Indie Amped - February 10, 2010

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The Business Side of Music

In this issue of Indie Amped, I'd like each of you to turn your attention to a podcast called "The Business Side of Music" hosted by Tom Sabella and Traci Snowe. In this podcast edition Tom and Traci talk with Vinny Ribas, the publisher and CEO of Indie Connect... Click Here for Podcast!

The Business Side of Music
Episode #34
Interview with Indie Connect CEO Vinny Ribas

With Tom Sabella and Traci Snowe
Recorded at Records on The Wall Studios Nashville, TN
Music by Mike Pachelli
Producer Bradley Raines
This podcast is part of Page2 Radio Network

Indie Connect is a unique club / trade organization for independent artists, songwriters and industry professionals. We help you make money making music! Be sure to check out our online training, find a local chapter, join our online community. Subscribe to our free magazine and explore our membership opportunities!


	Increasing Funds During an Economic Crisis - Part 2 by Jeff McLaughlin, MMGI As a Christian music artist or band, you've probably thought about getting gigs and taking the funds made on those gigs to pay for your recordings, marketing materials, new equipment, vehicle maintenance, etc. Well, there's certainly many more ways to raise funds than that, but you have to start thinking out of the box. How do youth groups at your church raise funds? How do school clubs and organizations raise funds? Why couldn't you do some of those same things to raise funds? Let's think through some of these ways of raising funds.Parents Night Out This one is huge. I know of artists who have done this on a quarterly or monthly basis. What is... Click For More


	Week of 02.10.10 STEPHANIE NEWTON "Turn It Around" (AC/INSPO) VMUSIC "Carried Away" (AC/INSPO) ANGEL DEAN "Light Me On Fire" (CHR/ROCK) myspace.com/crwradiopromotions

Update from Artist The Great Romance

NASHVILLE, TN - Indie Community artist, The Great Romance, has some major news going on this month! The band has been booked for a second time at AGAPE Fest in Greenville, IL, playing the Main Stage on Saturday, May 1. This is their second year in a row playing main stage and this year they will be sharing the stage with Family Force 5 and Skillet. For more info on AGAPE Fest, go to www.agapefest.com. Their current radio single, "Spent," is making faves all over the country. Family Friendly Radio has added the song and will soon be playing... Click For More

Rock the Camp Amps Up at Camp Electric 2010

NASHVILLE, TN - Some of the biggest forces in the Christian music industry are joining together with multi-platinum artist tobyMac, to re-define the concept of “artist development.”

The creative brain-trust behind the launch of America’s premier Christian music “rock ‘n roll fantasy camp” for young musicians —Camp Electric—is this year amping up the new “ultimate” experience for undiscovered young artists hoping to shatter the glass between the known and unknown in finding success in the music industry.... Click For More


	August Rain


	PART 3 - I recorded a CD which contains other writers' songs. What are the licensing issues? by Dan Keen - ASCAP If you are creating a CD you must obtain the permission of the copyright holders to record and distribute their music EVEN IF YOU ARE GIVING THE CDs OR DOWNLOADS AWAY. An exception would be if you are recording any songs that are in the Public Domain, commonly referred to as PD. Public Domain songs are songs that are old enough so that their term of copyright protection has expired. These songs are very old, almost 100 years. The US Library of Congress... Click For More

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