!! For
the most selfish of reasons, their website is still up and running, with no
indication that they have bolted, but I assure you that they have
gone under, and there will be no IMX this year.
ALSO NOTE that The Nashville New Music Conference, which will
be held October 10-14, 2001 in Nashville, is still going
strong. I'll be there, so please drop by my booth and introduce
yourself. This conference will feature more than 200 showcasing
artists at over 20 venues in downtown Nashville. You can find out
more by visiting their website at http://www.2nmc.com
Many of you have requested that I put up a message board at my
site so that people can communicate about the success's they
have had with various radio shows or publications as well as the
places to avoid and why. There are a number of boards set up at:
www.indiebible.com Feel free to promote anything you like!
As is the case every month, there are a sizable group of new contacts
listed that can help you to gain some exposure for your music. So dig
in, and enjoy the September edition of The Indie Contact Newsletter!
David Wimble
Editor
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Below are the contacts that were submitted to me in August.
As is the case in The Indie Bible, the contacts listed
are sorted into five sections.
1. Publications that review Independent Music
2. Radio stations/shows that play Independent music
3. Online services that will help to sell your music
4. Sites where you can upload your band's MP3s or Videos
5. Resources and promotional sites for Independent bands
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3. SITES WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR MUSIC REVIEWED
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Lilith's Child Website Magazine
Erin P. Capuano LilithChildMAG@cs.com
http://www.lilithschild.com
Concentrating on up and coming artists, we look for local
singer/songwriters or bands that we can cover in our issues.
Our issues come out monthly and in them you can find articles,
interviews, show reviews, cd reviews, and monthly columns.
Our webzine does not turn any female artist away...it's free
exposure.
Figgle
Bruce Hartley bruce@figgle.com
http://www.figgle.com
We feature album reviews and interviews with artists we
think are interesting for one reason or another. We're
always anxious to hear new music - or even old music
that didn't get its proper audience. We can't promise
we'll review it, but we'll definitely give it a listen.
STUDIO2000
Theresa Key info@studio2000.tv
http://www.studio2000.tv
Your Guide To Interactive Entertainment & Technology, is
an interactive news journal for musicians, artists,
multimedia developers & fans of the entertainment industry.
Each issue features exclusive interviews, ECD/Music reviews,
technology reviews and best practices in marketing &
promotion - those that utilize rich media, the internet,
DVD, ECD and wireless technologies to get the job done.
FEMMUSIC.com
alex@femmusic.com
http://www.femmusic.com
An international, online, monthly magazine devoted to
emerging women in music. FEMMUSIC features interviews,
show reviews, CD reviews, show previews, genre based
artist directory, artist of the month, demo of the
month, website of the month, and more.
Trance Pro.com
Seth Wells seth@trancepro.com
http://TrancePro.com
We offer news, reviews, interviews and much more dealing
with Trance and electronica.
The Female Musician
Tj Orlando FM@femalemusician.com
http://www.femalemusician.com
Educational electronic music magazine,audio production
facility and community geared for women of all ages in
all areas of the music industry.
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NOMA MUSIC IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING ORIGINAL MATERIAL
from those who are looking to have their songs placed in television, film,
and commercials. We are also looking to hear from emerging indie bands, solo
artists, and great songwriters who are targeting the major and indie record
labels hoping to land a recording contract. All styles of music are welcome
and eligible for licensing and record label submission. Broadcast quality
recordings are a must!
Visit www.noma1.com for more information.
Phone: 877-980-7700. E-mail: promotion@noma1.com
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4. RADIO SHOWS THAT WILL PLAY YOUR MUSIC
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The No Non-Smoking Zone
ijock@440music.net
http://www.440music.com
An online Radio show that features unsigned and indie bands.
Our live broadcast can be heard Wednesday and Saturday 7 PM
Central Time, Chicago, IL USA. We're just a couple of old
musicians still paying our dues. To hear your music on our
live broadcast send us an e-mail.
Radio Crystal Blue
Dan Herman cblue@mindspring.com
http://www.radiocrystalblue.com
Radio with a freeform feel; old/new music plus spotlight on
musicians with strong Internet presence. Live biweekly Internet
radio.
