LINKS

RESOURCES:

All Sound Artist Promotion
Booking for the UK, be it a HUGE event or a small venue.

AltSounds.com
Come hang out in a progressive New Music community.


Artistopia - The Ultimate Music Artist Resource
Join music artists across the world in their pursuit to music stardom. Artistopia’s music community includes artist profiles, free MP3 music downloads, press releases, artist gigs and events, music resources directory, classified ads, and music forums.

Bathtub Music
Bathtub Music is a cool and funky independent CD store that is currently offering FREE CD SETUP for all independent recording artists. They also have a new fully customizable listening station and featured artist program to help promote your CD. All you have to do is fill out their online setup form and mail them your CD’s. Artists get their own admin section to review sales/inventory and edit their CD information.

Buzz Factor
For all of the best books on how to DIY your Music Career, go here! You owe it to your future! I've implemented several of his strategies for Notorious Radio and they WORK...and I'm not even a band. I cannot stress this enough: GO HERE!!!

Band Command
The site YOU control. Intended to help collect Venue information to make booking and touring information freely available to every artist and band because having to pay for information and wasting time looking for venues to play at SUCKS!!!

Bandago
A different kind of van rental company...designed for YOU the artist!!!

Breakthrough Audio
An Independent way to get your cds dupes for LESS than DiscMakers can even dream of.

CDBaby
THE site I'd recommend you sell your discs from. They specialize in Unsigned & Emerging artists.

Disc Wizards
CD duplication & more...in the UK!!!

DiskFaktory
A great place for smaller quantity runs of discs. Notorious used them for the 2003 sampler.

Emley Enterprises
Looking for an experienced Tour Manager? Look no further...

Garageband.com
They are more focused on the Unsigned & Indie artist.

IndieBible.com
Another great resource for bands who are just starting out or want to Do It Themselves.



IndieBiz
Music-Promotion.com
The amazing Dave Hooper gives advice & guidance for bands who are smart enough to ask for it.

IndieMusicClub
MusicBizCoaching
The equally amazing Joe Taylor lends his ears & eyes to your questions.

IndieRec
You can get your barcodes here & it won't cost you a year's salary either.

Invisible Kid
Budding producer/remixer I'd highly recommend for any "electronic" remixes you might want.

Key Music Group
Your source for "Specialist" radio plugging in the UK. (Like what I do, only across the pond)

MusicBizBooks.com
Click through to a mecca of books on how to Do It Yourself: How to Book Gigs, Guerilla Marketing...it's ALL here.


Music Broker
"Hand-delivering the best unsigned talent to the heart of the Entertainment industry"

Musicians Atlas
You can pick this up at most of the larger newsstands, or buy it right here. Another invaluable resource for musicians.

MySpace.com
The best music, people and all-around hangout on the web. Period. Get yourself a page here ASAP if you don't already have one...or two... it's free!!!

Oblivion Grafx
Oblivion Grafx offers a variety of services to you, including, small business websites, company logos and branding, 3D graphics and animation, video editing and music production, interactive multimedia, computer upgrading and repairs, tutoring and computer training and much much more.

123 Stickers
These guys are unbelievable...GREAT looking stickers, QUICK & CHEAP & a staff that actually answers emails & picks up the phone for questions.

PayPal
My preferred source for getting paid or making payments for goods, services or even Ebay.

Independent Net Radio. Indeed.

PureVolume
Picks up where the O.G. MP3.com left off...and presents it in a fresh new way.

Smoke & Mirrors Promotions
Canadian Specialty Promotion & beyond!!!

SongShark
A great resource if you're not sure a company is legitimate...
Related article here

Sound Exchange
They distribute royalties to artists who get played on XM, Web Radio, and other digital performances. Good folks to know focused on the direction music is going!

Stamps.com
You'll never have to go to the Post Office again.

WeedFiles
THIS is the future right here, folks. Sign up & see what happens.

YeahCD.com
This Vegas-based DVD/CD manufacturer is run by folks who DO give a damn!!!

MUSIC RELATED :

XM Radio
This has changed my life dramatically since I purchased it. I cannot recommend this enough if you are a Music fan.

Radioio.com
THE greatest online radio station out there for Music Fans. Check it out for FREE if you don't believe me!

WOXY.com
The benchmark of the format, in my opinion.

KEXP.org
Another amazing station, this one both terrestrial and on the web.

PERSONAL:

Animal Rescue Site
Click here everyday to provide FREE food to an animal in need. Add to your email signatures & tell everyone you know.

B.A.R.C. Shelter
This is the link for the no-kill shelter I volunteer at & have adopted cats from. They're a GREAT group of folks with a TON of wonderful animals. You can donate to BARC here.

Green-ify your lifestyle & offset your carbon use. It's amazingly cheap (especially if you don't have a car like us City-dwellers) & you'll feel good afterwards. No, really.

Fuel.tv
The online component of the best station on cable TV. They not only show constant Xtreme sports, but they, GASP, show music videos too. And NOT the crappy ones you are flogged constantly by on the "music television" channels. Indie & unknown bands. They also do a LOT of licensing of unsigned acts.

OddTodd
Not just hilarious...inspirational. This guy got laid off & instead of fretting, he made himself a whole new career...& became famous too!

The Onion
Fairly self-explanatory. The BEST newspaper in the WORLD.

RecipeSource.com
No need to buy countless cookbooks or subscriptions to magazines. Everything you could possibly want to cook, grill, bake, fry...you get the idea. It's all right here...FREE!!!

WNBA
NY Liberty
This is about the ONLY sport I enjoy outside of Xtreme sports. It's a great experience & some of the best Basketball in the World!