Take YOUR Songwriting to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL
Drop by
 
http://www.SongU.com/ifs

Where you can:
+ PITCH your songs
+ Receive Professional critiques
+ Get Mentoring from industry pros
+ Network with talented songwriters at SongU and
TAKE a FREE songwriting course at
http://www.SongU.com/ifs

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Every songwriter should have a songwriting library
Drop by:
http://astore.amazon.com/ifsande-20
find what's missing from yours
I recommend books by Jason Blume and Sheila Davis

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Many artists say the INDIE BIBLE
is a wonderful tool for independent artists
drop by
http://www.indiebible.com/swb
to check it out

The Folks at INDIE BIBLE just released a brand new directory called 
The Indie Venue Bible.

The Indie Venue Bible is a unique, comprehensive directory of live 
music venues. It is in electronic (.pdf) format and lists 26,000 
venues and 2000 booking agents in the US and Canada. The 
listings are arranged by area, making it easier for artists to 
route and plan their tour. 
check it out at:
https://nt4.magma.ca/bigmeteor/ivbaras_order.cfm

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Dear IFS Readers,

I hope this email finds you well.

It's been entirely too long since I've launched an IFS issue
I applied to serve as a Texas Grammy governor for 2008 - 2010
Wednesday I find out if I'm on the ballot, hope so.

I started a songwriter blog at
http://www.jpfolks.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/570870

got 2 wisdom teeth pulled yesterday

Next Wednesday I find out if I got on the Texas Grammy Ballot to run
as a Governor again
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/Texas/

Plan to Participate at:
GRAMMY U: Summit At The Field
April 12, 2008
Texas Chapter Office and Gibson Guitar Showroom,
3601 S. Congress Ave. G-400 & G-500,
Austin, Texas at Penn Field in central Austin.
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/Texas/Events/Default.
aspx?eventID=1600&chapterID=11

Started cowriting a song with Jeff Hughes
http://www.myspace.com/chaparralaustin

Got a $56 4th quarter check from Trusonic
http://trusonic.com/artists.html

entered 2 songs in
http://songwriter.americanidol.com/
Aint Gonna Stop
that I cowrote with Steve Callif from Austin, TX
performed by Mez
http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/srplayer.php?type=hipub&trackid=32584

Dreamer and Her Dream
That I cowrote with Tammy Edwards from Nashville TN
That's Tammy playing and singing on the demo.
http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/srplayer.php?type=hipub&trackid=60475


got an email yesterday from an artist who cut
Zip Zero http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/srplayer.php?
type=hipub&trackid=15270
and now wants to cut.

Where Have the Good Guys Gone
http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/srplayer.php?type=hipub&trackid=60796

I Think I Think Too Much
http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/srplayer.php?type=hipub&trackid=59062

Hotter than the Hinges
http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/srplayer.php?type=hipub&trackid=14489

so I sent of info to all my cowriters and await their reply

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Got a Day Pass and went to SXSW
http://2008.sxsw.com/music/conference/panels_schedule/

First attended
12:00 Quickies 4: In the Studio
met with:
Gary Powell Composer/Producer, Powell Studio Productions
Phil Nicolo Studio 4 Recording
Andy VanDette Chief Engineer, Masterdisk NYC
http://2008.sxsw.com/music/conference/panels_schedule/?
action=show&id=MP060309

Sat at a table with:

Daria Musk http://www.dariamusktrio.com/

Mike Drummond from http://www.citizenmundi.com/
Mike raved about Google webmaster tools, that provides you with a
free and easy way to make your site more Google-friendly.
http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/


then caught the tail end of
SXSW Interview: Daryl Hall
http://2008.sxsw.com/music/conference/panels_schedule/?
action=show&id=MP060319
(got Daryl's AutoGraph in my Songwriting Book)

