The contacts listed are sorted into FIVE sections.
1. Publications that will REVIEW your music
2. Radio Stations/Shows that will PLAY your songs
3. Labels, Vendors and Promotional Services that will help you to SELL your CD
4. Sites where you can UPLOAD your band's MP3s or videos
5. Helpful Resources for recording artists
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2. SITES/PUBLICATIONS WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR MUSIC REVIEWED
BABBLE and BEAT Online Music Magazine
PO Box 327, Oconomowoc, WI 53066-0327
PH: 815-451-0499
Stacy Sardelli admin@babbleandbeat.com
www.babbleandbeat.com
We are a free online music magazine offering CD and concert reviews, musician interviews, music news, contests, and our general babble. We cover Indie, Pop, Goth, Electronic, Punk, Alternative, Industrial, New Wave, Folk, Rock and more!
Collected Sounds
2751 Hennepin Ave. S. #630, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Amy Lotsberg
amy@collectedsounds.com
www.collectedsounds.com
A site dedicated to Women in Music.
Rote Raupe*
Kirchenstr. 85, 81675 München, Germany
André Habermann andre@roteraupe.de
www.roteraupe.de
An indie webzine that does CD reviews, interviews, concert photography and concert reviews.
Grindahz Entertainment
34 Hilton Ave. #1, Maplewood, NJ 07040
PH: 973-420-9002
Yusuf Asturias y.asturias@grindahz.com
www.grindahz.com
Grindahz.com and Grindahz Magazine are dedicated to giving Hip Hop, R&B and Reggae artists a play to showcase their talent.
Alternative Addiction
PO Box 210369, Auburn Hills, MI 48321
Chad
chad@alternativeaddiction.com
www.alternativeaddiction.com
Helps unsigned bands by offering both CD reviews and the possibility to have your song listed in our Top 10.
3. RADIO SHOWS THAT WILL PLAY YOUR MUSIC
PittRadio
Marc Sylvestre info@pittradio.net
www.pittradio.net/
A music community and resource that lets music fans discover new music from favorites-lists on member profiles, press releases, music playlists created by members, and other resources.
PittRadio distributes your music information to muliple web channels and sends monthly and quarterly newsletter promotions. So, we do half the work for you!
The Pillar Cast
2422 N. 100th St., Omaha, NE 68134
PH: 402-319-5095
Jon Tucker thepillarcast@gmail.com
www.thepillarcast.com
Podcast playing the best in podsafe and independent Christian music.
Da Nawlinz Groove
13909 Nacogdoches Rd. #105, PMB 1155, San Antonio, TX 78217
PH: 504-232-3353
Sunshyne danawlinzgroove@gmail.com
www.danawlinzgroove.com
We air music of unsigned artist in the genres of Soul, NeoSoul, R&B, Pop, Acoustic, Christian, Spoken Word, Gospel, Jazz (of all types), Instrumental and Ambient.
BinaryStarCAST
PO Box 650246, Miami, FL 33265
PH: 888-457-2209 FX: 786-206-0657
Henry A. Otero starcast@binarystarmusic.com
www.binarystarcast.com
A free-format music show produced by BinaryStar Music. The show features only the best in Alternative, Pop, Rock, Hip Hop and R&B. Contact us, we want to play your stuff!
The Rock and Roll Show
1178 Willow Spring Dr. North Augusta, SC 29841
PH: 803-599-5257
Bill Futreal 3tunedude@gmail.com
www.3tunedude.com
A podcast playing great independent and unsigned Rock & Roll music.
VQS (The Voodoo Quota Show)
VQS submissions, 19 Ridgewalk Way, Worsbrough, Barnsley, England S70 6TH
PH: 01226-230895
izzie izzie@voodooquotashow.co.uk
www.voodooquotashow.co.uk
Genre-free radio/podshow designed to promote top quality independent and unsigned music from across the world. Hosted and produced by British award winning songwriter/musician/producer/vocalist, izzie Voodoo.
SongVault.fm
2788 Loker Ave. Carlsbad, CA 92008
PH: 760-438-9555 x111
Paul John paul@songvault.fm
www.songvault.fm
A music community with radio stations for every genre. Listeners vote what songs stay on the station. Music submissions are accepted through our website. Please do NOT send CDs to our address!
Pipeline Radio Show
PO Box 39040, Philadelphia, PA 19136
Mike Vagnoni & Bullwinkle
BullwinkleRocks@comcast.net
www.myspace.com/ootpipeline
Supporting original bands & musicians everywhere!
