REFERENCES OF GENERAL INTEREST TO MUSICIANS
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Numeric URLs
181.4 Music - An e-zine and Industry database, with links to colleges; cable TV; recording studios, indie distributors, Print, etc.
1-800-Judaism - Jewish-interest books, music, videos, computer software, and religious articles.
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Aalborg Instruments
Abaco Software, Inc. - publishes interactive multimedia software for music, and other areas.
The Academy of Digital Music - producing MIDI files of classical music. Performances are in real-time.
Addicted to Noise - The online music e-zine.
Alamo Music Ltd - Hong Kong site. "The One-Shop Music Shop" low prices, large selection!
Allgood Productions - Audio/video studio. film, video and music production and editing, CD mastering. Dolby Surround Sound, digital and analog 24 track, Beta SP, 65'x 55'x 16.5' studio.
All Access Music Group - Radio promotion of the 'Top 40', 'CHR' and 'Modern Rock'.
All-Music Guide - Database of recorded music.
Altar Native - e-zine that reviews your band.
Alternative Music Almanac - Alan Cross
AMA Publishing Company - Has Music Books in both English and German
AFM - American Federation of Musicians, Largest American Union
AFTRA - Amer. Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Applause Music Careers- Everything you ever wanted to know about starting a career in the music and entertainment production touring industry, but were afraid to ask.
American Musical Theatre of San Jose - our toe-tappin', whistle-blowin', hot-ticket website is here to inform and entertain you.
Applied Research and Technology - One= of the largest audio signal processing and reverb manufacturers in the music industry.
APRA, The Australasian Performing Rights Association collects and distributes copyright royalties for composers and music publishers.
Arboretum Systems, Inc. - Hyperprism Software; Macintosh real-time sound effects processing software.
Arkkra Enterprises - Mup music publication shareware provides high-quality, low-cost PostScript or MIDI output. MS-DOS, UNIX, or source code.
Ars Nova Software - Publisher= of Macintosh music software including Practica Musica, Songworks, and A Little Kidmusic.
Autonomy Blues Exchange - Site for 'The Blues'.
ArtMedia Productions - industrial, promotional, documentary, music, training, fundraising, public relations, educational film-videos
ASCAP - America's oldest/largest musical performance rights organization protecting members royalties.
Atlanta Opera - the company's website.
Audio Odyssey - Central-NJ audio dealer specializing in single- ended and vacuum tube audio.
Audities - The e-zine.
Auditioning for the Musical Theatre - by Steven M. Alper.
AVD Ltd - acoustic design; soundproofing; construction of recording studios and post production facilities. World-wide
A-Ware Software, Inc. - music scheduling and traffic software.
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BMI, Broadcast Music Inc. - Performance rights (Royalties) society on line.
Balanced Audio Technology - vacuum-tube and solid-state electronics.
Ballroom Dance Supply - ballroom dance shoes, dance music, instructional dance videos.
Bandit A&R Newsletter - Helps musicians target their demo's properly.
Bands Stands (Em-bee), and accessories
Bay 3 Management - Entertainment, management, backline and studio.
BH Sound Service - Installations in theatres, auditorium, discos, jazz festivals. Phonometric measurement.
BIAS - software for digital audio recording, processing, and editing.
, Big Fish Audio - Japanese indie label.
Billboard Online -What's on the Charts. Musician's store.
Blenko Glass Co. Inc - makers of the Country Music award.
BMI- The "Other" Performance rights Organization. Broadcast Music Inc.
Book Realm - Some self-promotion tips and interviews with people you never heard of before.
Borders Books
Bryston, amplifiers
Build a Hammered Dulcimer
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Caboose Productions - Full service Audio recording studio for radio and television.
CMRRA - Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency - Collects Royalties, see also "SOCAN" below.
Carvin -The corporate site for guitars and sound systems.
Cakewalk Music Software [cakewalk.com] - The popular MIDI/Digital audio software for Windows PCs.
California Rehearsal Studios - Rehearsal studios in Concord, California.
