songsalive! songnotes march/april 2013
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CONTENTS
3) Calendar of Events/Featured Event
4) Forums & Community
5) Article: Connecting the Social Dots
9) Chapter News
11) Marketing & Advertising
12) Pro Member Spotlight
13) Get Involved
14) Featured Partner
15) Sponsored Event
16)Sponsored Events
17) Back Page
Happy Spring! While the last few days of winter disappear, we hope that your Spring gets off to a great start! We have an amazing issue of Songnotes for you. You can find out about our upcoming chapter events on page 3. Congratulations to our PRO Member Spotlight artist, Danielle Carter! You can read more about her and her music on page 12. Our Partner of the Month is the Music Marketing Manifesto. See page 14 for more information on this awesome resource. Songsalive! President, Gilli Moon, has also written a wonderful article entitled, “Connecting the Social Dots: Integrating all your Social Networks and news feeds to spread your music word.” It has a ton of great information. Check it out starting on page 5! On the cover this month are Songsalive! Pro Members, Michael Vanags, Liz Nash, and Mike V at the 2013 NAMM Songsalive! Showcase.
Enjoy Your Spring! Mary Lemanski Director of Operations
FEATURED UPCOMING SONGSALIVE! EVENT
SONGSALIVE! LOS ANGELES SHOWCASE
WHEN: THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013
TIME: 7:00PM
WHERE: THE MINT
6010 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Just East of Crescent Heights
COST: $5 entry (buy at the door or purchase in advance here)
Great food. Book a table for dinner by calling 323-954-9400. Seats will go fast.
(Bar standing room available)
PERFORMANCES BY:
gilli moon
J.Walker
Brittany Pearl
Danielle W Carter
Jonie Blinman
Julia Juice
See our Events page at www.songsalive.org for more details
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
Sunday, March 17
12:00pm Los Angeles Songsalive! Songwriters Workshop
Tuesday, March 19
8:30pm New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic
Thursday, March 21
7:00pm Grass Valley Songsalive! Showcase
7:30pm Orange County Songsalive! Showcase
Tuesday, March 26
8:30pm New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic
Thursday, March 28
7:00pm Los Angeles Songsalive! Showcase
Sunday, March 31
7:00pm Orange County Songsalive! Songwriters Workshop
Tuesday, April 2
6:30pm Long Island Songsalive! Songwrters Workshop
8:30pm New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic
Friday, April 5
7:00pm Songsalive! San Francisco First Friday’s Song Circle Showcase
www.songsalive.org/events.htm for Calendar and Upcoming Events
www.songsalive.org/chapters.htm for details on our Chapters.
Participate and find opportunities in our Forums as a Songsalive! Pro Member. SONGSHOP - Get song leads where music business professionals (record labels, publishers, film producers and music supervisors) hunt songs from the Songsalive! song pool. GIGS, JOBS & MUSIC OPPORTUNITIES - Listings of cool gigs, jobs and music opportunities posted by Songsalive! staff as well as members themselves.
LATEST POSTS: Songsalive! Songshop - get song leads and pitch your songs forum
Licensing Company Looking For Dance & Electronic Songs Recording Company Interested in Songwriters and Producers Christian/Gospel Management Company Looking for Songwriters
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Opportunities Forum - Gigs, Jobs, and Music forum Elbo Room in Chicago Now Booking Dates for Lounge (Acoustic & DJs) SONY MUSIC NASHVILLE SEEKS SUMMER INTERNS TRAILER PARK SEEKS HOLLYWOOD MUSIC SUPERVISOR MUSIC CONNECTION SEEKS BRIGHT, MOTIVATED INTERN And last week... California Clothing Company Looking to Sponsor Up and Coming Artists Lyricists Needed for Country, R&B/Gospel, and Blues/Rock Songs Publishing Company Needs Artists and Songs in All Genres German Record Label looking for Pop or Dance Songs
AND MANY MORE!!!
PRO MEMBERS ACCESS - GO TO: www.songsalive.org and click on
BACKSTAGE / then FORUMS / then Songshop or Opportunities.