walked around the Tradeshow floor with Gary Powell
then attended

2:00 pm · CLE 7: How Is Congress Rockin' the Music Industry?
http://2008.sxsw.com/music/conference/panels_schedule/?
action=show&id=MP060329
where they talked about bills that affect songwriters and artists
The key bill is the
Performance Rights Act. HR 4789
it's well explained at
http://www.musicfirstcoalition.org/#/home/
http://www.musicfirstcoalition.org/#/faq/
A song has 2 copyrights
1) the song and
2) the sound recording
for years Radio has paid royalties only to songwriters but not to
artists and the owners of sound recordings. Most countries around the
world pay royalties to both.
The radio lobby is fighting it.
They encouraged artists to follow it, support it and be vocal with
your representatives
http://www.capwiz.com/musicfirstcoalition/home/
so I learned my reps are:
http://www.capwiz.com/musicfirstcoalitio...te=TX&bzip=2537

then caught the tail end of
SXSW Interview: Ice Cube and DJ Pooh
http://2008.sxsw.com/music/conference/panels_schedule/?
action=show&id=MP060353
(got Ice Cube's autograph)

Drove home and listened to a few of the CD's folks gave me

Started working on a new lyric



Ande

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are you LinkedIn
my URL is
http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/anderasmussen
what's yours

ande

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Do you have a facebook music site?
http://www.facebook.com/Music

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Murphy's Laws of Songwriting

Your Best Bet for a #1 Song

http://www.ascap.com/nashville/murphy/murphy16.html

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did you enter the idol song contest
here's a link I started about it at JPF
http://www.jpfolks.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/598532

* * * * 5 HOT TIPS FOR WRITING FOR AMERICAN IDOL * * * *

1. Careful not to hit the nail too squarely on the head. Meaning: do
NOT mention American Idol directly in your lyric -- and it's probably
best to stay away from references to singing, being up on a stage, or
becoming a star. Everyone has hopes and dreams – but most people do
not want to be singers or entertainers.

You want to evoke the emotion related to these things – without
eliminating the possibility of millions of people who have different
hopes and dreams – from feeling as if your lyric relates to them.

I'll bet you didn't realize that neither Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment
Like This" nor Taylor Hicks' "Do I Make You Proud" (both of which
reached #1 as the first single from these "Idol" winners) are love
songs that do NOT talk directly about singing or being a star. (Check
out the lyrics to these songs at the end of this article – and I bet
you'll be surprised.)


2. As with any songwriting situation, you've got to give the decision
makers a compelling reason to choose your song over the competition.
There will likely be hundreds of thousands of entries – and only
those deemed to be the top twenty will be the ones the public votes
on.

If 10,000 other songs have the same basic idea as yours –
why should they choose yours?

Almost everyone will be writing about believing in yourself;
following a dream; achieving your goals; having someone who believes
in them, etc … So you'd better have a fresh, original angle
lyrically – a truly unique way of saying the same thing.


3. Remember that your melody is every bit as important as the lyric –
if not more so. Be sure to give the singers a melody that will allow
them to shine. Although you might only have a six or eight note
range – Melinda, Jordin, and Lakisha have awesome voices with great
range. Rewrite that melody until it's the very best it can be.
Imagine that your entire career rides on getting that melody just
right – because it might!


4. Don't believe them when they say that the quality of the recording
doesn't matter. It's impossible for judges not to be influenced by
what they hear– especially when they're quickly slogging through tens
of thousands of entries and listening to 20 - 30 seconds of each one
to make a quick determination as to whether they hear something
special. You don't need to spend a fortune on a demo – but you only
get one chance to make a good impression – and the judges are not
mind readers. They can't imagine what you intended – unless it's on
the recording. So be sure you give your song its best shot by
submitting a recording that incorporates musicianship, vocals, and
sonic quality that are up to the professional standard. If you can
achieve this with a home studio – great. But if not, invest enough to
record a pro keyboard or guitar and a great vocalist.


5. Lastly … read the fine print and be sure you qualify before
submitting your song. Wouldn't it be devastating to be chosen – and
learn that you're ineligible? Note that 100% of the publishing rights
must be available on your song – meaning if you or any of your
collaborators (if applicable) have entered into a publishing
agreement for the song you submit, you are NOT eligible.