RadioAid.com
Rob Vining rob@radioaid.com
http://www.radioaid.com
Streaming radio exclusively for unsigned/independent artists,
providing band's website link through streaming radio player
as their music plays.
KWRS 90.3 FM
Molly Schwartz kwrsmd@mail.whitworth.edu
http://www.whitworth.edu/Students/Kwrs
Spokane's Best College Radio. Broadcasting to the city of
Spokane, WA on 90.3 FM and to the entire world at
http://www.whitworth.edu/Students/Kwrs/webcast.html
Sirius Satellite Radio
Meg MGriffin@siriusradio.com
http://www.siriusradio.com
Sirius has begun broadcasting and is now conducting a
comprehensive quality assurance program. Following the
completion of this program, we will begin commercial service
for consumers later this year. We are working with an
eclectic group of music experts that have three things in
common: they know the music, they know the people who make
the music, and they know what listeners want to hear. Our
music programmers are musicians, music historians, and
composers, among others. We welcome the music of Independent
artists!
RADIO FUTURA 90.5
Jorge Aloy jaloy@crosswinds.net
I'm a music journalist, radio DJ and dancefloor DJ, and I
work at FM radio stations and dance clubs in La Plata, Argentina.
I have my own daily show on RADIO FUTURA 90.5 FM. I also host a
weekly show at powerful LR11 Radio Universidad FM 107.5 I play
"world" stuff, electronic, HH and weird bands. These stations and
I are very interested in knowing and spreading good new music. We
think it's important to give our listeners a free choice, and
show them many options, new or unknown musicians. And specially to
have place to non popular/"top40" music, new music growing in the
world, etc. You can send promo items (CD, tape or vinyl), as well
as the information and any questions that might arise about our
work, to this address: Jorge Aloy, c/o Radio Futura, Conexi?n C.C.
465, 1900 La Plata, Argentina, South America.
When you send your music, write "CD, CASS, PROMOTIONAL MUSIC" etc. on
the envelope, to avoid problems with our mail customs.
KWKM Radio
kwkmbillman@yahoo.com
We are accepting submissions from indie artists (all styles) for
possible airing on a developing indie artist show on our station.
Acceptable formats include cd, dat, cass and 1/4"2trk (vinyl too).
Send to: Billman/KWKM Radio, 1520 Commerce Drive, Show Low, AZ 85901.
If you have any questions, please e-mail me.
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5. ONLINE SERVICES THAT WILL HELP SELL YOUR MUSIC
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JK Music
sales@jkmusiconline.com
http://www.jkmusiconline.com
The best in underground rap music.
ComprisedOdyssey
tsweeting@comprisedodyssey.com
http://www.comprisedodyssey.com
The divining rod between music industry professionals and STAR
QUALITY musicians.
JavaMusic.com
Kenny.Metcalf@javamusic.com
http://www.javamusic.com
We provide the One foundation for the fan and artist to meet -
to be engaged. Music will be available to all listeners, near
and far. The Artist can go into all the world and the fan can
experience the Next. We are currently promoting 25 artists out
of 200 we will be embedding into MP3 players. These players
will be sold in Major retail Store Chains, with JavaMusic
artists preloaded into them. We are already doing this, and we
are still searching for 175 more artists for the next phase of it.
440Music.com
http://www.440music.com
Cut out the middleman and sell it yourself. Yes that right with
440music.com you sell directly to the customer. Don't pay high
commission to an online store when you don't have to. If you
have an e-mail address we can set-up an on-line store for your
band. Send an e-mail to tom@timsc.com and request info on
musicians free internet store.
Barrio Records
Lee Soto info@barriorecords.com
http://www.barriorecords.com
Boston and New England's Premiere Label, first to represent
area talent regionally, nationally and internationally.
Also developing new talents everywhere in all genres Salsa,
Pop, R&B and others.
Molecular Laboratories
Andy info@molecularlaboratories.com
http://www.molecularlaboratories.com
Formed in 1997 by members of the band Miss Lonelyheart
and located on the outskirts of Washington, DC the label
is dedicated to releasing quality independent rock music
that would otherwise go unheard. Accepts unsolicited
material.
