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Dear IFS Readers,

I hope this email find you doing great.

Monday on a whim
here's the blurb I sent the following blurb to my local paper.

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Story Idea:
Austin Area man ranked #1 in the world for Masters Swimming Event in
2004

FINA.org the international swimming organization recently published
the 2004 top 10 masters swimming lists. 41 year old Ande Rasmussen
who lives near Austin and works and trains in Austin was ranked # 1
in the world in the 200 short course meters Individual Medley (IM)
swimming event for 2004 in the 40 - 44 year old mens age group with
a time of 2:15.01.

http://www.fina.org/rankingshome.html
http://www.fina.org/masterstop10_SCM04.pdf

The 200 short course meters Individual Medley (IM) swimming event is
done in a 25 meter pool where the swimmer swims
50 meters butterfly,
50 meters backstroke,
50 meter breastroke and
50 meters freestyle.

Ande Rasmussen
AndeRasmussen@...
512-217-2728 cell
800-937-0418 day
835 Martindale Falls
Martindale, TX 78655

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thursday a reporter left a message on my voicemail

Friday afternoon at 4:00 pm I met with the reporter from the San
Marcos daily record, my local paper, who interviewed me and took
some photos for the article.

Today, Sunday the San Marcos Daily record, ran a feature story

IFS READERS
If you do something newsworthy, you might want to send a little
notice to your local paper and other media providers.

So every now and then send them your info
if they are interested they'll contact you.


I've got a new song called "Only Bible" that I wrote with Donna Aylor
and Brock Goodwin. PLEASE have a listen
I'd love to read your comments.

you can find it at:
http://www.songramp.com/view.ez?sampleid=30293
(if you have aol you may need to go to
http://songramp.com/ande/
then click on play all to get it to play)

Any way I hope you are doing wonderful
I look forward to hearing from you.

Enjoy this IFS
Take care,

Ande

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34th Annual Kerrville Folk Festival
May 26 - June 12, 2005
http://kerrvillefolkfestival.com/

Here's the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Line up
http://kerrvillefolkfestival.com/newfolk.htm
any IFS readers make it?

May 31 – June 2, 2005 is kerrvilles 26th Annual Songwriters School
http://www.kerrville-music.com/songwritersschool.htm
Directors: Rick Berresford (Nashville TN); Dr. Dick Goodwin (Columbia
SC)
Faculty: Gail Davies (Nashville TN); Eric Schwartz (New York, NY);
Steve Seskin (Richmond CA); SONiA (Baltimore MD)

For the 25th consecutive year, the Texas Folk Music Foundation hosts
its annual Songwriting School at the Quiet Valley Ranch during the
34th Annual Kerrville Folk Festival.

Directed by Nashville's Rick Beresford, the school lasts three days
and is designed to bring out each student's unique songwriting style.
There are many valid approaches to songwriting and such differences
are encouraged. All types of songwriting are addressed: folk, rock,
blues, and country. Students receive both large and small group
instruction using hands-on-teaching methods. Individual song
critiques and group songwriting are included

Day 1 focuses on creative possibilities: deriving and developing song
ideas and form expansion.
Day 2 addresses music exploration: discovering techniques for
creating and improving melodies.
Day 3 emphasizes form, structure and rewriting.

Both beginning and advanced songwriters can benefit from this
experience through shared examples

By pre-paid reservation only @ $165 per student (prior to May 10).
$200 after May 10. Includes lunch, camping, and admission to Sundown
Concerts for class days. Limited enrollment. Send registration checks
to:

Texas Folk Music Foundation
c/o Kerrville Folk Festival, Inc.
PO Box 291466
Kerrville, TX 78029

Or register by visiting the ticket page or by calling (830) 257-3600.


at Kerrville theres also a House Concert Seminar
11:00 am, Saturday, June 11, 2005
Join this open panel discussion to see how you can take advantage of
the growing House Concert movement that's sweeping the country. The
panel of several veteran House Concert hosts will clue you in on what
it takes to book, promote, and even find a venue in your community.
This seminar is FREE to all those who want to join in and will take
place in the Threadgill Theater.

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www.oldno9.org

a note about Kim Mc Daniel's Old # 9 experience

Hi Ande!

