TODAY’S DIY MUSICIAN has so many tools to choose from that it can get a little overwhelming at times, especially when you consider that new sites, apps and services are debuting, seemingly, every day. Which is why you’ll want to peruse this special list. Every entry in this Guide to Digital Resources & Social Media was nominated by your fellow music-makers, Music Connection readers like yourself. Be sure to check out the newly added categories such as Beat Selling Websites, Music Sales Tracking, Online Instruction, Film/TV Licensing and Monetized Video Posting.
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Branded URLs, API & Link $12.46/mo, Pro - $16.63/mo. law offices, basic information about Fees: Platform fee of 4.9% per Management. legal rights, court forms, self-help transaction in addition to payment HOSTBABY information, court information, links to processing fee of 3% + 30 cents per CANVA 1-888-448-6369, 503-256-4450 social service agencies, and more in transaction. Web: canva.com Web: hostbaby.com your state. Services: Graphic-design tool Features: Designer website themes, GOFUNDME website. Design presentations, live real-time editor, mobile ready LEGALZOOM Web: gofundme.com social media graphics, and more with designs, built-in music player, store 800-773-0888 Services: For-profit crowdfunding thousands of beautiful layouts. CD Baby member integration, social Email: [email protected] platform that allows people to raise media share button, products selling. Web: legalzoom.com money for events. 0% platform fee. HOOTSUITE Fee: $20/mo. Services: Online legal help on Fees: Fees vary based on country. 888-350-5191 business, intellectual property, United States is 2.9% + 30 cents per Web: hootsuite.com NING contracts & agreements, legal advice. donation. Services: Social media marketing 855-233-6436 and management platform. Helps Web: ning.com LEGAL SERVICES LINK INDIEGOGO you keep track and manage your Services: Social integration, custom 844-529-3279 Web: indiegogo.com many social network channels. It can design, 24/7 support, basic features Web: legalserviceslink.com Services: International crowdfunding enable you to monitor what people toolkit, monetization options Services: Anonymously post your legal website. Indiegogo allows people to are saying about your brand and help Fee: Basic - $25/mo, Performance - needs quickly and for free. Lawyers solicit funds for an idea, charity, or you respond instantly. $49/mo, Ultimate - $99/mo. interested in helping you contact you via start-up business. Indiegogo charges Fee: Professional - $29/mo. email. Review the emails and select the a 5% fee on contributions. SQUARESPACE best lawyer for you. Fees: 5% of funds raised in LINKMY.PHOTOS Email: support.squarespace.com addition to processing fee of 3% + Web: linkmy.photos Web: squarespace.com MUSIC CONNECTION 30 cents per transaction. Bank may Services: Instagram photos and Features: Modern templates, adobe www.musicconnection.com/ charge additional fees depending captions are currently not linkable. image editor, audio collections, social directories on currency and bank account The only place where you can add sharing, email campaigns, product location. a link to your website is through the merchandising NOLO URL in your Instagram bio. Link My Fee: Personal - $12/mo., Business - 800-631S-5158 KICKSTARTER Photos has created the destination $18/mo. Web: nolo.com Web: kickstarter.com for your Instagram bio. Your Services: Answers to everyday Services: Crowd-funding platform personalized Link My Photos page WIX legal and business questions, lawyer for creative projects. A home for displays all of your clickable photos to Web: wix.com directory film, music, art, theater, games, help your followers get to the content Features: Design freedom, SEO, comics, design, photography, and and products that you post. mobile optimization, unlimited UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW’S MUSIC more. Fee: Free, Shutterbug - $4.99/mo., fonts, media galleries, custom INDUSTRY CLINIC Fees: Kickstarter fee of 5% of total paparazzi - $9.99/mo domain name, social tools, Email: [email protected] funds raised in addition to payment customizable music player, music Web: law.ucla.edu/academics/ processing fees of 3% + 20 cents per MAILCHIMP selling options, stats clinical-and-experiential-programs/ pledge. (Pledges under $10 have a Web: mailchimp.com Fee: Free version available, Combo music-industry-clinic/ discounted micropledge fee of 5% + Services: Email marketing tool - $11/mo, Unlimited - $14/mo., Pro - Services: Free 30-minute 5 cents per pledge.) that allows you to send emails to $19/mo., VIP - $29/mo. consultations to individuals who need hundreds or thousands of recipients legal advice relating to their careers in PATREON all at once. It is essentially a tool WORDPRESS the music industry on selected dates. 