Digable Records
bgyrL4Life digablerecords@planet-hiphop.com
http://digablerecords.planet-hiphop.com
The #1 nma in the rap game. representing krs-one, u-god,
phife dawg, deadly venoms, poor righteous teachers and more.
Specializing in online promotion, syndication and distribution
on the top MP3, Hip Hop and Rap sites on the net. We can help
you establish an online presence or promote your existing
site. Servicing labels and independent hip hop/rap acts.
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to major and indie labels to ONE lucky artist or band who purchases
the new INDIE BIBLE before November 1st, 2001! Just buy your copy
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automatically! Musiceditor.com's (www.musiceditor.com) A&R staff will
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6. SITES WHERE YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR BAND'S MP3s
OR VIDEOS
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iontunes.com
Matt matt@topicalnetworks.com
http://www.iontunes.com
We run a digital download service that offers much to the
indie community. We accept digital music from all artists
and sell them in digital format to fans, giving artists a
direct 50% revenue share. We also have the ability to place
indie artists right next to the major label talent we
distribute as well. We also will be offering a reviewing
service.
BlankTV
info@blanktv.com
http://www.BlankTV.com
A free music video site featuring punk, ska, oi, hardcore,
rockabilly, psychobilly and indie bands. We encode and post
all the videos for free and link them back to both the band
and label website. We have 600+ videos and live clips and,
well, we just kinda rule.
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series contains over 16 in-depth articles analyzing the results from
the survey by some leading members of the songwriting community such
as Dean Kay (ASCAP), J.W. Johnson (BMI), Allen Foster (The
Songwriters Monthly), Mark Schulz (NARAS) and David Michael Thomas
(NSAI), and is edited by Anne Freeman.
FREE Adobe PDF Report Downloads. Includes:
(1) "Changing Expectations & Realities,"
(2) "Charting a Career Path,"
(3) "Songwriter Survey Results."
You can download a copy of the e-Report series at
http://www.musicdish.com/survey/songwriter
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7. HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR BAND
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GreatMusicSites.com
DJ dj@greatmusicsites.com
http://www.greatmusicsites.com
Find Great New Music at GreatMusicSites.com! Attention Artists:
Promote your music FREE at GreatMusicSites.com
longislandmusicscene.com
Paul Cuthbert-Vice paul@longislandmusicscene.com
http://www.longislandmusicscene.com
Long Island's hometown portal for music and entertainment
providing free exposure and resources for musicians and music
fans.
IndieDisco
Lise LePage lepage@indiedisco.com
http://www.indiedisco.com
An independent music community, with users contributing reviews,
articles, news, downloads, and more.
bandsforlabels.com
Curtis maelstrompr@earthlink.net
http://www.bandsforlabels.com
A free band-label matchmaking site. The site features band and
label profiles, band and label reviews, a music glossary and
a difference between terms sections that explains the differences
between certain topics that people mess up on all the time.
101 Music Business Contracts, Forms & Agreements
Ty Kelly TopNotchProducts2@hotmail.com
http://www.order-yours-now.com
Over 100 Music Business Contracts, Forms & Agreements for anyone
involved in the music industry. All music forms covered.
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One of the original musician resource websites, Indie-Music.com offers
thousands of contacts - venues, studios, media, radio, labels, and more.
Plus, an extensive archive of how-to's for the music business, and
up-to-date commentary on the industry. The Indie News newsletter provides
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8. HOW TO BE YOUR OWN PUBLICIST - PART TWO by Ariel Hyatt, Ariel Publicity
? 2001 All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission
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Part 4: The CD
I assume that if you are reading this you probably already have
your CD printed and ready to go. If this is not the case, CD's
are easy to print up and lots of manufacturers can guide you in
the process. My favorite CD manufacturing house is AMG CD's.
They do a great job, have a quick turn-around time, and their
prices are great. Mention that you found out about them through
us and you will get a discount!!
The CD artwork, like the press kit, must be well thought out. You
should customize your press kits so that they look in sync with
your CD. This way when a writer opens up a package the press kit
and the CD look like they go together. Also, put your phone number
and contact info in the CD so if it gets separated from the press
kit, the writer knows how to contact you.