Visit our Songsalive! Forums for more information on these
opportunities: www.songsalive.org/forums/
Community SONGCHAT - Members, have your say. Speak out, shout out. Tell it like it is! Find collaborators, other members, talk about songwriting, the biz, and speak your mind! Including: Songchat Songwriter Discussions Song Critique Discussion Lyrics-Only Critique Discussion SONG CRITIQUE - Critique other members songs and add yours for critique. (See below for a professional critique)
Connecting the Social Dots: Integrating all your Social
Networks and news feeds to spread your music word
By GILLI MOON, Songsalive! President
This article is not for the fresh beginner to the Internet.
It’s for those artists who have been dabbling with
various sites on the internet to promote their wares, but
just need some clarity on how to navigate, what is best,
and what has changed. I was originally only going to
write an article on Tumbr.com (and the demise of
Posterous.com) but instead I kept writing and decided
to write an entire article on Social Networks and
connecting the social dots for your music. I will begin by
saying that before you dabble in Social Networks, you
NEED a website first and foremost. Your website is
your HOME BASE where all good fans and links should
start, and return. This is your hub, and your place you
alone can control. Social Networks come and go. Don’t
rely on them as your only source of self-promotion. I
also highly recommend you read my book JUST GET
OUT THERE as I have a lengthy chapter for the
beginner or expert on Self-Promotion, Marketing and
being the Artist Entrepreneur. Get it at
www.justgetoutthere.com, or Amazon. Or just Google it.
Also my final caveat is the advice below is based on
what I like, what I’ve tested, and what I use. I’m sure
there are other ideas and ways. But I’m sharing with
you my idea, and I want to keep it simple for you too.
Ok, let’s get started…, or at least, let’s pretend you are
already dabbling online…. So let’s start in the middle:
Enjoy the read.
Connect my website news page to my social
networks, so I can post all at once.
Goal: When posting in one place, you have it land
on Twitter, Facebook, AND as a news feed on your
website.
What if you have all these online social networks and
you have to update your status in all these different
places. Wouldn’t it be nice to update one status and it
spreads to all of them? How about tag on a news feed
for your website? In working with artists and their self
promotion, I’ve been a big advocate of Posterous.com
as a blog for you to post your latest news, which in turn
publishes/syndicates to your social networks
(Facebook, Twitter, etc) all at once. It also has been
great as an RSS feed on your website, (your NEWS
stream). However, Posterous.com died an unfortunate
death (absorbed by its new owner Twitter). By end April
2013, it’s “bye bye’.
Welcome a long tried and true blog network (but least
buzzed about): Tumblr.com
Tumblr is not only going to do what Posterous has done
before, but goes one step further: it is a well respected
social network blog in its own right, so a lot of what you
may do on the web may connect to Tumblr (like you
may connect Facebook and Twitter).
Also in posting through Tumblr, you can share music,
video, photos and of course, text. It’s super sexy. You
can also share things you find on the internet, on
tumblr.
How to get this going:
1) First, I’m going to assume you are already on Twitter
and Facebook as a good start (see further into this
article about the benefits of those.)
2) Go to www.tumblr.com and create an
account. Once created, and while logged in, click on
your new “blog” on the left. (1 account can have
several blogs)
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6) Create url - I recommend you use your artist name
as the name you choose in the url. Eg
gillimoon.tumblr.com and songsalive.tumblr.com
7) Find the Post By Email setting on Under “Account”
(click on your blog from there)– they provide an email
address that you can email to, from you email account,
when you want to post to Tumblr. It will be really weird
but it works. You can also post within your Tumblr
account online. I like the email route as you can
forward anything you want (your newsletter for
example) to Tumblr via email. Later you can read tips
on sending via email here:
www.tumblr.com/docs/en/email_publishing
8) You can change the theme within your Blog. They
have many to choose from. (Also in this area you can
change the name of blog. It may be called
Untitled”. Rename that to your preferred blog name.)
9) Importantly, connect to Facebook and Twitter . You
can choose what to connect to on Facebook. Doesn’t
have to be your profile (as we often keep that as
personal friends area). You can share to your
Facebook Fan Page. (If you have a Facebook Group,
you can connect Tumblr to NetworkedBlogs (search it
within Facebook). Another cool system to syndicate
your blogs.)