Well, it's going to be tough to top what James Michael Taylor (writer
of "Grandma's Shampoo" -- woo hoo!) already wrote, but here goes ...

First of all, THANK YOU IFS and Old No. 9 for the scholarship that
allowed me to attend the workshop. I live in California -- which
means I had to fly in to Texas for the weekend -- so having the
scholarship was a HUGE help! Also, being way out here in California,
I feel a little cut off from the country (and I'm talking about the
green hills and the trees and the countryside in general, because I
live in the big, bad city) and from country music itself (meaning the
people who make country music and who actually listen to it), so it
was just really refreshing to spend a long weekend in the beautiful
Texas Hill Country with songwriters who actually live in Texas (most
of them) and/or who write and appreciate country music (all of them).

And, second of all -- wow! What a great time! I kept hearing (through
IFS) what a grand experience the Old No. 9 workshop is, but, you
know, just seeing it in black and white makes it sound like so much
hype -- and who, in this day and age, isn't sick unto death of being
bombarded with hype? But I'm here to tell you that it's true -- the
Old No. 9 workshop ROCKS! (In a country sort of way ;)

Because, hey, you get there and see that it really IS way out there
in the country and that the Old No. 9 Roadhouse itself is set on a
beautiful piece of property across from the main house (with the
infamous campfire in between) -- nice! I arrived in the early
afternoon and, after dropping my stuff off in the upstairs dorm room,
I sat near the campfire and chatted with the other participants as
they arrived -- it was so relaxing! Then, after dinner in the main
house, we went back to the campfire where everyone took turns singing
and playing an original song ...

Okay, I have to say that this whole thing was a unique experience for
me as a songwriter, because I've never done the whole jammin'-round-
the-ol'-campfire thing before, so I was just happily listening to the
others sing and play their guitars and running around taking
pictures, (because I wanted to remember the experience forever!)
and ... Um ... Well, I surely WILL remember the experience forever,
but NOT for the reason I originally thought, because, after everyone
had played one song, they all looked at me like, "Okay, you're next."

Huh?!

Now, I consider myself a lyricist ONLY (due to the fact that I RARELY
get a tune when I write the words to a song and because I do NOT play
any instruments), so it never occurred to me that I might be called
upon to perform one of my songs that night -- I wasn't even prepared!
But when it became clear that they weren't taking "No" for an answer,
I finally sang (acapella) a highly-personal R&B song that I had
written while driving in heavy L.A. freeway traffic. Let me tell you,
I'm not much of a singer on a good day and I'm certainly NOT an R&B
singer by any stretch of the imagination (since singing R&B well
requires some actual vocal skill), so I was literally shakin' in my
Sketchers as I tried to perform one of my songs FOR THE VERY FIRST
TIME EVER BEFORE A REAL, LIVE AUDIENCE! =:O

Whew! I'm here to tell you that I lived (even though I thought I was
going to die :D), and it turned out to be an EXTREMELY valuable
experience for me, because, even though I have absolutely no
intention of ever becoming a performing artist, it really did drive
home the value of receiving an immediate audience reaction to one's
song. (You can tell just by watching their faces if they "get" your
song and if they are connecting to it emotionally.) So, for someone
like me, who (as a songwriter), sits in front of a computer keyboard
all day, blithely typing away lyrics that I wish/I hope/I pray will
work in front of real, live people, it taught me that (like it, or
not) I really need to get out there and sing my stuff -- even if it's
ultimately only in front of my fellow songwriters -- because a
genuine audience reaction is at least 100 times more valuable than a
ton of written critiques ...

And the next day -- man o man!

Sitting under the trees with a nice, cool breeze blowing all day
long; spending quality time with a songwriter as great as Steve
Seskin -- woo hoo! How can you put a price tag on THAT?! And, you
know, some of the songwriting things he talked about I had already
read in books and some of it I was hearing for the first time that
day, but all the principles really came ALIVE coming out of Steve's
mouth -- he has such a natural teaching style (very
conversational! ;) and he illustrated every principle by playing
songs he had written (or cowritten), or he made a tune up on the spot
to prove some salient point -- Steve just has a way of breaking
things down to the point where they totally make sense. And you can't
put a price tag on the way he put us into the middle of the process
of writing a successful song when (as an example) he played the first
verse and chorus of one of his killer songs and then stopped and
asked us, "Okay, what comes next?" Which forced each of us to
think, "Okay, if I were writing this song, how would I write the next
verse?"

