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April 2, 2007

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* MUSICDISH NETWORK
- Some Thoughts On The Digital Music Forum, Part 1

* BUSINESS NEWS
- EMI Music Launches DRM-Free Downloads;
- Are Webcasters Telling A Half Truth?:
- Music Industry Sales Figures In Germany;
- Victory Records Expands Into Tour Booking;
- XM-Sirius Merger Constitutes A Monopoly;
- and more…

* TECH NEWS
- MP3 Inventors Inducted Into Hall Of Fame;
- Orange & Bebo Partner On Mobile Social Networking;
- A New Movement In Sport And Entertainment;
- Landmark Study Of Mobile Audio Consumption;
- and more…

* CAREER NEWS
- Muze Names Janice P. Anderson As CEO;
- Redmond To Step Down From The BPI;
- and more…

* EVENT PICKS
- In Debt We Trust;
- Ben Godwin Record Relase Party;
- and more…

* Mi2N RESOURCES
* Mi2N INFO

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SOME THOUGHTS ON THE DIGITAL MUSIC FORUM, PART 1
The American Dream Is Myspace, The American Disease Is The
Music Industry

I was walking through Battery Park the other day and there
was a very realistic mini-me Statue Of Liberty getting all
interactive with a couple of its admirers. I like that.
Fifty yards further north there was another Statuette
engaged in photo op. Ironically I came upon this very analog
interaction on my way to the Digital Music Forum where I
gained entry, by way of mediachannel.org, posing as a
journalist.

Read “Some Thoughts On The Digital Music Forum, Part 1″ at
MusicDish Network member - DAYTON BANDS
http://tinyurl.com/3bb83g

More on MusicDish Network
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=> EMI MUSIC LAUNCHES DRM-FREE
SUPERIOR SOUND QUALITY DOWNLOADS
ACROSS ITS ENTIRE DIGITAL REPERTOIRE;
Apple’s iTunes Store To Be The First Online
Music Store To Sell EMI’s New Downloads
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98842

=> SOUNDEXCHANGE CALLS ON WEBCASTERS
TO RECOGNIZE VALUE OF MUSIC PERFORMERS
TO WEB-BUSINESS; Suggests Webcasters Not
Telling Whole Story About Royalty Process
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98841

=> MUSIC INDUSTRY SALES FIGURES
IN GERMANY; Download Sales Rise By 40%;
Downloads And Mobile Combined Make Up 5%
Of Sales; Internet Is Second Most Important
Distribution Channel For CD Sales
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98826

=> GEMA SCORES ANOTHER SUCCCESS
AGAINST RAPIDSHARE; Cologne Regional
Court Confirms Interim Injunctions
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98825

=> VICTORY RECORDS EXPANDS INTO TOUR
BOOKING; A Tour Booking Department, Adding
To The Company’s Current, Forward Thinking
Structure
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98787

=> STUDY SENT TO FCC AND DOJ
CONFIRMS XM-SIRIUS MERGER CONSTITUTES
A MONOPOLY; Satellite Radio Is Confirmed A
Distinct Product Market Raising Antitrust
Concerns
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98813

=> ITUNES INTRODUCES COMPLETE MY
ALBUM; Turns Individual Songs Into Complete
Albums At Reduced Prices
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98817

=> AUSTRALIAN MEDIA LAWS PROCLAIMED;
The Government’s Media Reforms Will Encourage
Greater Competition And Allow Media Companies
To Achieve Economies Of Scale And Scope
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98816

=> ‘INSIDE THE MUSIC BUSINESS’
SEMINAR & SHOWCASE AN UNPRECEDENTED
CHANCE TO NETWORK, LEARN AND BE
DISCOVERED’; ‘Inside The Music Business’
Seminar & Showcase An Unprecedented Chance
To Network, Learn And Be Discovered’ “Adam
Gaynor Formerly Of Matchbox Twenty Set To
Co-host”
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98726

=> MUSICBRIGADE LAUNCHES FREE
ONLINE MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE
WITH MAJOR SWEDISH NEWSPAPER
AFTONBLADET; Free Streaming From Over
20,000 Music Video Titles, In-depth Music
News And Reviews Content And Over 1.6 Million
Music Audio Files
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98806

=> ITN ON LAUNCHES MUSIC DIVISION;
ITN On, The UK’s Leading Independent News
And Entertainment Content Provider For Mobile
And Broadband Platforms
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98802