10) LOG OUT and go to your Tumblr url to see what it
looks like. Copy the RSS feed by clicking on the
“Subscribe to RSS Feed” . For example the Songsalive
Tumblr is songsalive.tumblr.com/rss
11) Now, go to your website. I have recommended
many of you to design your website through
www.weebly.com. You can drag an RSS feed box to
any of your page (I prefer home, and News page) and
insert the above RSS feed. Voila, your website is also
showing your latest news. If your website design
management doesn’t allow you to insert an RSS feed,
you can use www.feedburner.com to create a digest of
your Tumblr feeds, and then give you html code to
insert into your website.
IN SUMMARY: Post to the Tumblr email anytime (Your
Newsletter, Your status, Your fun bits and pieces). This
goes to Social Networks AND shows up on your
website as latest news.
How to connect to other social networks too?
That’s easy: through TWITTER. They will then be
synced to Tumblr vicariously through your
Twitter/Tumblr API connection. For example, link
Twitter to Facebook here www.facebook.com/twitter/
(obviously you need an account at both places); Link
your Myspace to your Twitter within MySpace. Link
your Reverbnation profile to Twitter through
Revbernation (more on these social networks further
down).
What’s another alternative to post to all my
social networks at once?
Ping.fm used to be the best way to post to all your
social networks at once. Then they were bought out by
Seesmic. Then they were bought out by Hootsuite. So,
Hootsuite.com is a nice site, however if you want to
post to more than a few, you have to pay. So I found a
free one: Alternion.com. Little is published about this
site, but I’ve started using it and I really like it. You
have to post through the website from a computer
though. Doesn’t seem to have a mobile app. I just
posted to my social networks all at once. They are:
YouTube
Foursquare
Google+
Tumblr (and you know how THAT can connect!)
Vimeo
Blogger
And of course, Facebook
Since my Facebook is connected to my Twitter, I tend
to exclude that from the posting as Twitter posts on its
behalf.
Of course they have a TON more social networks you
can multi-post to. AND you can read all your social
network statuses, posts and messages all at
Alternion.com. You can even read all your email
inboxes there too. Pretty neat. Still in beta, so tread
lightly.
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OK, tell me more about Reverbnation and why
it’s important to my music promotion?
Reverbnation.com is a unique social network site that
I’ve loved since they started. Similar to MySpace, you
can create a profile that includes uploaded songs,
photos, a bio, and some press. It’s a pretty solid place
to promote to the media as your “press kit” (though I
like Sonicbids.com better for that, although that one I
wouldn’t call a Social Network). Reverbnation is a lovely
place to gain fans (they just come and find you without
too much fuss). You can rise in the music charts, and
send fan mail (newsletters) to your Fans who “Fan” you.
Interestingly, you can create html Widgets of your
music player, Tour info/Gigs, Press quotes and your
whole press kit, to insert into your Website.
OK, tell me more about Twitter and why it’s
important to my music promotion?
It just happens to be the best medium to promote your
music and build followers. I know you all love
Facebook, but Twitter attracts fans/followers without
you having to accept them as friends. It’s an OPEN
space/playing field. Also, as above, you can link your
Twitter to Facebook to update status simultaneously.
OK, tell me more about Facebook and why it’s
important to my music promotion?
Facebook is like my online Pub. I go there to hang out
virtually with my friends online (through my personal
profile, that is). I can decide who I am friends with, and
through my privacy settings, I can be strict about who
sees what. The latest on personal profiles is the Friend
requests you deny, they will be automatically
“subscribed to your public posts”. So in essence, your
Fans (who you really don’t call Friends) can follow you
too. When you post, simply choose your audience. If
you make it “Public” Friends and Subscribers will see it.
I still think having a FAN PAGE (or Business PAGE) is
essential. Set a Page up within your Profile and create
a URL for it. I tend to only promote my fanpage ie
facebook.com/gillimoonmusic, to avoid too many friend
requests from people I don’t know on my personal
profile. Notwithstanding, you can make it harder to find
you through Facebook (Friends of Friends only). Why
is Facebook important? Well, it’s your Soap Box, your
ability to talk any time of day, intimately, or publicly. The
fact is, many now use Facebook as their preference for
communication (yes, beating emails and phone calls).
That is why it is important to be on Facebook. As for
Music promotion, you can link your Reverbnation,
Sonicbids and similar music sites to your Facebook Fan
Page, so that people can listen to your music through
Facebook. Nice stuff.
