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Favourite Links
"An Internet site without links is
like a bicycle without a chain!"
~ Jim Lesses
Allegheny
Music Works - Publisher of The Leads Sheet, monthly
songwriter tipsheet listing artists and companies looking for
songs to record. Also offers books on songwriting, music
business, and career development.
American
Songwriter Magazine - Covering all styles of music and
the craft and business of songwriting since 1984. Interviews,
songwriting tips, news, reviews and lyric contest.
Craft
of Song Writing
The
Independant Songwriter's Group
Independant
Songwriter Magazine
International
Songwriters Assoc'n
Jeff
Mallett's Songwriter Site - Includes a list of
songwriters on the web and other resources.
Lyrical Line -
Lyrical Line is a resource for lyricists & songwriters. Have
your songs critiqued by your peers or showcase them. Free
newsletter.
LyricsReview.com
- Forum for songwriters lyrics. View the lyrics and reviews of
your peers. The site stimulates writers with a workshop and
writing tips.
The
Muse's Muse
Nashville
Songwriters
Pick
and Pen Music Forum - Forum for songwriters to share
input. Helps with audio and Mp3. Advise on copyright and
publishing. A completely free site. |
S.C.A.L.A.
Songwriters Composers and Lyricists Association
Singing
and Songwriting - Online magazine for singing and
songwriting with lessons, articles, message board, classifieds,
links and daily news
SongLink International
- Tipsheet/magazine for music publishers and songwriters:
Artists and companies looking for songs, industry news.
Songwriter
Universe - Magazine and resource for songwriters
offering articles, links and demo evaluations.
Songwriter's Notebook
- Resource with a message board, links to articles and listings
of clubs and organizations.
Write
Songs
WritingSongs.com
- Extensive songwriting site. Advice, resources, classified ads,
links. Includes a "coffee house" featuring different
songwriters. |
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to Sell Your CD On-Line |
6
Steps to Songwriting Success by Jason Blume
88 Songwriter Wrongs and How To Write Them by Pat and
Pete Luboff
All Area Access by Marc Davison
All You Need To Know About The Music Industry by Donald
Passman
Becoming Remarkable by Harriet Schock
Beginning Songwriter's Answer Book by Paul Zollo
Billboard Guide To Music Publicity by Jim Pettigrew
Breaking into the Music Business by Alan H. Siegel
Confessions or a Record Producer by Moses Avalon
Everything You'd Better Know About the Record Industry
by Kashif
Hit Men by Fredric Dannen
How To Be Your Own Booking Agent by Jeri Goldstein
How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording by D. Rapaport,
L. McKennitt
Music Copyright by David J. Moser
Music Publishing: A Songwriters Guide by Randy Poe
Music, Money and Success by Jeff & Todd Brabec
Secrets of Negotiating a Record Contract by Moses
Avalon
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Song
Sheets to Software by Elizabeth Axford
Songwriter's Survival Kit by Arena, Light, Moran and
Fett
Songwriters on Songwriting by Paul Zollo
Songwriting and the Creative Process by Steve Gillette
Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure
by Pat Pattison
Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming by Pat Pattison
Stage Performance by Livingston Taylor
The 2002 Musicians Atlas by Music Resource Group
The 2002 Songwriters Market by Ian C. Bessler
The Artists Way by Julia Cameron
The Craft and Business of Songwriting by John Braheny
The Craft of Lyric Writing by Sheila Davis
The Indie Contact Bible by David Wimble
The Musicians Business and Legal Guide by Mark Halloran
The Nashville Number System by Chas. Williams
This Business of Music by M. William Krasilovsky &
Sidney Shemel
Tunesmith by Jimmy Webb
Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison
Writing Music For Hit Songs by Jai Josefs |

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