Also note that if you did not play all of the instruments and perform
all of the vocals on your demo recording, you must be able to secure
a release from the musicians and singers, granting you ownership of
the "master rights" to the demo recording. (Those of you who've read
THIS BUSINESS OF SONGWRITING already understand the necessity of
securing these waivers/"work for hire" agreements in order to pitch
your songs for TV and film. A sample of a waiver/work for hire
agreement is included in the book on page 176.)

Now … follow your dream and give it your best shot!
I hope you win!

Jason Blume


HOT TIPS FOR WRITING FOR AMERICAN IDOL

By Jason Blume

Part Three

In my professional opinion it's impossible for judges (OR ANYONE
ELSE) not to be influenced by what they hear– especially when they're
quickly slogging through thousands of entries and listening to 30 –
60 seconds of each one to make a quick determination as to whether
they hear something special.

You don't need to spend a fortune on a demo – but you only get one
chance to make a good impression – and the judges are not mind
readers. While it is true that the winning song will receive a
professional arrangement and full production, no listener can imagine
what you intended – unless it's on the recording. So be sure you give
your song its best shot by submitting a recording that incorporates
musicianship, vocals, and sonic quality that are up to the
professional standard.

If you can achieve this with a home studio – great. But if not,
invest enough to record a pro keyboard or guitar and a great vocalist.


Last year EVERY SONG FINALIST WAS A FULLY-PRODUCED PRO SOUNDING DEMO
w/PRO VOX. Yes, 100% of the songs chosen as last year's top twenty
finalists sounded as if they were professional recordings – with
vocal and instrumental performances that matched the professional
industry standard.

MOST OF THE WRITERS OF THE SONGS CHOSEN AS LAST YEAR'S TOP 20 IN THE
AI CONTEST HAD MAJOR PRO CREDITS. Some of these writers had
previously been staff-writers; some had previously had songs recorded
by superstar artists; others had released successful albums as
artists. So remember that the bar is very high.


Don't settle for your first draft. Rewrite both your melody AND lyric
to be sure they're as strong as possible – and then, if at all
possible have your song professionally critiqued BEFORE investing in
a demo.


Give the judges compelling reasons to choose your song over the
competition. These reasons will be an original, fresh concept; a
melody that is instantly memorable—while challenging the singer and
giving him (or her) a chance to shine; and a melody and lyric that
combine to evoke powerful emotion in your listeners.

If you accomplish all of this … you'll have a great song—regardless
of whether it's chosen for American Idol.

Wishing you the best of luck on your songwriting journey! Jason

Jasonblume.com

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Alan Barnette, I met Marc Alan when he started and actively
participated on this thread on SongRamp
http://www.songramp.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=57759
ON that thread around page 33
the participants started cowriting a song
which turned out to be
Where Have the Good Guys Gone
http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/viewtrack.php?trackid=60796
if you read the history you'll see I got on to the song

Marc now has a whole board
http://www.songramp.com/mod/forumpro/showforum.php?forum_id=35

Several of my friends and cowriters had done "Write Up" Sessions with
him, so a while back I asked Marc Alan Barnette if he did write ups
by email or phone, in early March he announced that he would, so I
decided to take him up on it his "Write Up Program"

I captured the story of the song at:
http://www.songramp.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=58906


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Clive Davis urges singers to stop writing songs

By Michelle Nichols Thu Mar 6, 11:49 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Music mogul Clive Davis, who helped launch stars
like Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys, said singers should focus on
what they do best and not feel pressured to write their own songs.


Davis, chairman and chief executive officer of the BMG Label Group,
said he has seen many entertainers lose their careers by not
concentrating on finding hit songs -- no matter who they are written
by.

"The odds are always against you," Davis, 75, told the Billboard
Music and Money Symposium on Thursday. "You have got to go over the
best material, and that should win out, not withstanding any track
record. I don't care how many No. 1's you have written in the past,
have you written a new No. 1?"

When Houston came to him after her second or third album and asked if
she should start writing songs, he said: "Billie Holiday, Ella
Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra didn't write, and they
are among Time magazine's greatest artists of the century."

