Music-makers of all kinds will want to check out this special guide. It bypasses most of the obvious internet resources in an effort to help you discover new and fruitful resources that can boost your music career to the next level. The following guide––featuring apps & sites recommended by Music Connection readers––includes not only marketing tools, but sales tracking, merch manufacturers, legal advice services, song submission specialists, apps to help you collaborate with other music- makers, and much, much more.
54 April 2019 musicconnection.com Web: squarespace.com AVVO SOCIAL MEDIA & Features: Modern templates, adobe image editor, Web: avvo.com audio collections, social sharing, email campaigns, Services: Ratings, reviews and disciplinary records DIGITAL MARKETING TOOLS product merchandising for lawyers in every state. Get free legal advice, find SPROUT SOCIAL Fee: Personal - $12/mo, Business - $18/mo. the right lawyer, and make informed legal decisions. Web: sproutsocial.com Services: Social media management and optimiza- WORDPRESS COURT BUDDY tion platform for brands and agencies of all sizes. Web: wordpress.com 866-653-3017 Gives you a single hub for social media publishing, Features: Custom domains, mobile friendly, built-in Web: courtbuddy.com analytics and engagement across all of your social social sharing, in-depth stats, search engine opto- Services: Instantly matches consumers with solo at- profiles. mized torneys based on budget. Clients and attorneys can Fee: Standard - $99/mo, professional $149/mo, Fee: Free, Personal - $5/mo, Premium - $8/mo, Busi- instant message, call & video chat with members- Advance $249/mo ness - $25/mo. only app.
HOOTSUITE HOSTBABY 888-350-5191 1-888-448-6369, 503-256-4450 FUNDRAISING/FINANCIAL Web: hootsuite.com Web: hostbaby.com Services: Social media marketing and management Features: Designer website themes, live real-time MATTERS platform. Helps you keep track and manage your editor, mobile ready designs, built-in music player, PATREON many social network channels. It can enable you to store CD Baby member integration, social media Web: patreon.com monitor what people are saying about your brand and share button, products selling. Services: Membership platform that provides busi- help you respond instantly. Fee: $20/mo ness tools for creators to run a subscription content Fee: Professional - $29/mo service, with ways for artists to build relationships NING and provide exclusive experiences to their subscrib- MAILCHIMP 855-233-6436 ers, or “patrons.” Web: mailchimp.com Web: ning.com Fees: 5% of successfully processed fees in addition Services: Email marketing tool that allows you to Services: Social integration, custom design, 24/7 to an effective payment processing fees that may send emails to hundreds or thousands of recipients support, basic features toolkit, monetization options vary based on transaction amount and method of all at once. It is essentially a tool you can use to Fee: Basic - $25/mo, Performance - $49/mo, Ultimate payment and a fixed fee. These average around 5% create and manage mailing lists and newsletters, as - $99/mo. and 30 cents per transaction. There are also Payout well as automate your email campaigns and collect fees for moving your funds from your Patreon ac- leads. count to your bank account. Fee: Free, Grow $10/mo, Pro - $199/mo LEGAL SERVICES/ADVICE LEGALZOOM KICKSTARTER CANVA 800-773-0888 Web: kickstarter.com Web: canva.com Email: [email protected] Services: Crowd-funding platform for creative Services: Graphic-design tool website. Design Web: legalzoom.com projects. A home for film, music, art, theater, games, presentations, social media graphics, and more with Services: Online legal help on business, intellectual comics, design, photography, and more. thousands of beautiful layouts. property, contracts & agreements, legal advice Fees: Kickstarter fee of 5% of total funds raised in addition to payment processing fees of 3% + LINKMY.PHOTOS UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW’S MUSIC INDUSTRY 20 cents per pledge. (Pledges under $10 have a Web: linkmy.photos CLINIC discounted micropledge fee of 5% + 5 cents per Services: Instagram photos and captions are currently Email: [email protected] pledge.) not linkable. The only place where you can add a link Web: law.ucla.edu/academics/clinical-and-experien- to your website is through the URL in your Instagram tial-programs/music-industry-clinic/ GOFUNDME bio. Link My Photos has created the destination for Services: Free 30-minute consultations to individuals Web: gofundme.com your Instagram bio. Your personalized Link My Photos who need legal advice relating to their careers in the Services: For-profit crowdfunding platform that al- page displays all of your clickable photos to help your music industry on selected dates lows people to raise money for events. 