Country Music Show Radio Ara
2 rue de la Boucherie, L-1247, Luxembourg
Willie Jervis
radioaracountryshow@yahoo.com
www.ara.lu
If you send us your Country and Folk CDs, we'll play them!
Moozikoo Radio
PO Box 50322, Nashville, TN 37205-0322
Anthony Bates anthony@moozikoo.com
www.moozikooradio.com
Our goal is to bring you the best music from today's independent artists. We focus on music in the Americana, Alt. Rock, Bluegrass, Blues, and Alt. Country genres.
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.
4. SERVICES/VENDORS/LABELS THAT WILL HELP SELL YOUR MUSIC
RiPPYFeST
PO Box 1964, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-1964
PH: 801-487-7302
Lisa
info@rippyfest.com
www.rippyfest.com
Bands compete for visitor's votes in hopes of being named RiPPYFeST's best.
Nina Denny Public Relations
PO Box 1248, Ogdensburg, NY 13669
PH: 315-323-1058 FX: 877-349-0225
Nina
ndenny@ninadenny.com
www.ninadenny.com
PR with a personal touch, affordable rates and music expertise.
https://indiespotifybible.com
Boosweet Records
PO Box 451594, Los Angeles, CA 90045
PH: 310-613-3535 FX: 909-877-9199
Vernon Neilly VNeillyI@aol.com
www.boosweet.com
Specializing in the recording and distribution of major acts as well as up and coming artists. We will promote and sell your products worldwide via the Internet. We can get any artist's material into the major digital download stores as well.
MusicSUBMIT
650 Pennsylvania #25, Miami Beach, FL 33139
PH: 888-476-8745 FX: 303-444-9122
Michael
support@musicsubmit.com
www.MusicSUBMIT.com
Promotes your music to the decision makers at Internet radio stations, music blogs, online music magazines and more, AND we give you a full report of everything we do for you!
Pinnacle Music
2210 S. Harrison Blvd. Ogden, UT 84401
PH: 775-232-2132
Steven "Bambino" Pearce pinnaclemusic@yahoo.com
www.pmrev.com
We do it all from artist marketing and development to distributing your CD in stores, both worldwide and online.
Aspirion Records
1200 Division St. #206, Nashville, TN 37203
PH: 615-401-6994 FX: 615-401-6998
Steve Baker sbaker@aspirionrecords.com
www.myspace.com/aspirionrecords
We act as a service company / label to set up national distribution, radio promotion, video production, PR and other services for Country music artists & labels.
Jezus Factory Records
37 Chattern Hill, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 1BU UK
PH: 07764740758
Andrew Bennett jezusfactory@yahoo.co.uk
www.jezusfactory.com
Small record label, specialising in the best in crazy music from London, Belgium, Europe and all places in between.
Entertainment Marketing & Promotions
PH: 309-826-8105
Jason Kaumeyer jason@entertainment-mp.com
www.entertainment-mp.com
Creates name recognition for artists of all genres as well as offering marketing tools geared specifically to promote you.
AirPlay Direct
PH: 678-318-1900
Robert Weingartz
rdw@airplaydirect.com
www.airplaydirect.com
A cost effective way to securely deliver your music to radio industry professionals across the world.
Stale Cheese Record Label
PO Box 1401, Deerk Park, WA 99006
PH: 509-993-9151
Stale Cheese Recordz kkgimp89@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/stalecheeserecordlabel
We mainly distribute, promote, and design CDs in Spokane, WA. However, our services are available to bands around the world.
Warchild Records
1380 Eastern Pkwy. #3, Brooklyn, NY 11233
PH: 347-414-5441 FX: 347-414-5441
Davy Dacy warchild_records@hotmail.com
www.warchildrecords.com
Record Label featuring Hip Hop, Dancehall, Soca and Island music.
Indie Distribution
Kevin
info@indiedistribution.co.uk
www.indiedistribution.co.uk
We are a new distribution company in The UK who are open to all kind of new artists.
The Black Label
4 Buckingham Rd. Doncaster, DN2 5DE UK
PH: +44 (0) 1302-811-631
info@theblacklabel.co.uk
www.theblacklabel.co.uk
Radio and retail promotion.
UBO P.R. Services
PO Box 160365, Sacramento, CA 95816
PH: 916-548-8391
Aaris A. Schroeder ubomag@gmail.com
www.ubomag.com
Urban magazine that promotes underground, unsigned and independent artists through media.
