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Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Sites Where You Can Get Your Music Reviewed 3. Radio Shows that will Play Your Music 4. Services/Labels that will Help to Sell Your Music 5. Sites Where You Can Upload Your Band's MP3s or Videos 6. Helpful Music Resources 7. Future Vision for Online Independent Music by Alfred Himmelweiss and Graham Ball of easybe.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- STOP JUST SELLING CDs! Own or control quality material (IN ANY GENRE)?? Then pursue licensing opportunities for your music with indie911. One of our artists just landed an $85,000 licensing deal for a single song - that's a lot of CD's to sell! BILLBOARD: "indie911 is MUCH MORE EVOLVED than most" MUSIC CONNECTION: "indie911 has become one of THE FASTEST GROWING INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMMUNITIES by providing the resources that artists need to grow a career." 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Whether it's a new CD, upcoming tour, charity concert, or any other music-associated event you want to announce, there is hardly anything more potentially rewarding than a positive response to a well-written press release. Our clients have had their music featured in major media outlets like New York Times, CNN, Entertainment Weekly and USA Today to name just a few. In addition to press release distribution, Beat Wire can also write a press release for you. For more information, please got to http://www.beatwire.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. INTRODUCTION Welcome to the April Indie Contact Newsletter. The digital music download industry continues to explode. New sites and technologies are popping up all over the place. It's quite dizzying, especially if you are just starting out with your music. As the technology has evolved, one thing that has remained constant, is that digital music downloads are a fantastic promotional tool for Indie artists, and for some, a nice source of income. In this month's article, Alfred Himmelweiss of easybe.com (creators of the 1-2-3 Software - a program that allows you to sell music downloads from your website) and his associate Graham Ball, take a look at a new support network that is emerging - one that will be of great benefit to artists worldwide. As is the case every month, there is a large group of new contacts in this newsletter that can help you to gain more exposure for your music. So dig in, and enjoy the April issue of The Indie Contact Newsletter! David Wimble Editor The Indie Contact Newsletter newsletter@indiebible.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Below are the contacts that were submitted to me in March. The contacts listed are sorted into FIVE sections. 1. Publications that will review your music 2. Radio stations/shows that will play your music 3. Services/labels that will help you to sell/promote your music 4. Sites where you can upload your band's MP3s or videos 5. Helpful resources and promotional sites for recording artists ------------------------------------------------------------------- SELL THOUSANDS OF CDs ON THE INTERNET! "How to Build a Music Web Site That Sells" is a step-by-step guide to the best-kept secrets of selling more CDs on the Internet you ever thought was possible. "This is the most on-the-money best laid-out easy and entertaining incredibly informative absolutely accurate and insightful book I have ever seen on the subject of promoting your music online." - Derek Sivers, CDBaby and Hostbaby Beat major labels on the Web: http://www.musicpromotiontips.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ... if you don't have a copy of the indie bible YOU'RE REACHING A 'FRACTION' OF THE PEOPLE YOU COULD BE!!!! The Indie Bible lists 4200 publications that will REVIEW your CD and 3400 Radio Stations that will PLAY your Songs. Plus, HUNDREDS of labels looking to sign artists! "316 Pages of Pure Gold!" - Guitar Player Magazine Order online today at https://www.indiebible.com or visit your local Guitar Center, Sam Ash, Borders, Virgin Records or Barnes & Noble (in Canada at Long & McQuade). -------------------------------------------------------------------- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2. SITES/PUBLICATIONS WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR MUSIC REVIEWED @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ OnlineRock 2033 Ralston Ave. #50 Belmont, CA 94002 PH: 650-649-2304 Steve Beck steve@onlinerock.com http://www.onlinerock.com We now offer CD reviews which are perfect for your press kit and website. All types of music accepted. audiogrid.com c/o Omega Sales, 513 N. Wolf Rd. Wheeling, IL 60090 PH: 847-808-9200 FX: 847-808-9209 Steve Ekblad se@audiogrid.com http://www.audiogrid.com/music Independent music reviewer Steve Ekblad maintains