0% platform followers get to the content and products that you post. fee. Fee: Free, Shutterbug - $4.99/mo, paparazzi - FREE LEGAL ADVICE Fees: Fees vary based on country. United States is $9.99/mo Web: freeadvice.com 2.9% + 30 cents per donation. Services: Comprehensive legal and insurance BITLY advice, articles, answers, videos and news. INDIEGOGO Web: bitly.com Web: indiegogo.com Services: URL Shortener, Custom Branded URLs, NOLO Services: International crowdfunding website. API & Link Management. 800-631S-5158 Indiegogo allows people to solicit funds for an idea, Web: nolo.com charity, or start-up business. Indiegogo charges a 5% UNSPLASH Services: Answers to everyday legal and business fee on contributions. Web: unsplash.com questions, lawyer directory Fees: 5% of funds raised in addition to processing Services: Database of high-resolution, watermark- fee of 3% + 30 cents per transaction. Bank may free images that are free for use. LEGAL SERVICES LINK charge additional fees depending on currency and 844-529-3279 bank account location. Web: legalserviceslink.com WEB DESIGN Services: Anonymously post your legal needs PLUMFUND BANDZOOGLE quickly and for free. Lawyers interested in helping you Web: plumfund.com Email: [email protected] contact you via email. Review the emails and select Services: Free to fundraisers and donors. There are Web: bandzoogle.com the best lawyer for you. no transaction fees for organizers or contributors, and Features: Unlimited support, free domain name, no setup fees. premium hosting, unlimited bandwidth, mobile-ready LAWHELP.ORG Fees: Third party fee of 2.8% + 30 cents deducted themes, music player, SEO tools, tour calendar, Web: lawhelp.org from each transaction. EPK’s, more. Services: Created for people living on low-incomes Fee: Lite – 8.29/mo, Standard - $12.46/mo, Pro - and the legal organizations that serve them. FUNDLY $16.63/mo. LawHelp.org provides referrals to local legal aid and Web: fundly.com public interest law offices, basic information about Services: Crowdfunding site for online fundraising. WIX legal rights, court forms, self-help information, court Raise money online from friends, family, colleagues, Web: wix.com information, links to social service agencies, and donors, and other supporters via email, Facebook, Features: Design freedom, SEO, mobile optimiza- more in your state. Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, and social media networks. tion, unlimited fonts, media galleries, custom domain Fees: Platform fee of 4.9% per transaction in addition name, social tools, customizable music player, music VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS to payment processing fee of 3% + 30 cents per selling options, stats 319-2787 ext. 1 transaction. Fee: Free version available, Combo - $11/mo, Unlim- Email: vlany @vlany.org ited - $14/mo, Pro - $19/mo, VIP - $29/mo. Web: vlany.org ARTISTSHARE Services: VLA provides legal services to low-income Email: [email protected] SQUARESPACE artists and all non-profit arts organization in every Web: artistshare.com Email: support.squarespace.com artistic discipline. Services: Operates as a record label and business
April 2019 musicconnection.com 55 model for artists which enables them to fund their Web: muzaicshows.com Web: musicgateway.com projects by allowing the general public to directly Services: A marketplace for booking live music Fee: Influencer - $12.42/mo, Adventurer - $14.95/ finance, watch the creative process, and in most entertainers for concerts, restaurants, weddings, and year, Game Changer - $24.92/mo cases gain access to extra material from an artist. corporate events. Services: Music industry marketplace where you Fees: 5% fee on contributions raised in addition to Fee: Free for Artists; 3-month free trial for Venues find music industry jobs, receive daily job postings third party credit card processing fees (3-5%). and Event Organizers. worldwide, start collaborations, send your demo submissions and more. SOUND ROYALTIES HIT LICENSE Email: [email protected] 866-868-9099 MUSIC GORILLA Web: soundroyalties.