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Elderly Instruments
The Midwest ’s premier independent music store. Elderly Instruments offers everything for the musician and songwriter through its telephone and internet mail order services, plus a great showroom and repair shop.
1100 N. Washington, Lansing, MI 48096
(888) 473-5810 toll free
www.elderly.com
Lamb's Retreat For Songwriters
Offering two weekend seminars in November in Harbor Springs, Michigan, with song critiques and workshops with prominent performers and songwriters, open mic time, and excellent accommodations. Lamb's Retreat is a production of Springfed Arts, a nonprofit organization.
Springfed Arts, P.O. Box 304, Royal Oak, MI 48068-0304
Phone (248) 589-3913
www.springfed.org
Songbridge
Based in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Songbridge provides a weekly "pitch sheet," full of listings from producers, artists, managers, publishers, film and TV all seeking original songs in all genres, to its songwriting members. It's a direct marketing tool for songwriters in which artists, producers, labels, management and artists from the US and Canada detail what kind of material to submit. It also provides a free e-newsletter with tips and insights on songwriting from premier songwriters, and a website with association links, festival links, music industry news, and lots of good information.
www.thesongbridge.com
The CD Seller
Based in the Minneapolis area, The CD Seller is the professional and affordable point-of-purchase CD display and sales tool for musicians and bands who market their CDs at live performances. Designed, refined and road tested by a professional working musician, The CD Seller is rugged and attractive, holds 12 CDs, has a locking cash box, a 9 x 5 inch sign holder for displaying custom advertising banners and a threaded fitting so it can be mounted on any standard microphone stand. The CD Seller is available exclusively online.
www.thecdseller.com
Indie-Music.com
"Where Serious Musicians Surf." This Indiana-based company
has produced one of the most respected and imitated indie music sites on the web.
Indie-Music.com has been serving the Independent Music Community since 1996
with monthly Featured Artists, CD Reviews, streaming audio, how-to articles,
industry directory, and much-needed recognition. The site offers a wealth of
information to artists trying to survive & thrive in today's competitive music industry.
www.Indie-Music.com
Broadjam.com
Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Broadjam Inc. provides web-based promotional tools and services for independent musicians, the music industry and fans around the world. One of the world's largest web communities focused on independent music, Broadjam.com hosts a massive online database of searchable songs by artists from all 50 U.S. states and over 150 countries worldwide. The Broadjam Pro Services group designs and builds custom technology for music industry clients such as Warner/Chappell, Academy of Country Music, Peavey, Yamaha and others.
www.Broadjam.com
Other Resources
Andrea Stolpe
Andrea is a hit songwriter, an instructor at the Berklee School of Music, an author, an independent artist, and one of our 2007 judges. She has an interactive website with lots of good information, including a new songwriting service called "Songwriting Made Simple," a monthly flash presentation she designed to help songwriters improve their craft. At just $7 per lesson, it's about the best value going.
www.andreastolpe.com/store/
U.S. Copyright Officewww.copyright.gov
Michigan Artists
a site for musician profiles, forums and announcements
www.michiganartists.com
Addicted to Songwriting
find excellent tips on how to write a song, plus interviews with
hit songwriters and other great articles.
www.addicted-to-songwriting.com
Christian Songwriters
a website with forums, songwriting tips, and news
www.christiansongwriters.org
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