Great Links
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Please see below some excellent links for songwriters and music fans in general. We will be adding many more links to this list, and you are welcome to email us your suggestions.
Great Links
Billboard's Daily Music News
Billboard's Charts
Read all the latest news regarding artists and the music business. In addition, here is the link to the main page of Billboard's Charts section.
AMG All Music Guide
This website provides great information and discographies about almost all professional artists, songwriters, producers and musicians. If you want to look up someone's music credits, this is a good place to start.
HITS Magazine
HITS is a very popular magazine about the music industry. Check out the "Rumor Mill" column for the latest news about the movers & shakers in the industry. The site is free, but you will need to register before reading its content.
Sonicbids
Sonicbids is well known for its Electronic Press Kit (EPK) that enables music industry pros to send and receive press kits online. Used by thousands of musicians, EPK is easy to use, and provides all the info of a standard press kit, including music, photos and videos.
Broadjam.com
Broadjam is a very prominent music site which provides extensive promotional tools and services for independent artists and musicians, such as professional web hosting, film/TV placement, video and audio streaming, digital download store, and online press kits.
Pollstar
This is the online version of Pollstar magazine, which is the leading publication covering concert touring and bookings. There are new articles posted daily about artists on tour, and on the latest news in this industry.
RadioIndy
RadioIndy.com is an excellent website & online radio station, which promotes new artists, and provides online radio exposure. The site prescreens all songs, and the top songs are played on RadioIndy's Gold Artists music stations, and on many other websites.
Music Connection
This is the popular website of the renowned, music industry magazine, Music Connection. This magazine & website has many articles and columns covering new artist & songwriter talent, record labels, publishers, managers, clubs, agents and more.
Great Links (by category)
Links to our Sponsors & Associates:
The Indie Contact Bible & Best Music Books (indie music resources)
Media Creature Music (website of music supervisor/author Sharal Churchill, who is also the moderator of the SongwriterUniverse "Film & TV Music Q&A Board")
The Singer's Workshop (news, information, products and classifieds for pop singers)
Music/Entertainment Attorneys:
Law Office of Ben McLane (website of Los Angeles music attorney Ben McLane, who is also the moderator of the SongwriterUniverse "Music Business & Legal Q&A Board")
Law Office of Steve Weaver (website of Nashville music attorney, Steve Weaver)
Law Office of Marty O'Toole (website of Los Angeles music attorney, Marty O'Toole)
Songwriter & Music Resource Sites:
The Muse's Muse (a popular songwriting resource)
International Songwriters Association (a popular songwriting resource)
Nashville Muse News (newsletter for songwriter & music events in Nashville)
CopyrightGuru.com (informative, resource site by Nashville attorney, David Moser)
Music News Nashville (good information source for what's happening in Nashville)
Addicted To Songwriting (good tips on how to write songs, plus interviews with hit songwriters and other articles)
SessionPlayers.com (renowned studio musicians are now available to record on your music via internet at this site)
Artistopia (innovative online music artist resource tools for connection to the music industry)
Music Oxygen (showcases major artists & qualified new artists through online radio and band pages)
Pure Music (wide-ranging indie music site)
Music Therapy 101 (hosts music industry seminars; good urban music networking)
ALLMusicianWeb (web directory which offers products, services and resources for musicians, songwriters & artists)
Musicians Songwriters Link Corp. (provides song portfolios, recording services, forums, info, support)
Reelmusician.com (Offers song demos and jingle demos by TV and Radio pros, plus website design)
Pure Vocals (provides producers and vocalists for your recording projects at affordable prices)
Studio Aid (online recording studio offering guitar tracks, drum tracks, and bass tracks)
Cazawa.biz (online music & entertainment magazine)
Vision Music USA (independent musician's resource offering many services)
Motet Resources (extensive music resources from a U.K.-based site)
Nashville Drum Tracks (provides studio drum tracks for demos and masters)
CQK Music (multi-faceted resource site for songwriters)
ezFolk.com (music instructional site & large link directory)
Songwriting.1st4art.com (songwriting information site with many links, resources)
GreatSongwriting.com (good songwriting tips, advice and resources)
New Talent Discovery & Online Radio Station Sites:
Unsigned Talents (showcases new talent & provides their contact info)
The Music Broker Network (takes its members music to A&R and helps them get a Record Deal, Publishing Deal and Film/TV placement)
Urban Independent Radio (online urban music station promotes unsigned & indie musicians)
Indie-Connections.com (an online directory which promotes unsigned and indie musicians)
Summer Salt Music (a multiple record label conglomerate with Orpheus/EMI Music)
MPSOL (helps promote songwriters & artists via audio clips and online info)
CD Duplication, Manufacturing & Graphic Design Sites:
CDForge (CD/CDrom/DVD manufacturer based in Portland, OR)
Community Musician (a leading provider of CD replication, duplication, and DVD manufacturing)
Aleven (full service graphic design, CD replication and printing for independent musicians)
Nova Disc (CD replication, CD business cards, DVD replication and more)
Lazy Cats Records (CD duplication, replication, distributor, producer services)
ACME CD Duplication (CD & DVD duplication, replication, production & packaging)
Dove Tapes (a CD and DVD duplication service)
Disc Logic (CD/DVD duplication and replication services)
Music Promotion, Marketing & Publicity Sites:
Focus Marketing (a marketing agency dedicated to artists, artist management and label execs)
Music Promotion Tips (music promotion & marketing tips for indie & unsigned bands)
Music Gear Sites:
Music Gear Review (music equipment & instrument reviews, articles, directory, forums)
Guitar Heaven (guitar auction site)
Echo Method (a collection of Pro Quality 16 bit 44.1khz drum kit wav samples, download or cd available)
Music Instruction & Lessons Sites:
AllStarMusicLessons (instructional DVDs by top pro musicians)
MPC-Tutor (site dedicated to the Akai MPC 2000xl drum sampler; samples & tutorials available)
Website Design Sites:
One Way Network (the studio of talented and excellent website designers for both music artists and businesses)
Quanta Webdesign for Musicians (affordable, custom websites, design)
Royalty Collection Services:
Musical Sleuth Ltd. (a UK-based royalty collection service)
Sheet Music Services:
Sheet Music Man (good source for sheet music arrangements for working band and vocalists)