Arthur Cantor. Inc. - promoting the Off-Broadway musical
CASIO KEYBOARDS - Online catalog of Casio products, including the newest WK-1201 Low-Cost 6 OCTAVE, 73 NOTE full MIDI Keyboard, with features found only on much, much more expensive keyboards - plus built in 3-1/2 inch Floppy Drive! Some say it really blows away the higher price 61 note Yamahas)
CD Alley - Online music store for indie bands and labels.
CD Duplication 4 Less, Provides CD duplication and CD Replication for the Indie Music industry. Studio Quality and Service at affordable prices.
9430 Topanga Canyon Blvd. #200, Chatsworth, 91311, CA, US. Tel: 818-341-7484, 800 Tel: 800-746-9868, Fax: 818-341-2807
CD Universe - hot online music stores on the internet.
The Celebrity Cafe - Interviews of well known musicians.
Chereese Records - Label seeks new (or established) artists for world wide distribution.
Chordboard MIDI Controller Musical Instrument - A MIDI controller. The CX10 patented utility makes playing sophisticated REAL LIVE music fun and easy.
Christian Publishers Outlet - books, bibles, music, CDs, tapes, software, and videos. All Discounted
Clarinet Site - stresses use of piano with Clarinet and sheet music sources.
Clarus Music, Ltd. - musical plays, classroom resources, recordings, videos, books, teaching aids, music software and CD-ROM.
Club Vibe - Creates and hosts web sites for independent musicians and bands.
CMJ Online - CMJ charts all the college and commercial radio stations.
Coda Music Technology - Sites has info on products and sales, plus technical support FAQ's, demos, software updates, etc.
Complete History of Icelandic Music
(Home Of) The Complete Jingle Course - For a small fee, you too can get into the "jingle" business!
Computicket - ticket issueing agency. Automated online central inventory for movies, cinemas, theatre, sport, bus, travel and music concert tickets.
Contagious InterActive - full production CD-ROM studio with on-staff musicians, graphic Designers, and programmers.
U. S. Copyright Office, Search U. S. Copyright Records How to Register a Work, the law, etc.
Copyright Website - info on fundamentals, infringement, history, "fair use", registration, internet and software.
Croatian Music Union
Crown Audio - The corporate website.
Cyber Age Studios - Music, sound design, voice-overs, and digital recording.
Cyberdrum - Drummers e-zine. Nice, large site.
Cyberjaz - A shop for locating rare and hard-to-find Recordings & Music.
Cybertracks Records - European label. Electronic music, holophonic effects and sound-effects for virtual reality application.
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Da Capo Music Bookshop - Bookshop specializes in used sheet music and out of print and rare titles.. Online catalog.
Danish Music Union
Toby Darling's Songwriting site - A songwriter's website.
Da Vinci's Notebook Records - Label for 'new age' and 'electronic' music. (Maybe we should have put "Music" in quotes instead!)
Dancevision - USA - Complete source for Professional dance instruction videos and music libraries.
DCM, loudspeakers
Denver Musicians Org.,= Web Searcher Page.
Digital Kitchen - Original License Free audio segments
Discmakers - Tapes and CD duplication.
Disney MIDI page - Disney Studios MIDI files from The Little Mermaid to The Lion King and more!
The DJ - Submit your music to this Internet radio station.
DiY - Do It Yourself (Booking your band)
Squealer Music - Book Your Own Band In DC, VA, WV, and SC
Dr Duck's Deluxe - Another online= site for unsigned bands and artists.
DRT, cdrom mastering and studio
Dubbeldam Software - smart shareware: a fast and accurate guitar tuning device and guitar chord recognition from recorded music.
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Eastern Acoustic Works, loudspeakers
EchoView Home Page = - A free Windows software suite for musicians (and anyone) making music.
Gary A. Edwards =- His songwriter's site.
Em-bee Bands Stands , and accessories
Eminent Technology, Inc - manufactures planar magnetic loudspeakers for computers, and cars. Also makes air-bearing tonearms and Edison Price Music Post.
EMI Music Publishing - The publishing site.
Encyclopedia of Country Dance - Cross references country music and the dances for the songs.
Ensoniq Corp. - Manufacturer of digital keyboards, multimedia sound cards, and specialized integrated circuits for music and sound processing.
Epos Acoustics - with articles for music and home theatre enthusiasts.
Et Cetera Distribution - Supplier of PC music and sound products.