a music enthusiast site with comprehensive music reviews. Country Line Magazine 16150 IH 35, Buda, TX 78610 PH: 512-295-8400 TJ Greaney tj@countrylinemagazine.com http://www.countrylinemagazine.com A Country Music magazine distributed throughout Texas. Special ad rates for Indies. Take Country Back Box 904, Cranbrook, BC V1C 6W4 PH: 250-417-0085 Laurie Joulie laurie@takecountryback.com http://www.takecountryback.com Online webzine, webcast and quarterly print publication. We're very indie friendly! Americana; Traditional, Classic and Alt-Country, Bluegrass, Honkytonk etc... Indieguitarists.com PO Box 730 Stn. C, Toronto, ON M6J 3S1 Monica Yonge info@indieguitarists.com http://www.indieguitarists.com Unsigned bassists & guitarists add your web site for free to the database. Site also contains, spotlights, interviews, articles and news. ALLALOM Music RR3 Box 385, Ted Hunt Rd. Los Fresnos, TX 78566 PH: 541-350-1607 Samuel-Aaron Thomas samuel@allalom.com http://www.allalom.com Interviews, reviews, MP3s, booking, management and promotion services for alternative music. Upstage Magazine 601 Bangs Ave. #502, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 PH: 732-774-8877 Gary Wien gary@upstagemagazine.com http://www.upstagemagazine.com Monthly print publication and online publication dealing with all of the arts but especially music. Frequently features and reviews unsigned/independent artists. CoffeeHouseTour.com 3615-B St Johns Ct. Wilmington, NC 28403 Atten: CHT Review PH: 910-793-1507 Annette Warner awarner@coffeehousetour.com http://www.coffeehousetour.com If you are a Coffee House Musician and would like for us to review your CD please forward it to the above address.You must be an act that will actually perform in coffee shops. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Do your records rock? Do they sound huge like the big names? Punchy, warm, loud? Better than the competition? If not, Rare Form Mastering is the answer. Our experienced engineers, mastering grade processing and reference monitoring can bring that major label sound to your music. From your original mixes to the final delivery master, from our engineer's hands to your fans' stereo or surround system. Whether CD, DVD or vinyl, we have the experience to make your music sound the way your audience wants it to sound. Put our 2,500+ albums of mastering experience to work for you. http://www.RareFormMastering.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Get started selling your CDs at IndieGate.com for only $30.00 Have you wanted to get involved with the online indie pioneers at the InterMixx IndieGate, but those pesky $$$ were holding you back? Well, not any more! Sell your indie CD through the InterMixx IndieGate and get started right now for a low set-up fee of only $30.00. It's never been this affordable to get involved with InterMixx, so let the company that's been helping the indie market grow for almost 20 years help YOUR market to grow as well! Please visit http://www.IndieGate.com and become a Merchant Member right now! --------------------------------------------------------------------- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 3. RADIO SHOWS THAT WILL PLAY YOUR MUSIC @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Midnight Special Blues Radio Paul Bondarovski, 14, rue Olier, 75015 Paris France PH: +33-1-45323893 FX: 2062030639 Paul Bondarovski bonda@ms-blues.com http://www.ms-blues.com We provide support for independent artists, and take part in this important and joyful movement - Keeping The Blues Alive! WGRX FM 4414 Lafayette Blvd. Ste #100, Fredericksburg, VA 22408 PH: 540-891-9696 FX: 540-891-1656 Stephanie Taylor staylor@thunder1045.com http://www.thunder1045.com A mainstream Country station that mixes in Americana and Southern Rock. We air a two hour Americana/Bluegrass/Texas Country show on Sunday nights that incorporates independent artists. Psych Rock 101 KMBH RT8 Box 613, Brownsville, TX 78520 Texas Joe Valles Jr. vallescream@aol.com http://www.vallesbrothersband.com Showcasing old and new bands in the Psych Rock format only! No other types of music are accepted! CDs - new shrinkwrapped, retail ready only! No CDr's or homemade tapes etc. Free to email me before sending submissions. Indie Airplay 1857 N. Wilton Pl. #205, Los Angeles, CA 90028 PH: 323-960-0145 FX: 626-579-1705 Jakob Nielsen jakob@suite108.com http://www.suite108.com Delivers weekly news via PodCast from SoCal about indie bands and their gig info. NeverEndingWonder Radio Lee Widener neverendingwonder@hotmail.com http://www.NeverEndingWonder.com/radio.htm Plays a wide variety of music & comedy including Rock, Pop, Alt, Folk, Jazz, Electronic, Comedy, Experimental, Blues, New Age, World, International, Goth, and other styles with an emphasis on the Experimental & unusual. NOT interested in Rap, Hip Hop or "Dance." Riot