The John Lennon Songwriting Contest

The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting contest that began in 1997. The Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters who submit entries in any one of 12 categories. The JLSC is open year-round and features two Sessions – with 72 Finalists, 24 Grand Prize Winners, 12 Lennon Award Winners and 1 Maxell Song of the Year. You don't need a professional recording. Entries will be judged on originality, melody, composition, and lyrics (when applicable). Your songs may be entered in any of the following categories: Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, World, Rhythm & Blues, Hip Hop, Gospel/Inspirational, Latin, Electronic, Folk, and Children's. Instrumental compositions are encouraged. Bob Weir, Jesse Harris, Teairra Mari, The Black Eyed Peas, The Bacon Brothers, Ken Komisar and The Veronicas are some of the members on our Executive Committee of Judges.
www.jlsc.com

Feed The Muse

Feed The Muse is a way for fans, supporters, patrons of the arts to support artists online. It's quick, easy and safe.

The goal of Feed The Muse is to help an artist raise as much money as they can so they can continue to pursue their art. You can raise money if you're a band, musician, artist, writer or filmmaker. Our online fundraising pages make raising money and donating easy; it's transforming the way artists connect with their fans. Feed The Muse is a convenient and creative tool and a new way to approach this changing relationship.

Feed The Muse believes that all artists should have the same opportunity to raise huge amounts of money, including the ones who can't afford to spend lots of cash on technology. This service should free them up to concentrate on what's important whether it's crafting a new song, writing that next chapter or painting their next masterpiece.
www.feedthemuse.net

Spreadshirt

Spreadshirt is an online merchandising company that allows people to design custom T-shirts, open FREE online shops where they can sell their custom designs or buy cool shirts.
www.spreadshirt.com

Black Mountain Productions

Black Mountain Productions has been in the Entertainment Industry since 1987. They have many divisions and some include: A Record Label, Music Publishing (BMI), Management, Filmworks, Merchandising and Distribution-Marketing Departments. Black Mountain is a full service Music Production Company that scouts for new, unique and unsolicited talent in all areas of the industry, from individual vocalists and bands to the "novice" or "seasoned" songwriter. Within the industry, our company has a goal and a responsibility: Our Mission- "Education, Guidance And Leadership Along The Pathway To Success!"
www.blackmountainproductions.net

Academy of Country Music (ACM)

The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. It is a not-for-profit organization to support, promote, and enhance the advancement of the country music industry worldwide.

In 1965, the first annual awards ceremony was held. Buck Owens won for Top Male Vocalist and Bonnie Owens won for Top Female Vocalist. Merle Haggard was named Top New Male Vocalist and Kaye Adams was named Top New Female Vocalist.

Website: http://www.acmcountry.com

Warner/Chappell

The Warner/Chappell name is synonymous with great music. They represent songs and songwriters from every country in the world, with diverse catalogues rich in adition and history. Warner/Chappell publishes music in all forms, from Symphonic to Soul, Be-Bop to Broadway, Tangos to Techno, Romance to Rock -- always part of the new, while preserving the connection with the great songs and composers that define the golden age of Popular Music in the 20th Century.

Website: http://www.warnerchappell.com

Peavey

Peavey is one of the largest, most diversified, independently owned suppliers of musical insuments and professional sound equipment in the world.

• 33 facilities on three continents (18 in Mississippi)
• Peavey produces over 2,000 products
• Peavey products are disibuted in over 136 counies worldwide
• Peavey holds 130 patents in musical insument designs and audio technology

Yamaha

Since 1887, when it began producing reed organs, the Yamaha Corporation in Japan (then Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd.) has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer of a full line of musical insuments, and a leading producer of audio/visual products, semiconductors and other computer related products, sporting goods, home appliances and furniture, specialty metals, machine tools, and indusial robots.

Website: http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/Home/YamahaHome

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD provides microprocessors, Flash memory devices, and silicon-based solutions for customers in the communications and computer indusies worldwide.

Website: http://www.amd.com

LOUD Technologies Inc.

LOUD Technologies Inc. is one of the world’s largest dedicated pro audio and music products companies. As the corporate parent for world-recognized brands including Alvarez, Ampeg, Crate, EAW, Knilling, Mackie, SIA and TAPCO, LOUD Technologies Inc. produces a wide range of digital recording products, loudspeakers, commercial audio systems, audio and music software, guitars, guitar and bass amplifiers, and orchesal sing insuments. Additionally, LOUD Technologies is one of the largest disibutors of branded pro audio and music accessories. Wherever there is music making, live performance, audio recording or playback, LOUD Technologies is there.

Website: http://www.loudtechinc.com

Website: http://www.mackie.com

Website: http://www.tapcoworld.com

Digidesign

For 20 years, Digidesign has been the industry leader in digital audio production, providing the professional music, broadcast, multimedia, and film indusies with tools for audio creation, post production, collaboration, and distribution. Their innovative core technologies, which continue to revolutionize the audio profession and the art of recording, have earned them a Grammy® award for Outstanding Technical Achievement and, more recently, an Oscar® statuette representing the 2003 Scientific and Technical Award for the design, development, and implementation of the Digidesign Pro Tools digital audio workstation.