Euphonix - Manufacturer of digitally= controlled audio mixing systems for the professional audio industry.
Eva - Eva is a CGI language that does everything you need: interactive shopping, games, database retrieval and posting, even virtual graphics and music.
Eventide - Famous for their harmonizers. DSP
Evolution Electronics - MIDI and= Music for the PC. Procyon, Evolution Audio and Samplitude Software. Downloadable Demos.
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festivals.com - Sister site of Festival Finder
Festival Finder - Over 1200 North American Fests listed, every music genre, changes daily.
Fidelipac - Produces tape cartridges used in broadcasting. Also analog and digital studio equiptment.
Film Music Network, Organizes, manages, and administers Film Music Licenses.
Finnish Musician's Union
Fix Magazine - eZine for industrial, hip hop, rave, house and electronic music.
Forducci Productions - Get Your Music Heard by A&R Executives!!
Fostex - The recording equipment maker's corporate site.
Front Room - Sound Developers for Kurzweil Music Synthesizers.
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G Prime Limited - professional audio equipment for the music recording, broadcast, television and motion picture industries.
Gael Force Imports - in the music= of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man.
Gear Search - A musical instrument and equipment retailer resource.
Gibson - The Corporate Website.
Gigfinders - with gift for registered members.
Gigmasters - A search engine of gigs and events looking to hire groups.
Betty Goo - Forward-looking Pop In A Backward looking World.
GoPlay Network - Entertainment guide features humor, horoscopes, personals, classifieds
Graphire Corporation - "Graphire Music Press", professional music typesetting software. Includes information about music notation and links to copyists and publishers.
Gretsch Guitars - The corporate site. Drums and Guitars
Guitarsongs, Info., Easy to play guitar chords and lyrics to over 1,100 songs by top bands and artists, from Bob Dylan, Beatles, Stones, thru REM, Talking Heads, Lou Reed to Coldplay, Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, many, many more. Links to recommended sites for guitar lessons, tips, online guitar stores and great guitarist software.
Guitar World Online - ezine and online lessons!
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Harmonic Vision - music education software.
Harmony Central - extensive site. DL Software, technical articles, links, etc.
Harrison by GLW - manufacturer of premium digitally-controlled fully-automated digital, analog or hybrid audio consoles. Systems are available for film, broadcast, video post, live sound and music recording industries.
H.E.A.R. -Protect yourself from Hearing Loss. The musician's occupational hazard.
Hillside Productions - Broadcast quality MIDI music production and post production. Audio playbacks, audio for video, audio sweetening and artist recording.
Hitching Post Supply - Buckaroo and cowboy gear. Western books, art and music.
Home Page - interactive music and multimedia technology.
Hosa Technology, Inc. - Manufacturer of audio cables, adaptors and accessories for musicians.
Hotwired - Online version.
Hotz Virtual Music Studio - Shareware music software and online virtual music studio.
House Of Blues - Information on the House Of Blues Clubs.
[ No Website ] Humes & Berg, Inc., Manufacturers of Music Stands for Big Bands. (About $125 each) Also Drum Cases, accessories, etc. Ask your Music dealer for their catalog. Another good source of music stands for stage bands is MB Ideas. (Below under "M")
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Ice Magazine - Another e-zine.
Icelandic Music, - A Complete History of
Ill Literature - Still another 'metal' e-zine.
Imaja Home Page - publishes graphics, animation, music, and educational software, including Bliss Paint, Bliss Saver, Listen, Chronos, ProtoFont, etc.
IMMEDIA! - a diversified entertainment company, best known for the Australian Music Industry Directory published every July since 1988, and the Australian Sports Industry Directory.
iMusic - e-zine on both club and alternative music.
Indiana School of Music’s Resources - Many links to music biz resources.
Indy Music - Site promotes the music of independent artists.
IndyNet - Large archive of musician's info.
infinite.am - Free music and sound effects for multimedia production. Demos available at site.
IndieWeb - DiY and other links for the Indie bands
Inneraktive Nettwerx - makers of tekknoBOX, the MIDI sequencer designed for the creation of house, techno, industrial, hip-hop and any other dance music.
Integrity Entertainment - Music Industry Resources.