BinaryStar Music
PO Box 650246, Miami, FL 33265
PH: 888-457-2209 FX: 786-206-0657
Henry A. Otero info@binarystarmusic.com
www.binarystarmusic.com
A music production/indie record label that features Pop, Rock, Hip Hop and R&B.
Cedar Trail Music
Box 1139, TDC Postal Stn. 77 King St. W., Toronto, ON M5K 1P2
Mike Belobradic contact@cedartrailmusic.com
www.cedartrailmusic.com
Indie label focussing on Country music. We also offer a full range of publicity, promotional, marketing and business planning services.
True Grace Promotiions Inc.
PH: 862-262-9207
Homa Morrison admin@truegracepromotions.com
www.truegracepromotions.com
An organization that is dedicated to promoting the word of God, through the vehicle of Caribbean Gospel music.
Jack Kitty Records
981 Coxwell Ave. #1, Toronto, ON M4C 3G4
PH: 705-445-0200 FX: 705-445-0200
Tyler Flear jackkittyrecords@gmail.com
www.JackKittyRecords.com
An independent label that offers online radio, forum, gallery, artist profiles, downloads and more!
5. SITES WHERE YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR BAND'S MP3s
OR VIDEOS
SessionSound
18 Taman Serasi 05-24 Botanic Gardens Mansion, Singapore 257722
PH: 65-91781920 FX: 65-64757237
Fadi Zeitoune fadi@sessionsound.com
www.sessionsound.com
Commission-free MP3 sales, CD on demand, streaming audio, gig guides... all free!
Musicadium
Suite 4 29/25 James St., Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006 Australia
PH: 0409-644-107
Kley McPherson kley@musicadium.com
www.musicadium.com
A digital music distribution company. We supply music to digital download stores around the world including iTunes, eMusic and more. We enable you to retail your music on the world's leading digital outlets without requiring any special technical skills, access to industry networks, being signed up to a major label or having to give up any rights to your music.
Vetrina Musicale
PH: 39-081-896-9461
Leah Branscum postmaster@vetrinamusicale.com
www.vetrinamusicale.com
Italian website that allows Independent artists to upload their music files at NO cost. We also offer contact information for Italian producers, record and publishing companies.
arkade
Fetcham Park House, Lower Rd. Fetcham, Surrey, KT22 9HD UK
PH: +44(0)121-288-2727 FX: +44 (0)845-280-1928
Stephen Miller
smiller@thearkgroup.com
www.arkade.com
You set the price for your product and receive 100% of the price you set. You also retain 100% of your rights.
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
OurStage
321 Billerice Rd. #202, Chelmsford, MA 01824
PH: 978-244-1440 FX: 978-244-1446
Anne-Marie Kennedy am@ourstage.com
www.ourstage.com
The only purely democratic site where fans rank (not rate) the best of the best. EACH MONTH one indie band or musician wins $5,000 in addition to exposure with industry tastemakers and influencers.
SongCatalog
Can: 200-23 W. Pender St., Vancouver, BC V6B 6E3
PH: 604-642-2888 FX: 604-642-2889
US: 6255 Sunset Blvd. #1024, Hollywood, CA 90028
PH: 310-272-6960
info@songcatalog.com
www.songcatalog.com
Music management, marketing and licensing initiatives.
Shoutmouth.com
27 Radio Circle Dr. #202, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
PH: 914-514-8036
Pete Kennedy
pete@shoutmouth.com
www.shoutmouth.com
We have a full-time editorial team that writes 500 new posts every week on more than 1,000 popular bands and artists. We also accept written submissions from our members. We are beginning a new feature called "Shoutmouth Showcase" where we give extra attention to an upcoming band. We encourage bands who wish to be considered to create an account at Shoutmouth.com and to use the "suggest an artist" form to submit their band for inclusion in our news reporting. In addition, you should send an email to Colin St. John, our indie staff writer, at
colin@shoutmouth.com with links to your music online.
Visual Image Marketing
PO Box 120576, Nashville, TN 37212
PH: 615-419-0886
Steve Baker Steveb@visualimagemarketing.com
www.myspace.com/visualimagemarketing
We promote & market Country and Americana music videos to music networks & video outlets across the nation & around the world.