It was just incredible.

Then we had a concert that night in front of a real audience (and I
did NOT perform, thank you very much :D) and the next day we each
recorded a song for a student CD (I READ one of my lyrics) and then
spent the rest of the morning listening as Steve critiqued some
student songs. So it was just awesome all the way around, not to
mention the fact that we each made a brand-new set of songwriting
friends -- which was especially valuable to me, since, so far, I've
done all my cowriting via e-mail, over the internet ...

So, thank you again to everyone who made it possible for me to go to
the Old No. 9 workshop. And if anyone out there is wondering if it's
really worth their time and trouble to go to this workshop, I would
give them a hearty and resounding, "YES!"

Peace and blessings,
Miss Kim
http://www.songu.com/members/kimilenemcdaniel

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Here's a note from Terri Fann about her old # 9 experience.

Ande,

It was a treat to spend some time with you Saturday out in the lazy
TX Hill Country!

The Old No. 9 was a priceless experience. Two days in the woods with
Steve Seskin at Kricket's place in Waring can't really be properly
described with plain old words, but here's about what happened.
Friday afternoon songwriters arrived to a campfire already in the
works, dinner on the stove, and volunteers helping us get situated in
sleeping quarters. There were nine of us that night (Russ, Jim, Kim,
John, Jeff, Bryan, James, Terry S, and me). Imagine! There were dang
near as many folks working behind the scenes as there were
songwriters taking the workshop. One songwriter was bold enough to
begin picking on his guitar right away while the rest of us were more
shyly tiptoe-ing into friendship around the fire. None of us had met
face to face before.


The volunteers were gracious (let's see...Chuck, Naomi, Vicki, Julie,
Diane, Jeff, Jeremiah, others), as were Kricket (James Michael Taylor
wrote you all about her ditto all of that!) and her sister Karis (a
quiet generous spirit that lives on the property). The bunk areas
were rustic but spotless and well acquainted with linens, towels, and
even earplugs! Speaking of well-cared-for facilities, the grass was
trimmed, flowers were blooming, and I was told that the fire ants had
been treated whew! as far as I know there were no fire ant incidents
during the weekend.

Steve Seskin arrived direct from Tin Pan South, and we were called
into a lasagna dinner by a cast iron bell on a flagpole. All students
fit at one long table another bonus! Conversation got silly
immediately, thanks to Jim Stevenson and the other songwriting comics
present, and we talked about œcritters (bats, snakes, etc.). When the
sun fell, we re-gathered around the campfire with instruments. Steve
played his song, It's a Jungle Out Here, having more fun still with
the critter concept.


Saturday was kicked off by a big belly-warming breakfast, then class
time. Another bonus "our classes took place in a circle outdoors. It
was almost romantic, but in a songwriting sort of way. Steve showed
us how he wrote songs and played a lot of partial and completed songs
from his repertoire. I had to make a tissue run for more than a few
of us were weeping from time to time. My opinion? He sings his own
songs better than the famed recording artists do. The rest of
Saturday went like this: lunch, classes, fajita dinner, concert,
campfire. All of it took place right there none of us needed
motorized transport the whole weekend.

The concert Saturday night was small and flavored with a few local
hecklers. A dessert buffet was laid out, but the fun seemed to be in
flasks passed and a large cooler of beer which we all kind of shared.
Rex Foster and Steve Seskin each played after a few student openers.
There was a full sound system, and the stage was kind of like a
garage with a 10-foot-tall oak tree growing from the front-center.
Hey, we were already out in the country, who says you can't sing to a
tree?

Sunday was another wonderful breakfast, a one-time-shot live
recording session, and a few song critiques. Another incredible day,
entirely outdoors. A few folks had to skedaddle to make it back to
places like Kansas before the next dawn, but a handful of us
lingered, wishing we could stay, well, forever. I inhaled coffees and
Diet Dr. Peppers in preparation for leaving, but still managed to get
lost on my way out of Waring Sunday afternoon. They don't worry much
about road signs ‘round those parts.


