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RainMusic Review - Issue #9 - 02/01/99
RainMusic Review is a bi-weekly email newsletter featuring reviews of the best independent music and pianist resources on the Internet. These sites are reviewed weekly at RainMusic.com, and then archived via this newsletter. Subscribe Here
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Welcome to RainMusic Review #9! Reviews this issue include The Center for the Promotion of Contemporary Composers,
Amtech CD manufacturing, Kyric Corporation, Guitar Music 9, Gulf Coast Music, Fiddle Free Sheet Music, Free Music
Now, and the Mirage Music Center.
Our featured article this issue is "The Fantasy of Being a Star."
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CONTEST!
Name a song and win a free CD. Details at http://www.rainmusic.com/pianomusic/contest.htm
PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC ON THE INTERNET! 1999 EDITION!
This in-depth guide to online music promotion will provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to generate
some very real CD sales from your web site! Written by a musician for musicians, this guide is the culmination
of several years of online music marketing experience. If you want to sell your music merchandise online successfully,
don't be without this powerful tool! Get full details at http://www.rainmusic.com/promotion/promote.htm .
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Pianist Resource Reviews
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Center for Promotion of Contemporary Composers
Serious composers will find a lot to like at CPCC, particularly the opportunities
regularly posted to this site. Find information on competitions, faculty openings, performers/ensembles seeking
works, professional organizations, grants, scholarships, conferences and more. Access to the information at CPCC
is free, though a membership is available for $12 a year which includes other benefits.
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Indie Resource Reviews
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Amtech: CD and DVD Manufacturing
Analogue Media Technologies Inc. (Amtech) is a full service manufacturer of audio cassettes and broker of CD and
DVD manufacturing for the music, video, and software industries. They offer very competitive pricing, as well as
real-time quotes for your project via their web site. Other services include CD-R oneoffs, cassette duplication,
blank cassettes, custom packaging and more.
Kyric Corporation
This CD and Cassette manufacturer came highly recommended to us by a customer. To quote: "In the past, we've
used nearly everyone in the market, but no one gave us the price, reliability and service that Kyle and Eric at
Kyric gave us. They duplicated several hundred CD-R's for us to get us product and then expedited our "pressed"
order. All the while, they KEPT IN TOUCH WITH US! We never once had to call them, Kyle and Eric called us to update
us with the progress. I've never been so impressed with a CD manufacturing company, and just wanted you to know
it, with the hopes that maybe you can give these guys a link." With a glowing review like that, how could
we not give these guys a link?
Guitar Music 9
Guitar Music 9 (a division of Guitar 9 Records) is a hosting service/online store for independent bands that feature
the guitar as their dominant instrument. If you're not already familiar with Guitar 9, we urge you (particularly
if you're a guitarist with a CD to market) to take a look at either of Guitar 9's fine sites. These sites are not
only finely crafted, they target your guitar music to a ready made audience.
Gulf Coast Music
Bands or club owners in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Mississippi
may want to take a look at Gulf Coast Music, a site dedicated to providing support and information for clubs and
bands in the Gulf Coast region. Specifically, GCM offers free band, club and store listings, a concert calender,
and the "low down", a e-newsletter containing information on southern music news.
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Free Sheet Music
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Fiddle Free Sheet Music Links
While this site is dedicated to sheet music for fiddle and violin, their collection
of free sheet music links rivals our own. You'll find links to a large number of other sites featuring free sheet
music.
Free Music Now
Jazz violist Will Taylor is hosting this site of free sheet music, which includes "jazzed" versions of
classical and traditional favorites plus his own original music. In addition, Free Music Now offers a sheet music
search service. If you can't find what you're looking for, they'll do the searching for you for a small fee. Requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
I'm From New Jersey: Free Sheet Music
Ok, if you're NOT from New Jersey, this is probably not for you, but if you are, here's
some free sheet music of the state song, which has been offered up in a number of different versions featuring
different cities.
Mirage Music Centre
Here's a highly recommended free sheet music resource for those looking for sheet
music to some of this centuries most popular tunes. You'll find Rock, Jazz, and Blues selections spanning everything
from the Stray Cats to the Beatles, the Doors, Gershwin, Cole Porter, Rogers & Hart, Elvis, Gary Moore and
Lionel Richie. A very fine free sheet music collection with something for everyone.
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Featured Articles
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Music Business Conference Reports
Tagyerit, a quirky band from Amhearst, Mass, has posted their detailed notes and impressions covering both
the 1997 Philadelphia Music Conference and NeMO
1998. If you've ever wondered what happens at such an event, these pages are well worth checking out. You'll
find information on web marketing, radio promotion, trends, creating a buzz and more. Heck, it's almost like being
there!
The Fantasy of Being a Star
Can you separate the fantasy from the reality? Take your fantasy, throw it out the window, and face the music.
Another article in a continuing series of articles by Chris Knab of FourFront Media & Music.
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If you have a musician resource you'd like us to review, just send us a note at management@rainmusic.com. Note, we're specifically looking for items relating to musician resources, music promotion tools,
articles, and opportunities. We're not interested in band pages. Thanks!
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