MUSICIAN LINKS:
Musician's Assistance Site (MAS): A directory of FREE information on booking, promotion, packaging, pressing, and distribution for independent musicians and recording labels. Hundreds of thousands of listings complete with addresses and contacts. Free contracts, articles, newsletters and so much more
Musicmating.com: houses a large database of musicians and other stakeholders of the musical industry, and is a great place for artists to find mates and other valuable business partners
Musician's Cyber Cooler: musicians swapping insights around the "water cooler" in Cyberspace...
Guitar Players a nationwide organization uniting all guitarists
GuitarCommunity.net: a wealth of resources for guitar players, including articles, links, tab, MIDI and much more
TW's Bass Talk: links, gear info, playing tips and more for bass players
LadySixString.com: dedicated to female guitarist all over the world; past, present and the hopeful futures
Girl Player-for the female musician: promoting female musicians from around the world a photo gallery, reviews, interviews, tips, gig swap, and many valuable resources
Women in Production: reviews, weekly features, and helpful links for women in music. Free listing service for women musicians
hEARd: a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of new music of all types, whether commercially available or produced by unsigned artists and bands
HotBands.com: offers free band websites, a world wide band directory, free classifieds and much more
The Indie Contact Bible: contains over 3000 reviewers and radio stations that are willing to give your music a listen!
Indie-Music.com: A host of resources for unsigned musicians, including articles, contacts, CD reviews and more. Definitely worth checking out
The Music Track: a place for all types of new music lovers and musicians to come together and talk about music. Features news, message boards, interviews, show reviews, and much more
Lazertrax: a royalty free production music library with over 420 cuts of great background music for video presentations, radio and TV commercials, on-hold messages, or anywhere you need royalty-free music
Sound Recording Advice: a thorough yet simplified guide on how to set up a home recording studio. The book covers all aspects of recording, such as power, grounding, acoustics, layout, new and used equipment, tracking, mixing and troubleshooting
Key To Music Success: a resource that gives you the information and major connections to help you succeed in the music business. Free monthly newsletter
SONGWRITER LINKS:
Making It In The Music Business The Insider Secrets is a must-read for any aspiring musician, songwriter, performer or music business entrepreneur. Also includes a resource guide, sample business plan and bonus beats CD
Write Hit Songs this package reveals thousands of techniques in which the best in the industry use everyday. This kit includes a book, CD-ROM, and a 3-month e-mail based customer support
WritingSongs.com: a home for songwriters looking for lyrics writing, music, composition, chats (voice and web) a cyber coffee house, tips and information, a bulletin board and classified area
Front Row Productions: a multi service company for music, internet services & software, festival promotions and travel
The Local Music Directory: a directory of musician and music business Website links organized by category
Jeff Mallett's Songwriter Page: One of the best collection of links for songwriters, along with lots of other good information. Check out the Songwriters Bookshop (in association with Amazon Books) and Songwriters On The Web! (a free listing service)
Richhoncho's Songwriter Resources & Links: categorized links for musicians and songwriters, from music theory through promotion
Songwriters Directory: their goal is to become the best and most comprehensive database of songwriters and songwriter resources on the Internet
SONGWRITER RESOURCES:
This is a Big Deal!
It's enough to make you sick.
It causes some people a constant and gnawing pain in the pit of the stomach.
Others drink more or smoke more because of it.
It's killed more dreams and ruined more careers than all other causes combined.
FEAR may be the worst enemy of the human species. And it's been with us since the beginning. The Book of Genesis speaks of fear and it appears throughout the Bible, Torah and Koran. Who can forget the classic line from the Old Testament that was delivered by Job when he said, "That which I feared most has come upon me."
In fact, it seems the older we get the more prone we are to allowing fear to control our lives.
Stop and think about it. Most children are pretty fearless creatures (unless an adult has already instilled a lot of fear in them). Teenagers and even young adults continue to display mostly fearless attitudes. But as we age many people grow more fearful instead of more fearless.
And it shouldn't be that way. Since f-e-a-r is nothing more than False Evidence Appearing Real, we should definitely become more fearless with age because wisdom (which usually comes with age) makes us more apt to see the Truth in a situation.
It is fear (and all of its cousins, such as worry, anxiety, depression, and self-doubt) that will turn your dream of success into a chilling nightmare that haunts you into paralysis.
Fear can be defeated because fear is a learned response in the first place. It's said that we were only born with two fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. Every other fear you have was learned!
To defeat fear all you have to do is to LEARN how to manage it - how to master it.
Dont fear writing anymore, get some help and write like you have always dreamed you CAN write!!!!
Just get started and never acknowledge FEAR!