He said 80 to 90 percent of the artists with whom he has worked over
more than four decades wrote their own material. But in recent years,
more entertainers who do not write have gained stardom due to the hit
TV talent show "American Idol," where singing talent is discovered.

In fact, Davis had a public spat last year with inaugural "Idol"
winner Kelly Clarkson over creative differences on her third
album "My December," on which she co-wrote all the songs.

"She was not signed as a singer/songwriter," said Davis, adding that
her manager believed there would be at least six hits on the album
while market research had shown none.

"This issue only comes up when you're dealing with entertainers who
might or might not have the ability to write pop songs," he said.
Clarkson's second album sold 11 million copies worldwide, so Davis
said there was a lot at stake.

"My December" has sold only 754,000 units since its June 2007
release, according to music tracker Nielsen SoundScan.

The pair resolved their dispute shortly after the album's release and
are now working on a new record.

Reuters

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080307/music_nm/davis_dc

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Austin singer songwriter Kat Edmonson & Kevin Lovejoy cowrote a song
titled to Gandhi's quote:

Be The Change That You Want To See

They then asked

"What would you do if You were President?"

and made a video then put them up on Youtube
The video had more than 15,000 views

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RyS3NasuRk

MySpace.com - Kat Edmonson - AUSTIN, US
http://www.myspace.com/katedmonson

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Are you an awesome Austin Singer?
would you like to sing the
National Anthem in Austin at the
USMS Masters National Swimming Championships at the
Texas Swimming Center at
8:30 am on
Thursday May 1st
let me know

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have you seen faith rivera's Kumbaya movie

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JHKQECOX8PI

what do you think?

I think it's quite wonderful

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Don't give up the Ghost: Singer-songwriter Amanda finally takes the
spotlight
By STUART HUSBAND - More by this author »

Last updated at 16:36pm on 16th February 2008

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She turned James Blunt's 'You're Beautiful' into a mega-seller and
has written hits for the likes of Beyoncé and Whitney Houston. But
success as a singer has always been elusive for Amanda Ghost. She
tells Stuart Husband why she's finally ready to take the spotlight...

Amanda Ghost is telling a story about a recent trip in a New York
cab.

"I was on my way to see the music producer Mark Ronson," she
says, "but I had this bad back.

"When the driver suddenly slammed on the brakes I literally screamed
with pain, and suddenly I couldn't stop screaming.

"Everything came out - that I was thousands of miles away from my
newborn daughter; that I needed to keep working despite a slipped
disc - all the highs and lows of the past nine years.

Scroll down for more...


Amanda Ghost has written hits for Whitney Houston and Shakira. Now
the 33-year-old is ready to take the spotlight for herself with new
album, Blood on the Line

"It was incredibly emotional," she says, "and as I sat there sobbing,
the cabbie actually apologised, which is unheard of.'

Amanda has burst into the room like a force of nature, apologising
for being late (her daughter Gia has been "playing up"), casting self-
deprecating looks in the mirror ("God, I'm such a mess"), and
enthusing about the clothes for the photo shoot ("So glam!").

It's a tribute to the 33-year-old's vivacity that she has made it
through a decade that's been every bit as turbulent as she's hinted.

She was tipped for a stellar singing career back in 2000, when she
was plucked from Enfield-born obscurity by Warner Brothers' Andrew
Wickham, the man who signed Joni Mitchell and Emmylou Harris.

He claimed Amanda was better than both. She was fÍted accordingly,
until her debut album, Ghost Stories (released in the U.S. only)
failed to sell in huge quantities.

She was then left in hellish limbo, with Warners refusing to release
a follow-up and trying to morph her into a Pink/Avril Lavigne hybrid.

"I think the reason it failed was because I wanted to do too much,"
shrugs Amanda.

"I could write in any genre - pop, jazz, country, reggae - and I put
them all on the album. The chairman of Warners said that I had a
great voice but I couldn't write hits."

An ironic remark, considering what came next. Amanda had signed a
separate songwriting contract with Warners, and in 2004 was asked to
polish up a somewhat maudlin ballad.

Scroll down for more...


