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ALBUM PRODUCTION
NETWORKING ORGANIZATIONS
- Meeting Planners International - Meeting Planners International website. An international organization bringing meeting planners and suppliers together for corporate events. Yearly dues.
- Meeting Planners International, Southern California division - Meeting Planners International, Southern California division. Yearly dues
- Western Arts Alliance - Western Arts Alliance, bringing Presenters and artists together for community concerts, theatres and subscription concerts. Western United States. Yearly dues
- Arts Northwest - Arts Northwest, bringing Presenters and artists together for community concerts, theatres and subscription concerts. North West United states. Yearly dues.
- Arts Midwest - Arts Midwest. Same as other arts conferences for the Midwest United States. Educational emphasis important.
- Arts Presenters Conference is the largest global performing arts marketplace. Yearly in New York in January.
- Cabaret West - Networking organization for Cabaret and other artists.
- Just Plain Folks - Worldwide Music community network. Free
- Taxi.com - Independent A&R company. Yearly dues.
- Film Music Magazine - Film music network includes magazine, institute, and music submission. Yearly dues. Meetings in Los Angeles and New York.
- American Federation of Musicians Union - American Federation of Musicians Union. Branches in every county. Yearly dues in every county.
PACKAGING/PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS
- Envelope Mall - Good prices on unusual envelopes such as transluscent and metallic.
- Uline Corp - Good prices on shipping boxes and supplies. Bulk quantities.
- Modern Postcard - Great service and prices on postcard printing and mailing.
- Overnight Prints - Best prices on business and postcards I've found. 4-color both sides
- The Print Meister - Best prices on 4-color quality business cards I've found.
- PS Print - Great price on short-run digital color copies. Use PDF file.
- Merit Line - Bulk CD cases-single, dual, DVD--lots to chose from.
- Printing For Less - Great price on 4-color bookmarks
- Printing Center - Great price on 4-color bookmarks and tri-fold brochures
- Home Movies - Converts videos into DVD
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
EQUIPMENT
- Roland - keyboards, modules
- Alesis - modules, keyboards, hard disk recording, gear
- Mackie - studio, live performing and recording gear
- ElectroVoice - good quality speakers, monitors
- Ultimate Support - great stands for speakers, lighting, etc.
- Yamaha keyboards, acoustic grands and digital grands
- Baldwin - acoustic pianos
- Steinway - acoustic pianos
- Kawai - acoustic and digital pianos. Grand with built in CD-R
- Korg - keyboards and other gear
PERFORMING SOCIETIES/MECHANICALS
FUN STUFF
- Priddis Karaoke - Some of the best Karaoke and sing-along instrumental tracks I've found
- Jamie Aebersold Jazz Inc. - Huge selection of Jazz books
- Smilin' Jack - Airline, Airport and Travel directory and links
- Palm - Palmpilots, phones. The way to keep a calendar linked with your computer
- Vocal Nodes - pictures of the vocal cords, nodules, vocal health
- Amazon.com - books, CD's, tons of stuff
- CD Baby - Site for independent artists to sell their CDs
- The Recycler - a good site to find used music equipment
SONGWRITING
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