Dear IFS Readers,

I hope this email finds you well.

You'll find some SINGER Searching FOR SONGS LEADS in this issue.

Has anyone out there ever found songs or gotten cuts because of IFS
leads? Tell me about it. I love reading your success stories.
I'm more than happy to share song search leads, of course I want to
get cuts, but I want artists to find the very best songs they can. I
want my songs to compete against other songs. I want my friends to
get cuts. Some songwriters keep their leads a secret. I'm happy to
share leads unless a someone asks me not to.

Congrats to the Bards their CD "brobdingnagian fairy tales" is now
the #1 selling CD on CDBaby.com
http://cdbaby.com/cd/bards6

Today I spoke with Helen Chernikof from the Austin American Statesman
and told her about a few friends how received help from their fans to
finance their CD's, projects, and help their careers. I mentioned
Idgy Vaughn, Sarah Sharp, Sara Hickman, and Abi Tapia.

Idgy's friend financed her CD.
Sarah wrote a business plan and raised $35,000.
Sara Hickman got dropped from her label and her fans helped her buy
back her master recordings.
Abi presold her upcoming CD at various levels to obtain funding.

Does anyone else have stories of how your fans helped you finance
your CD?

I'm considering creating a for sale CD of some of my better songs. I
noticed that Molly-Ann Leikin put her "Sliced Bread" CD up on
CDBaby.com It's looks to me like she just burned a CD of her demos
and sent it in to them.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/leikin2

I was curious if anyone has any suggestions.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do.
Which songs should I put on the project?

Good luck guys,

Ande

check out the
http://txsongwriterscruise.com/

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SongwriterUniverse and SingerUniverse.

Music websites/online magazines SongwriterUniverse and SingerUniverse
will
be adding many more articles and content to their sites. The sites
will now
feature at least six new articles per month, which are all free. The
latest
article in SongwriterUniverse is an in-depth interview with the
legendary
Motown writing/producing team, Holland-Dozier-Holland. You can read
their
article by clicking this link:

http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/hdh.htm

The latest article in SingerUniverse is an interview with legendary
producer, Arif Mardin. Mardin is an 8-time Grammy winner who has
produced
Norah Jones, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, the Bee Gees and many
others.
You can read this article by clicking:
http://www.singeruniverse.com/mardin.htm

Also, the sites provide excellent exposure (and prizes) for
songwriters and
singers, with the SongwriterUniverse "Best Song Of The Month"
Contest, and
the SingerUniverse "Best Vocalist Of The Month" Competition. The
deadline
for these contests is this Sunday, July 31. Here are the main links
to these
sites:

http://www.Songwriteruniverse.com

http://www.Singeruniverse.com

info@...

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"Life's a Song" Workshop with Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines

Where: Seashell Village Resort Accommodations,
502 East Avenue G,
Port Aransas, Texas

When: September 9 - 11th
Check in starts at 3:00 pm on Friday the 9th and you'll depart
Sunday, the 11th with the conclusion of the recording. This will be
mid afternoon.

Cost: $500 per student. Limited to 20 students.
Minimum age requirement for students is 14.

Purchase Tickets:
Wilory Records - 11:00am to 5:00pm -
Phone - 512-353-2536
Wilory@... –
Pay by check or credit card

What this includes:
1. Room and board for Friday and Saturday at Seashell Village
Condo's, in Port Aransas.
2. Students will share accommodations with two other students (three
to a condo total).

If you want your own private room, arrangements can be made through
Seashell Village Condo's for an extra fee.
A discounted rate will be available to you which you'll pay
separately and in addition to the $500 fee. All rooms are non-smoking.
3. These condo's are located approximately one mile from the beach
http://www.seashellvillage.com/
4. Tote bag upon check-in
Includes comprehensive pamphlet on the music business which answers
questions on copywriting and all that other "Part That Ain't Art"
stuff, a souvenir t-shirt, a koozie, strings, picks, and more!

Complete meals for Friday and Saturday. There will be a Sunday brunch.
1. Coffee, soft drinks, chips, dips, and candy and other snacks
provided
2. BYOB - no alcohol will be provided

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July 8, 2005 TAXI Transmitter highlights

TAXI Member Gets Hold With Universal
Canadahttp://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0507/headlineA0507.html

Passenger Profile: John Linscott
http://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0507/headlineB0507.html

Kawan "KP" Prather: Executive VP, A&R Sony Music Urban
http://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0507/headlineC0507.html

DEALS UPDATE
Member Deals - Deals Our Members Have Scored Through TAXI
http://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0507/deals0507.html

FEATURESIndustry News
http://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0507/industrynews0507.html

Tips - How To Pick a Personal Manager
http://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0507/tips0507.html

Music Biz & Law - Ownership of Recordings
http://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0507/musicbiz0507.html

Letters
http://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0507/qandl0507.html

Tips 2 - Songwriting Basics, One Step at a Time
http://www.taxi.com/transmitter/0507/tipsA0507.html

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TEXAS ACCOUNTANTS AND LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS (TALA)
1540 Sul Ross,
Houston, TX 77006
Phone: (713) 526-4876,
Toll-free: (800) 526-8252,
Fax: (713) 526-1299
www.talarts.org, info@...
Since 1979 Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts (TALA) has
provided free accounting and legal services to non-profit arts
organizations and artists from all creative disciplines, including
visual artists, musicians, actors, dancers, filmmakers and writers.
Over 750 attorneys and accountants donate their time to artists and
arts organizations who are unable to afford professional services.
Without TALA, their problems might remain unresolved and their
interests unrepresented. Services include lawyer and accountant pro
bono services, dispute resolution services, educational programs for
the artistic and business community, publication, a speaker's bureau
and a resource library. Programs are designed to help artists apply
legal and accounting concepts for their benefit.

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Here's some interesting threads from JPF

How to get people to pay attention at an open mike
http://www.justplainfolks.org/ubb/Forum4/HTML/001640.html


Singers Searching for Songs
here's you 3 leads of singers searching for songs
let them know that Ande Rasmussen from IFS let you know

MichaeloRyan
http://www.justplainfolks.org/ubb/Forum4/HTML/002082.html

Mikki
http://www.justplainfolks.org/ubb/Forum4/HTML/002091.html

tammygail
http://www.justplainfolks.org/ubb/Forum2/HTML/004283.html



Write on,

Ande Rasmussen
AndeRasmussen@...

http://songramp.com/ande
http://www.AndeRasmussen.com

512-217-2728 cell

835 Martindale Falls
Martindale, TX 78655

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