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 * post at least 5 internet resources (the more the better for us all!) that you find useful for musicians** **(do not duplicate those others post). Include a brief description of each site and be sure to link them. DUE NO LATER THAN DEC. 1 **======

[|www.artsjournal.com]
Artsjournal collects articles daily on music, theatre, dance, visual art, literature, culture, ideas, and issues from periodicals around the world. It also links to many arts-related blogs, and includes job listings and even unusual YouTube videos. [|Doomtree], [|Dessa] Dessa Darling--emcee, rapper, singer, poet, writer, social media maven, MSCM instructor [|In the Groove] CaLM guests Brian Casey and Danny Burke work with/for this music house in downtown Minneapolis. Check out their reels, music libraries, and consider going over to meet with them to pitch your demo. [|Skeptic Music] Brian and Danny's biz [|Glorious Monster] [|Man is Doomed] Brian and Danny's band projects. [|Constant Contact] Slick, low-cost professional email marketing [|Common Craft] Quick computer tutorials on a whole range of topics using paper cut-outs (seriously!) Learn about wikis, twitter, blogs, and more. [|CultureBully] Online ezine of Twin Cities (and beyond) music, recommended by Dessa. [|Eventful] Eventful is the world's leading events website, enabling a community of millions to discover, promote, share and create events. Request favorite performers. [|Jonathan Coulton] A one-man social media empire. Excellent singer-songwriter who has maximized low-cost marketing. Here's Jonathan's [|MySpace] page. (scroll down to see the box using data from Eventful) [|Music Business Solutions] Peter Spellman lays out a straightforward [|musicians' business plan] [|Sweet Sound of Money] More articles on business plans and money management for artists [|SWOT Analysis template]

Pandora.com Discover new music! Like last FM, but better. Plays too much Jack Johnson sometimes. Magnatune.com An independent music label that sells their music in pioneering ways. Also lets you listen and download free music. Check out the Wiki page about them here. Youtube.com Need a quick listen of something, you can probably find it here. Also good for wasting time. Online Metronome An online metronome/ pitch pipe. As relatively convenient (compared to a real metronome) as Google docs is, compared to MS word. Jamendo Unlimited free/legal music for listen and download. Definitely must check out.
 * Teera Lucksanapiruk**

Daytrotter This site features live in-studio performances by HUNDREDS of bands. Daytrotter: "...giving you exclusive, re-worked, alternate versions of old songs and unreleased tracks by some of your favorite bands and by a lot of your next favorite bands." La Blogotheque This French blog is similar to Daytrotter, but features videos of groups performing on the streets of Paris. Northern Outpost N.O. is the Twin Cities own version of 'La Blogotheque,' featuring live in-studio performances and interviews of local TC bands, in beautiful HD video. Switchburn Another live music video blog site, this one from Austin Texas, and with a twist. TED TED isn't really about music, but it's good for your brain.
 * Peter Remiger**


 * Aaron Glade**

BackStageJobs.org This is a site that I enjoy featuring real jobs that are music or theatre related. I almost landed an Austrailian cruise a couple years ago. City Pages This is your local go to for who's playing what, where and when. Lyrics Find out what the words are to that song you have to memorize. Craig's list gigs Where the auditions are in town, and for what. Sometimes they post music related stuff. ehow.com How to do anything in the world. Want to save a buck or two? Fix your own car, set up your own guitar or even book your own gigs. This is a site that will give you a step by step look at anything.


 * __Eva Huntington__**

[|ebay] Great for finding rare gear or pretty much anything. [|daddys.com] Another great resource to buy sell or trade used gear online. [|HarryFox] For when you want to cover a song, and not get in trouble with the law go here, and get the rights to the song. [|nolo.com] Do yourself a favor and purchase "Music Law how to run your bands business" by Attorney Rich Stim, if you have not already. This site also offers other business related books. [|8notes] Free Sheet Music, Guitar Tuner, Metronome with Grooves, Piano and Guitar Chord Charts. [|Twitter] We all have one by now, but since it has not been mentioned yet I thought I would put it up... This is also a great site like myspace to let people know about upcoming shows and to build your base. [|Amazon] This is also a site you all know, it is great for Text books, Sheet Music, etc... This is the best site to shop online. [|Thriftey Hipster] If you are looking for something to do on a friday night (or any night) this site lets you know what is going on where and when. Also great for finding local hot spots. [|VistaPrint] Since no one has mentioned it yet I thought I would mention that they are the only option if you want nice, but affordable business cards.


 * Sten Johnson

[]** Tax Tips for Musicians with expense and income excel docs.


 * Tim Heinlein**

[|**Jazz Guitar**] **A site on playing jazz guitar, with a lot of cool transcribed licks from Wes, Miles, Metheny, Scofield and more.** [|**Fact Magazine**] **A UK site that reports on new happenings in the music world. Music & art news, free downloads, classic vinyl, competitions, gigs, clubs, festivals, and exhibitions.** [|**dead air space**] **Radiohead's blob site (I'm a big fan). There are tons of links for all sorts of music, art, and environmental stuff on the left hand side of the screen. Updated frequently.** [|E Band Live] A cheap service to create custom web sites for bands, custom designed web sites. Local to Minneapolis too! [|30 Music] A site that does music reviews and updates for tours.