Amanda with James Blunt after scooping their Ivor Novello awards in
London in 2006

The song was James Blunt's 'You're Beautiful', which went on to top
the charts in Britain, the U.S., Canada and virtually any other place
where soulful young men moon after hopelessly unattainable women.

Her co-writing credit brought her Grammy nominations and two Ivor
Novello awards, and, with her writing partner Ian Dench, Amanda has
since gone on to provide huge hits for Beyoncé ('Beautiful Liar', the
duet with Shakira, which went to number one around the world) and the
latest American Idol winner Jordin Sparks ('Tattoo', which has given
Amanda her third US top ten song in 18 months).

As well as working with boy wonder Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse's
producer, the in-demand Ghost has been asked to provide songs for
Whitney Houston's much-anticipated comeback album, and has been
collaborating with musical legends Jay-Z, Mariah Carey and Lionel
Richie.

All of which means that it's a more propitious time for Amanda
herself to venture back into the spotlight.

Her new album, Blood on the Line, provides a low-key acoustic
showcase for her earthy, soulful voice to tackle a few of the songs
she's written for other people over the years (including 'Time
Machine', penned for her best friend Boy George).

Later in the year she'll be on the judging panel of a new American
reality TV show that's a sort of American Idol for aspiring
songwriters.

Amanda credits Boy George with honing her own songwriting skills. She
met him when she was 19 and working on the door of London's then
legendary nightspot, Mud Club.

"I was a fashion student, dabbling in journalism and pretending I
didn't want to get into music," she recalls.

"I mean, I'd been singing and writing songs since I was eight; I'd
sing them to my friends in the playground, and they'd go, 'You didn't
write that!' and I'd go, 'Yes, I did!'"

Boy George took her under his wing. "What he gave me was an
invaluable musical education.

"I was a pop kid at the time, and he introduced me to the likes of
Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone and David Bowie."

(Mitchell has since become a friend, and credits Amanda's song 'Blood
on the Line' with reinvigorating her own faith in music.)

"George," Amanda adds, "knows more about music than anyone I've met."

The main thing he taught her about songwriting, she says, was to
concentrate on simplicity and directness.

"Bob Marley said that the greatest songs can be hummed by a three-
year-old, and it's true.

"George would be saying, 'Your voice and melodies are great but your
lyrics are [naughty word removed],' and I'd go, 'But they're from my
heart!'" she grins.

"He also taught me that it's about two per cent talent and 98 per
cent graft.

"I don't think of myself as a professional songwriter - I hate them;
they come in and write the 'moon-in-June' stuff and don't add
anything.

"To me, if I'm writing with someone, it's important that their voice
comes out in the song, otherwise there's no point."

This seems an appropriate moment to bring up 'You're Beautiful', a
song that's become the 'Lady in Red' of its generation.

For Amanda, its legacy is more ambiguous: it's set her up for life,
but Blunt was curiously reluctant to acknowledge her as co-writer
until he was forced to by the Ivor Novello triumph, hence her mix of
pride and dismissal now.

"It changed everything for me," she admits. "Until then I was a
struggling artist.

"It took James Blunt three years of hard work to write, whereas for
me it was ten minutes of polishing up the chorus at a kitchen table
in LA when I was bored.

"I didn't think it was very good," she says with a smile.

"I said to my publisher, 'Take my name off it.' Thank God they talked
me out of it. It's a really childlike song, that's why it did so
well, but a lot of people still don't realise he didn't write it by
himself.

"Everyone says, 'Do you hate him, does he hate you?'" she continues
breezily, "and we don't.

"But there's a lot of vitriol towards him, maybe because he got so
successful so quickly with a song that's so loathed."

Amanda has always been grounded, a trait she attributes to her
family - her father is Trinidadian, her mother Spanish, and she has
two sisters, who are both bringing up families in New York.

But you get the feeling that success, now it's finally come, is all
the sweeter, not only because she's a mother herself (her partner,
Gregor Cameron, is a TV producer; they live in Notting Hill, London,
and are planning an April 'flamenco wedding' in her mother's native
Seville), but also because her new-found clout is happening on her
terms.

"Being an artist, for me, isn't about being famous," she says firmly.

