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    This section deals with the production of independent music and the many related issues surrounding record labels, producing your own records, the legal issues and such. This section will prove very useful in your research!

Compact Disc Manufacturers -- A link to a directory of CD manufacturers.

Creative Musicians Coalition (CMC) -- Website of the CMC, an international organization dedicated to the advancement of independent musicians, links to artists, and tips and techniques for musicians.

Independent Distribution Network -- Website of independent bands distributing their music, with advise on everything from starting a band to finding labels.

NMPA- National Music Publishers Association, Inc. is an association representing over 600 American music publishers and offers info about what publishing is and how you can get involved.

Music Publishers Association -- Provides a copyright resource center, directory of member publishers an info on the organization.

Independent Songwriter Web Magazine -- Independent music reviews, classifieds, message board and chat sessions.

GETSIGNED.COM -- Interviews with industry executives, how-to business info and more.

ASCAP -- One of the major performance rights organizations (the folks who capture royalties for artists).

BMI MusicWorld -- One of the major performance rights organizations (the folks who capture royalties for artists).

SESAC INC. -- One of the major performance rights organizations ( some more folks who capture royalties for artists. 

United States Copyright Office -- The homepage for the U.S. copyright office, offering  info on registering songs.

Writers Digest Website -- Website  for Writers Digest series of books including Songwriters Market, an excellent source of networking info.

ONLINE SHOWCASES -- The sites listed below offer places for you to post your music for a fee as a way of marketing your songs to music executives.

ARTIST UNDERGROUND             SONGS.COM

       MUSIC SPOTLIGHT WEB        ONLINE AUDITIONS, INC.   

    ROCKTROPOLIS           SONGLINK

 

                                             

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