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RainMusic Review - Issue #10 - 02/15/99
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 #10! Reviews this issue include A440 Pianos, The Orchard, The Musican's Assistance
Site, the UNC Sheet Music Library and Howard's Piano Sheet Music.
Our featured article this issue is "The Coming Internet Music Revolution."
You can find an HTML version of this newsletter at
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SOLO PIANO CD SPECIAL - $5.95 + S&H
If you enjoy the solo piano music of such artists as George Winston, David Lanz, or Jim Brickman, you'll love the
music of our featured pianist, David Nevue. For a very limited time, we are offering his album, "While the
Trees Sleep" for a special promotional price of only $5.95 plus shipping. This offer is only available via
the Internet and will be over soon. Get details at http://www.rainmusic.com/order/special.htm
CONTEST ENDS SOON!
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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A440 Pianos
A440's web site includes an online showroom displaying pianos currently for sale with their very reasonable prices
plainly stated. If you're looking to sell a piano, A440 may be an option as they appear willing to make an offer
to most anyone. In additon to these services, A440 also offers piano refinishing and rebuilding, as well as piano
moving services. A440 is completely insured and can move your piano anywhere in the world. Simply email them for
a quote.
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Indie Resource Reviews
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The Orchard
If the good folks at The Orchard really do what they say they can do, then their services are a must see for independent
musicians. Like what, you might ask? For one, if you sign up The Orchard will ensure your CD gets placement with
many of the major online music stores, including Amazon, CDNow, and Music Blvd. In addition, they promote your
product through standard retail outlets via the largest one stop distributor in the world. So, who's running this
place? Non other than Richard Gottehrer, co-founder of Sire Records (which brought us Madonna, the Talking Heads
& The Ramones) and producer for such acts as the Go-Go's and Blondie. So, the founder has definitely been around.
The Orchard splits all profits 70/30 in favor of the artist. Need we even say we highly recommend them? Great site,
and definitely worth a look around.
MAS: Musicians Assistance Site
It's been quite a while since we've reviewed MAS, and since they recently visited us we decided to return in kind.
MAS continues to set the standard for informational indie web sites on the net. Like us, they feature new site
reviews every week, but you'll also find a number of in-depth resource databases that are extremely useful. Take
their touring database for example; if you're looking to tour the country, or even Internationally, you need look
no further for a list of venues, contacts, and promoters throughout the entire world. You'll find huge lists of
manufacturers, record labels (with contact info) and check out their Published Resource directory. Within the MAS
archives, you'll find tons of music business articles, columns, and don't miss their list of premade contracts
and agreements concerning musicians and the music biz.
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Free Sheet Music
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UNC-Chapel Hill Sheet Music Library
This online music library features American sheetmusic from the 19th century and contains over 1000 titles. These
volumes are separated into 32 volumes, each volume spanning different dates and containing different instrumentation
(piano solo, duet, vocal, guitar, quartet, and so on). The sheet music is available online via *.gif and *.jpg
files, which are printable right from your web browser. The site includes an alphabetical list of sheet music by
composer.
Howard's Piano Sheet Music
If you're looking for popular music transposed for piano, take a look at Howard's fine online collection. You'll
find lot's of titles you'll recognise, including In the Mood, The Pink Panther Theme,
The Entertainer, Moonlight Sonata, The Bridal March, Linus and Lucy, and the theme
from the film "The Titanic", My Heart Will Go On.
Sheetmusic is stored in *.jpg format making for easy printing from your web browser.
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Featured Articles
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The Coming Internet Music
Revolution
Internet music sales are soaring. MP3 use is skyrocketing. Recording industry execs are seething. The
Internet Music Revolution has begun. Come to the site to find out how you can tap into the technology right now.
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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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