Other sites I should look at for promoting my
music?
I’ve mentioned some above in my paragraph about
where I linked my Tumblr account to. I think it’s worthy
to mention that MySpace is making a comeback and so
I wouldn’t delete your account with them yet. It was
recently bought by Justin Timberlake (amongst others)
and is going through a revamp. You can migrate your
old site to the new. There are a few kinks still, (that is
that your old friends don’t transfer over unless they also
migrate their accounts), and the one pet peeve is all the
new music news is all about Justin right now. Go figure!
YouTube is idea to showcase your videos. You can
create Channels, Playlists, find subscribers, network,
AND create revenue (if you hit a certain amount of
Views).
Vimeo is an alternative to Youtube. I don’t use it as
much. I like it to share private videos with people and at
Songsalive! we use it for our Songcraft videos as you
can add a password.
Google+ didn’t get a huge rating for me. Hence I didn’t
dive deep. But they are trying. Their “circles” at least
helps you compartmentalize fans into different groups.
Businesses seems to like it (at least that’s Google’s
selling point). I’m still on the fence. To access, you
need a google or gmail account. It connects within your
logins for that.
Soundcloud is the perfect solution for sharing songs
(whether full or edited, though you have to edit
inadvance before you upload). You can find fans, and
they can even post their favorite parts of your song,
comment, and even remix your song with permission.
Soundcloud is linked sometimes to other social
networks too. They also provide a music player html
code for your website.
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Blogger is not a social network. It’s a blog. Write and express yourself, and then syndicate/publish the feed on your website through feedburner.com and to your social networks through Alternion.com Bandcamp seems to be a nice place to sell music directly from your site, and connects with other sites. But it’s not a social network. You can also sell your music on Reverbnation and Soundclick.com (the latter is also a social network and you can create a music player for your website, plus all sales go to You. Actually Soundclick is my favorite site for showcasing music. Like the old mp3.com, they also have Charts. You may see yourself in the top 10 one day. LinkedIn.com is not a social network in the true sense, but it is an online networking community where you can upload your “resume” (Jobs, Education, Expertise) and then connect with others in the biz. I love it for doing and expanding my “business as an artist entrepreneur” and people take you way more seriously there, than any other social network that is generally seen as “fun”. I’m no guru on Social Networks. I’m an Artist, and I run my own business. I coach other artists in their careers too. It may seem a lot to connect the dots, but if you follow my tried and true methods above, you’re thre-quarters there. The rest is actually promoting (Status updates, writing, networking) and creating GREAT music.
See ya online!
Gilli Moon - Twitter: @gillimoon @artistdevcoach @songsalive Facebook.com/gillimoonmusic (my Fan page); Facebook.com/songsalive
Linkedin.com/in/gillimoon Reverbnation.com/gillimoon – Myspace.com/gillimoon
Sonicbids.com/gillimoon Soundcloud.com/gillimoon -and putting it all together at
gillimoon.tumblr.com and songsalive.tumblr.com
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Songsalive! 2013 Winter NAMM Showcase – Once again Songsalive! got to
show off to a parade of musical industry professionals as we took to the
Acoustic Stage at the 2013 Winter NAMM Show -- that's National Association
of Music Merchants, if you didn't know. Every year thousands of musical
instrument makers from around the world converge on the Anaheim
Convention Center, and right on the morning of the first day it was time for
Songsalive! Six artists performed in a roundhouse style in two groups of three.