Internet Music Dealer Network, - This searchable archive uses manufacturers' dealer lists. Musicians enter a zip code to locate nearest local music store for instruments; services; and equipment.
Internet Music Resource Guide - Links to bands, magazines, usenet Newsgroups, etc.
In The Right Direction - This book is a beginners guide to starting a record label.
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J-Bird Records - Perhaps, the Web's first recording label.
Shelley Jacobson - A Canadian singer/songwriter.
JAMMER by Soundtrek - information and demos of JAMMER - a 256 track MIDI
sequencer and song writing tool.
Jelly - An e-zine.
Jerry's Free and Almost Free Music Shack
Jingle University. A course for musician's wanting to get into the Jingle Business full/part time, rather than working for an audio producer.
Jump! Music - Software to discover and play music through a computer.
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K& M
Kaleidospace - promotes, distributes, and places work of independent musicians and artists.
Kathode Ray Music - Lots of Links
Kimber Leigh Mowery - The homepage.
Kurzweil, samplers, sound modules, keyboards
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La Costa Music Business Consultants - A Site for Music Business Entrepreneurs
Landphil Records - Independent Records stores listed by state.
Las Vegas Music Hookup - Info on Las Vegas music scene.
The Lunar Magazine, The Atlanta, GA (vicinity) Dance and Party scene.
Law Offices of Reuben Salazar, Lawyer/Musician whose site offers free summary of Music Law, -and useful links
Lyric Server - Add or Get lyrics here for your 'cover' songs, in German or English
Lyrics and More, Steve Domez lyric writer
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Mark of the Unicorn - Creators of Performer, Digital Performer, and other music software for the Macintosh.
Martin Guitar Company - The corporate website.
Martin Recording Company, Inc - video, audio recording, closed captioning, music composition services, post-production, commercials, industrials, multimedia, etc.
MCA Records - Contemporary and Classic Music
MediaPages - a comprehensive service for producers, directors, musicians, artists, graphic designers, photographers, models, talent, and industry professionals in multimedia, film, digital video, printing. Stocks, astrology, entertainment and more.
Mesa Boogie -Corporate site. Photos.
MGB Music Supply Co., Tel: 205.483.1060. Selling musical instruments and gear including guitars, amps, lighting, keyboards, and acessories. Including brands such as Crate, kona, Suzuki, Alvaraz, Jay Turser, P.R.O. and Indiana.
MiBAC Music Software - Educational music programs for Mac and Windows: a music theory tutorial, and a jazz improvisation program.
MIDI Classics - Discount software, hardware, MIDI sequences, books, sheet music, videos, samples. Low prices, huge selection.
Midi Net - Various musician's resources.
Miditron - a service marketing MIDI Music to vendors and the public via telephone and the Internet.
MIDIWorld - MIDI sound files, samples, and product info.
Midnight Rain Productions - Site promotes your music on the web.
MIG Multimedia Interactive Greetings - animated, musical, funky, humorous greeting cards that you personalize
Miller and Kreisel Inc., Studio Monitors, Speakers and Sound Systems, and more.
Mix Magazine - The online version of Mix Magazine.
Mo's Music Management - Artist's management site.
Modern Jazz Discography, La Discographie du Jazz Moderne
Mubo Music Book Service - A shop. In German
M.U.S.I.C. World HQ , Site "helping people through music".
Music Books Plus - Books, videos, cassettes, CD-ROMs on all music business topics
The Music Business Bible - Discussion on various aspects of the music business/industry for musicians.
Music City Dodge
Music Connection Magazine - A music industry trade magazine. Links
The Music Corner - Reviews and interviews. All musical styles.
Musicorner - Southeastern North Carolina bands. RealAudio.
MusicDemo - A music demo website.
Music Downloads- Disney Records
Music Festivals - A festivals 'finder' site.
Music Mart, Inc. (Albuquerque, NM) - One of the nations leading print music dealers.
Music Network USA - Music industry resources on every aspect of the business.
The Musicosm Plaza - Music interviews, chat rooms, a message board, and unsigned band demos.
Music Pen, Inc.
Music Radio Star Search, Search Engine for all things musical.
Music Row - On line version of the magazine.
Music Station - A global music information network.