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Services: Offers music professionals non-credit Web: hitlicense.com Web: musicgorilla.com based financing and funding without having to deal Services: Music licensing opportunities in Film, TV Services: Submit your music to film, TV, songwriting with banks or traditional lenders. and Advertising and major label showcase opportunities. Get heard Fees: Fee: No membership fees, low submission rates and by a wide range of industry pros from music supervi- you retain 100% control and ownership of your music. sors to internet radio hosts to major label A&R. ROYALTY EXCHANGE Fee: Free to sign up. 1-800-718-2269 FILM MUSIC NETWORK Web: royaltyexchange.com Web: filmmusic.net THAT PITCH Services: Online marketplace & auction platform Services: Job listings of projects seeking music or Web: thatpitch.com where investors & owners of royalty streams can buy composers, including film projects, television projects, Fee: Playin’ it safe. -$15 /mo, Goin’ steady. - $135 / royalties and sell all types of royalties. corporate videos, music libraries and more. year Fees: Commission is collected after auction at rate Fee: FMN Member Price: $1.99 per music file submit- Service: Pitch unlimited music to ads and major determined prior to listing fro sellers. Third party fees ted; FMN Non-Member Price: $5.99 per music file motion film. for transfers depending on bank account, location, submitted. and method of payment for buyers. MUSIC OPPS AIRGIGS Web: musicopps.com Email: [email protected] Services: Music opportunities for independent & MUSIC REVIEW/OPINION/ Web: airgigs.com unsigned artists Services: platform for hiring professional session Fee: $15.00 per track FEEDBACK musicians, vocalists and audio engineers online. MUSIC CONNECTION Songwriters, music producers, bands and creatives SUBMITHUB (Live Reviews, New Music Critique) can hire talent to enhance their existing productions, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] or they can produce an entire song from composition Web: submithub.com Web: musicconnection.com/reviews/get-reviewed to mastering completely online. Services: Share songs with music bloggers, record Services: 12 recorded artists and 7 live performanc- labels, radio stations, Spotify playlisters and YouTube es are selected to be reviewed by Music Connection GIGMASTERS or SoundCloud channels. staff from artist submissions every month. 866-342-9794 Web: gigmasters.com GETTY IMAGE MUSIC/ PUMP AUDIO FLUENCE Services: Event services booking platform. Hire local Web: pumpaudio.com Email: [email protected] musicians, DJs, bands, photographers and speakers Services: License your songs on a non-exclusive ba- Web: Fluence.io for special event. sis to Getty Image. Receive 35% of the license fees. Services: Promotion, makes curators directly acces- sible to artists, promoters through their platform. GIGSALAD Web: gigsalad.com SONG COMPETITIONS REVERBNATION (CROWD REVIEW) Services: Find and book everything from bands, USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION Email: [email protected] musicians, and DJs to entertainers, speakers and Web: songwriting.net Web: reverbnation.com/band-promotion/crowd_review event services. Summary: Open to all amateur and professional Services: Artist feedback from targeted sample, data songwriters and anyone regardless of nationality or analytics. SOUNDBETTER origin. 888-734-4358 Prizes: Winning songs receive radio airplay. Overall TUNECORE (FAN REVIEWS) Email: [email protected] Grand Prize winner will receive $50,000 worth of 646-651-1060 Web: soundbetter.com cash, merchandise and services. Overall 2nd Prize Web: tunecore.com/artist-services/get-reviewed Services: Music production marketplace, helping winner will receive $9,000 worth of merchandise. Services: Artist feedback, data analytics musicians worldwide connect and hire top music Overall 3rd Prize winner will receive $6,500 worth of Fee: $15 for 40 reviews, $40 for 100 reviews, $115 for pros so they can get to great-sounding release-ready merchandise. 