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DID YOU KNOW THAT All IFS messages are archived on
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DIFS/messages

Once you're in the IFS archive, if you're looking for something in
particular, you can do a key word search

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Wanna know the easy way to find the IFS home page?
Type in
www.songwriterblog.com

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Imagine a worrld wide Music Award Organization that received submissions of
over 10,000 albums and 140,000 songs from 85 countries,
Then organized them into nominations for
Best Song in different 48 Genres and Best Album in 57.

Recently The Just Plain Folks Music Organization officially announced their
2004 Music Award Nominations for the
2004 Just Plain Folks Music Awards.
In addition, they posted this year's Lyric and their first ever Video
Nominees.

I see that many IFS readers received nominations


Last year I submitted a CD with 21 songs.
I had one in the Contemporary Christian Song Category that I wrote
with Jim Furhman and Galen Breen called "God's Divine Plan"

Here's where you can hear
"God's Divine Plan"
http://www.songramp.com/view.ez?sampleid=12416


and I had another song make it to the finals in the
Contemporary Song Category called "Tumble."
I cowrote it with Donna Aylor and Eric Copeland.
Eric wrote the melody, produc d and performed the recording.

You can hear Tumble at
http://www.songramp.com/view.ez?sampleid=12547


here's where you can see all the Categories and Song Nominees
http://www.jpfolks.com/MusicAwards/2004/SongNominees.html

Did any other IFS readers receive 2004 JPF music award nominations?
I look forward to hearing from you and sharing your great news.

Good Luck!

You definitely enter next year
I'm going to

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Can you name the world's #1 online retailer for independent CDs?
This company currently has 67,123 artists selling CDs on their site.
To date, they've sold 1,074,899 CDs and paid $8,547,404.48 to artists.
www.CDbaby.com

If you want to get your CD sold by CDbaby drop by
http://www.cdbaby.net/
to find out how.

As I was browsing CDBaby today I stumbled upon some excellent articles that
CDBaby's owner Derek Sivers wrote
http://www.cdbaby.net/derek/

Here's all of them

Tips, Thoughts, Articles...
How-to...

• The great articles on StarPolish.com
• Ten Tips on how to Promote Your Music
• How to get into the college market - in 4 easy steps
• My advice about the college market - the long version
• Touring Tips!
• Good reviews but no CD sales?

Resources...

• How to get a UPC Barcode
• Music Books I highly recommend
• CD Manufacturers I recommend
• Promoters I recommend

Just thoughts

• Marketing Your Music
• Go where the filters are
• Life is like High School
• Keeping in Touch
• The Philosophies of fame

All of them are excellent
I am Particularly fond of
• Ten Tips on how to Promote Your Music
and
• The Philosophies of fame

If you really want to be successful in music I suggest you read, study, and
implement those ideas

You don't need a UPC barcode to sell at CD Baby. Though if you do have one
already, we will report your sales to SoundScan!!


CD Baby's Digital Distribution

The Deal
you keep all the rights to your music
you just lend us the right to be your digital distributor: to get your music
to legitimate music services like Apple iTunes, Rhapsody, Sony Connect, the
new Napster, AOL's MusicNet, BuyMusic, Emusic, MusicMatch, and more

The Money
NO startup cost. this is a free service for CD Baby members.
we keep only 9% and pay you 91% of all income from your music
you always get paid the week after we do

It's Exclusive

just like in the physical world, there can't be more than one distributor
bringing the same music to the same store

so we have to be the exclusive distributor of your digital music to these
services (only) during the contract

that doesn't prevent you from doing anything else with your music!
just don't go sign ANOTHER digital distribution deal with ANOTHER company
that will ALSO send your music to iTunes, Rhapsody, Sony Connect, Napster, etc.

you can stop at any time - with 30 days' notice. we will never tie up your
rights or make it hard for you to leave.

Legal Permission

to give us legal permission to distribute your music, you must own or control
the copyright for the sound recordings and musical compositions

if you didn't write the music yourself, that's OK, but you must get
permission, and pay the publishers their mechanical royalties

Read on, for details...
http://www.cdbaby.net/dd

Right now
the Megan Slankard band's CD "freaky little story" is
the # 1 selling CD on CDBABY
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/slankardband
check her out

Get YOUR CD together and get it on CDBaby
What are you waiting for?

CDBaby rocks and Sivers Delivers

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American Idol SEASON 4 Audition Cities and tentative Dates

American Idol raised the audition age to 28

August 04, 2004 + Cleveland, Ohio

August 08, 2004 + St. Louis, Missouri

August 18, 2004 + Washington, D.C.

August 26, 2004 + Orlando, Florida

August 31, 2004 + New Orleans, Louisiana

September 12, 2004 + Las Vegas, Nevada

September 28, 2004 + Anchorage, Alaska

October 5, 2004 + San Francisco, California

for more facts drop by:
http://idolonfox.com/home.htm

Good Luck

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GRAMMY MEMBERS SOCIAL
Austin Texas

If you are a member of the Recording Academy, you are part of the biggest
night in music, the GRAMMY Awards!  Hundreds of members in Central Texas share
your passion for music excellence and the Recording Academy Texas Chapter wants
to bring you together for an evening of networking and camaraderie.

On Wednesday, August 11, 2004 you and a guest are invited to this exclusive
members event to fraternize and socialize with brilliant like minds within the
music industry.

GRAMMY MEMBERS SOCIAL
Wednesday August 11, 2004
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Cuba Libre
409 Colorado Street- Austin
512.472.2822

for details contact
Texas@...
or call
512.328.8176

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Write on!
Ande Rasmussen
Editor and Publisher of I F S, Inspirations For Songwriters

Contact info is:

Ande Rasmussen
835 Martindale Falls
Martindale, TX 78655
AndeRasmussen@...

You can read my Bio at:
http://www.AndeRasmussen.com/

You can hear a few of my tunes at:
http://songramp.com/ande
http://www.soundclick.com/anders

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I F S stands for Inspirations for Songwriters,
I F S is an ezine for songwriters filled with
inspirational and practical information about
the art, craft, and business of songwriting.
We want to help YOU
become a more successful songwriter.

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