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Services: VLA provides legal “patrons.” Web: N1m.com services to low-income artists and all Fees: 5% of successfully processed Services: A music portal dedicated non-profit arts organization in every fees in addition to an effective solely to the development an LEGAL SERVICES/ADVICE artistic discipline. payment processing fees that may exposure of Independent Artis/Bands AVVO vary based on transaction amount Web: avvo.com and method of payment and a fixed SPROUT SOCIAL Services: Ratings, reviews and FUNDRAISING/FINANCIAL fee. These average around 5% and Web: sproutsocial.com disciplinary records for lawyers in 30 cents per transaction. There are Services: Social media management every state. Get free legal advice, MATTERS also Payout fees for moving your and optimization platform for brands find the right lawyer, and make ARTISTSHARE funds from your Patreon account to and agencies of all sizes. Gives informed legal decisions. Email: [email protected] your bank account. you a single hub for social media Web: artistshare.com publishing, analytics and engagement COURT BUDDY Services: Operates as a record label PLUMFUND across all of your social profiles. 866-653-3017 and business model for artists which Web: plumfund.com Fee: Standard - $99/mo, professional Web: courtbuddy.com enables them to fund their projects by Services: Free to fundraisers and $149/mo, Advance $249/mo. Services: Instantly matches allowing the general public to directly donors. There are no transaction fees UNSPLASH consumers with solo attorneys based finance, watch the creative process, for organizers or contributors, and no Web: unsplash.com on budget. Clients and attorneys can and in most cases gain access to setup fees. Services: Database of high- instant message, call & video chat extra material from an artist. Fees: Third party fee of 2.8% resolution, watermark-free images with members-only app. Fees: 5% fee on contributions raised + 30 cents deducted from each that are free for use. in addition to third party credit card transaction. FREE LEGAL ADVICE processing fees (3-5%). Web: freeadvice.com ROYALTY EXCHANGE WEB DESIGN Services: Comprehensive legal and 1-800-718-2269 BANDZOOGLE insurance advice, articles, answers, FUNDLY Web: royaltyexchange.com Email: [email protected] videos and news. Web: fundly.com Services: Online marketplace &
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Fee: FMN Member Price: $1.99 per Services: License your songs on a Fee: Gold - $9.00/mo., Premium – music file submitted; FMN Non- non-exclusive basis to Getty Image. $19.00/mo., Yearly payment discount SOUND ROYALTIES Member Price: $5.99 per music file Receive 35% of the license fees. rates available Email: [email protected] submitted. Services: Buy, sell and license Web: soundroyalties.com MUSIC CONNECTION tracks. Collaborate with other Services: Offers music professionals GIGMASTERS musicconnection.com producers. Sell sound kits. Customize non-credit based financing and 866-342-9794 your own beat store with the Infinity funding without having to deal with Web: gigmasters.com MUSIC GATEWAY Store feature. banks or traditional lenders. Services: Event services booking Email: [email protected] Fees: N/A platform. Hire local musicians, DJs, Web: musicgateway.com BEATSTARS bands, photographers and speakers Fee: Influencer - $12.42/mo., Web: beatstars.com for special event. Adventurer - $14.95/year, Game Fee: Free, Marketplace Plan - $9.99/ MUSIC REVIEW/OPINION/ Changer - $24.92/mo. mo., Pro Page Plan - $19.99/mo. Services: Music industry Services: Post, sell and buy beats FEEDBACK GIGSALAD Web: gigsalad.com marketplace where you find online. Create your own custom FLUENCE music industry jobs, receive daily beat selling website with themes and Email: [email protected] Services: Find and book everything from bands, musicians, job postings worldwide, start domain with the Pro Page plan. Earn Web: Fluence.io collaborations, send your demo ad revenue when people stream Services: Promotion, makes and DJs to entertainers, speakers and event services. submissions and more. your music on SoundCloud and curators directly accessible to artists, Audiomack. promoters through their platform. 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Web: musicxray.com video uploads, blogs and message Services: Artist feedback from Fee: Free for Artists; 3-month free Fee: Submission fee set by the boards. targeted sample, data analytics. trial for venues and event organizers. Industry Professional, and an additional $10.00 just for the first TRAKTRAIN SONGU.COM REVERBNATION submission of that song. traktrain.com Web: songu.com Web: Email: [email protected] Services: Submit your songs Services: Provides multi-level Fee: Free, 100 Plan - $9.00/mo., Web: reverbnation.com to music producers, publishers, song writing courses developed Unlimited Plan – $19.00/mo. 