225 reviews. songs. Musicians can find and securely hire the Categories: Songwriters can enter in 15 different right pro based on specialty, budget, genre, credits, song categories such as: Pop, Rock/Alt, Folk, R&B, SONGU.COM reviews and sound samples. Hip-Hop, Jazz, Instrumental, etc. Web: songu.com Fee: $35.00 per song Services: Provides multi-level song writing courses developed by award-winning songwriters, song SONG SUBMISSIONS/ LEE RITENOUR’S SIX STRING COMPETITION feedback, mentoring, one-on-one song coaching, co- Email: [email protected] writing, unscreened pitching opportunities and more. PLACEMENTS Web: sixstringtheory.com TAXI Summary: The Six String Theory Competition, 800-458-2111 hosted by Grammy®-winning guitarist and producer, GIG FINDER Web: taxi.com Lee Ritenour, is a biennial competition that accepts REVERBNATION Services: Helps songwriters, artists, and film/TV performer applications for guitar, bass, piano/key- Email: [email protected] composers get their music to record labels, music boards and drums, and offers winners performance Web: reverbnation.com publishers, music supervisors and music libraries opportunities and scholarships, as well as prizes Services: Online platform that provides marketing from sponsors. tools and industry opportunities for musicians, artists, MUSIC XRAY and bands to manage their careers. Email: [email protected] INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION Fee: Free, Basic- $12.95/mo, Premium - $19.95/mo. Web: musicxray.com 615-251-4441 Fee: Submission fee set by the Industry Professional, Web: songwritingcompetition.com SONICBIDS and an additional $10.00 just for the first submission Summary: Annual song contest that provides oppor- Email: [email protected] of that song. tunity for both aspiring and established songwriters to Web: sonicbids.com Services: Submit your songs to music producers, have their songs heard in a professional, internation- Services: Connects bands, music promoters and publishers, supervisors and managers for marketing, al arena. 71 winners will share in the cash and prizes. major brands through an online platform. Engage music licensing, label roster, publishing, distribution Categories: AAA (Adult Album Alternative), AC new fans, discover new music and find gigs. and more. Your track goes directly to the decision (Adult Contemporary), Americana, Blues, Children’s Fee: Sonicbids Basic – Free, EPK Pro - $5.00, Gig- makers: no middle-men, no pre-screeners, just a Seeker Pro - $19.99 Music, Christian, Comedy/Novelty, Country, EDM direct link between artist and Industry Professional. (Electronic Dance Music), Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Music, Lyrics Only, Music MUZAIC MUSIC GATEWAY Video, Performance, Pop/Top 40, R&B/Hip-Hop, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Rock, Teen, Unpublished,
56 April 2019 musicconnection.com April 2019 musicconnection.com Unsigned Only, and World Music. PRICELINE DROOBLE Fee: $25.00 per song or category 877-477-5807 Email: [email protected] Web: priceline.com Web: drooble.com MUSIC CITY SONGSTAR Services: Discount rates for travel-related purchases Services: Social media network for musicians with Email: [email protected] including airline tickets, hotel stays, cars, cruises. promotional features, also allows users to submit Web: musiccitysongstar.com reviews of other users music for payment. Summary: A songwriting competition for up-and- HOTEL TONIGHT Fee: Free coming writers and musicians in all genres. Email: [email protected] Prizes: The Grand Prize winner receives money, an Web: hoteltonight.com SLACK invitation to perform their song at an exclusive event Services: Last minute hotel deals, discounted room 415-579-9122 and instruments. rates Email: [email protected] Web: slack.com JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST AIRBND Services: Collaborative Hub for work colleagues 888-884-5572 415-800-5959, 855-424-7262 with features such as messaging, file sharing, screen Email: [email protected] Web: airbnb.com sharing, searchable history, and integration with other Web: jlsc.com Services: Find hosts with extra rooms, entire homes filesharing/messenger apps. Organizes conversations Summary: The JLSC is open year-round and and unique accommodations. between work colleagues into streamlined layout. features two Sessions -- with 72 Finalists, 24 Grand Fee: Free or paid membership ($6.67/mo, $12.50/ Prize Winners, 12 Lennon Award Winners and 1 COUCH SURFING mo). “Song of the Year.” The Contest is open to amateur 415-404-6611 and professional songwriters who submit entries in Email: [email protected] AIRTABLE any one of 12 categories. Web: couchsurfing.com Email: [email protected] Fee: $30.00 per song Services: Arrange homestays, offer lodging Web: airtable.com and hospitality, and join events such as “Couch Services: Shared database/spreadsheet SPLICE Crashes.” Fee: Free or paid membership ($10/mo, $20/mo). Web: splice.com/explore/contests Fee: Must sign up to Splice Sound for $7.99/mo BANDHUB Summary: Remix contests. Win official releases, col- ARTIST COLLABORATIONS Web: bandhub.com labs, plugins and