First up was Kaye Reznick, Katie Garibaldi, and Thadeus Gonzalez ... Hey
look! Two Songsalive! Songwriter of the Year Award-winners on stage at
once, along with a talented newcomer. In the second round the stage was
graced by two MV's -- that's Mike V and Michael Vanags -- as well as another
talented newcomer, Liz Nash and her gutsy blues voice. The variety of vocal
and guitar styles on display in both segments was captivating -- clearly, as
busy business people rushing by stopped to listen, applaud, and pick up
information about Songsalive! After the show all the performers got free
passes to head in to the NAMM Show proper, and see about getting some
new equipment to make their performances even better! -Rod O'Riley
Songsalive! Chicago January Showcase – Songsalive! Chicago hosted our
first showcase for 2013 on January 24th at the Heartland Cafe. I started the
night off with a pop-rock performance, where I sang and played live keyboards
along with a drum machine that I pre-programmed with backing tracks. Next,
Joe Nelson, who is a Songsalive! member and regular at our workshops,
performed a set of acoustic alternative rock. He accompanied his unique
voice on acoustic guitar, but played along with a bass drum and tambourine
hooked up to a bass drum pedal. A one man band! Everyone enjoyed the
music and seemed to have a great time! Songsalive! Chicago has no events
scheduled for February, but we will be back in March with a workshop AND a
showcase. -Mary Lemanski
www.songsalive.org/chapters.htm
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REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS
Songsalive! Long Island January Workshop – The Long Island
Chapter is still going strong even though we switched days from the
1st Wed of the month to the 1st Tuesday of the month. The people
who have come out to the workshop say it is invaluable information
they are receiving not only about their songs they are presenting and
the feedback they are getting, but from the information they are
learning about the music industry in general. Looking forward to a
great New Year of song critique workshops! -Steve Archdeacon
Songsalive! Orange County January Showcase – For one last
time, Songsalive Orange County welcomed Kaye Reznick -- the
Songsalive! Songwriter of the Year winner for 2010 -- to our stage at
Sam Ash Music in Westminster. Yes, Kaye is moving to Austin,
Texas, and their gain is our loss. But it was swell to see her up on
stage and performing her terrific songs one more time, especially
because this time she was ably assisted on stage by songwriter
Russell Somers -- who also played some mean guitar. Russell stuck
around on stage to help out our next guest, Anna Bell -- visiting all the
way from Denmark, and making us part of her tour itinerary! Again,
her funky acoustic R & B benefited greatly from Russell's jazzy lead
lines on top of her rhythms. The crowd loved it. -Rod O'Riley
Songsalive! New York January/February Showcases & Open
Mics – The New York chapter has a consistent following for open mic
every Tuesday at American Trash, deemed as one of the best in the
city! Songsalive! New York forms a communal environment for
songwriters, where ideas can be heard, admired, and improved!
-Dan Schteingart
REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS Songsalive! Grass Valley January Showcase – The January Songsalive! Grass Valley Showcase at my studio, Alta Sierra Music Center, was fun for all. Six people attended. My guest performers,Sandra Mac Dougall and Brandy Robinson, performed and entertained the small, but enthusiastic, group of listeners. I started with the usual explanation of Songsalive! benefits and a few songs. First up was Brandy Robinson, who is totally awesome! She has a great voice, and her songs were very modern and showed excellent songwriting and perfoming skills. Then Sandra did her set and shared some new songs she had written, plus some of her more popular songs that we have heard before. -Michael Gregory Songsalive! Orange County January Workshop – Our Guest Speaker was Pamela Phillips-Oland, who has written songs performed by the likes of Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, Reba McIntyre, and many more. She was, to use her own words, brutal in her reviews of reviewed songs -- brutal and honest. Wonderfully so! The whole group of more than a dozen people sat in rapt attention, taking notes on her perspective on songs that can be related to -- and sung! -- by regular everyday people. No less than nine songs were presented, ranging from gentle poetic ballads to rollicking rockers and country songs, from new songs to previously presented material -- making for a lively and varied evening. -Rod O'Riley Songsalive! Long Island February Workshop – The Long Island Chapter is still going strong even though we switched days to the 1st Tuesday of the month. The people who have come out to the workshop say it is invaluable information they are receiving...not only about their songs they are presenting and the feedback they are getting, but from the information they are learning about the music industry in general. Looking forward to a great New Year of song critique workshops! -Steve Archdeacon
