Indie Guide Book Excerpts
The Indie Guide to Music, Marketing and Money is by No. 1 Best Selling Amazon and Barnes and Noble author Jaci Rae. It is THE industry's most reliable, must-read music resource for making it in the music industry as an indie artist today.
With advice from some of the top entertainment lawyers, well known indie advocates such as well known entertainment attorney, G. Miller Hogan III; Thom King former VP of Clear Channel; Eric De Fontenay founder of musicdish.net, mi2n and taggin and more.
Trusted and respected by some of the biggest and most successful indie/DIY musicians in the world, The Indie Guide to Music, Marketing and Money, is the only indie/DIY resource guide you will ever need!
Your purchase also comes with The Indie Guide to Music, Marketing and Money Contact Information. This guide is a complete, current database of who's who in music and entertainment. We constantly check and update our sources to ensure you have the most current and up-to-date email address, phone numbers, mailing addresses, etc!
Now, YOU have direct contact with the people who make it happen!
With all the A&R record label contact information, venues, conferences, booking agency's, management, film and television music directors, record pool directors and more!
Stand out in the crowd of music artists and make the money you deserve! Sell more CDs, get more gigs, airplay and get noticed by labels or start your own!
The Indie Guide to Music, Marketing and Money is loaded with proven techniques that guide you every step of the way.
A Few Music Industry Contacts To Help You
(like the ones you will find in The Indie Contact Guide)
This is only a Very small sampling taken from The Indie Guide. It's not meant to be a complete listing.
REVIEWERS
http://www.muzikreviews.com
http://www.billboard.com/billboard/index.jsp
http://www.cmj.com
MUSIC INDUSTRY CONTACTS
http://www.artistdirect.com
http://www.musicianassist.com
COLLEGE RADIO STATIONS
PD = PROGRAM DIRECTOR MD = MUSIC DIRECTOR
Note: We have not included PDs and MDs in the College section because of the vast amount each college has for each style of music. Please be sure to call them to verify which department head your music goes to.
ALABAMA
Auburn University
WEGL 91.1 FM
116 Foy Union Bldg.
Auburn, AL 36849
334-844-4114
334-844-4118
wegl@auburn.edu
http://wegl.auburn.edu
genres: Alt, Underground, Jazz, Blues, World, CCM
Jacksonville State
WLJS 91.9 FM
700 Pelham Rd. N
Jacksonville, AL 36265
256-782-5572
256-782-5645
radio92@hotrnail.com
RECORD LABELS
Interscope - Geffen - A&M part of Universal Blanket
2220 Colorado Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310-865-1000
310-865-6270
www.amrecords.com
contact: Ron Fair, President 310-865-6272
contact: A&R 888-181-777-1000 Universal Music
They are no longer allowed to give out A&R personnel information.
genres: They accept all music
MANAGERS
Avenue Management Group
276 5th Ave., Ste. 507
New York, NY 10001
646-424-1600
646-424-1680
thewolf191@aol.com
contact: Bruce Garfield ext 2
contact: Peter Durando ext 1
contact: Glenn Stone ext 3
FILM AND TELEVISION CONTACTS
lml Trax
125 5th Ave., Ste. 4N
New York, NY 10003
212-673-5200
212-539-0290
info@lm1.com
www.1m1.com
contact: Linda Cohen
Alr-Edel Associates
18 Rodmarton St.
London, England WI U 8BJ UK
44 207 4866466
air-edel@air-edel.co.uk
www.air-edel.co.uk
contact: Matt Biffa
BOOKING AGENCIES
Artist Representation & Management
1257 Arcade St
Saint Paul, MN 55106
651-483-8754
651-776-6338
www.armentertainment.com
contact: John Domagall
jd@armentertainment.com
genres: Rock, Country, Blues
CONFERENCES
Canadian Music Week
5355 Vail Ct
Mississauga, ON L5M 6G9 Canada
905-858-4747
905-858-4848
info@cmw.ne
ndixon@cmw.net
www.cmw.net
contact: Neill Dixon
genres: All styles
TOP MUSIC PRODUCERS
Andre Young / Dr. Dre Aftermath
2220 these are in the book, we cannot list them here
Santa Monica CA, 90404
310 the rest of the # is in the book, we cannot list it here
310 these are in the book, we cannot list them here
credits: Dr. Dre, Ice Cube Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Nas
RECORD POOLS
4 STAR RECORD POOL
Timothy Butler (DJ Jazzy T) - Pool Director
5291 Mohican Way
Antioch, CA 94531 USA
925-754-6840
925-754-6841
tbutler@4starrecordpool.com
www.4starrecordpool.com
60 DJ Members
Music Formats: URBAN Music and DANCE Music
Service Allotment Requirements: 60 on 12" Record For URBAN
Service Allotment Requirements: 20 on 12" Record For DANCE
More Help and Contacts to Get You Started
on Your Path To Success
To help you get started, here are a few contacts that are included in The Indie Guide to Music, Marketing and Money and it's companion Contact Guide:
PLACES TO APPLY FOR GRANTS FOR TOURING MUSICIAN
The Recording Academy, 3402 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405.
Telephone: (310) 392-3777.
MUSIC PUBLICATIONS/PLACES TO SEND CD FOR REVIEW
Check these places out to see if they will review your CD. With any submission, please follow the correct procedures:
- Always contact the person, publication, venue or station, etc. ahead of time to make sure they not only cover/play/represent your style of music, but that you are sending it to the correct person. Also find out what their individual submission policies are.
- Make sure you have a killer press kit to send them (to save money, ask if they accept digital press kits).
- Your press kit should have the heaviest items, CDs, etc. on the right hand side of the folder and the lightest items on the left. Why? Neatness. People open folders from right to left. If they heavy items are on the left, they will fly out of the folder and onto their laps.
- Your press kits should include a one sheet, a color picture (full body is preferable), a CD, a business card and 4 - 6 pieces of press about you or your band.
- Include a cover letter that informs the listener which tracks you want them to listen too. Realistically you only have 15 seconds to impress them before they are onto the next song. That time may go as high as 30 seconds, so make sure you recommend three or four of your very best tracks.