=> ELISTENINGPOST WORKS WITH WARNER
MUSIC, V2, INDEPENDIENTE; Travis, Rakes
And Cornelius Use Viral Music-To-Inbox
Service; Ad Deal Creates Potential New
Income Stream; DIY MySpace “Preview And
Buy” Buttons Added
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98800

=> VMIX.COM SIGNS ON AS SPONSOR
FOR IMC ‘07; Online File Sharing Community
Vmix.com Recently Signed On As A Sponsor
For The Fifth Annual Independent Music
Conference
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98797

=> PLACEBO, CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP AND
MOTIONBOX TEAM UP TO MAKE YOU THE STAR
OF PLACEBO’S NEW VIDEO, “RUNNING UP THAT
HILL”
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98794

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=> EASTERN ORCHESTRAL BOARD BECOMES
ORCHESTRAS LIVE; After More Than 40 Years
Of Groundbreaking Orchestral Development
Work, Eastern Orchestral Board (EOB) Is
Reinventing Itself
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98792

=> BOB HARRIS AND BBC RADIO 2 TO
BROADCAST LIVE FROM NXNE, CANADA’S
‘BEST NEW MUSIC’ FESTIVAL; Harris To Be
Keynote Speaker
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98773

=> RL SELECT DEBUTS IN COMSCORE
ARBITRON ONLINE RADIO RATINGS; New
Network Delivers More Than 700,000 Cume
Listeners Per Week
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98771

=> BT VISION DOWNLOAD STORE GETS EVEN
MORE ENTERTAINING!; BT Announced That It Has
Signed A Range Of New Deals For Its BT Vision
Download Store
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98769

=> MPAA WELCOMES KELLER LEGISLATION
AIMED AT CURBING CAMPUS PIRACY; Introduction
Of Legislation Giving Colleges And Universities
Greater Incentive To Implement Anti-piracy
Tools Within Their Networks
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98838

=> IRISH RECORDED MUSIC ASSOCIATION
(IRMA) WINS LANDMARK RULING IN UK
ON ILLEGAL IMPORTS, AGAINST ON-LINE
RETAILER CDWOW; CDWOW, The Online Music
Retailer Who Was Found In Contempt Of
Court After Repeatedly Breaching Undertakings
To Cease Illegal Importing
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98837

=> SWAPPING IS THE NEW SHOPPING
AS HITFLIP.CO.UK OPENS FOR BUSINESS;
Hitflip Acquires Swopex.com, The UK’s Leading
CD, DVD And Game Trading Site To Create
Hitflip.co.uk, Europe’s Largest Online
‘Swapping’ Portal
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98836

=> IRMA PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES
ASSOCIATION INITIATIVE TO SERVE
ALL CONSUMER CONTENT DELIVERY
FORMATS; Launch Of A Major Association
Initiative To Address The Emerging Technology,
Service And Storage Needs Of The Ever-expanding
Content Delivery Marketplace
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98827

=> CHUM LIMITED LAUNCHES ENERGY
101.5 FM - CALGARY’S NEWEST RADIO
STATION; ENERGY 101.5 FM Hit The Air At
1:01pm MT On Thursday, March 22 Playing A
Mix Of Today’s Hottest Adult Contemporary
Music
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98815

=> MUSIC LOVERS REJOICE: MOG COMES
OUT OF BETA, LAUNCHES PERSONALIZED
GATEWAY TO MUSIC DISCOVERY; New And Addictive
Features: MOG TV, The ‘Magic Button’, Peer
Recommendations, And Personalized Music News
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98814

=> HGC LAUNCHES O8MEDIA DIGITAL
MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT SERVICE WITH PIONEER
HOLLYWOOD MOVIE DOWNLOAD SERVICE AND OVER
150,000 MUSIC AND MUSIC VIDEOS FOR SELECTION
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98811

=> LIVE NATION ACQUIRES SIGNIFICANT
STAKE IN ACADEMY MUSIC GROUP; Enhances UK
Music Venue Presence; Brings Well-recognized
AMG Brand Under The Live Nation Umbrella
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98807

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

http://www.rockpopgallery.com

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=> FRAUNHOFER’S MP3 INVENTORS
INDUCTED INTO THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
HALL OF FAME; The Award Honors Their Work On
Inventing And Introducing The Mp3 Compression
Format
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98824

