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The
4th Annual
Independent Music Awards Winners Announced!
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Technology:
P2P: Boon or Bogeyman?
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WARNING!
The 2004
Musician's Atlas
has expired!
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The
votes are in! This year's IMA winners range from artists
with established credits including Darrell Scott and
Chris Whitley to bands with growing fan bases like 2004
OzFest opener Lacuna Coil and Grammy® nominated Angel
Melendez & the 911 Mambo Orchestra.
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Once upon a
time, the band Ten Mile Tide was living a relatively
low-key existence, playing clubs in the San Francisco
area. But by the summer of 2003, their fan base
exploded, allowing band members to quit the day jobs and
go out on the road full time. Since then, the band has
sold about 10,000 CDs. How did they do
it?
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Lot's
of things are rotten in the world, but your
contact information shouldn't be.
Special
Offer!
For a limited time you can get the freshest
2005 Musician's Atlas at 25% off the cover
price. Every listing has been updated and
qualified right up to the time publication.
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Business
& Legal:
Sign
on the Dotted Line
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It
Could Happen to You!
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What's
going on in January?
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Anyone who
has ever signed a record deal, owned a nightclub,
produced a record or gone out on tour knows that
contracts won't really resolve every issue. But don't
expect to survive the music industry without one. Just
remember, before you sign on the dotted line that every
word of a legal contract is significant.
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Think you can
get by in this business by relying on good friends and a
handshake? Music pioneer Jim Steward of Stax Records
thought so. Rob Bowman offers a cautionary tale in his
book, Soulsville U.S.A. The Story of Stax Recordings,
reminding us all to always read the fine print.
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New
Year, new opportunities. Check out the calendar for
January Happenings.
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