[|Premier Guitar]** a magazine with a great online offering for all you gear-fanatics out there [|Joey's Guitar Tabs] great website with .pdfs of many rare and out of print guitar books. Sign up, it's legit. [|Muse-eek.com] web site of guitar education guru Bruce Arnold- has taught at Berklee, Princeton and New England Conservatory. I strongly suggest you try his educational materials [|UWM Peck School of the Arts] supposedly the only school offering bachelors and masters degrees in American Fingerstyle guitar [|Charlie Banacos] is an ear training mastermind. Just ask Bobby Stanton
 * Alex Born

Terry Boullianne [|A Passion 4 Jazz] - Some cool stuff on jazz and what not. Check it out! [|Last.fm] - Listen to a huge collection of songs for free. Browse artists/songs. You can also browse similar songs/artists to the one you're currently viewing. Pretty handy. [|Lala] - Listen to any song in its entirety once. Expansive collection of tunes! [|Playlist.com] - Much like Last.fm or LaLa. Listen to tunes and create playlists. [|Jango] - Similar to Pandora. Enter an artist or song and it will create a "radio station" around it. [|Musician's Friend] - A good site for browsing around and looking at music gear. Usually has decent prices too. [|Guitar Center] - Guitar Center's website. Great store for buying new stuff.

Drummer World A great site for checking out bios on your favorite drummers. Archives include video and audio of the artists performing, giving lessons, etc. Drum Tuning Bible The Drum Tuning Bible. 'nuff said.
 * Aaron Pomeroy**

[|Self-Employment in the Arts]** A website where you can learn about being a artist (painter, musician, sculptor, photographer etc.) and read articles and how to create a portfolio and other essentials. [|jazzbooks.com] a great website with instructional books about jazz or bio's of jazz players. [|openmikes.org] The name speaks for itself. [|stropes.com] It's considered the leading website for fingerstyle guitar and contains transcriptions from some of the top fingerstyle players. [|eventful.com] A place where you can check out local events and national acts and other entrepreneur type events. [|Fingerstyle College] A place where you can learn fingerstyle guitar in all styles. [|JustStrings.com] The title speaks for itself.
 * Josh Martinez


 * Jose Pena**

[|Bass Player Magazine] Bass Player articles, Cd reviews and recommendations, Gear, Transcriptions. [|Harmony Central] Online community for musicians. Forums, Reviews. [|Sheet Music Plus] Online store with any sheet music for any instrument. Books. [|All about Jazz] Website with updated jazz articles, find music and learn about jazz. [|Allmusic.com] Great site for music research. Updated. Latest music. News. Reviews.

[|Google Wave] This new technology is changing the way we communicate via conventional email. Could be extremely useful for musicians especially (sharing charts, music, ideas). [|Band Camp] They host your digital files for downloading, let you design/brand your site how you want, add all the metadata so files go smoothly in iTunes, with album artwork. You upload a lossless format and they do all the converting into a handful of digital formats. If your band has an actual physical CD to sell, you can sell it via Bandcamp. If it sells a high volume, then they take a small percentage. [|Pando] FREE and very reliable file sharing site that allows you to send and receive up to 1GB of media. Very useful for sending mixes back and fourth from client to mix engineer. [|Billboard] Seems obvious, but there is actually some good daily music industry news to keep up with. [|Vintage King] Best prices I've seen for studio gear. Also have a large stock and excellent customer service! **
 * Jason McGlone


 * Drew Hurst**

Bryan Beller Bass player extraordinaire and all-around good guy. Check out his music...but also click on the "literature" section on the top of the page. There, you will find articles he's written for magazines, blogs, all kinds of stories from gigs, tales from his days at Berklee, gear advice, career advice, stories about his work as a freelance musician (including work with some pretty big names), and his thoughts on non-musical topics as well. He's truly a working, practical example of many of the things we discuss in class. The Gear Page A great resource/discussion forum for all things gear-related. The emporium section usually has some cool stuff to be found, often at pretty good prices. Ultimate-Guitar A great resource for transcriptions/tablature. All Out Guitar Lots of lessons, interviews, reviews, and more. Lucas Pickford Bass player who has a done/compiled a lot of great transcriptions of jazz solos for all instruments.

Blabbermouth ** Rock/Metal news website run by Roadrunner Records. [|Guitar Player Magazine] Magazine's website offers interesting articles, interviews, and lessons. [|Ticketmaster] Main ticket resource for most major artists/tours. Sweetwater Online retailer for all varieties of music gear. Craigslist A potentially valuable site for buying/selling gear or even the occasional job.
 * Tom Brooks

Chaz Morris [|Virgin Record Radio] [|Artist Direct] [|Modern Drummer] [|Vic Firth] [|Rhythmelodic.com]