more. MUSICIAN’S CONTACT Services: Online music collaboration service that 818-888-7879 allows musicians to send each other individual audio GREAT AMERICAN SONG CONTEST Email: [email protected] files to create collaborative songs. Email: [email protected] Web: musicianscontact.com Fee: Free Web: greatamericansong.com Services: Connecting musicians and bands together Summary: Open to songwriters, lyricists & music for over 45 years, from club and casual groups, to AUDDLY composers worldwide. This annual event is designed traveling bands, to concert and recording acts. Email: [email protected] for amateur and semi-pro songwriters only. Indi- Web: auddly.com viduals who earn over $10,000 annually from song AVID Services: Allows music creators to collect their song publishing royalties are not eligible. Web: avid.com data and make it accessible for the business side, in Prizes: Grand Prize Winner receives $1,000 cash in Services: Provides information on all-digital solutions order to secure transparent and correct credits and addition to a free membership to TAXI Independent for capturing, creating, editing and distributing digital payments for everyone involved. A&R, free one-year Platinum Membership to SongU. media. com and more. STUDIOTRAXX Fee: $35 per song BANDMIX Web: Studiotraxx.com 877-569-6118 Services: Provides instant access to a vast global UNSIGNED ONLY MUSIC COMPETITION Web: Bandmix.com network of musicians-for-hire who are ready to work 615-251-4441 Services: Online classified network for connecting and collaborate via the web. Private collaboration Email: [email protected] local musicians and bands. areas are also available to those who don’t need to Web: unsignedonly.com Fee: Free or premier membership ($12.95/1 month, find and hire musicians but simply need an efficient Summary: Unsigned Only is designed for solo art- $33.95/3 months, or $99.95/1 year). way to manage files across partners. ists, bands, and singers all over the world who are looking for exposure, recognition, and a chance to be KOMPOZ SONGSALIVE! noticed by industry professionals. Open to all artists 305-439-2938 Web: songsalive.org who are unsigned to a major record label. Email: [email protected] Services: Largest global songwriters squad. A Non- Prizes: Grand Prizes $20,000, mastering services, Web: kompoz.com/music profit organization supporting, promoting and educat- music distribution and more. Services: Social network platform for musicians, to ing songwriters and composers worldwide. Fee: $35 per song share, collaborate, distribute music and crowdsource production/performers BLEND HOLLYWOOD SONGWRITING CONTEST Fee: Free or premier membership ($5/mo, $10/mo, Web: blend.io Contact: [email protected] $20/mo). Services: Makes the process of producing music Web: hollywoodsongwritingcontest.com interactive. The social platform helps music produc- Summary: Open call to songwriters and artists look- PROCOLLABS ers share music projects in source format, perfect for ing for recognition of their talents and, quite possibly, Web: procollabs.com remixing, collaborating, learning from, and gathering that first big break. All styles and genres of music are Services: online music collaboration service that feedback from others in the global community. welcome. gives you access to experienced and talented Prizes: 23 top winners awarded for each official songwriters, musicians, audio engineers, and music VOCALIZR competition category, one overall Grand Prize Winner producers from all around the world. Web: vocalizr.com will be chosen and honored from among all entrants Fee: Free or premier membership ($1.70/mo, $4.20/ Services: Created to connect professional singers and all categories. mo, $7.90/mo).
SKIO MUSIC BANDLAB Web: skiomusic.com Email: [email protected] Summary: Download free stems and win official Web: bandlab.com releases, collabs, plugins and more Services: Social media network for musicians and fans with unlimited cloud based storage. ON THE ROAD: LODGING Fee: Free INDIE ON THE MOVE SOUNDTRAP Email: [email protected] Web: soundtrap.com Web: indieonthemove.com Services: Online recording studio/DAW with col- Services: Show & tour booking, Music Venues laborative features, plugins/drumtracks, autotune, Database, QuickPitch Emailing, College & University other audio engineering features. Also educational Show Booking Database, Bands Directory, Show features (Soundtrap EDU should maybe have its Availabilities, Classifieds own category?) Fee: Free, Premium - $6.99/mo. Fee: ($3.99/mo, $7.99/mo, $11.99/mo).
