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CD Baby’s Partnership with Mperia Provides New Networking and Distribution Channels

Dec 2nd, 2004 | By Staff | Category: News

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CD Baby announced yesterday that they are teaming up with Bitpass to make the 300,000+ tracks in CD Baby’s digital distribution library [...]



12 Tips for Pitching Your Act to Investors & Sponsors

Nov 17th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Tips

Music Connection Magazine, Vol. XXVIII, No 19 had a great article, "How to Pitch Your Act to Investors and Sponsors." Investors & sponsors do not want to receive unsolicited requests asking for money when you have no definite plan or proposal.  Anyone can panhandle.  They want to know, right from the get-go, what you can [...]



Aha! Summit IV Nov 7th in Hollywood

Oct 22nd, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Events

Guest post…
Hi, This is Glenn Horton here. I’m the Founder of Artists Helping Artists and the Publisher of the Creative Line. Our Aha! CALL TO ARTS! SUMMIT IV is occuring all day Sunday Nov 7th from 10am to 8pm at the Beverly Garland’s Holiday Inn, 4222 Vineland Ave., N. Hollywood, CA 91602. The [...]



Winterfolk III Festival, Toronto Looking for Submissions

Oct 20th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Events

Winterfolk III Festival is 3 days of Blues & Roots Music, February 4-6, 2005, in Toronto Canada.
Accepting submissions for 12 showcases. Check the website for submission guidelines and deadline.
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Philly: Make Money Making Music with Help from NARAS

Oct 18th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Events

Saturday, October 23, 2004, 12 - 4 pm
International House
3701 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
In conjunction with the Philadelphia Chapter of the Recording Academy,
Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts presents this half-day legal and
financial workshop for music professionals. Complimentary legal info
packets.
For info, visit www.grammy.com/philadelphia.aspx
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Self-Promotion Seminar on Oct 3rd in LA

Sep 22nd, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Events

JZVOC (Jazz Vocal Coalition) will host the free seminar with a panel of industry professionals to discuss self-promotion. Free, that is, to JZVOC members and USC faculty and students.
When: 10/3/04
Where: USC Campus from 12N-5pm
For additional information, click here
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Are you based in Chapel Hill NC?

Sep 21st, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Opportunities

TCM Booking is looking for a band in Chapel Hill NC with a following to perform with one of our artists on 10/19/04
Interested?
Please drop us a line — booking (curly ‘a’) spinme.com — with a link to your website with audio samples, where you’ve played in Chapel Hill, your usual draw, and contact info.
Thanks!
If you [...]



BreastFest 2004 deadline Sept. 24, 2004

Sep 17th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Opportunities

BreastFest 2004, 6th Annual Event, will be in LA in late October 2004.
The event is attended by A & R executives, publishers, and managers. All proceeds from the submission fees are donated to UCLA/Johnson Cancer Center Foundation for Breast Cancer Research.
Submission deadline is 9/24/04. Selected bands notifed by 10/4/04.
Send [...]



Live365 & GarageBand.com collaboration

Sep 16th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Opportunities

Live365 and GarageBand.com have announced a plan to break new music.
Live365 will use GarageBand’s rating system to select the best music to broadcast to their millions of listeners.
GarageBand is waiving digital performance royalties. According to Rags Gupta, COO of Live365, this a great opportunity for the independent musician.
Live365 and GarageBand will enable [...]



The 10 Commandments of Rehearsing

Sep 15th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Tips

Music Connection’s feature article, Rehearsal, Secrets of the Pros, in the Vol. XXVIII, No. 17 issue reveals tips from a cross-section of pros.
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