Music T-Shirt Domain
Musician's Union - United Kingdom
Musician's Institute - In Louisiana.
Musician's Intellectual Law & Resources, Attorney Jay M. Schornstein's site discusses Royalties, Contracts and more.
Musician's Online Database Exchange (The MODE Pages) - Site for posting free ads.
Musician's Portal
Musician's Union of Japan, represents 6000 musicians performing in Japan
Musician's Web - Another Musicians showcase.
MusicSoft Switzerland - distributor of software including Emagic (with Logic and Logic Audio), Mark of the Unicorn, JL Cooper Electronics, InVision Interactive, Musicware. Etc.
Musicians WebSearch Classifieds - Find other musicians, bands, music equipment for sale, etc. Some advertisements can be posted for free.
Musicware - Educational software
Musitek - pulishes MIDISCAN for Windows, music-reading software. Contains the demo version of MIDISCAN Version 2.0 with full Scan and Play features.
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The Nashville Number System - For Sale, -cheap. crude system notates music with numbers instead of chord letters. Apparently used in the Nashville recording studios.
National Music Publishers Association - Much publishing info.
National Online Music Alliance - Large group of indie singer/songwriters.
National Tape & Disc, cdrom mastering and studio
Netwave - This Web-label and radio station is seeking new bands.
Nordic Entertainment Worldwide- Downloadable music (for a fee).
NotationMachine.com, Interesting site allows you to make free Sheetmusic from MIDI files. Online Chord Machine, How-To's, Information.
NoteWorthy ArtWare - MIDI software producer. Demos.
Now Hear This - NHT loudspeaker systems are designed to deliver refined, musical sound from attractive and affordable packages.
NY City Bands - The best of New York.
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Ockam Instruments Inc - manufacturer of racing sailboat instruments.
Online Music Auction - Online auction of used gear.
On The Air - Listen to radio stations from all over the world!
Outersound - A few 'Do it Yourself' articles are worthwhile, the rest.....
Overit Multimedia - Specializing in musicans CD inserts, web pages, and referrals.
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Pacific Coast Sound Works, cdrom mastering and studios PAN -The 'Performance Artist Network'. Cool online service to help with touring.
Patchman Music - markets soundbanks and samples for Akai, Casio, Ensoniq, Korg, Kurzweil, Oberheim, Roland, and Yamaha synthesizers, including sounds MIDI wind controllers and wind synthesizers.
Pearl Drums - Drummers site.
Peavey - Their corporate site.
Peekaboo - an online network for music and theater.
PgMusic Inc - Creators of Band-In-A-Box, Powertracks, and other Great MIDI Music Software packages for MAC and IBM
Phil's 16mm Movie films and collectables.
PPL - Phonograph Performance Limited, British Phonograph Performances Legal information
Piano Exchange
Piano Site, Pianos and Technicians
Pollstar - eZine with touring information for bands.
Powergold - Software Music scheduler for radio stations. Daily music logs. 24-hour support. Free demo.
Presley Travis Productions - Many music links.
Private Music
Production Weekly - a weekly breakdown of projects in pre-production, preparation and development for film, television, music videos, commercials, etc.
Public Domain Music, with Lists of Public Domain Songs
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QuickTime Home Page - software tool for programmers to store, edit and play synchronized sound, video, and music.
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RAD Cyberzine - An e-zine.
Radio Computing Services (RCS) - software and hardware products including "Selector", music scheduling software, and "Master Control", the paperless digital studio system.
Radio Electric Supply - Vacuum tubes for all electronic equipment.
Radio Mall - A marketer of sound effects, production effects, commercial music beds and oldies libraries to radio stations. Will also help others market their products to radio stations.
Radio Pro, Inc. - software systems and/or program consulting for radio stations: music scheduling, call-out research, auditorium music test, hook-line music test and show prep systems.
Radio Stations - Locate radio stations for your new release.
Radio - TV - Recording - Connections - Music industry employment information.
Really Loud Website - has provided publishing quality music fonts and notation accessories for Macintosh and Windows platforms. Book and music store; reviews of the latest books
Realtracks.com, Privides Music tracks for musicians and vocalists
Recording Industry Association Of America - The RIAA Standards etc.