April 2019 musicconnection.com April 2019 musicconnection.com 57 and producers world-wide. Community of producers to find sounds, get gear, enter contests, discover Web: bandsintown.com looking for talent. projects and connect with one another. Services: Music website, billed as a “platform where Fee: Free or Pro Membership ($9/mo). artists and fans connect.” The site allows users to VAMPR receive notifications about tours and bands playing in SONGTOWN Email: [email protected] the user’s area. It also has tools for artists to manage Web: songtown.com Web: vampr.me tour dates. Services: A virtual music “town” where creative peo- Services: App that helps you discover, connect and ple gather to be encouraged, educated and inspired. collaborate with fellow musicians, the music industry SONGKICK Writers of all genres, from all over the world come to and music lovers alike. Web: songkick.com SongTown to find other creative co-writers, to learn Services: Provides concert discovery services and how to improve their craft from #1 hit songwriters and METAPOP ticket sales for live music events. publishers, and to be mentored by successful music Web: metapop.com industry pros. Services: Upload and share tracks, join communi- Fee: Platinum Annual Plan $197 per year, Diamond ties, and enter competitions. LIVE STREAMING Fast Track $649 per year, monthly membership for CONCERT WINDOW $24.99/mo. BRAPP Web: concertwindow.com Web: brapp.tv Services: Stream live to the world. Easily broadcast BEATSTARS Services: Record and share live music videos. Up- live and connect with fans for free Web: beatstars.com load your beats for anyone to perform on. Collaborate Services: Digital production marketplace that allows with artists & producers around the world instantly. STAGEIT music producers to license and sell beats and give All for free. Web: stageit.com away free beats. Services: Artists perform live, online shows from Fee: Free or Unlimited for $14.99/mo. SONGSPACE their laptop that are never recorded or archived. Fans Web: songspace.com are encouraged to ask the artist questions, request OFFTOP Services: Helps music creators and publishers songs, and even chat with other fans during the Web: offtop.co collaborate, pitch, track and share song projects and show. Virtual tip jar available on every show. Services: Mobile recording studio to rap and sing playlists. over beats. Explore library of fresh instrumentals, Fee: Creator - $8/mo, Business - $15/mo. PERISCOPE record freestyle or written verses, and share your rap Web: pscp.tv or song with the world. Services: Offers live broadcasts with a twist—the Fee: Premium $7.99/mo. MUSIC SALES TRACKING ability to replay them at any time. Every video comes NEXT BIG SOUND to life with a league of integrated social features: TULLY Web: nextbigsound.com while watching streams, you’ll also see people join, Web: tullyapp.com Services: Provides online music analytics and leave hearts, comment in real time, and more. Services: Recording artists and songwriters can insights, tracking hundreds of thousands of artists play, write, and record song ideas all within one around the world. As part of Pandora, they deliver YOUKNOW application. Artists can share their projects with their powerful analytics tools used by music makers, labels Web: younow.com engineer before studio sessions, allowing instant and marketers looking for data and insights about Services: Discover talented broadcasters, watch live access to the audio file, lyric sheet, and recording artists and their fans. streams and video chat live with people from around ideas. When using Tully, all your files are organized the world and stored to the cloud, keeping all your creative SOUNDCHARTS work safe in one location. Web: soundcharts.com TWITCH Services: A full-stack solution (database, desktop, Web: twitch.tv MUSIC LAUNCH HUB mobile apps & API) that brings together real-time and Services: Site primarily focuses on video game live Web: musiclaunchhub.com historical music consumption data, (social, charts, streaming, including broadcasts of eSports competi- Services: Global music network where working playlist, airplay monitoring) to improve project man- tions, in addition to music broadcasts, creative con- musicians and the next wave of music professionals, agement, reporting and artist scouting. tent, and more recently, “in real life” streams. Content come together to better navigate their future in music. on the site can be