Radio 2956 Willow Bend, Orlando, FL 32808 PH: 407-445-3096 FX: 407-445-3096 Justin riotradio@hotmail.com http://www.riotradio.4t.com Radio station offering free studio time, airplay, venues, bios, distribution of CD etc. Music Maker Web Radio 28 Grafton Ter. London NW5 4JJ UK PH: 020-7424-0027 tradmusic@btinternet.com http://www.musicmaker-web.co.uk Has many programs playing acoustic music from Folk to Celtic, Cajun, Country, Rock, Jazz and World music plus an online store for CD sales and a monthly Music Maker magazine for Independent CD reviews. eoRadio PO Box 441234, Aurora, CO 80014-1234 PH: 303-808-8140 Ryan Smith webmaster@eoradio.com http://www.eoradio.com The best free music from unsigned artists from around the globe. Punk Up the Volume KIWR 2700 College Rd. Council Bluffs, IA 51503 PH: 712-325-3337 KC Jones riverpunk897@yahoo.com http://www.897theriver.com Punk music Sunday nights at 9 with your host KC Jones. Reggae Connection 68 rue de Roux. 6140 Fontaine l'Ev?que, Belgium Salvatore Baldacchino reggaeconnection@be.tf http://www.reggaeconnection.be.tf If you have new promo releases, send them to the above address. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RINGTONES for signed and independent artists, bands, comedians, sports figures, etc.. Convert, Promote and Distribute your music and/or voice-overs through Ringtones and more only at http://www.GroupieTunes.com Upon registering, enter these 3 letters "icn" in the referral code line and receive $10 off of the sign up fee! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW! Subscribe to the Online Version of the Indie Bible - Search through the 8500+ contacts electronically - Send emails to contacts online - Click on links to go directly to websites - Updates are automatically included in the online database How? The Indie Bible Online is available through LiveWire Musician. Simply sign up for a free account with LiveWire http://indiebible.lwcr.com/indiebible/signup and click on PRICING to subscribe to the Indie Bible Online. It's only $36.95 for a full year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 4. SERVICES/LABELS THAT WILL HELP SELL YOUR MUSIC @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ https://indiespotifybible.com We help you get your CD played on the radio. Bill Wence Promotions PO Box 39, Nolensville, TN 37135 PH: 615-776-2060 FX: 615-776-2181 http://www.billwencepromotions.com Hundreds of singles and albums have been charted for our clients. The Hennessy Group 4236 Franklin Ave. Hollywood, CA 90027 PH: 323-371-2895 FX: 323-953-8592 Tom tom@thehennessygroup.net http://www.thehennessygroup.net Talent management for bands and solo artists. Management and promotions tailored to your needs. Network Solutions PO Box 96400, Houston, TX 77213 PH: 888-239-6564 FX: 888-325-8821 Diana Liner info@linerentertainmentgroup.com http://www.linerentertainmentgroup.com An artist management and booking agency. SoMuchSoul Records 2397 Bridge Rd. Oakville, ON L6L 2G9 PH: 905-825-8167 Alex Brans alexbrans@somuchsoul.com http://www.somuchsoul.com Promotes great music from talented artists. Funk, Jazz, Soul Grooves, Rock... we cover it all! sonaBLAST! 141 W. 28th St. Stn. 300, New York, NY 10001 PH: 212-541-4443 Matt Parker gill@sonablast.com http://www.sonablast.com We are a label, management and publishing firm all wrapped into one. Nice Promotion 6418 28th Ave S. Seattle, WA 98108 PH: 206-284-8528 Dave Radford ownerdave@nicepromo.com http://www.nicepromo.com Providing college radio promotion to labels and indie musicians alike. Genres: Alternative, Rock, Pop, Electronic and more! Get Real Records 3163 Silver Bluff Rd. Aiken, SC 29803 PH: 706-414-3296 Marc Myers getreal@get-real-records.com http://www.get-real-records.com We help Hip Hop artists promote and distribute their music. Crazy Pinoy PO Box 46999, Seattle, WA 98146 PH: 206-860-4052 Gene Dexter Hiphop206@aol.com http://www.CrazyPinoy.com A promotions resource for Hip Hop record labels, artists and agencies. I can write and implement a national marketing plan, help create an artist's image and consult on their material, look and sound, and get them into situations and rooms that will wholly benefit them. Sound Mindz Entertainment 702 2nd Ave. N., Birmingham, AL 35203 PH: 205-252-5587 FX: 205-397-0320 Tony Gideon tonygideon@hotmail.com http://www.soundmindzmusic.com We are a record company interested in R&B, Blues and Black Gospel. Vinumous Records Postbus 17464, 1001 JL Amsterdam, Holland, The Netherlands PH: 01131-630-175-940 FX: 01131-206-374-664 Levi James Baldwin III levi@tygervinum.com http://www.tygervinum.com Independent label with world class producers & A-class artists of the Urban music scene. Last Chance Records 1817 Wyster Dr. Garland, TX 75040 PH: 469-235-1148 Travis Jones regenerator@gmail.com http://www.lastchancerecords.com We offer free web space and promotional opportunities through our internet connections. The Voice Records 104 Barlow Rd. Levenshulme, Manchester M19 3EF, England Matt Lynch mattlynch@urban-voice.co.uk http://www.urban-voice.co.uk Record label specialising in Hip-Hop, R&B, Jazz, Soul, Spoken Word etc. DIG Music 1831 V St., Sacramento, CA 95838 PH: 916-442-5344 FX: 916-442-5382 Holly Holt holly@digmusic.com http://www.digmusic.com Independent record label and artist management company. AAA, Roots/Americana, Singer/Songwriter. