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Washington DC Links

OnTap - The DC-area's largest entertainment weekly keeps tabs on the Washington live music scene.

Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) - Provides education, advocacy, and legal services for artists, including independent musicians, in the Washington, DC area.

Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) - WAMA is an umbrella organization of Washington area musicians, concert promoters, lawyers, recording engineers, managers, graphic artists, and related businesses working together to address areas of common concern.

Washingtonian - Check out the magazine's live music guide.

DC Bands:

Beauty Pill - The coolest band in D.C., led by the coolest musician in D.C., Chad Clark

Other Cool Artists:

George Porter Jr. - Legendary bassist of The Meters, New Orleans, LA

Miles Sapp - A really cool songwriter and musician who lives in Seattle, WA

Section 8 - Alternative rock band, Baton Rouge, LA

Wes Crawford - A badass DC-area drummer

Music Links

TAXI - TAXI is the leading independent A&R company helping unsigned bands, artists and songwriters get record deals, publishing deals, and placement in films and TV shows.

M4Radio - All indie music, all the time. A great resources for indie musicians and indie minds!

Future of Music Coalition - The Future of Music Coalition is a nonprofit collaboration between members of the music, technology, public policy and intellectual property law communities.

Internet Underground Music Archive (IUMA) - Dedicated to independent music on the Web. You can expand your Web presence by creating a free site at IUMA. For example, see the Sugar Jones IUMA page.

Just Plain Folks - A community of over 13,000 of every type of member of the music industry.

Amazon.com's Advantage Program - Independent artists can sell their music on-line at Amazon.com through their advantage program, giving artists a prestigious outlet through which to market their music.

CD Baby - For a one-time set-up fee, CD Baby will create a page for your music and will market your CD(s) on the Internet. For example, see the Sugar Jones page at CD Baby.

College Music Journal (CMJ) - Reports on music being broadcast by college radio stations.

Books for Indie Artists

The Self-Promoting Musician: Strategies for Independent Music Success. By Peter Spellman. (2000)

All You Need to Know About the Music Business. By Donald S. Passman. (2000)

How I Make $100,000 a year in the Music Business Without a Record Label, Manager or Booking Agent. By David Hooper and Lee Kennedy. (2002)