Shout! London
439 Ferndale Ave. London, ON N6C2Z2
PH: 519-852-8141 FX: 519-936-8852
Shawn shout@shoutlondon.com
www.shoutlondon.com
London, Ontario's FREE source for local arts, indie music, news, lifestyle, events and more! Includes our 24-7 "ALL London artist - All the Time" streaming radio station!
CDstands.com
30 Compton Way, Hamilton Sq. NJ 08690
PH: 609-689-1711
Scott Clark
info@cdreview.com
www.cdstands.com
We manufacture our own line of CD boxes for artists to sell their music at shows or in stores.
XR VOLUME
xrvolume@gmail.com
www.xrvolume.com
Features local, indie, and garage bands so artists can gain worldwide exposure and network with other artists and venues.
Underground Booking
7836 Jay St., Metairie, LA 70003
PH: 504-458-3129
Katy Kuntz miranda8676@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/17088183
Booking & promotional service for local and national bands in the New Orleans area. Metal, Punk and Rock.
Band With a Mission
PH: 615-435-3017
Austin C. Cook
austin@bandwithamission.com
www.BandWithaMission.com
We are a national Christian music talent search. We help Christian musicians harness their gifts and develop effective ministry tools.
Pandora Podcast
Kevin Seal
ks@kevinseal.com
blog.pandora.com/podcast
Educational podcasts that attempt to give you an inside look at the techniques musicians use to put their signature on the music they write and perform.
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!
Seatthole Shirts
PO Box 3137, Bellingham, WA 98227
PH: 360-733-2154
Django Bohren
info@seatthole.com
www.seatthole.com
High-quality custom t-shirt screen printing and Rock n' Roll promotional items for your high-, medium-, low- or no-budget project.
7. How to Copyright Your Music
by Nancy Falkow, Said So Public Relations
© 2007 All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission
Sometimes musicians think every song written needs to be immediately copywritten with the government, but this isn't always true! Copyright goes into effect automatically the moment the expression of an original idea becomes fixed in a tangible form or medium -- such as written lyrics and/or transcribed notes on music paper and/or an audio recording.
When your lyrics do make it to paper, and the music does make it to an audible format, make sure you write or type the copyright information on it. The symbol is a letter C with a circle around it: © the year the song was written and your last name.
Once you start distributing your music on a larger scale, play shows and put MP3's up on the web, you should register your music with the US Copyright Office. Now if a situation arises that someone is stealing your music, your registration of copyright is on file and protects you.
What can be copywritten? Literary works; musical works, including any accompanying words, dramatic works, including any accompanying music, pantomimes and choreographic works, pictorial, graphic, and sculptural
works, motion pictures and other audiovisual works, sound recordings and architectural works.
If you are a songwriter and you plan on distributing your music through the web and the world you should copyright your songs.
Go to US COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION
www.copyright.gov
site and download the forms you need. Each situation is different, read all of the information, and figure out which best applies to you. The website has a
great FAQ section for any questions about copyright that should arise.
You can also call during their regular business hours and talk to a representative to make sure you download the appropriate forms. Call the Copyright Office "forms hotline" and request several copies of the PA Copyright Form. "PA" stands for Performing Arts and is used for songs. If you only write lyrics, obtain the TX Form (for Text). Listen to the recorded message that will instruct you as to how you can request the forms which will be sent to you free of charge. Once you receive the appropriate forms either via download or mail follow the instructions
exactly.
To register the entire recording so that the album as a whole is also protected by copyright law requires an SR (Sound Recording).
Basically you need to put your music and lyrics on a CD, fill out the appropriate forms and write the check. In about 6 weeks, you receive the paperwork and a number of registration.
Use this as a Checklist:
* A properly completed application form.
* A nonrefundable filing fee of $45* (effective July 1, 2006) for each application.
* A nonreturnable deposit of the work being registered. (cd, poem, lyrics etc)
Mail to:
Library of Congress
Copyright Office
Register of Copyrights
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20559-6000
Copyright Office phone with human contact: (202) 707-5959
Forms hotline: (202) 707-9100
You can copyright more than one song on one tape or CD by sending it in as an Anthology, the form PA gives directions as to how to do that. But in a nutshell, you put your songs on one format, give it a name like "Greatest
Hits" and send it in. This is the best way to save money. When you do this form of copyright, you have to be the sole author of all of the songs on the compilation. You aren't copyrighting each song for $45 - you're copyrighting an entire batch for $45.
Nancy Falkow is the President of Said So Public Relations www.nancyfalkow.com/saidso - an independent grassroots publicity firm that can help you get to the next level.
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