I asked Eric Rosen, the VP of Radical Records, how he oversees the
development of product. He had a few things to say about stickering
CD's (placing an extra sticker on the cover to spark the interest
of a writer).
"If you are going to sticker your product, be unique in the way
you present it -- try to be clever about it -- plain white stickers
are boring." He went on to say that "Recommended Tracks" stickers
are great for the press (suggesting no more than two or three
selections).
Eric does not think that stickers are too advantageous in CD stores,
because then "You are just covering up your artwork."
Don't waste precious CD's! Keep in mind that 500 new CD's come out
every week in the United States. Unless you are sure a writer actually
writes CD reviews (many are not given the space to run them) don't
waste your hard-earned dollars sending that writer a CD. Again, ask
the promoter which writers like to receive CD's for review and which
ones don't need them.
Q. What do writers like ?
A. Silke Tudor: "When people personalize things and use casual words.
If an envelope is hand-addressed, I will notice it right away and I always
open things that people put together themselves. Hand-written stuff gets
read first. . .The bands that do PR for themselves are the ones that stand
out for me"
A. Mike Roberts: "Include the name, show date, time, ticket price, place,
and who you are playing with. . .If I don't see the contact number I have
69 other kits to get to."
Q. What do writers hate ?
A. Jae Kim: "I hate those padded envelopes that get gray flaky stuff all
over you -- I feel like it's asbestos." She also dislikes "When I get a
package with glitter or confetti in it -- it gets all over my desk." "I
[also] don't like Q & A sheets" -- She prefers to come up with questions
herself rather than receive answers pre-fabricated for her and spoon-fed.
A. Silke Tudor similarly reports: "I never open anything over my computer."
A. Mike Roberts: "I don't have much interest in gimmicks like hard candy.
If I tried to eat it, it might kill me. Also you can't expect a writer
to shove something in the paper at the last minute. Please give as much
lead time as possible."
Q. What do writers throw in the garbage immediately?
A. Mike Roberts: "Anything past deadline."
A. Jae Kim: "Pictures of women's butts or profanity that is degrading
to women."
A. Silke Tudor: "If I already know the band and I know that I don't like
it."
(continued next month)
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Ariel Hyatt is the President of Ariel Publicity, Artist Relations,
and Cyber Promotions, in NYC. For the past five years she has worked
closely publicizing a diverse family of touring and developing indie
bands including Sally Taylor, Leftover Salmon, K-Floor, The Stone
Coyotes, Soulhat, Fathead, and devon. http://www.arielpublicity.com
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The first The Nashville New Music Conference, which will be held
October 10-14, 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference will
feature more than 200 showcasing artists at over 20 venues in
downtown Nashville. Over thirty music business panels during the
event have been designed to educate and empower conference
attendees. Visit http://www.2nmc.com for details.
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9. E-MAILING TIP OF THE MONTH by David Wimble, The Indie Bible
(c) 2001 All Rights Reserved.
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E-mail is obviously here to stay as one of the
key marketing tools of the 21st Century. You can
now communicate in seconds with anyone, anywhere,
and often receive a response within minutes, rather
than within weeks (as was the case, and still is
with snail mail). Best of all - it's free!
Here is this month's tip to help you to better utilize
this powerful tool...
TIP: USE BLIND CARBON COPY FOR YOUR LIST MAILINGS (bcc:)
Blind Carbon Copy (or bcc:) is a way to send an
e-mail to MANY people at once, without anyone being
able to see the e-mail address of others that the
message has being sent to. If bcc: is not used,
and the list IS visible to others, you can be
sure that many people will scoop the addresses
and add them their own mailing list - meaning
more SPAM coming to you, and all those on your
list (SPAM is unsolicited e-mail).
As you know, when you receive an e-mail that
simply uses a regular cc:, the addresses of all
of the other recipients are visible. This can
also create chaos when one of the recipients
decides to use this as an opportunity to "Reply to
All" and send out a message of their own to your
list. This usually is followed by a number of
angry e-mails from list members, demanding to be
removed from your mailing list.
