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Amplify Records is seeking to sign new singer/songwriters and bands to our new independent record label. We are looking for female-fronted bands, all-girl bands, and "Girls with Guitars"-type singer songwriters. If you know what "cancon" means and have two or more X chromosomes to your name, we'd love to hear from you!

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Music Industry Resources

The Indie Bible - Need we say more?

Dayelle Deanna Schwartz - Expert on independent music success, personal growth, and empowerment. Founder of Revenge Records, Revenge Productions, onetime schoolteacaher, and author of I Don't Need a Record Deal! Your Survival Guide for the Indie Music Revolution and other great industry books.

Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com -Music marketing tips and self-promotion ideas
for indie songwriters, musicians and bands.

College Music Journal (CMJ) - New Music First since 1978

Music Industry Organizations

SOCAN - Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada

ASCAP - The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

BMI - American performing rights organization for songwriters, composers, and music publishers

Funding your next album

FACTOR - a private non-profit organization dedicated to providing assistance toward the growth and development of the Canadian independent recording industry.

Music Magazines

GuitarPlayer Magazine Frets Magazine
Bass Player Magazine Keyboard Magazine
Modern Drummer Magazine EQ Magazine
Alternative Press ChartAttack - Canadian music

Music Festivals

NewMusicWest - Vancouver, BC's answer to NXNE & SXSW.

NorthByNorthEast (NXNE) - Canada's biggest and most important music festival.

Canadian Music Week

South by Southwest (SXSW) - Austin, Texas

Vancouver Folk Music Festival

South Park Music Festival - "I'm going down to South Park. Gonna have myself a time..."

Tools of the Trade

Fender Gibson Guild
Larrivée Gretsch Ibanez
Daisy Rock Rickenbacker Ovation
Yamaha Canada Music Roland Canada Moog Music
Zildjian Pearl Sonic
Marshall Peavey Mesa Boogie
Randall Mackie Boss

Networking with Musicians, Music Industry and Fans

MySpace Music BandMix.ca - Connecting Musicians
alt.music.independent alt.music.home-studio

Women in Music

ROCKRGRL - Supporting a woman's right to rock

Female Musician - "...an educational electronic music magazine, audio production facility and online community for women of all ages who seek to pursue a career in music."

Indiegrrl · women in the independent music industry - a Yahoo! Music Group

GoGirlsMusic - the oldest and largest online community of independent women musicians - a Yahoo! Music Group

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