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ADitude Advertising, Inc. was created when 2 Artists met at a dead-end job and decided that their lives needed to be spent creating unique custom products for all Artists and Businesses. Our specialty is helping you find and customize the perfect promotional look that will set your group, band, film, company or idea apart from the masses! Advertise with ADitude today!

Only ALARM Magazine presents the precise combination of artists essential to consistently awaken, full enable and uniquely mobilize readers who are discerning, knowing, and rigorously arranging the future of legitimate American culture.

The Americana Music Association is a professional trade organization whose mission is to provide a forum for the advocacy of Americana music and to promote public awareness of the genre to support the creative and economic viability of professionals in this field. In short, we are a professional trade association dedicated to building and promoting the Americana genre and the individuals who participate in our industry.

ASCAP is a membership association of more than 320,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. Through agreements with affiliated international societies, ASCAP also represents hundreds of thousands of music creators worldwide. ASCAP is the only U.S. performing rights organization created and controlled by composers, songwriters and music publishers, with a Board of Directors elected by and from the membership.

Winner of numerous industry awards, Audio-Technica offers a complete range of high-quality audio products: wired and wireless microphones, headphones, mixers and accessories.

Audio-Technica’s consistency/reliability standards are legendary. For example, every microphone in the A-T 40 Series of precision studio microphones is individually tested and inspected for 100 percent quality assurance.

Big Moon Marketing specializes in providing a full range of creative services for artists. Since 1996, we have been working behind the scenes designing and writing award-winning marketing pieces for some of the biggest names in the industry. We develop strong brands by creating one-of-a-kind logos, press kits, CD/DVD packaging, brochures, merchandise, web sites, posters, newsletters and custom publications.

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI) is an American performing right organization that represents more than 350,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 6.5 million works. BMI’s latest financial results, $839 million in licensing collections and $732 million in royalty distributions for its 2007 fiscal year, are the highest for any copyright organization in the world.

Carnelian Agency was founded in 2003 and our mission is to provide musicians with the services, products and resources they need with professionalism, integrity and an invested belief in the unlimited potential of our clients. We are a one stop artist’s resource company, with representation services, retail products and business resource departments under one parent corporation. We provide exceptional customer service and nurture each client relationship with personal dedication.

In business for over 35 years, Crystal Clear has grown to become one of the largest, most experienced CD & DVD manufacturing facilities anywhere in the country. Crystal Clear offers the highest quality professional products, prompt, dependable deliveries, and personal service and attention - all at the most competitive prices anywhere.

Disc Makers is the largest manufacturer for independent musicians, filmmakers and businesses. We operate completely self-contained CD and DVD manufacturing facilities, which include: graphic design, electronic pre-press, printing, post-production, glass mastering, replication, and packaging facilities all in-house.

Folk Alliance International exists to foster and promote traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music and dance, and related performing arts. The Folk Alliance seeks to strengthen and advance organizational and individual initiatives in folk music and dance through education, networking, advocacy, and professional and field development.

Groove House Records is known for its audiophile-class CD manufacturing and has created discs for thousands of independent recording artists since 1996. Every CD project includes real-time direct-to-glass mastering, and all printed CD and DVD products are manufactured using vegetable-based inks and recycled paper. 100% recycled Digipaks, disc trays, cardboard wallets and sleeves are also available.

Imperial Media is the largest CD & DVD duplication & replication service in Southern California for independent musicians, filmmakers and businesses. Need your product in 24 hours? Imperial Media meets your yesterday deadlines today.

IRL Music Group, Inc.is a music marketing company that specializes in International Record Licensing with office in Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Beijing.

You’ve made your CD. Want to get it on the national charts so you can distribute and sell it yourself or perhaps make a major label deal? Let us design a national radio promotion campaign for you that includes targeted market testing, adds to station playlists, increasing weekly spins, station interviews, and station IDs.

LightScribe is an innovative technology that uses a special disc drive, special media, and label-making software to burn labels directly onto CDs and DVDs. Because the labels are laser-etched—not printed—there's no ink, no smudging, and no peeling.

London Calling, the UK's biggest trade conference and exhibition for the international music industry, has now firmly established itself as an important new annual destination for the global music industry following a hugely successful 2007.

3,363 delegates and participants attended LC 2007 with industry professionals from over 45 countries.

About maniaTV
The maniaTV Network is the world’s first internet television network delivering fresh programming both for live and on-demand viewing each and every week. Our programming line-up features the best in Entertainment of all kinds. Music, Movies, Comedy, Action Sports and Gaming all live at maniatv.com.

Mixonic offers custom CD & DVD production and manufacturing services. Specializing in CD & DVD replication, duplication and related packaging, we provide high quality, lightning-fast service at affordable prices. Design, upload and place your order all online using our convenient tools. Our sales and customer service teams are also available to assist you with the process. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, we have facilities around the country to serve you. Making great music takes time. Making your CDs and DVDs shouldn’t.

mTraks (www.mtraks.com) is a popular online music community, which promotes the sales and discovery of great independent music. mtraks now offers over 1,000,000 unrestricted mp3 songs available for download. mTraks features direct band-to-fan interaction, effortless music discovery, free promotional opportunities, and the tools that allow any serious artist to sell and manage their tunes online.