"Growing up with George, I got a crash course in how awful full-on
fame can be.

"I'm doing this album because a lot of people have been asking me to
do it, but I'm just as interested in my songs and my label and
nurturing artists, bringing raw talent to fruition.

"The first time round, I wasn't ready. I signed for £1 million and I
was on the cover of a Sunday magazine before I'd sold a record.

"Immediately, everyone wanted to shoot me down. You have to earn it,
and f****** hell have I earnt it," she cackles.

"I've been plugging away for nine years, and I know everyone hates
Madonna now, but one thing she taught me as a young, aspirational
girl was that a quitter never wins and a winner never quits."

And Amanda Ghost strides off with the exuberant air of someone for
whom those words have been triumphantly vindicated.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/you/article.html?
in_article_id=514626&in_page_id=1908

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June 7& 8: Pat Pattison's Intensive Lyric Writing Workshop 10AM-4PM
each day


Sponsored by Dallas Songwriters and Absolute Reheasal Studios
214 295-2673

www.absoluterehearsal.com
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Details coming soon.

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NEW HOST: BILLY RAY CYRUS!
Nashville Star will have a new host for Season Six:
"Hannah Montana" star and country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus.



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Singers Searching for songs

Name: Eric Jones
email: ej13kc@...
Phone: 913-226-2217
Cutoff: 06/01/2008
describe music: Worship, contemporary
comp fee: no
how to submit: Email

Request 2 of 2:
Name: Kevin Cabe
email: Kabeman606@...
Address: 6401 Nightingale Lane Apt. 134 Knoxville, TN 37909
Cutoff: March 17th
release date: Mid Summer
artist name: Kevin Cabe
describe artist: Tenor style of Rascal Flatts meets soulful Gavin
Degraw
describe music: Rock/Pop/Alternative Country
how to submit: Email or Mail

Name: Lloyd
email: lloyd@...
Address: Las Vegas, NV
cutoff: march 30, 2008
release date: Summer 2008
label or dist: start up
artist name: Victorious
describe artist: www.WeAreVictorious.net
describe music: praise
how to submit: email and we'll talk
remarks: We're a new group with hopes of releasing an album in the
near future. Looking for songs that we can release as original to our
group. Already have a bit of a following. Looking for writers that
believe that the mercy of God is inclusive and universal.



email: magemay82@...
Address: 4017 Longdale Furnace Rd. Clifton Forge, VA. 24422
artist name: Magnolia Perdue
describe artist: I am an artist with a fairly high soprano voice.
describe music: Contemperary Christian, love songs, I like the slower
songs
how to submit: Via E-mail
remarks: I am a new artist looking for a new song. I am wanting to
put t ogether a demo to send out to recording studios and agencies.
If you have any questions just e-mail me. I am a good singer just not
a very good songwriter so I am hoping their is someone out their who
has the talent of writing they would like to share with me! Thanks
for your time!


Name: Tim Cline
email: clinemarkproductions@...
cutoff: End of February
release date: Recording in March
label or dist: Indie
artist name: TBA
describe artist: Pop country, positive message
describe music: Pop country, any tempo, positive message, etc.
comp fee: No
how to submit: Send mp3's to ClinemarkProductions@...

Name: Steve Bell
email: xalt@...
Address: 7610 Vineyard Trail, Mesquite TX 75150
cutoff: 3/31/3008
artist name: X-alt Quartet
describe artist: Southern Gospel Quartet
describe music: Southern Gospel Quartet, all tempos
how to submit: email

Name: Kris
email: kb5080@...
Address: 647 Long Acre Lane Yardley Pa 19067
Cutoff date: 02/11/08
Release date: 06/01/08
Label or dist: none
Artist name: Kris Ballerini
Describe artist: Looking for Martina McBride sound for upcoming album
to be recorded in Nashville www.krisballerini.com
Describe music: looking for up-tempo
How to submit: via mp3 or mail cd to above address
Remarks: radio ready, current and contemporary christian lyrics
geared to the "seeker" uplifting lyrical content Audience is women 25-
50 and teens

