Biz Booster Theme
Song Contest Reminder
Biz Boosters may become syndicated as a podcast so Jeri Goldstein is
looking for a short piece of instrumental music to use as my theme as
an intro and end. I'm holding a contest and the winner not only gets
a mention and credit each week on the podcast along with their theme
being played, but will receive a Gold Membership Manager-In-a-Box consulting
package. I'm looking for something upbeat, light and lively. No more
than 30 seconds will be used so it has to make an impact right away.
Send your submission in mp3 file format to the email address below.
The contest ends March 31st. It must be yor original music, you must
own complete copyright and publishing.
Email Jeri at: jg@performingbiz.com
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting
contest open to amateur and professional songwriters submitting to any
one of 12 categories. Enter at www.sonicbids.com/jlscsession12008
- you'll be able to create and submit your EPK in just minutes!
Deadline: June 15, 2008.
ASCAP ’s 2008 “I Create Music” EXPO will take place
April 10-12, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles,
CA. The event is one of the few national forums focusing on songwriters
and composers, providing three days of education, innovation and inspiration
for those seeking a successful career in music. Registrants will be
invited to attend the ASCAP Pop Music Awards the night before the EXPO
begins. The ASCAP Pop Music Awards will be held at the Kodak Theatre
on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 in Hollywood. The awards show will recognize
the songwriters and publishers of the most performed pop songs of 2007
and will include many exciting live performances by some of the top
ASCAP writers and artists. The event is open to all songwriters, composers,
lyricists, producers, publishers and other music industry professionals,
regardless of affiliation. Click HERE to register and to read more about
the ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO, or log on to http://www.ascap.com/expo.
fishthemusic.com has started a whole-new promotional service called
"Artists' Explosion in Japan" for you. It plays your music
on our web-radio "music-islands.com." It's already had more
than 70,000 unique users/a month, and 5,000 visitors/a day, with over
700,000 page-views (Aug. 2007). Playing your music on the website makes
it easy for you to be heard not only by Japanese music fans, but also
by the Japanese music biz scene. Submission Fee is only 3,000 JPY ($26.00).
http://www.fishthemusic.com/
The always growing
Original Sessions National Band Search is a talent search in which one
band will be chosen to receive full sponsorship and 14 others will receive
partial sponsorship as runners up! The band search takes place in various
clubs in New York City and satellite territories. Cities & States
include: NYC, LA, Philadelphia, Connecticut, Boston, Miami (downtown
Miami & South Beach only), Austin, San Francisco, and Jersey City.
More details online. Submission deadline: March 31.
http://www.originalsessions.com/
Guitar Player Magazine's 2008 Guitar Superstar Competition is open to
guitar players of all ages and styles who believe they have what it
takes to earn the title of "Guitar Superstar." Ten finalists
will be chosen by the staff of Guitar Player Magazine to face-off in
front of sold out crowd and a panel of celebrity judges at the 2008
Guitar Superstar event on September 13, 2008 at Great American Music
Hall in San Francisco, CA. Submission deadline: June 30.
http://hero.guitarplayer.com/
March 29-30
Christian Indie Alliance Summit Franklin, TN
Now in its fifth year, the CIA Summit has established itself as one
of the premier Christian independent artist seminars. Produced by Indieheaven.com
founder Keith Mohr, the focus of the CIA Summit is to empower independent
artists and encourage them to succeed. Details at
www.ciasummit.com.
Anyone who makes
music can have a career without a record label, he can just "sign"
himself through TuneCore. Digital stores like iTunes allow all music
to be in stock, and have sold over 2 billion songs with more than 1/2
the sales coming from non-major label artists. http://www.tunecore.com/
North by Northeast (NXNE '08)
http://www.nxne.com
INDIESHOWS.NET IS
FIRST TO ALLOW
MULTIPLE MUSIC EVENT POSTING WITH NO
SIGN UP!; IndieShows.net, The
Self Concert
Promotion Site For Independent Bands!
NEW MUSIC SITE FOR
INDEPENDENT
ARTISTS; D And M Music Announces The Grand
Opening Of My Indie Nation http://www.myindienation.com/
DigStation.com
The web's most indie-friendly download site just got indie friendlier.
DigStation was already the most indie-friendly download site on the
web, making it easy to link right to your download page from your site.
You provide the fans, we provide the order, download, and credit card
processing. And what's best? You keep 100% of all revenue. http://www.digstation.com/
CMJ Music Marathon 2008
The world-renowned CMJ Music Marathon is New York City's largest music
festival, attracting more than 100,000 music professionals, artists
and music enthusiasts.
It's simple, go to www.sonicbids.com/cmj2008
- you'll be able to create and submit your EPK in just minutes! NYC,
New York, USA - October 21-25, 2008.
