Resources

= RESOURCES =

Guest speakers, Spring 2011 (use your CaLM connection to reconnect)
steve.cole@mcnallysmith.com (music business and life as a performer) steve.mcpherson@mcnallysmith.com (creating and evolving a life in music) scott.legere@mcnallysmith.edu (music business, social media) aaron.young@mcnallysmith.edu (entertainment law) dave.stanoch@mcnallysmith.edu (performing, publishing) erin.schwab@mcnallysmith.edu (marketing yourself as a performer, building audiences, relationships) charles.gehr@mcnallysmith.edu (keeping lots of musical balls in the air) david.lewis@mcnallysmith.edu (Director of Career Services--alumni welcome!) danny@inthegroovemusic.com (composer/performer/producer/licensing)

Social Media Resources
[|LinkedIn], LinkedIn[| intro video], LinkedIn [|maps]

[|Top 100 Tweeters from Billboard] [|Artist Statement Generator]

Minneapolis Commercial Music Houses (original and licensed music for ads, film, and TV)
[|In the Groove] Danny Burke and Brian Casey (casey@itgmusic.com)--very willing to listen to your music for possible licensing [| Echo Boys] [| Modern Music] [| Ashe and Spencer] [| Squirrels on the Moon]

Favorite Twitter sites
@brainpickings (fascinating--and frequent--tweets about everything under the sun. Great aggregator) @mashable

Quirky Niche Ideas--you might want to think //way// outside the box. Here are a few examples...
[|The Vegetable Orchestra] (Vienna, Austria) and VO on [|YouTube]

[|Night in the Life of a Cover Band]
[|Music and Life--Alan Watts] [|Norwegian Ice Musicians] [|Resume 2.0] [|The Annoying Music Show] (Jim Nayder) from Chicago Public Radio and NPR [|Axis of Awesome] (4 chord songs from 40 years)

**Other Resources**
[|The Music Instinct] PBS series of videos on the power of music--an amazing collection! [|Top Spin Media]

[|Cafe Press] merch printed on demand (there are many others!)
[|10 DIY Tips]

[|NuMuBu]
Musicians and music business networking site

Government
[|Minnesota State Arts Board] [|Metro Regional Arts Council] check city and neighborhood arts commissions too

Private Foundations
[|Jerome Foundation] [|McKnight Foundation] [|Bush Foundation] [|Kickstarter]

Others
[|Compas] Community Arts [|VSA Arts of MN] [|MNArtists]

Organizing
Googledocs: online Office-style programs--always have access to your stuff! http://docs.google.com/

[|Evernote] Searchable organizing tool that links notes, photos, audio

del.icio.us: organize your online bookmarks (and again, always have access to them) [|del.icio.us]

Marketing/Promotions
Blogger: tell the world your story [|www.blogger.com]

WordPress.com

Tumblr.com

sonicbids: online EPKs [| www.sonicbids.com]

MySpace: anyone still use this? [| www.myspace.com]

Facebook: fan pages and more www.facebook.com

cdbaby: sell your cd or ep online [| cdbaby.com]

archive.org: collecting all things internet [|archive.org]

ReverbNation: promotion [|reverbnation.com]

last.fm: "the social music revolution" [|last.fm]

Craig's List: find jobs/promote yourself/find instruments/sell them...www.craigslist.com

Tools
Jing: screen capture program--still and video [| www.jingproject.com]

audacity: basic audio editing in a free download [|audacity.sourceforge.net]

flickr: post your photos, link to sites, download photos [| flickr.com]

Senuti: transfer music on your i-pod back to your computer (or someone else's) if your computer crashes. www.macupdate.com

Free Blank Staff Paper online: lots of different options to choose from, really easy and fast:http://www.blanksheetmusic.net/

US Copyright online: up to date laws/forms...you don't have to send your stuff in via mail anymore: here is the page: http://www.copyright.gov/

Lynda: Extensive (broad and deep) online tutorials available at no cost to all students, staff, and faculty at McNally beginning July 1, 2011

People and Ideas
Pitchfork Media: read news and reviews of your favorite bands/ artists. www.pitchforkmedia.com

Rolling Stone Magazine online: http://www.rollingstone.com/

wiredsafety.org: online safety group [|wiredsafety.org]

artsjournal: a daily assortment of published stories in arts, culture, ideas, and issues from around the world. [|artsjournal.com]

Creative Commons: a new way to look at copyright issues [|creativecommons.org]

Mediafuturist: Gerd Leonhard--futurist, author, speaker, entrepreneur [| mediafuturist.com]

Music Business Solutions: Peter Spellman (from Berklee College of Music) on the music biz [| mbsolutions.com]

Musician's Cooler: podcasts on the music business, marketing your band (click on "past shows") [| musicianscooler.com]