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GREAT AMERICAN SONG 646-651-1060 Email: [email protected] CONTEST Web: tunecore.com/artist-services/ Web: sonicbids.com SUBMITHUB Email: [email protected] get-reviewed Services: Connects bands, music Email: [email protected] Web: greatamericansong.com Services: Artist feedback, data promoters and major brands through Web: submithub.com Summary: Open to songwriters, analytics an online platform. Engage new fans, Services: Share songs with music lyricists & music composers Fee: $15 for 40 reviews, $40 for 100 discover new music and find gigs. bloggers, record labels, radio worldwide. This annual event is reviews, $115 for 225 reviews. Fee: Sonicbids Basic – Free, EPK stations, Spotify playlisters and designed for amateur and semi-pro Pro - $5.00, Gig-Seeker Pro - $19.99 YouTube or SoundCloud channels. songwriters only. Individuals who earn over $10,000 annually from song GIG FINDER SOUNDBETTER TAXI publishing royalties are not eligible. AIRGIGS 888-734-4358 800-458-2111 Prizes: Grand Prize Winner receives Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: taxi.com $1,000 cash in addition to a free Web: airgigs.com Web: soundbetter.com Services: Helps songwriters, membership to TAXI Independent Services: platform for hiring Services: Music production artists, and film/TV composers get A&R, free one-year Platinum professional session musicians, marketplace, helping musicians their music to record labels, music Membership to SongU.com and more. vocalists and audio engineers worldwide connect and hire top publishers, music supervisors and Fee: $35 per song online. Songwriters, music music pros so they can get to great- music libraries producers, bands and creatives can sounding release-ready songs. HOLLYWOOD SONGWRITING hire talent to enhance their existing Musicians can find and securely hire THAT PITCH CONTEST productions, or they can produce the right pro based on specialty, Web: thatpitch.com Contact: hello@ an entire song from composition to budget, genre, credits, reviews and Fee: Playin’ it safe. -$15 /mo., Goin’ hollywoodsongwritingcontest.com mastering completely online. sound samples. steady. - $135 /year Web: hollywoodsongwritingcontest.com
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Open to all artists who in order to secure transparent and other users music for payment. Hop, Rock, Teen, Unpublished, are unsigned to a major record label. correct credits and payments for Fee: Free Unsigned Only, and World Music. Prizes: Grand Prizes $20,000, everyone involved. Fee: $25.00 per song or category mastering services, music distribution FRETTIE and more. AUDIOBRIDGE Web: frettie.com JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING Fee: $35 per song Web: audiobridgeapp.com Services: Connect with other CONTEST Services: Mobile recording studio, songwriters from around the globe. 888-884-5572 USA SONGWRITING tool for mobile music collaboration. Frettie is a valuable songwriting Email: [email protected] COMPETITION Communicate directly with your community made up of students, Web: jlsc.com Web: songwriting.net collaborators with dedicated chat- professionals and hit songwriters Summary: The JLSC is open year- Summary: Open to all amateur and rooms for every session. Keep track who are all eager to learn, discover, round and features two Sessions professional songwriters and anyone of your entire history of edits in one give feedback and connect with each -- with 72 Finalists, 24 Grand Prize regardless of nationality or origin. place with both real-time and delayed other. Winners, 12 Lennon Award Winners Prizes: Winning songs receive radio collaboration. and 1 “Song of the Year.” The airplay. Overall Grand Prize winner KOMPOZ Contest is open to amateur and will receive $50,000 worth of cash, AVID 305-439-2938 professional songwriters who submit merchandise and services. Overall Web: avid.com Email: [email protected] entries in any one of 12 categories. 2nd Prize winner will receive $9,000 Services: Provides information on Web: kompoz.com/music Fee: $30.00 per song worth of merchandise. Overall 3rd all-digital solutions for capturing, Services: Social network platform Prize winner will receive $6,500 worth creating, editing and distributing for musicians, to share, collaborate, LEE RITENOUR’S SIX STRING of merchandise. digital media. distribute music and crowdsource COMPETITION Categories: Songwriters can enter in production/performers Email: outreach@sixstringtheory. 15 different song categories such as: BANDLAB Fee: Free or premier membership com Pop, Rock/Alt, Folk, R&B, Hip-Hop, Email: [email protected] ($5/mo., $10/mo., $20/mo.). Web: sixstringtheory.com Jazz, Instrumental, etc. Web: bandlab.com Summary: The Six String Theory Fee: $35.00 per song Services: Social media network for METAPOP Competition, hosted by Grammy®- musicians and fans with unlimited Web: metapop.com winning guitarist and producer, Lee cloud based storage. 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