As you may have imagined, the campfire music died down at around 4 am
each night. When I get caught up on sleep one of these days, I'll
look over my 20 pages of notes! The workshop material was fabulous by
itself, but the whole experience was a once-in-a-lifetime, lucky good
time, and I've never had anything quite like it before. I was
completely touched by songs I heard; music is one of my favorite ways
to communicate with people. You learn a lot. You cry. You laugh. You
can't believe your blessings. And that's basically the whole weekend.

Last time I visited this magical place I forgot to get my guitar out
of my trunk because I was so taken by listening and singing along
around the campfire. This time, I remembered to participate with
instrument in hand, but I forgot to get my camera out. Oh, the Kodak
moments there were! A local fellow, Mike, who originally helped build
the Old No. 9, even brought his critter, a baby goat, out to the
property Sunday afternoon. Ande, too bad you missed that it was
hysterical! (Note to fellow campers: if you're reading this and you
got a picture of Seskin and goat, please send!)


For me, it's back to regular paradise this week, business as usual, a
supportive family to love on, and stories to tell. I'm the same, but
smiling a little extra, smarter perhaps, and blessed with some new
friends and great memories.

A giant thanks from a humble songwriting student,

Terri Fann
http://www.terrifann.com/

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You can find some tremendous songwriting articles at
http://songwriteruniverse.com/magazine.html

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SINGER SEARCHING FOR SONGS

Dear Ma'am/Sir,
I am an 18 yr old female singer and am looking for original songs
that have a very pop flavor,
that make sense, and if you could give me as much as a melody that
would do, for I am a lyric writer as well.I am an independent artist
and need tracks to put on my first album.I would be unable to pay you
for this.If you're still willing to help out, please do drop a line
and let me know.Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Thank you,
Grace Arundhati
grace_charmz@...

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here's a TAXI email

Dear Passengers,

Okay, I admit it. I love to golf (not all that good, but I DO love
it). My favorite perk as head TAXI Driver is being invited to speak
at music industry events that are near golf courses. I can actually
get in a round or two between panels.

Well kids, two of my very favorite events are coming right up, and
even though I've sent out this info before, people are still e-
mailing me to ask when are where these two events are.

Here it is one more time!

See you there,

Michael

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The Kauai Music Festival provides one-on-one private consultations,
very small group songwriting seminars, an amazing songwriting
competition, panel discussions with the top people in the industry,
and some of the best concerts you'll ever attend. This year's
instructors include pop music icon and singer/songwriter Vanessa
Carlton, Grammy winners Russ Titelman and Charles Brotman, Emmy
winner Hugh Prestwood, BMI Songwriter of the Year Jeffrey Steele and
many more current hit songwriters including Sean Garret (Yeah by
Usher), Kara DioGuardi (Pieces of Me by Ashlee Simpson), and Jeff
Cohen (Holy Water by Big &Rich).

You can now sign up to meet one-on-one with the A&R person of your
choice for a 10 minute interview. Choose from Michael Laskow (TAXI),
Marshall Altman (Columbia),or Jeff Blue (RCA). You can also sign up
for one-on-one consultations with Grammy and other award winning
producers Russ Titelman, David Tickle, and Charles Brotman, plus
several other music industry professionals. The Kauai Music Festival
has it all: top songwriters, producers, A&R people, music attorneys,
sound engineers, magazine publishers, and probably one or two great
last minute surprises. The Kauai Music Festival will be held May 26
through May 29. Sign up at their website www.kauaimusicfestival.com,
but hurry because space is limited.

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TAXI is also proud to sponsor The 2nd Annual Durango Songwriter's
Expo/Santa Barbara Wine Country, which will take place June 2-4, 2005
at The Rancho Santa Ynez Marriott. The Expo is one of the nation's
premier singer/songwriter events and in each of the last two years
new artists have been signed to deals there. The Expo is a
combination of workshops, panels, listening sessions, showcases, and
open mics and with registration limited to only 200 attendees and
with over 40 music industry pros and hit songwriters it truly is an
intimate and rewarding event. Two #1 songs have been written at The
Expo by participating hit songwriters and this year's special guests
include Lisa Loeb, Colin Hay (Men At Work), Jeffrey Steele, Hillary
Lindsey, Al Anderson, and Marcus Hummon. This is truly an event where
careers are made and meaningful relationships are developed. For more
info check out Durangosong.com or call 970-259-9747