Name: Tim Calhoun
email: gracemusicpro@...
Address: 1125 Rio Camino Ct. Windsor, Ca
Cutoff date: 3/1/2008
Release date: January 2009
Label or dist: Grace Music Production
Artist name: Tim Calhoun
Describe artist: Adult Contemporary
Describe music: Pop/Soul/Jazz
Comp details: N/A
Comp fee: N/A
How to submit: Cd or Email

Name: Antonio Delgado Ministries
email: information@...
Address: 6224 Discovery St E- Fife, WA 98424
cutoff date: 1/31/08
artist name: Antonio Delgado
describe artist: www.AntonioDelgado.net CCM, GOSPEL, R&B, POP
describe music: The Next Journey, Moving on, Forgetting the Past, The
Next Phase, Things are looking up...
how to submit: Via Email (one song at a time) Music & Lyric/ By Mail
as many as 3 songs to a CD
remarks: Submit ASAP we want to review as many submissions as
possible by 1/31/08

Name: Don
email: christiansinger@...
Address: Indiana
cutoff: 3/1/2008
release date: 5/2008
label or dist: Indie
artist name: KeriDee
describe artist: Contemporary, highly trained soprano with good pop
sound as well, similar range/style to Sandi Patty
describe music: genres-contemporary, pop, inspirational, re-mixed
hymns, worship: tempo- ballads/up tunes: theme-yet to be determined
comp details: Independent Project
compfee: N/A
how to submit: Email
remarks: Have you ever wanted to write for someone who can perform
and sing like Sandi Patty? Now's your chance: this artist has a
powerful annointing from the Lord!

Name: Jason
email: dayspringmusic@...
Address: 374 Northside Dr. E Apt B Statesboro GA, 30458
cutoff: 07/01/08
release date: unknown
label or dist: Dayspring Music Ministries
artist name: Dayspring Trio
describe artist: Gaither Vocal Band, Gold City, Brian Free and
Assurance, Greater Vision
describe music: Progressive Southern Gospel
comp fee: no
how to submit: email

Name: Rey Rosa
email: reyrosajr@...
Address: 236 W78th New York, NY 10024
cutoff: May 10th
release date: September 7th 2008
label or dist: Startup
artist name: Iron Kidz
describe artist: Flame, KJ-52, and mercy me
describe music: Christian Rap and R&B, fast or slow
comp details: Jus Righteous, Chozen
comp fee: no
how to submit: email: reyrosajr@...
remarks: I'm looking for something that will relate to the good and
bad times of life and how God will forever be by our side in this
battle

SSR 1 of 2:
Name: Jeri Mercer
email: jerimercer@...
Address: 194 Norwood Blanchard Rd. Wallace N.C.
artist name: jeri mercer
describe artist: southern gospel
describe music: southern gospel
how to submit: e-mail or address
remarks: looking to record some orginal songs on next project

SSR 2 of 2:
Name: Tony Hartung
email: thartung@...
Address: 2740 miller st Lambertville, MI 48144
cutoff: none
release date: summer 2008
label or dist: independent no label (yet)!
artist name: Tony Hartung
describe artist: Chris Tomlin
describe music: contmp christian
comp fee: yes
how to submit: email me if interested in submitting songs
remarks: I am a new vocalist interested in starting with cont emp
christian music. i need music to get started with. Looking for a
songwriter to hook up with for BOTH of our benifits. if interested
email me and lets go from there. I do have demo music for you to
hear. Thanks and hope to hear from someone soon, Tony


From: Ann M. Macey (annmacey@...)
Website: www.emilyandjacob.net
Message: I am hoping to connect a CD for children that has a song
that coincides with each story of Emily and Jacob. I would love to
work with an unknown writer who wants a foot in the door. Please
note that when you log on to my website, only three of the 5 stories
are listed. Feel free to post this inquiry where appropriate. Thank
you. ~Ann

Hello there my name is Richard Johnson,
I am currently seeking songs for my upcoming CD project.I had
previously been performing Country all over the country,I have opened
up shows for the likes of,Sugarland, Miranda lambert,Steve Azar.Trent
Wilmon.But i have a higher calling now,To serve the Lord through my
music..I am interested in Country/christian songs of all kinds..I am
willing to buy the writes or just using them for my projects,
please contact via email,
Countrymusicplayer2003@...
.thank you and God Bless





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Everyone,

I started CD Baby 10 years ago this week - in March 1998.

