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Songwriters Resources INDUSTRY CONTACTS GETTING YOUR DEMO TAPES DIRECTLY TO MUSIC INDUSTRY PROS NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE ORGANIZATIONS PERFORMING RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS - BMI, ASCAPand SESAC HELPFUL WEBSITES TIPSHEETS ONLINE PITCH SERVICES INDEPENDENT MUSIC SITES ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS TOOLS SONGWRITING, COMPOSING, LYRIC WRITING BOOKS THE TRADE MAGAZINES SONGWRITERS PERIODICALS FILM AND TV TRADE MAGAZINESAND WEBSITES |
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by John Braheny The following resources will continue to be updated on an ongoing basis. FOR INDUSTRY CONTACTS RECORDING INDUSTRY SOURCEBOOK (800) 233-9604 More than 10,000 listings in 55 categories. Listings include names, titles, phone, fax, styles of music and whether unsolicited material is accepted. Producer listings include rates, credits and specialties. BILLBOARD DIRECTORIES (800) 344-7119 These comprehensive Billboard directories of business-to-business listings include Billboard International Buyers Guide, Billboard International Talent & Touring Directory, Billboard Record Retailing Directory, Billboard Tape/Disc Directory, The Radio Power Book, Billboard International Latin Music Buyer's Guide, The Nashville 615/Country Music Sourcebook, Music & Media/Billboard EUROFILE, Musicians Guide to Touring & Promotion. For many of these, specialized mailing labels and data extracts are also available. MUSIC BUSINESS REGISTRY (323) 850-8946 This company, headed by former Arista Records A&R rep, Ritch Esra, publishes the A&R Registry, a comprehensive listing of record company A&R reps including their stylistic focus, direct phone and fax #s and the names of their assistants. The only directory pdated every two months. They also publish an annual Music Publisher Registry and Film and TV Music Supervisors Directory. POLLSTAR (559) 271-7900 Fax: (559) 271-7979 For nearly 20 years, Pollstar has provided music business professionals with a reliable and accurate source of worldwide concert tour schedules, ticket sales results, music industry contact directories, trade news and unique specialized data services. In addition to publishing the concert industry's leading weekly trade publication, Pollstar also maintains the world's largest database of international concert tour information. Their Contact directories include: a bi-annual Agency Roster for over 10,000 artists and their booking agencies; bi-annual Record Company Rosters including a list of major label executives; bi-annual Talent Buyer Directory listing concert promoters, clubs, fairs, colleges, festivals and theme parks; also Concert Venue Directory, Concert Support Services Directory, and ConneXions, an annual directory of 10,000 music industry company listings. Though they donąt list it on their Web site they also publish a semi-annual Manager Directory of artists and their managers. THE MUSICIAN'S ATLAS A comprehensive guide to clubs, studios, showcases, tape/disc manufacturers, record stores, record distributors, major and indie label A&R, producers, film/TV music supervisors, publishers, music journalists, managers, agents and attorneys, commercial & college radio, national and regional press, conferences, creative services, promotion companies, publicists, Web sites, schools. |
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