100% Music Songwriting
Contest is a music and songwriting competition open to all songwriters,
from any part of the world, whether you're an amateur or professional
songwriter/musician. The contest is currently accepting submissions,
online or by mail. Over US $40,000 in cash and prizes will be will be
given away to 45 category winners and 3 overall winners. In addition,
prizes and special offers will be given to all contestants. "Professional"
recordings are not a submission requirement. Each song will get the
same consideration.
http://www.free-samples-n-loops.com/songwriting-contest.html
Music Mix USA features the latest music videos from today's top artists
and interviews with the hottest bands in the industry. Music Mix is
sponsoring a music video opportunity for any and all artists in which
one artist will be selected to receive national airplay on Music Mix
USA, as seen on over 25 CBS, NBC, FOX, and MyTV affiliates around the
country as well as nationally on Direct TV (MYX channel 2067) and the
AMG Network. The "I Want My Video on Music Mix USA" contest
accepts most genres. Submission deadline: April 18. http://www.musicmixusa.com/
BANDIT A&R
NEWSLETTER OFFERS
FREE REPORTS FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS;
Publication Continues To Help New Subscribers
With "How To Get Noticed By The Music Industry"
Report
http://www.banditnewsletter.com/
MUSYNC HELPS INDIE MUSICIANS
MAKE MONEY WITH THEIR PRE-CLEARED
MUSIC; Musync, A San Francisco Music Licensing
Company, Helps Indie Artists Pre-clear Their
Music To Prepare For Licensing http://www.musync.com/
2008 USA Songwriting
Competition is now accepting entries! Winning songs will receive radio
airplay in United States and Canada along with great prizes such as
a Top Prize of over $50,000.
Sponsors of the 2008 Competition are: New Music Weekly, Acoustic Guitar
Magazine, Sony, Audio-Technica, Ibanez Guitars, D'Addario Strings, Sam
Ash Music Stores, ARC (Advanced Room Correction System), IK Multimedia,
Mi7.com, Intellitouch Tuners, Shari's Berries, Indie Bible, LivewireMusician.com,
AirplayAccess.com, Loggins Promotion, Superdups.com, Acoustic Café
Radio Program, Sonicbids.com, and XM Radio.
FREE Early entry bonus: first 1,000 entries postmarked by March 31 or
earlier will each receive a copy of the USA Songwriting Competition
Winners Compilation CD just by entering! Please obtain the entry form
at: http://www.songwriting.net/entryform.html
Or enter online here with your MP3: http://online.songwriting.net
Samm Browns "For The Record", a weekly radio program on KPFK
90.7 FM, is seeking artists/bands for airplay and critique. Each Sunday,
Brown hosts a program that focuses on the entertainment industry in
general and the music business in particular. He also presents a special
segment that showcases new and emerging artists. If you would like your
music played and critiqued by industry pros, send a package to Samm
Brown's For The Record, KPFK Radio, 90.7 FM, 11054 Ventura Blvd. No.
237, Studio City, CA. 91604.
WRHO FM
Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Dr. Oneonta, NY, 13820O
PH: 607-431-4555 FX: 607-431-4064
Alex Cameron wrho@hartwick.edu
http://users.hartwick.edu/wrho
Please send us your promo CDs. We play all genres of music, however
we tend to lack in the Folk/Country/Jazz/Blues/ Classical/Spoken Word
genres
- so more of those genres would be greatly appreciated!
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.
Onlinegigs - Onlinegigs
Version 4 fully automates the booking and promotional process for bands,
booking agents, record companies and music managers. Onlinegigs will
do it all for you, from finding the right venue to automatically reminding
your fans about upcoming performances right on their cell phones. http://www.onlinegigs.com
want2bdiscovered.com
- We help unsigned and indie music artists of all genres get their music
heard by thousands of new fans! Create your FREE music profile and upload
up to 10 MP3s, "LIVE" stream one of your performances on our
homepage, upload photos, videos, links and much more! http://www.want2bdiscovered.com
Indie Community
- acts as a booking agent and mentor for Christian artists and speakers
who want to use their gifts to minister in their communities. Christian
bands, worship leaders, and speakers can sign up at: http://www.indiecommunity.com
SHOWMETHESETLIST.COM
ALLOWS
CONCERT-GOERS TO CREATE VIRTUAL
GIGOGRAPHYS; A New Web Site That Enables
Users To Catalog The Music Concert Experience
Like Never Before http://www.showmethesetlist.com/
The music business
was never easy and it is especially very “uneasy” now. Today,
to break into the music business it is much harder than ever and more
difficult than you may think. The aspiration of getting a record deal
and signing with a major who wants everything and offers little in return,
is rapidly fading.
The majors are downsizing and CD sales are falling in double digits.
It’s a new world – Singles, and a new game –The Internet.
Downloads are easy and offer instant access to your songs. But, there
is a barrage of 1000’s of other new music tracks being uploaded
daily, so as a new artist, in order to stand out from the crowd and
be noticed you can’t be just good… http://www.musicproshollywood.com/
2008 Vans Warped Tour
Don't miss your chance to submit to play The Hot Topic Kevin Says Stage
on the 2008 Vans Warped Tour®. It's simple, go to
www.sonicbids.com/warpedtour - you'll be able to create and submit
your EPK in just minutes! Deadline: April 8, 2008.