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Your website is how all labels, radio, writers, and fans see you. Is it professional, current, complete, and easy for you to update? If not, you need HOSTBABY - WEB HOSTING FOR MUSICIANS. Your own ".com" domain, with no HTML needed, will have automatic concert calendars, streaming audio, mailing list management, photo galleries, news/blog, guestbook, webmail, and even your own store! All of this for only $20/month. See a tour at http://hostbaby.com No payment to start. First month free. Sign up with no commitment. Web hosting for musicians, by Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby. Bring your music career to the next level. http://hostbaby.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 5. SITES WHERE YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR BAND'S MP3s OR VIDEOS @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ DOSE 1450 Don Mills Rd. Toronto, ON M3B 2X7 info@dose.ca http://www.dose.ca/underground A free daily online magazine covering the 5 major Canadian cities. One of the key areas of our website is promotion of indie bands. Each week we will feature a new band. Get your band featured by sending us photos, bios and MP3s. Make sure you add any concert dates so we can let everyone experience your music. iSOUND.COM PH: 877-757-6863 FX: 214-965-9007 D.J. Burdick staff@isound.com http://www.isound.com Free place for bands to upload their music and gain exposure to our music community of over 1,000,000 visitors per month! mp3room Suite B, 2306 Bedford Pl., Abbotsford, BC V2T-4A5 PH: 604-556-6974 Mark Johnston mark@mp3room.com http://www.mp3room.com Allows independent bands to submit original music CDs for purchased mp3 download. The service is FREE! Bands not only receive promotion and exposure for their CD, but they also receive payment for any full CD downloads. Ride-On-Music 320 F Business Pkwy. Greer, SC 29651 IronHeartz IronHeartz2004@yahoo.com http://IronHeartz.Rideonmusic.com A service that allows you to get paid for your music downloads. Free for limited service & $5.95 a month for the real deal making money service. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DISC MAKERS Offers a variety of FREE guides to help you to succeed in the music business. Guides include: - Tips to help you get radio airplay as an independent artist. - Guide to making a great master - Learn the difference post production can make with your CD - Independent Filmmaker's Guide (learn how to package, distribute, and promote your independent film) For your free guides visit http://www.discmakers.com/imbible -------------------------------------------------------------------- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 6. HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR BAND @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Rock-n-Roll Web Design and Hosting PO Box 128232, Nashville, TN 37212 PH: 615-298-3277 Audra info@rock-n-roll-design.com http://www.rock-n-roll-design.com We offer powerful hosting tools that give you complete control over all content on your site.. ABC Pictures 1867 E. Florida St. Springfield, MO 65803-4583 attn: Carrie PH: 888-526-5336 http://www.abcpictures.com Quality publicity picture reproduction, posters, 8x10's, head shots & composites for the entertainment industry. Absolute Indie PO Box 97, New York, NY 10156 PH: 631-827-3000 FX: 419-831-3032 Andrew Herzman andy@qopelrecords.com http://www.absoluteindie.com A TV show that features indie artists from all over the world. Currently streams on the internet and airs on cable and TV stations in USA, Germany and Australia. Electric Head PO Box 7, Howell, NJ 07731 PH: 732-901-8693 FX: 732-364-9598 Allen M. Gottfried electricheadonline@yahoo.com http://www.electricheadonline.com Independent music video, commercial and live concert DVD production. We serve clients primarily in the NY, NJ and PA areas. Ask us about other areas served, either at our facilities or on location. Christian World Today Television Joseph Mckenzie ntwbroadcasting@msn.com http://www.christianworldtodaytelevision.net Gives Christian artists exposure in the Minneapolis and Midwest area. All About Country 5009 Crosswinds Dr. Wilmington, NC 28409 PH: 910-264-6006 FX: 910-3130228 Bill Hennes bhennes105@aol.com http://www.allaboutcountry.com THE website where Country labels & artists can reach radio decision makers. We carry the latest news and information. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new InterMixx DIScPLAY! Now indies can sell more CDs at live events with this durable mobile listening station! Comes complete with integrated CD player. Easily portable, it closes to contain and protect all items neatly. Simple, quick and easy to use... just open it and set it on your merch table. Purchase price includes one set-up fee for IndieGate.com. http://www.DIScPLAY.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlantis Music Conference and Festival, Aug. 10 to Aug. 13, 2005 Artist submissions are flooding AMC+F headquarters right now and it has become clear to all of us that this year's showcasing roster will be one of our best, most diverse and most promising to date. The new talent on the scene today, from all across the US and overseas, is exciting for all of us to see and hear. Because of this, we have decided to extend our artist submission deadline until April 30, 2005. Visit http://www.atlantismusic.com for info. For its eighth year, the event will once again bring together professionals representing all sectors of the music industry, music enthusiasts, students, media and more than 300 of music?s most promising new artists for 4 around-the-clock days and nights of performances, panels, parties, keynote addresses and more. -------------------------------------------------------------------- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 7. FUTURE VISION FOR ONLINE INDEPENDENT MUSIC by Alfred Himmelweiss and Graham Ball of easybe.com ? 2007 All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ The digitalization of distribution channels can lead to positive changes for the independent music industry. Networks will form - networks between fans and musicians. The blog community are the leading example for such a network. Driven more by interest and enthusiasm than anything else, music enthusiasts will communicate their love of music from point to point and connect websites all over the internet. In the past, musicians had to go on tour go come into contact with their fans. The more shows they played, the more fans they reached or converted. Actual physical presence in clubs and concert halls was an absolute requirement. For this to take place, a band needed healthy relations with bookers and agents. Ideally, the band would speak personally to a handful of fans after the show and maybe do an interview for the local college radio station or newspaper. The future fan-artist networks will take down the barrier between music "provider" and music consumer. When people listen to music, they create their own internal micro-cosmos. As such, listening to music is a creative process, much like making music is. Listeners can communicate their personal impressions to anyone who cares to read about it. Music creators will read these accounts and in turn be motivated and inspired to make more music. Listeners can read about shared experiences and personal impressions and by doing so, maybe find a new favorite band. The model is this - if you like the report, you feel inclined to like the writer, like the music that inspired it. In this network, artists and listeners give and take in roughly equal amounts. Musicians get feedback direct from the source. Fans may feel empowered by their own musical micro-cosmos to take instruments into their own hands. The network that provided the inspiration now provides a distribution channel. Think about bastardpop - created by fans from existing music and distributed via independent internet networks. A new, independent music community. The network itself opens new product cycles. The spontaneity and speed of the network allows even a classical "one-day wonder" - the up-to-the-minute topical song. What inspires you as an artist? Your new love? War? Winning the football game? The latest news? Or do you just want to react to the most recent song from your favorite band? A tribute or a cover? Write it, record it, put it out there. On the network, what used to take days takes hours. Within the space of a day, you can tell the world how you feel and have an international hit. Make your music! Write a song! There are people out there who will love it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Graham Ball is a musician and writer when his day job permits. He is British and lives in Berlin. You can send threatening mail to g.ball@easybe.com Alfred Himmelweiss is a video artist, the founder of easybe.com, interaction designer and usability consultant. He is probably the only person to possess all Tresor CDs. Alfred is a true Berliner and can be reached at a.himmelweiss@easybe.com easybe.com http://www.easybe.com produces the 1-2-3 Music Store. 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