You probably know that I'm just a musician-geek, not a business-man.
Never meant to start a company. I was just selling my own CD, then
helped some friends do it, then it accidently turned into CD Baby.
(Ooops!)

Now CD Baby has paid over $70 million dollars(!!) directly to
musicians. And despite the moaning you hear from the majors,
independent artists are selling better than ever. Even physical CD
sales are up 30% over last year!

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Friends will tell you that for the past 10 years I've spent most
waking hours, 7 days a week, doing nothing but CD Baby. Last year I
just slept on the couch at the office for 6 months, usually working
from 7am to midnight.

So today seems like a good day to tell you that I don't work at CD
Baby anymore, and haven't in months.

I'm still the owner, but haven't been to the office since May. The
crew there is running things better than I ever could. They know more
than I do, and do a better job.

I've made that transition from self-employed to business-owner. (You
know you're a true business-owner when you can leave your business
for a year, and come back to find it's doing much better than when
you left.)

WHY AM I TELLING YOU THIS?

Because the reason I freed-up my time is to find more ways to help
you.

Helping you develop, create, promote, and sell your music makes me
happier than anything. It's still why I bounce out of bed in the
morning.

I love it even more than making my own music. (Weird, huh?) By
helping you get your music out to the world, and helping you make a
living doing it, I feel that in a way I'm making more music than ever.

There are many ways I can help, but I'll email you about those next
week.

Today was just a CD Baby birthday announcement. Still, I wanted to
let you know there are exciting things to come.

--
Derek Sivers, founder, CD Baby, HostBaby


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magical weeks at the ultimate summer camp: Idol Camp. Former Idols*,
performing artists*, and inspiring teachers will show you how to take
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· Applications available for Summer 2008!

· Now open to 10-15 year olds.

· New West Coast location!

* Confirmation to participate pending.

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Forwarded message from Digital Music News
<news@...> -----

MySpace Music Initiative Announced; Three Majors On Board

MySpace Music officially announced itself Thursday morning with
blessings from majors Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, and
Sony BMG. The tie-up, billed a "landmark joint venture," will include
DRM-free downloads, ad-supported audio and video streaming, a mobile
storefront powered by Jamba, and "various sponsorship solutions."
Artist-related assets like merchandise and concert tickets will also
be part of the action, and collateral will be integrated within
individual artist profile pages.

MySpace users are already familiar with MySpace Music as an umbrella
for anything music-related within the site, including band profiles.
But the new commerce-driven initiative, a stand-alone venture,
reportedly involves equity stakes for the majors involved. Moreover,
the venture allows the labels to participate in a broader portfolio
of assets, instead of just recordings.

It remains unclear when standout EMI will jump into the fold, though
an announcement is expected in the near-term. That, along with deals
involving various independent labels, is part of an iterative launch
schedule that will span several months, according to the network.

Outside of EMI, a number of dangling questions remain. That includes
the price of paid downloads, and the possibility of a paid
subscription offering. MySpace Music currently has more than 30
million unique monthly visitors, and 5 million band profiles,
according to the company.

Permalink: http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040308myspace

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SONGWRITERS!!!!!

Calling all songwriters and artist!!!! Are you a talented prolific
songwriter or artist who has been eagerly waiting for your chance to
make your mark in the the music world? Guess what! The Underdogs,
Harvey Mason and Damon Thomas are here to give you that chance. Send
us your mp3's and/or demo packages. If you have a Myspace music page,
simply add us as a friend. Remember, if you believe that your
songwriting skills or appeal as an artist are UNTOUCHABLY HOT, do
not, I repeat, DO NOT hesitate to send us your material. We're
waiting to hear from you!

Send mp3 submissions to:
uddemos@...

Send demo packages to:
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1635 N. Cahuenga Blvd. 4th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Write On,

Ande