Website: http://www.digidesign.com

Roland

Roland Corporation U.S. is a leading manufacturer and disibutor of eleconic musical insuments including keyboards and synthesizers, guitar products, eleconic percussion kits, digital recording equipment, amplifiers and audio processing devices. With over 25 years of musical insument development, Roland sets the standards in music technology for the world to follow.

Website: http://www.rolandus.com

IK Multimedia

IK Multimedia Production is an international music software company directly operating in 4 counies (Italy, US, UK and France), privately founded in 1996 for the purpose of developing a new generation of music software designed to take advantage of the fast growing personal computer performance and revolutionize the way people compose and play music.

Website: http://www.ikmultimedia.com

Eleconic Musician

EM editorial focuses on music-production technology and techniques for musicians. It includes coverage of recording and live-performance equipment, eleconic musical insuments and music production hardware and software. EM provides comprehensive product news and reviews on the latest equipment and services, and is supplemented with the weekly eMusician Xa e-newsletter and on emusician.com.

Website: http://www.emusician.com

Mix

Disibuted in 94 counies, Mix is the world's leading magazine for the professional recording and sound production technology industry. Mix covers a wide range of topics including: recording, live sound and production, broadcast production, audio for film and video, and music technology.

Website: http://www.mixonline.com

Remix

Remix educates DJs, engineers, producers, and performers of eleconic music about the latest applications and new products specific to the eleconic and urban music markets. Remix is the premier consumer magazine in North America dedicated 100 percent to the tools, techniques, and production styles of eleconic and urban artists.

Website: http://www.remixmag.com

USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION

USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION - promoting the art and excellence of songwriting. Winners gain exposure such as radio airplay and featured on CD Compilations. Judges include A&R from Universal, Sony/BMG and Warner Music.

Website: http://www.songwriting.net

International Acoustic Music Awards

IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) - promoting the art and excellence in performance in Acoustic Music. IAMA is open to all independent artists and labels. Unlike other music industry competitions, IAMA focuses on developing new markets for Acoustic artists, labels and CD releases. Winners gain exposure such as radio airplay and featured on CD Compilations.

Website: http://www.inacoustic.com

Durango Songwriter's Expo

Since 1996, the Durango Songwriter’s Expo has aspired to be what some industry insiders are calling "the premier songwriting event in America"— a perfect blend of music business seminars and workshops, song listening/critique sessions, live songwriter showcases, and a live hit-writer concert to close the event.

Website: http://www.durangosong.com

Dallas Songwriters Association (DSA)

DSA is a non-profit educational organization which has been around for over 17 years with one purpose: to help the songwriter. They are governed by a board of directors who represent the membership. You are invited to browse their site for educational information concerning the business and craft of songwriting. It is their hope that if you like what you see, you will become a member.

Website: http://www.dallassongwriters.org

ProSoundWeb

ProSoundWeb.com hosts the most active community of audio professionals on-line. There are more than 160,000 individual visitors to their forums on a regular basis — many of which participate in their market by initiating discourse on technology, common “puzzlers”, industry ends, etc… A visit to ProSoundWeb’s community forums will show a vast web of peers interacting with one another on many different levels.

Website: http://www.ProSoundWeb.com

Top Cow

Top Cow Productions, Inc. was founded by Marc Silvesi in 1992. The launch of Cyberforce posted sales in excess of 850,000 copies. And that was just the beginning, as later titles went on to become even more popular than their predecessors. Witchblade rose to one of the top five hottest selling titles in the country, and the character was considered one of the most popular in comics by Wizard magazine.

Website: http://www.topcow.com

Dallas International Guitar Festival

From humble beginnings in a basement meeting room of Dallas hotel in 1978, to 120,000 square feet of display space at Dallas Market Hall, the Dallas International Guitar Festival (formerly the Dallas Guitar Show) brings musicians, guitar makers, collectors, celebrities and music enthusiasts together.

Today there are more than 2,000 guitar shows and festivals staged around the world, but the show phenomenon actually began in Texas with the vision of Dallas guitar shop owner Charley Wirz.

With tens of thousands of fans through the gate and millions upon millions of dollars worth of insuments changing hands, the Dallas International Guitar Festival has become an institution.

Website: http://www.guitarshow.com

Goodnight Kiss Music

Goodnight Kiss Music (BMI) was founded in 1986 in Hollywood, California, (along with sister company, Scene Stealer Music (ASCAP)), dedicated to supplying the Entertainment Indusies with perfect material for any musical need. Goodnight Kiss Records creates a diverse and brilliant selection of unique artists and songs to choose from.

Goodnight Kiss Productions oversees recording projects, live show presentations, and other miscellaneous music needs.

Website: http://www.goodnightkiss.com

In Tune Monthly

In Tune Monthly is the only magazine written exclusively for music making students in grades 7 - 12 and their teachers. Used by teachers as an in-classroom text, the magazine focuses on enriching and broadening the aditional music curriculum in middle and high schools and appeals to the independent player as well.

Website: http://www.intunemonthly.com