All e-mail programs that I know of have the bcc:
option. Sometimes the bcc: is not visible when you
first set up your e-mail software, and must be made
active by choosing a menu option that allows the
bcc: to become active.
You use the bcc: as you would use the regular cc:
when copying someone on a message you send out.
1. Prepare the message you want to send out, just
as you would any other e-mail.
2. Once the message is ready to be sent out, highlight the
list from your address book (or the names) that you want
to send your message to.
3. Once the names are highlighted, click the bcc: button.
4. You should now see the list name, or the individual names
in the bcc: field of your e-mail.
It might be a good idea to send out a practice
e-mail before you send out your true message. You
can send a message to yourself, and use a friend's
address in the bcc: field. When you get the
message, and open it up - if you don't see any other
recipients, then you know you have done it right!
Good luck, and happy mailing!
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David Wimble is the editor and publisher of The Indie
Bible, a directory that helps musicians and songwriters
to gain exposure for their music. Gig Magazine (August
2001) calls the Indie Bible "a huge resource" for the
Independent musician. www.indiebible.com bigmeteor@home.com
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THE INDIE LINK EXCHANGE is a list of people that wish to exchange
links with other music related sites. With over 450 current listings,
it's a great way to get some immediate and free exposure
There are no rules to follow. It's a simple one-to-one exchange of text
links or banners. http://www.indielinkexchange.com/ile
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10. WMMW CD REVIEW OF THE MONTH by Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck
? 2001 Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck
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Artist: Susan Z
Title: Believe
Genre: Folk-Pop
Label: Mylaboo Music
Website: www.susanz.com
Susan Z and her CD "Believe" will make a believer out of you straight
away. Her sweet voice is the mirror of her beautiful smile. With the
looks of a model and the voice of angel, this temptress will lure you
away from all of your daily cares and worries. Susan sings with warmth
and tenderness while playing some contagious chords on her acoustic
guitar.
The most prolific tracks are "Wash My Hands" and "Justin Jones." Those
songs just really pulled on the proverbial heartstrings. The lyrics
and music have a lot of impact. Every song she sings seems destined for
top-forty airplay. This is definitely radio friendly music. That could
be a good or a bad thing depending on your personal taste. My taste
allows for this kind of music to entertain me, not on a regular basis
mind you, but often enough to give a good listen and to be able to
appreciate good talent when I hear it. Susan Z has it all going for her
on this CD. Give it a listen and decide for yourself, or take her music
on a test drive right on her site.
1. Lost In Heaven
2. Believe
3. Love Is A River
4. Something
5. Fly
6. Your Kiss
7. Only When It Rains
8. Perfect World
9. Wash My Hands
10. Justin Jones
11. Three Little Animals
12. It Reminds Me
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Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck muzikman@bcn.net is an independent
music reviewer. Keith writes reviews for "Women Of Music-Music
Of Women" as well as several other sites on the Internet.
Reviews, interviews, and articles can be viewed at these sites:
www.musicdish.com/muzikman
www.themusic.com
www.theglobalmuse.com
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NEW OPPORTUNITY From GuitarGirls.com
In an effort to expand the resources available on the site as well
as give as many female guitarists exposure as possible, GuitarGirls.com
is looking for female guitarists to write reviews on a favorite guitar
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It's that time of year again. The Nashville Songwriter's Association (NSAI)
has kicked off its 2nd annual song contest! This year's competition has
seen
tremendous growth over last year. A title sponsorship from the leader in
country music programming -- CMT -- and the most popular country site on the
web -- Country.com -- have been added to increase awareness of the contest.
Part of the winner's package will include a guest spot on CMT's new
afternoon
show, Most Wanted Live!
The partnering of CMT and Country.com with the NSAI Song Contest will offer
contestants tremendous television and Internet exposure. The contest will
be posted on Country.com (the most viewed country site on the web) along
with the winner making an appearance on the new Most Wanted Live television
program on CMT.
All entries submitted before or on September 14, 2001, will receive $5.00
off each entry and a chance to win a Big Baby Taylor guitar.
For more information log onto http://www.country.com/comm/sweep/nsai
Questions? songcontest@nashvillesongwriters.com
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