=> ORANGE AND BEBO PARTNER TO PROVIDE
MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORKING; One Of The World’s
Largest Social Networks And Orange Have Joined
Forces In A Groundbreaking Partnership To
Bring Mobile Social Networking To Orange
Customers
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98840

=> U.S. LAUNCH OF SONY ERICSSON
NIGHT TENNIS PIONEERS A NEW MOVEMENT
IN SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT; Sony Ericsson
Engages A Diverse Audience Through Combining
Its Innovative Concept In Tennis With Leading
Talent In Music And Fashion
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98830

=> ARBITRON AND TELEPHIA TO
RELEASE LANDMARK STUDY OF MOBILE
AUDIO CONSUMPTION; Study To Profile
Current UsersAnd Explore Motivations That
Can Drive Increased Use Of Mobile Digital
Audio
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98828

=> SMART LOOPS RELEASES SL HIT
TRACKS HARD ROCK DOWNLOAD BUNDLE;
Smart Loops, A Leading Provider Of Pro
Audio Loops And Web-based Recording Services,
Has Released SL Hit Tracks Hard Rock Download
Bundle, A Collection Of 6 Six Hard-rocking
SL Hit Tracks Drum Loop Pa
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98708

=> EASTWEST DELIVERS SOUNDS
INSPIRED BY THE BEATLES WITH
“FAB FOUR VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS”;
The Same Kind Of Vintage Instruments
And EMI/Abbey Road Recording Equipment
As The Beatles Used Recorded In EASTWEST’s
Historic Hollywood Studios
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98805

=> TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
ANNOUNCE TECHNOLOGY BRIDGE BETWEEN
OMA AND MARLIN DRM STANDARDS; “OMArlin”
Specification Provides Interoperability
Between Open Standards For Consumer DRM
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98784

=> CERWIN VEGA! ANNOUNCES THE FIRST
21-INCH ACTIVE SUBWOOFER ON THE MARKET
USING LEGENDARY STROKER TECHNOLOGY; New Line
Of Active Subwoofers To Launch At Musikmesse
Include  21-inch And 18-inch
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98782

=> NOKIA 5700 XPRESSMUSIC: ADDING A
NEW TWIST TO MOBILE MUSIC; 3G Smartphone
Can Download And Play Tracks From Range
Of Internet Music Stores
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98777

=> LG ELECTRONICS LICENSES INTERTRUST’S
PATENTS FOR MOBILE HANDSETS; LG Has Taken A
License To Intertrust’s Patents For Its Mobile
Voice And Data Products
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98770

=> SRS LABS RELEASES NEW AUDIO
SOLUTIONS FOR WINDOWS MOBILE 6; SRS Labs
To Debut New Audio Solutions For Windows
Mobile 6 Powered Devices In Microsoft’s
CTIA Wireless Booth
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98834

=> VERIZON WIRELESS AND MOTOROLA TAKE
MOTORAZR TO THE MAX; Exclusive To Verizon
Wireless; MOTORAZR Maxx Ve Is Packed With
Powerful Imaging Features, Music Technology
And Fast Connectivity
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98832

=> 10TACLE STUDIOS AG AND MTV GERMANY
LAUNCH MULTI-USER 3D ONLINE WORLD; Joint
Production And Marketing Of MTV Brand World
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98808

=> MOTOROLA SIGNS PATENT AGREEMENT
WITH CODING TECHNOLOGIES IN SUPPORT
OF THE COMPANY’S MPEG-4 AACPLUS DIGITAL
AUDIO CODEC; New Agreement Paves The Way For
Delivering A Broad Range Of High Fidelity,
Bandwidth-Saving Wireless Devices Into The
Consumer Mobile Music Market
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98812

=> MICROSOFT SELECTS AUDIBLE MAGIC’S
DIGITAL FINGERPRINTING TECHNOLOGY AS
FILTERING SOLUTION FOR SOAPBOX VIDEO
SITE; The System Will Be Used To Identify
Music And Other Copyrighted Content
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98818

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=> MUZE NAMES JANICE P. ANDERSON AS
CEO; CEO Brings Track Record Of Leading
Companies To Profitable Growth And Market
Leadership
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98839