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Dallas Songwriters recently launched their 2005 Song Contest
On-Line entries can be submitted at:
http://www.dallassongwriters.org/scontest.htm

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Capitol Sports and Entertainment announced.
planetcse.com

George Couri and the Artist Management group proudly welcome Schuyler
Fisk as a new client. This multi-talented artist attracted Universal
Records with her unique voice and songwriting. While she begins to
write and record her new album, the multitalented Schuyler Fisk
continues her acting career. Her screen credits include starring
roles in nine films including the upcoming "American Gun" (also
starring Donald Sutherland and Forest Whitaker), "Orange
County", "Snow Day", and "The Babysitters Club." Television
appearances include the guest-starring role on the hit television
series for the WB Network, "One Tree Hill", which will air May 3.

fyi Schuyler Fisk's mom is Sissy Spacek.

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So what did you think of Nashville Star and it's winner Erika Jo

so what did you think of nashville star 3 / erika jo and
her new single "I break things"
if you haven't heard it you can go to
www.allaccess.com
then click on country
and there should be a pic of her and the song

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If you are into korg products or want to meet melody writers and
composers who use korg products you might enjoy participating on:
http://www.korgstudios.com/forum/default.asp

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an email from a Nashville Publisher

Desperately need:

Christmas songs (especially anything that is appropiate for a female
artist)

Gospel songs (anything southern gospel)...NOT contemporary.

Female artist songs...EDGY (not neccessarily attitude songs) but
something different...something today's woman could relate to.
UPTEMPO!!!

All submissions must have 100% publishing available because I will be
splitting my publishing with the producer.

All songs must be new to me (songs that I have never heard before
from you). Do not send anything that you have already sent before...I
have already played every song from my catalog that matched this
request...so I need fresh new songs. ASAP...ALL songs need to be to
me in Nashville by Friday 6th. of May. If you send anything
overnight, please mark the "No Signature Requested" space on the
label as I will not sign for anything. NO MP3'S

ALSO:

We desperately need a duet song for Kenny Chesney & Santana ASAP.
This must be something that two guys can sing (no love songs,
drinking songs, etc.) All songs must be PRO demos or a great guitar
vocal with clear vocals. Inside pitch on this one!!

Send to
Attn: Patricia
NextNumberOne Music
1010 16th. Av. S. Suite 105
Nashville, TN. 37212
nextnumber1@...

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THE ATTITUDE OF A PRO
By Mary Beth Stone
NYC NSAI coordinator

"Pro" is short for "professional"¦but you knew that. Webster's
defines "professional" variously as "engaged in a specific activity
as a means of livelihood" and "pertaining to, engaged in or
appropriate for a profession." I'm especially interested in the
phrase "appropriate for"--inasmuch as it implies a code of behavior,
an attitude.

The hard facts are that most of us NSAI members, co-ordinators
and "rank-and-file" members alike (and plenty of "pro" members, too,
by the way) do not make our living from songwriting.

But, no matter what position we occupy on that spectrum, it behooves
us to behave like professionals, like "pros."

Why?

Well, first of all, if you ever hope to be a pro, you damn well
better start acting like one. Don't ever think that success will
come to you if you perpetually see yourself as a rookie. Who'll
waste their time listening to a song written by an amateur, let alone
record it? It could be the next The Song Remembers When--and even if
you're lucky enough to get them to pop it in the CD player, they'll
see ya comin'--and your work of genius won't stand a snowball's
chance in hell of truly being heard.

But I may have put the proverbial cart before the horse here… What
is the "attitude of a pro?" Here's my top ten:

A pro:

1. is CONFIDENT in his/her work product
2. is HUMBLE--humility is not the opposite of confidence--you can be
both--and, to be a pro, you must be!
3. is COMMITTED to being the best that he or she can be--this is not
a competition with anyone else.
4. is open--truly open--to FEEDBACK, not just on his/her songs, but
on business strategy, pitching methods, presentation, etc.--and is
willing to evaluate all feedback dispassionately and use it--or not!
(see "CONFIDENCE" above).
5. knows there's always MORE TO LEARN
6. is a TEAM PLAYER--the pro knows that success is a team effort,
even if he/she is a solo writer, and takes pleasure in the success of
others.
7. possesses INTEGRITY--never steals--that means lyrics, guitar
licks, chord progressions, ideas, titles, whatever--and always gives
credit to co-writers.
8. asks for HELP if things aren't working (from friends and
colleagues¦and from the Big Guy)
9. remembers that there is a HIGHER POWER he'd/she'd be nothing
without and doesn't forgot to give thanks.
10. GIVES BACK--lends expertise and support to those who're not as
far along in their professional development as he/she is.

