Get help, get heard, get ahead
Listed below are links to a variety of useful resources available to help independent artists grow in their careers. Keep in mind these are recommendations, not necessarily endorsements.
Music industry resources
All Access — Radio airplay data
All Music — Comprehensive online artist database
ASCAP — Performing rights society
BandName — Band/artist name registry
BMI — Performing rights society
Canadian Music Week — Annual conference and festival
Canada Council for the Arts — Grants and developmental support
Canadian Music Wiki — Online resource for Canadian music
CAAMA — Trade association for the Canadian independent music industry
CARAS — Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
CBC Radio 3 — CBC site for promoting new artists
ChristianMusicX — Brand new resource site for Christian indie artists
CGMA — Canadian Gospel Music Association
CIRPA — Canadian Independent Record Production Association
CMRRA — Canadian music licensing agency
FACTOR — Funding for Canadian artists
GMA Canada — Gospel Music Association of Canada
Indie Bible — Promotional contacts resource
IndieOneStop — Indie music promotion and resource infobase
Mary4Music — Blues, indie and DIY music resources
MusicBC (PMIA) — BC music industry association
Music Business: Producers — Industry articles and information
New Music Strategies — Articles on different approaches to online music
Royalty Logic — Digital media licensing service
SESAC — Performing rights society
SOCAN — Canadian performing rights society
SongDemos — Demo studio directory
Sound Exchange — Collects digital music performance royalties for artists and performers
StarPolish — Artist career advice library
Taxi — A&R service for unsigned artists and songwriters
Tom Jackson — Live performance coaching
Vancouver Musicians' Local 145, AFM
Songwriter resources
Addicted to Songwriting — Articles & tips for songwriters
CCMNI — Christian songwriter information
Just Plain Folks — Music industry support community
Muse's Muse — Huge resource of information and support
NSAI — World's largest not-for-profit songwriter association
Singer/Songwriter Directory — Artist contact listings and forum
Songramp — Interactive music community offering peer feedback
Songwriters Association of Canada — National songwriting association
Songwriters Guild of America — Services for songwriter development and advocacy
Songs of Love — Contribute a personalized song for chronically and terminally ill children
We Are Listening — Singer/songwriter and lyricist competitions
Get your music heard
All Indie — Artist development, distribution, promotion, and marketing
AmazonAdvantage — Sell your CD on Amazon.com
ArtistLaunch — Internet radio network and artist promotion
Artistopia — Music hosting and marketing tools
Bandcamp — Online promotion and distribution service with user stats
Broadjam — Music download store and pro reviewers
CD Baby — Popular online indie CD store
CD Review — CD sales and distribution
Coffee House Music — Music supplier for independent retail stores
Consensus — In-depth mp3 reviews
earBuzz — CD sales and digital downloads with 100% of sales going to the artist
ezFolk — Folk music community with mp3 hosting
Hear Music — Starbucks Entertainment contacts
Hello Music — Exposure and industry contacts for independent musicians
Hot Bands — Mp3 hosting and promotion
IAC — Online exposure for artists and songwriters
iFanz — Fan development & marketing, e-mail database management, custom artist merchandise
iLike — Music-based social networking service
Indie Extreme — Major-label resources for independent labels and artists
IndieHeaven — Christian artist CD sales and support
Indie Gogo — Micropatronage site to raise project funding
IODA — Online music distribution provider
I Think Music — Online community of indie labels, artists and retailers to distribute and merchandise digital music
Jamendo — Creative Commons licensed music
Kick Starter — Micropatronage site connecting artists with funding
Last.fm — Mp3 hosting with fan network, stats, and streaming royalties
MapleMusic — Canadian artist CD sales
Music Alley — Podcaster resource for new music to place in their shows
Music For Charities — Combines fundraising for charities with promotion of indie artists
Music Submit — Internet music promotion service
MySpace Music — Online music promotion
Northwest Convergence Zone — Podcast featuring Pacific Northwest artists
OurStage — Listener-voted charts in over 50 musical genres
OutboundMusic — CD sales, distribution and promotion
Pitchfork — New music reviews and news
Pump Audio — Licenses independent music for TV and movies
Purevolume — Online exposure for new artists
RadioDirectX — Independent radio promotion including college and internet stations
Radio Starmaker Fund — Funding for emerging Canadian artists
ReverbNation — Online promotion and marketing with song hosting and stats
Scoutr — Online A&R by EMI
Sell A Band — Fan funding of indie recording projects
SonicBids — Electronic press kits
SoundClick — Mp3 hosting and promotion
SoundCloud — Send, receive and distribute music files online
Thumbplay — Mobile content aggregator and distributor
Topspin — Direct-to-fan marketing, management, and distribution platform
TrustyFiles — Peer-to-peer marketing and promotion
TuneCore — Digital download distribution service
TuneVault — Online promotion and CD sales
whisperinandhollerin — New music reviews and news
Yooka Music — Music licensing marketplace
YouMusic — New music showcase site
zunior — Canadian indie digital music store
Vancouver music community
LiveMusicVancouver — Musician and live show listings
Musicians Only (Vancouver) — Online classifieds and forum
Vancouver Bands — Promoting live music in Vancouver
Radio Bandcouver — Local radio show and live music promotion
WMN FM — BC-based online radio station
Other
Saga Recording owner Michael Nowak in Mix Magazine — Nashville 5.1 surround session credit
CafePress — Online custom merchandise service
CD Seller — CD point-of-sale display for live shows
Constant Contact — Do-it-yourself email marketing service
DiskStore — CD & DVD storage products
FanBridge — Email and mobile fan list management for artists
H.E.A.R. — Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers; learn how to protect your hearing
Nimbit — Online virtual merch table for artists
The Yosh Man — Nashville producer, engineer, and all-around great guy
Vertical Response — Self-service direct marketing services
Vinyl Carvers — Vinyl record custom manufacturer
WorldWide Online Creators Registry — Copyright proof of ownership service
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