=> REDMOND TO STEP DOWN FROM THE BPI;
BPI Director Of Communications & Development
Steve Redmond Will Leave The Organisation On
March 31st
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98820

=> BATT APPOINTED AS NEW BPI DEPUTY
CHAIRMAN; Appointment Of Dramatico Entertainment
Founder And Director Mike Batt To The New
Role Of BPI Deputy Chairman
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98819

=> CORNERSTONE ADDS DJ BEVERLY BOND
TO TALENT DIVISION; Cornerstone, A Leading
Marketing Agency, Announced The Signing Of
DJ Beverly Bond To Its Talent Management
Division
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98776

=> DAVE BLOMSTERBERG PROMOTED TO
VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES, FONTANA
DISTRIBUTION; In His New Role, Mr. Blomsterberg
Will Be Involved With All Aspects Of Fontana’s
Sales Division
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98831

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* IN DEBT WE TRUST
Features instrumental music and songs by Polarity/1
April 4 & 5, 7:00 PM
the QUAD
34 W. 13th St., NY

* BEN GODWIN RECORD RELASE PARTY
Kobo Town’s Drew Gonsalves opening
Listen Liebrally event
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Club Midway
25 Avenue B (bet. 2nd & 3rd Streets), NYC
http://musicdish.net/events/bengodwin/

* IN DEBT WE TRUST
Features instrumental music and songs by Polarity/1
April 13, 7:00 PM
Fine Arts Theatre
8556 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills

* IN DEBT WE TRUST
Features instrumental music and songs by Polarity/1
April 14 & 15, 2007
Pickford Theatre
1416 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, WA

* IN DEBT WE TRUST
Features instrumental music and songs by Polarity/1
April 19, 12:00 PM
Northeastern University
Snell Library, Media Center, Boston

* INSIDE THE MUSIC BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
SEMINAR & SHOWCASE
Saturday April 28, 2007
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
http://www.Insidethemusicbusiness.com/splash2

* NEWMUSICWEST FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE
May 2 - 6, 2007
Vanvouver, BC
http://www.newmusicwest.com

* ARE YOU READY TO INNOVATE?
New Music West Festival
Friday, May 4, 2007
Vancouver, BC
http://www.mi2n.com/mdnet/news2.php3?press_nb=98271

* SOULJAZZ FESTIVAL
Pioneer Amphitheater Spring Music Series
May 26,2007 (Memorial Day Weekend)
Hayward, CA

* NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE) MUSIC & FILM
FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE
June 7 - 10, 2007
Toronto, ON
http://www.nxne.com/

* POPKOMM CONFERENCE & FESTIVAL
September 19 - 21, 2007
Berlin, Germany
http://www.popkomm.com

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*Aruna (2005 USA Songwriting Competition - 1st Prize Winner, Pop) had her song
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Children’s music catgeory) will be the featured panelists along with famous
songwriters such as Paul Williams, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis at the ASCAP
Songwriters EXPO in Los Angeles, CA on April 19-21. Marcy Marxer & Cathy Fink
won a Grammy award with the album in 2005 and 2006 (Children’s music category).

~Were you a past winner or finalist of the USA Songwriting Competition and have
some interesting news on yourself? If so, please e-mail us at:
info@songwriting.net

For complete winners of the 2006 Competition, please go to:
http://www.songwriting.net/winners.html

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** SHOWCASES:

*BLUEBIRD CAFE SHOWCASE

USA Songwriting Competition will present a showcase at the world renowned
“Bluebird Café” in Nashville
Wednesday May 9, 2007 6pm - 8pm
Bluebird Café, 4104 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37215-2700, Tel: (615)
383-1461 (alcohol & food are served, reservations are accepted).
~Artists/Songwriters to appear are:
Victoria Banks (2006 1st Prize - Country)
Tim Mathews (2006 Honorable Mention Award)
Cory Batten (2006 Honorable Mention Award)
Mary Danna (2006 Honorable Mention Award)

Katie Miner (2006 Honorable Mention Award)
Treva Blomquist (2006 Honorable Mention Award)
Jen Foster (2005 1st Prize - Gospel)
Zane Williams (2006 & 2005 Finalist)

*SXSW 2007

Thanks to those that attended our showcase during SXSW (South By South West).
Vic Moraga, Eric Colville, Tom Sharpe, Hera Hjartardottir and Eric Blakely all
performed extremely well. See the group photo of the performers at:
http://www.songwriting.net/showcases.html