Fellow Americans¦and songwriters¦ if it can be said of you that you
are "a real pro," then congratulations! If you are not doing
everything on the list, however, welcome to the club! This is not
Mary Beth pointing the finger, but rather thinking "out loud," as it
were, about what I can do to have more of the attitude of a pro
myself. Please consider working with me on some of the items I've
brought up. And, if you have any ideas on the subject, communicate
them to me.

One of the things that got me thinking about this whole concept was
my recent experience recording with Tim Buppert. I should tell you
that this is by no means the first session he's done for me…but
something was markedly different. This time he was the consummate
professional, where in the past he was still learning to be one.
Yes, the tremendous skill was there at those earlier sessions, but
there is a focus and a confidence now that did not exist before. He
quipped about one song we recorded, "Hey, it's a good song…now that
I'm singing it." In the past, this might have been an irritating
little joke, but now, despite the fact that he was speaking in jest,
he actually, on some level, meant it--and he was right! At the same
time, he was entirely open to every suggestion I made to him, every
change I required. He has an absolute right to his confidence. You
could say he has the confidence--and the humility--of a master…of a
pro.

One more thing: those NSAI members whose work is now at a
professional level, we still need you to participate--the people a
few rungs down the ladder need your input--and you might even find
that theirs is worthwhile. If you think it is less than professional
to attend workshops with beginning and intermediate songwriters,
think again!

Let's work together to become "real pros!"

Mary Beth Sone

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place persuasive copy on your site to encourage them to do what you
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place key things that make you money
where visitors don't have to scroll to find them

work to increase your website's conversion rate
check out these guys,
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they write about having a conversation with your visitors
providing them with the information they need to take the next step
use teasers to make people curious for more

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have fewer steps to buy,
require less information for purchasers to enter.
accept pay pal
at walmart people plunk down their money and
walk out with the product
make it just as easy on your site

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a not from an IFS reader

Hello Beautiful,
It is official I have partnered with sonicbids.com and am launching
the
first ever call for submissions for the Artist Collective Compilation
under Braun and Brains Music. If you are an artist submit your songs
for consideration! Please visit www.braunandbrainsmusic.com and
www.sonicbids.com/bbac for details.

Press Release
For Immediate Release:
Braun and Brains Music
Unit 849-#101-1001 West Broadway
Vancouver BC Canada V6H4E4

Braun and Brains Music Accepting Submissions for Inaugural
Compilation
CD
April 22, 2005 - Vancouver, B.C. Braun and Brains Music is calling
for submissions for their inaugural Artist Collective Compilation CD.
The standard $200 US or $250 Cdn inclusion fee will be waived for ALL
artists selected through sonicbids.com. The vision for the
compilation
cd is to offer independent bands and artists an excellent and
affordable promotional tool toward gaining international exposure.
There will be 300 copies of the Artist Collective Compilation
manufactured and 175 copies are sent out to Radio & Press in Canada,
the U.S.A., Europe, and Australia. Each band or artist also gets 5
copies. Any remaining copies will be given away as promo at
conferences
or music events. A list of the contacted press and radio will also be
supplied for each band or artist to track and followup.The deadline
for
submissions is June 30, 2005. The expected release of the inaugural
Artist Collective Compilation is October 2005. There is a $5
submission
fee per song. If submitting through the mail and selected for
inclusion, the price per song is $200 US or $250 Cdn. This fee covers
all costs and coordinating of the compilation cd. The submission fee
for song review is the same $5 per song.
Braun and Brains Music was originally formed to promote and manage
Vancouver artist -songwriter Norine Braun. Braun and Brains Music is
currently expanding relations with independent labels and artists.
Sonicbids.com is a sponsor and the exclusive online submission
platform
for Braun and Brains Music. Visit www.braunandbrainsmusic.com and
www.sonicbids.com/bbac for details.
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Cheers!
Norine

www.norinebraun.com

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Write On,

Ande Rasmussen