Riffage.com, Interesting site for lesser known artists and buying their music online.
Rock Fetish Music Resource Search Engine - A search website for Rock.
Rock Mall Music Directories - Links to commercial music sites. Link-swapping opportunities.
Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame - In Cleveland, OH.
Rock On TV - Bands schedules and other info.
Roland - The corporate website.
Rolling Stone - Online version of the magazine.
Rumbo Recorders - List of sites where 'major label' bands have recorded.
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SESAC - A Performance rights society site.
Shipboard Music Info - Jim Coston's page with information for musicians who work on board ships - check 1 or 2
Sites and Sounds Links - links to software, hardware, MIDI, studios, cassettes, labels, etc.
Sleazefest - Another Book the Band yourself site.
SOCAN - Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
SongLink International - English (London-based) tipsheet/magazine for music publishers and songwriters.
Sonic Desktop Software, Inc - Makers of SmartSound applications. Easy way to create customized, professional quality music soundtracks. Inovative software for Windows and Macintosh. Demos and Info available.
Sonic Science - products for the post production industry. "Sonic Search", a powerful sound retrieval system. CD Audio and CD-ROM sound effects and production music.
Sonic State - Lots of music related news.
Songwriters Guild - Info to help you become a better songwriter.
Soundtrack, Film music information site
SoundWave - For musicians, producers, engineers, studio owners etc. Features include complete music industry directory, trading post equipment marketplace.
The Spiral - "How to" and Links information for musicians.
Starr Labs - ztar midi guitar controllers and music electronics.
Steinberg DE - Popular realtime software sequencers for the MIDI music world.
Steinway & Sons
Sun Studios - A 'rock' in the development of rock n roll.
Superagent.com - promotes members of the entertainment industry, - artists, actors and musicians.
SuperDuper Disc - A New York City CD replication facility catering to independents.
Tim Sweeney and Associates - An artist development agency
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T-Shirt Domain
T-Shirts From Musicwear, Hawaii
TDK, audio tapes
TDWare - "ClassiCat" for Windows is a classical music recording cataloging program.
Texas Music Office - Office of the Governor, Texas Music Office is the information clearinghouse and promotion office for the Texas music industry. Maintains referral network of 14,000+ Texas music contacts (talent, businesses, radio stations, press, events, education, classical and performance.
Third Coast Group, cdrom mastering and studio
Trident Audio - recording/mixing consoles and automation systems for music, broadcast, video and film.
Tri-Technical Systems, Inc - Business Software for Music Retail Stores that includes POS, Band Rental, Purchase Ordering, Barcoding, Lessons, Repair, and Much More.
Turquoise Turtle - Native American Music, Songs and Jewelry. Native American Owned Business
Turtle Beach/Voyetra, hardware & software
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Ultimate Independent Music Resource Center - Band Pages, Discount Tapes, Music Business Info, etc.
United States Copyright Office - Download the forms needed for copyright filing.
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Virgin Records Sweden - News about music: artists, releaser, discographies, Virgin as a company, the staff, tour-schedules and competitions.
Visual Day Planner - A computerised calender, featuring recurring event, alarm with musical tunes in WAV or MIDI, color printing.
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Walters-Storyk, Studio Designers company
Warner Brothers Music
Web World Mall - Featuring new music CD releases.
Wedding Music Information Source - Good information site if your band would like to perform at weddings.
Westlake Audio - Recording studio and pro gear sales.
West Moon Studios - A recording studio in Mission Viejo, CA.
Wildplum Remote and Live Recording Service, A live recording service featuring excellent equipment, knowledgeable
engineers, and reasonable rates
Windham Hill Records - includes artists' biographies, discographies, tour dates, and an open forum for musical discussion.
World Records Ltd - A Search Engine For Information About Music.
Worldwide Internet Music Resources - Links to everything.
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X'iT Group Creative - Website Design and Hosting, Sound Engineering, Music Composition
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Yamaha - The corporate website.
YPERANO Records - This label seeks 'metal' bands.
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Zebra Music - Tip sheets helping musicians, acts, and bands to further their careers.
Zentertainment - An online source of news for entertainment junkies.
Zildjian - Corporate website of world's best known Cymbals maker, with information and online catalog.
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