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Victoria Banks, Kimberly Bass, Jordan Zevon and more. Vol 1, 2 and 3 have been
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Featured Artists of the Month are:

~Fertitta and McClintock (Overall Grand Prize Winner & 1st Prize Group/Duo, 3rd
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*** BREAKING BAD THINKING HABITS by  Daylle Deanna Schwartz

Sometimes you need to mind your head before you can mind your music. When
you’re in the habit of thinking on a one-way street, YOU can be the main
deterrent to progress. We all get into ruts and continue to do things the same
way – ways that don’t get us anywhere. It can be easier to complain
than to do something about it. Before you scramble to find another path, think
about your head, because change begins in your thoughts. They control what
happens to you.

Want to be a victim? Many people act like they do by continuously breeding a
negative mindset. In her interview below, Dorothy Potter talks about how she get
rids of the naysayers who try to reinforce victimhood and what they see as they
impossible task of succeeding in music. I’ve seen that many of them are
too lazy to do the work or have no talent, and must chew up those who want to
get ahead. Since they can’t do it, they try to convince others not to
bother. Don’t listen! Obstacles can be overcome with hard work,
determination, and talent. Don’t make statements that defeat you like:

* “Why should a manager ever want to represent me?” That belief can
attract what you expect. If you don’t believe you can get a manager, you
probably won’t. Professionals can smell insecurity and run from it. Ask
yourself why you don’t feel worthy of representation. If it’s
because others say it’s hard to get, stop! Let go of negative messages.
Many musicians do get managers. Ask yourself, “Why not me?” Or
develop yourself more so that you’re more appealing to someone for
representation.

* “Nobody comes to my gigs.” Keep saying that if you want to play
to empty rooms! That belief will hold you back from promoting your shows and
inviting people to come. Your attitude won’t be attractive to music
lovers. When your performance is good, people will hear about it. Keep
practicing and people will come. Leave what happened in the past in the past and
live for now. “Now people are going to come to see me play.”

* “There’s too much competition for me to succeed.” There is
no competition if you’re good and work hard. Snuff out those thoughts and
get out into the music world. There’s plenty of room for talent. Now if
you don’t have any, that’s another story. But if you do, accept that
the only competition for success is the thoughts in your head that hold you
back! The good news is you can change them if you choose to.

* “A producer said my songs aren’t strong enough so I’ll
never make it.” True, if you let it stop you. Or, take songwriting
workshops and improve! Few songwriters start out being able to write hits. It
takes time to do that. Make time to write with others and learn from pros. Weak
songs don’t sell. But like exercising your body makes it stronger,
exercising your creativity and learning from feedback will help you write
stronger material.

Studies show that the brain behaves differently when you repeat the same thought
over and over. Our thoughts truly become reality. And you can choose to make it
a good reality by choosing good thoughts and letting them roll through your
mind, replacing those like “Woe is me,” or “I’ll never
get there.” Why not? You can choose to keep believing you can’t or
reprogram your thoughts and KNOW that you can.

We create patterns with our thoughts. Norman Vincent Peale said, “Change
your thoughts and you change the world.” It’s your choice to have
ones that defeat your dreams. Success begins in the head. If you believe
it’s yours, it will be if you don’t lose faith. It may take longer
than you’d like. But you’ll reach where you need to be if you
don’t begin to think that it won’t happen. You have the power to get
rid of negative thoughts and beliefs about you. Otherwise, they’ll grow
and become toxic if you don’t clean them out of your mind. It’s YOUR
choice. Always YOUR choice!

Things will go wrong. That’s life. Even with my total faith in God, I get
setbacks and problems too. I’ll feel down for a bit. But I work on getting
my mind set firmly in my faith. I don’t moan, “Why me?” too
often. I allow myself to feel down for a bit. Then I begin talking to God and
doing what I can to bring my mind back in synch with my beliefs. It’s not
easy. But you can do it by talking to yourself, and to your higher being.
Negative thoughts reflect a lack of faith. What a waste! Faith manifests
incredible miracles when you use it. So use it!
———