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Songsalive! San Francisco February Showcase – Song Circle and Songsalive! SF Showcase at St. Cyprian's in San Francisco on February 8 was very enjoyable. We had a small crowd of 8 folks and played from 7 pm until around 9:30 pm. Michael Gregory and Sandra MacDougall came from Grass Valley / Auburn, and we all had many song ideas to share. Local singer/songwriter Kamurrah Knowles performed a few of her original Joan Baez-influenced songs during Song Circle. -Kevin Barnard Songsalive! Los Angeles February Workshop – The February Los Angeles Songsalive! Workshop series kicked off the 2013 season, Sunday, February 17th in North Hollywood at The Cahuenga General Store with another SRO turnout. Our guest speaker was Grammy-nominated, award-winning singer-songwriter, actress, producer, performance coach, Jan Linder-Koda whose topic, based on the title of her book, was Once More With Feeling. Jan worked with various singer/songwriters using her expertise and exercises to bring out more emotion from their live performance. -Rik Lawrence Songsalive! Orange County February Showcase – This was a very special Monthly Showcase for us here at Songsalive! Orange County: It was our 4th anniversary! And here's the really interesting part: One Foot In (Michael Gardner and Jeff Newell) performed at our very first Showcase in February of 2009... and they performed at THIS one too, helping us celebrate 4 years! Of course they also put on a terrific show of folky and bluegrass-style music with some great vocal harmonies that the good-sized crowd just loved. Opening the show was newcomer Mike Garcia, a young man with a passionate voice and a passionate dedication to spreading the gospel through his music. Everyone had a mighty fine time at Sam Ash Music. Rod O'Riley, chapter coordinator for Orange County, even brought along a birthday cake! -Rod O'Riley
www.songsalive.org/chapters.htm
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We are all excited about Danielle Carter being chosen for the Songsalive! Pro Member Spotlight!!! You too could be featured by Songsalive! ... to 16,000+ subscribers on our mailing list, social networks and members. Join as a PRO MEMBER at www.songsalive.org/join.htm and find out more under Backstage.
DANIELLE CARTER Interview excerpt “I am learning and discovering where the music industry is headed every day. Overall, we have trended toward a high tech and high touch society. We’ve seen a wealth of creativity through the web—such as virtual concerts and youtube artist sensations—which present more alternatives to major label deals…As media continues to broaden the access to local music on a global scale, the craving for authenticity and raw talent grows stronger.“ Read the CD Review by Songsalive! and Interview with Songsalive! in the Songsalive! Pro Member Spotlight blog or at www.songsalive.org/blog.htm Also featured on our HOME PAGE www.songsalive.org and Members Page: www.songsalive.org/members.htm Check out Danielle’s Songsalive! Profile page at www.songsalive.org/profile/Danielle-W-Carter
" Danielle Carter’s latest single, “Don’t Torture Yourself (Enough)” is described as ambient soul, and the moniker fits.”
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REVIEWS at www.songsalive.org/blog.htm
Don’t Torture Yourself (Enough) Single Review
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Chicago IL, Las Vegas NV, New York NY, Long Island NY, and Nashville TN. To get involved
email mary @ songsalive.org and also visit the Chapter Groups and make direct contact with the
Coordinators. We can't wait to hear from you!
Apply at www.songsalive.org/volunteer.htm
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FEATURED
PARTNER
Songsalive! Featured Partner: Music Marketing Manifesto
Music Marketing Manifesto is a home study course created by Major Label Recording Artist turned Music Marketing Guru, John Oszajca. MMM is a multi-media course containing 9 modules, 23 videos, 2 PDF Manuals, 3 website templates, audio Interviews, email swipe files, an interactive members area, and a music marketing toolbox. In the course, John teaches you the exact strategy he used to help a debut artist, who set CD Baby's all time single day sales record and even make the Billboard charts, with NO radio play, NO video play, and NO touring.
For more information on the Music Marketing Manifesto, click on Partner Directory in Backstage, or direct link:
www.songsalive.org/link-directory.htm
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About the Songsalive! Partner Directory: Discounts to our friends’ products, promotions, resources, services and events to help you
with your songwriting career.
Music resources, books and directories / Online websites and services for marketing,
promotion and social networking / Artist development, production and training / Music
Licensing (Film, TV, Ads, Games and A&R contacts / Music creation, sales and distribution /
Songwriting learning and writing tools / Legal Services / Sponsored Events
Behind the Songsalive! Backstage, you can access 100 exclusive discounts, only for our
Songsalive! Pro members. www.songsalive.org/backstage.htm for all Pro Member
exclusives, or access the Partner Directory here: www.songsalive.org/link-directory.htm
Go Pro today! Join Songsalive! on our website at www.songsalive.org/join.htm.
ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo
April 18-20th
Loews Hollywood Hotel • Los Angeles, CA
Members of Songsalive! Receive Discounts on Registration: Use Promo code SONGSALIVE to get
discount
Occurring from April 18-20, 2013 in Los Angeles, the ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO puts you in the
heart of ASCAP's community of today's most successful music creators for three days of education,
networking and inspiration.