The Music Independence Summit Connection (MISC) is a unique online indie music community. We supply helpful how-to information, business resources and interviews with the indie music community at large industry professionals, independent artists and bands, service and product suppliers worldwide. We also offer a number of opportunities to market and promote your music and music related products via national television, internet options, CD compilations and more. Our mission is to be the #1 go to career development resource for the members of the constantly evolving community of the independent music industry.

Affordable - we aggregate our pool of clientele to keep prices low

Convenient – apply for coverage, manage your equipment list, ask questions, get answers and even pay online! See our website for more details at www.musicproinsurance.com or call us @ 1-800-MUSICPRO!

Neil C Young is an extremely gifted guitarist who is establishing his unique talents in both Britain and North America. In a contemporary musical climate which is often overcrowded with an eclectic range of guitar styles, Neil not only acknowledges these influences, including bossanova, bebop and blues, but also displays an in-depth knowledge of performance and composition through studies at Birmingham Conservatoire.

The North by Northeast Music & Film Festival and Conference is Canada’s #1 showcase for the best new independent music and music-related films. Every June, NXNE takes over downtown Toronto. The Music Festival showcases over 500 artists at 50 key venues—festival alumni include Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dinosaur Jr., Feist, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Ron Sexsmith, Sam Roberts, and Sum41. The Film Festival screens great music-related movies, from concert classics to the latest indie docs. And the Conference features no-b.s. panels and interviews with the likes of Police drummer Stewart Copeland and head Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten. North by Northeast: the summer event of the year for fans, bands, and industry pros.

Oasis provides CD and DVD replication and duplication including free distribution and radio promotion nationwide. #1 top rated for quality, service, and eco-packaging options, all 100% Green Forestry Practices certified.

One Lucky Guitar is a design and advertising agency specializing in campaign-oriented work in the music industry. We're at our best when we tie your album artwork to your tour poster, your website to your t-shirt, your logo to your magazine ad. We're located in Fort Wayne, IN, and just dripping with hard-working Midwestern willpower.

Founded in 1985, Paul Reed Smith Guitars is a leading manufacturer of high-end electric-acoustic guitars. PRS guitars were originally crafted for local musicians and have since become highly prized by musicians and collectors around the world.

The Planetary Group is an artist development firm based out of Boston, with satellite offices located in New York and Los Angeles. The radio department at Planetary focuses on getting their clients airplay on College, Triple A, and Specialty Radio. Planetary also helps their clients by setting up in studio performances and interviews with radio stations while our clients are on tour. The company also has a publicity department that caters to helping artists gain exposure through national and regional press campaigns. This involves doing campaigns for record releases, national and local tours, as well as local CD release parties. Publicity mainly focuses on print and online media, but also utilize other television and radio outlets to help maximize exposure. Planetary also has a new media department that involves utilizing the internet to further promote and publicize their clients.

Popkomm has been based in Berlin since 2004 and is now well established as the world’s music and entertainment business meeting place. Popkomm is synonymous for innovation and trends. The Popkomm-IMEA (Innovation in Music and Entertainment Award) distinguishes young companies that have creative business ideas. With a top-class international conference and a festival covering 30 Berlin clubs, Popkomm offers an optimal platform for the live sector and is essential for experts that wish to shape the future of the music business.

For the past 30 years, Progressive Media & Music has been serving the entertainment industry in all facets of multimedia production. From recording and filming bands, conferences and commercials to manufacturing and printing CDs and DVDs. We have thousands of happy clients that turn to us for all their recording, mastering, graphic art, and manufacturing needs. Celebrating 3 decades of honest success!

RockPoP Gallery is dedicated to bringing its customers the best selection of limited-edition, rock music album/CD cover-related art prints, photos and related collectibles available on the market today.

Sonicbids is a matchmaking website for bands and people who book or license music. Our community includes 130,000 bands and 10,000 music promoters and licensors from 100 different countries. Looking at it that way, it’s no surprise promoters and licensors see us first when they need music, and it’s no wonder we’ve become the new universal standard for bands who want club dates, festivals, conferences, college shows, licensing opportunities, or just about any other kind of gig.

The SXSW Music and Media Conference is a very cool, high profile event that showcases 1500 rising and established musical acts from around the globe at over 70 venues in downtown Austin. By day, conference registrants do business in the SXSW Trade Show in the Austin Convention Center and partake of a full agenda of informative, provocative panel discussions featuring hundreds of speakers of international stature.

Additionally, SXSW hosts the iF! conference, festival and trade show for interactive and film industries. SXSW Film celebrates all aspects of independent film making as well as hosts an internationally acclaimed film festival. SXSW Interactive exposes the coolest new media technologies and hosts Screenburn, the gaming division of SXSW.