viewed either live or via video on CHARTMETRIC demand. SONGWRITER LINK Web: chartmetric.io Web: songwriterlink.com Services: Music data analytics company. They com- Services: Songwriting collaboration website that bine hundreds of thousands of real-time data points T-SHIRTS & MORE: MERCH makes finding the perfect co-writer faster than before. across iTunes, Spotify, Youtube, Google, Facebook, & MANUFACTURING It’s the only website that uses matching engine tech- Twitter, and Instagram in order to make sense of DISC MAKERS nology––the same kind that dating websites use––to the increasingly complex landscape of the music Email: [email protected] help find you exactly the type of songwriters you’re industry. Web: discmakers.com looking for. SONGTRUST Services: Disc Makers is the world’s largest CD, DVD, and Blu-ray manufacturer for independent FRETTIE Web: songtrust.com musicians, filmmakers, and businesses. They offer Web: frettie.com Services: World’s largest global royalty collection duplication, replication, printing, graphic design, Services: Connect with other songwriters from service, Songtrust streamlines the music publishing audio mastering, DVD authoring, worldwide distribu- around the globe. Frettie is a valuable songwriting administration of 1,000,000+ songs. Add yours. tion and more. community made up of students, professionals and hit songwriters who are all eager to learn, discover, VISTAPRINT give feedback and connect with each other. MUSIC CREDITS DATABASES DISCOGS 866-614-8002 Web: vistaprint.com AUDIOBRIDGE Web: discogs.com Services: Design and order custom printed market- Web: audiobridgeapp.com Services: Discover new music. Track your collection ing materials, signage, t-shirts, hats, pens Services: Mobile recording studio, tool for mobile and wantlist. Contribute to the database. music collaboration. Communicate directly with your 9 CAFEPRESS collaborators with dedicated chat-rooms for every ses- MUSICBRAINZ 877-809-1659 sion. Keep track of your entire history of edits in one Web: Open music encyclopedia that collects music Web: cafepress.com place with both real-time and delayed collaboration. metadata and makes it available to the public. MusicBrainz captures information about artists, their Services: Create and sell your personalized designs on t-shirts, bags, mugs, posters and many more DEXTRA recorded works, and the relationships between them. unique gifts. Web: dextra.com Services: App for musicians, filmmakers, actors, GENIUS SHOPIFY models, photographers, writers, dancers, artists, Web: genius.com Web: shopify.com designers, and people with ideas, to collaborate with Services: Biggest collection of song lyrics and musi- Services: Shopify is a commerce platform that people from around the world who have the skills to cal knowledge. allows anyone to easily sell online, at a retail loca- realize their creative ideas. tion and everywhere in between. Shopify offers a TOUR DATES CALENDAR professional online storefront, a payment solution to SPLICE BANDSINTOWN accept credit cards, and the Shopify POS application Web: splice.com Email: [email protected] to power retail sales. Services: Join over a million musicians using Splice
58 April 2019 musicconnection.com April 2019 musicconnection.com Fee: Basic Shopify - $29/mo, Shopify - $79 /mo, including digital marketing, graphic design, music, Services: Keep 100% royalties, streaming statistics Advanced Shopify $299/mo. audio and more. and sales reports.
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ZAZZLE LANDR Web: zazzle.com Email: [email protected] ONERPM Services: Allows designers and customers to create Web: landr.com Email: [email protected] their own products with independent manufacturers, Services: AL mastering, collaboration workflows, Web: onerpm.com as well as use images from participating companies. artist-friendly distribution, promotion tools, free Services: Music distribution, marketing, business in- samples, stats. telligence, rights mgmt. & publishing, video network. BIG CARTEL Fee: $4/mo (Basic), $9/mo (Advanced), $25/mo Web: bigcartel.com (Pro). REVERBNATION Services: Build a unique online store, sell your work, Email: [email protected] and run a creative business. Perfect for clothing SYMPHONIC DISTRIBUTION Web: reverbnation.com designers, bands, jewelry makers, crafters, and other 813-907-3128 Services: Opportunities, digital distribution, site artists. 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