Daylle Deanna Schwartz is the best-selling author of I Don’t Need a Record
Deal! Your Survival Guide for the Indie Music Revolution. Start & Run Your Own
Record Label and The Real Deal: How to Get Signed to a Record Label, all
published by Billboard Books. She also presents music industry seminars, does
phone coaching/consulting for musicians and record labels, and publishes free
newsletters - Daylle’s News & Resources (music industry) and
Self-Empowerment Quarterly. She maintains a website with resources for indie
musicians http://www.IDontNeedaRecordDeal.com .
daylle@daylle.com http://www.daylle.com

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*** MUSIC CONFERENCES, FESTIVALS & WORKSHOP PARTNERS

2007 ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO is set for April 19-21, Los Angeles
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Paul Reisler¹s Songcamps 2007
June 19-24, 6 day Blue Ridge Songwriters Retreat  € Charlottesville, VA
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July 27- August 1, Hollyhock Songwriting Workshop€ Cortes Island, BC
http://www.hollyhock.bc.ca

August 13-16, Rocky Mtn. Folks Song School € Lyons, CO 
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*RADIO STATIONS THAT WILL PLAY YOUR MATERIAL:
XM Radio - XMU/The R.A.D.A.R. Report, airing Thursday 9pm USA eastern time
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Indie911 Radio & Podcast
http://www.indie911.com

WNCW - Isothermal College
PO Box 804, Spindale, NC 28160
PH: 828-287-8000 x349 FX: 828-287-8012
Martin Anderson marting@wncw.org
www.wncw.org
We’re always looking for new Americana, Rock, Singer/Songwriter and World music
to play.

WOJB - Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa College
13386 W. Trepania Rd. Hayward, WI 54843
PH: 715-634-2100 FX: 715-634-4070
Nicky Kellar programdirector@wojb.org
www.wojb.org
We’re one of the most diverse and popular stations in Wisconsin.

SirenFM - University of Lincoln
Imanuel Votteler mad_hatter@blueyonder.co.uk
www.sirenonline.co.uk
I produce 3 radio shows on the Uni’s radio station. I’m looking for anyone to
help us to promote new music. If you are an artist you could send us CDs,
t-shirts and posters …that sort of thing - as we can use them for give-aways
to promote you and your music. If you work for a record label, perhaps you could
send us some stuff which we could use to promote your artists.

WTLC Radio
Box 20205, Springfield, IL 62708
PH: 217-306-2592 FX: 217-585-1534
Don Hunt don@wtlcradio.com
www.wtlcradio.com
We only play Christian indie music and programs. We are looking for Christian
indie artists to submit completed works for consideration of airplay.

Unsigned Underground
230 S. Main St., Newtown, CT 06470
PH: 203-426-2030 FX: 203-426-2036
Darryl Gregory info@unsignedunderground.net
www.unsignedunderground.net
This show is broadcast on WVOF 88.5 Fairfield University, Weds. 4PM to 6PM EST
and a Podcast that features independent CDs and interviews with artists. Great
free exposure!

WCH Radio
GW Carver House, 3035 Bell Ave. St. Louis, MO 63106
PH: 314-718-7143 FX: 270-682-9474
John ODay wchradio1@lycos.com
www.wchradio.com
Features independent artists, both signed and unsigned from around the world.
WCH Radio is sister station to The Wave, and is part of the Next Step Promotions
Group. Our website is rich in content relative to the music industry.

KRCK-FM 97.7
73-733 Fred Waring Dr. #201, Palm Desert, CA 92260
PH: 760-341-0123 FX: 760-341-7455
The Big KC kc@krck.com
http://www.krck.com
KRCK supports local talent and encourages independent artists. Rock &
Alternative format.

WRHO FM
Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Dr. Oneonta, NY, 13820O
PH: 607-431-4555 FX: 607-431-4064
Alex Cameron wrho@hartwick.edu
http://users.hartwick.edu/wrho
Please send us your promo CDs. We play all genres of music, however we tend to
lack in the Folk/Country/Jazz/Blues/ Classical/Spoken Word genres - so more of
those genres would be greatly appreciated!

WGRX FM
4414 Lafayette Blvd. Ste #100, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
PH: 540-891-9696 FX: 540-891-1656
Stephanie Taylor staylor@thunder1045.com
http://www.thunder1045.com
A mainstream Country station that mixes in Americana and Southern Rock. We air a
two hour Americana/Bluegrass/Texas Country show on Sunday nights that
incorporates independent artists.

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