CD Baby announced yesterday that they are teaming up with Bitpass to make the 300,000+ tracks in CD Baby’s digital distribution library available at BitPass’ online music store, Mperia. This partnership brings increased revenue opportunities and valuable new exposure for…
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12 Tips for Pitching Your Act to Investors & Sponsors
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…
Aha! Summit IV Nov 7th in Hollywood
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…
Winterfolk III Festival, Toronto Looking for Submissions
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.
Philly: Make Money Making Music with Help from NARAS
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…
Self-Promotion Seminar on Oct 3rd in LA
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…
Are you based in Chapel Hill NC?
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…
BreastFest 2004 deadline Sept. 24, 2004
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…
Live365 & GarageBand.com collaboration
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…
The 10 Commandments of Rehearsing
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.
If you’re in LA this weekend and can’t make it to Nashville…
The Professional’s Musician’s Local 47 is offering a free, public seminar: “How to Market Your CD and Get Label Attention.” When: 9/18, 10am-12:30pm. Where: Local 47 headquarters in Hollywood. Why: Barbara Markay will host the free seminar. The agenda includes…
Asylum Records returns from the grave to incubate hip-hop acts
Warner Music Group is starting two incubator operations — one for hip-hop and one for rock — to offer label services to baby bands on indies or within the WMG family. More coverage at BillBoard…