• Develop your craft
• Learn from hitmakers and industry experts
• Get useful feedback
• Discover the latest technology
• Make valuable connections
Registration for the eighth annual ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO is open and members of our
organization can register at discounted rates! The current discount registration price is just $365 for
our members or $340 for members who are also members of ASCAP. To take advantage of it, enter
the promo code SONGSALIVE during the registration process.
Ask anyone who has ever attended the ASCAP EXPO and they’ll surely tell you it advanced and inspired
their music career. Some of the biggest names in music, both on the creative and business side, have
participated in the ASCAP EXPO. The ASCAP EXPO is open to everyone, not just ASCAP members.
Please visit www.ascap.com/eventsawards/events/expo/2013/registration.aspx and use promo code
SONGSALIVE to register now!
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SPONSORED
EVENT
For more information on this expo
and other Songsalive! Sponsored
Events, visit
www.songsalive.org/sponsoredevents.htm
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DRIVEN MUSIC CONFERENCE
Fort Lauderdale, FL
May 16-19, 2013
May 16 - 19, 2013 the Driven Music Conference
arrives in Fort Lauderdale at Hyatt Regency
Pier 66 and Revolution Live continuing to
successively connect artists and music fans
with the most accomplished professionals in the
music world. Artists of all genres will be in the
position for a chance to advance their careers at
panel discussions led by Van's Warped Tour
Founder Kevin Lyman, Ron Burman (signed
Nickelback), Atlantic Records Radio Promotion
Manager Johnny Coscia, Mayday Parade
Manager Josh Terry, Warner / Chappell Music
A&R Marc Wilson, top managers, top
producers, top agents and more.
UNSIGED ONLY MUSIC COMPETITION
Deadline: March 14, 2013
Unsigned Only is a unique international music
competition geared toward solo artists, bands,
and singers who are not signed to a major label
record company. Unsigned Only is looking for
an outstanding, talented performer… the “gem”
of an artist waiting to be discovered. Unsigned
Only has a highly esteemed judging panel,
including recording artists such as Chrissie
Hynde (The Pretenders), Iggy Pop, Carly
Simon, Neon Trees, Kirko Bangz and many
more. In addition to $10,000 and other great
prizes, the Grand Prize winner will also receive
one-on-one mentoring from high-profile music
industry executives from some of the world’s top
record labels including Universal Republic,
Capitol, Word Label Group, and many more.
For more information on these and other Songsalive! Sponsored Events, visit www.songsalive.org/sponsoredevents.htm
Make sure you're on our
Discussion Groups/Lists
eNotes - free weekly discussion list where the art and business of
songwriting meet online. Regular posts from our partners - music
business professionals offering opportunities, plus up to the minute
posts from our program SONGSHOP (looking for songs).
Songchat - free weekly discussion list to self
promote! Dedicated to self-promotion, gig and music news, plus
interaction with songwriters and composers around the world.
Our Social Networks
Facebook Group
Songsalive! Video Blog on YouTube
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Access ALL at www.songsalive.org/groups.htm
The Songsalive! Community
Confirm your email address: Please confirmed your email address on the site to continue
with your membership. It's important that you either:
a) click on the link within the email you may have received, or
b) go to the website and LOG IN with your username and password (which may then ask you to
confirm your email address).
Update your profile
There are hundreds and hundreds of other songwriters, artists and music business
professionals waiting to meet you! Update your profile on the website with some info about you,
some pics, and even use our integrated music player, where you can show off up to 10 of your
own songs! Pro members can also create their own blogs, groups and add videos. Woo hoo!
Songsalive! exists because of the songwriters and composers community at large. We feed it,
and we feed off it. We are all about community. Get involved today! JOIN A CHAPTER
GROUP - READ AND CREATE BLOGS - COMMENT ON BLOGS - ADD PHOTOS AND
VIDEOS - FIND OTHER MEMBERS.... Have FUN!
ACCESS: All at www.songsalive.org Join as a Pro Member today!
Contact us with questions www.songsalive.org/contact.htm
info@songsalive.org
– general inquiries
membership@songsalive.org
– for the obvious
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