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The Americana Music Association is a professional trade organization whose mission is to provide a forum for the advocacy of Americana music and to promote public awareness of the genre to support the creative and economic viability of professionals in this field. In short, we are a professional trade association dedicated to building and promoting the Americana genre and the individuals who participate in our industry.

ASCAP is a membership association of more than 320,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. Through agreements with affiliated international societies, ASCAP also represents hundreds of thousands of music creators worldwide. ASCAP is the only U.S. performing rights organization created and controlled by composers, songwriters and music publishers, with a Board of Directors elected by and from the membership.

Winner of numerous industry awards, Audio-Technica offers a complete range of high-quality audio products: wired and wireless microphones, headphones, mixers and accessories.

Audio-Technica’s consistency/reliability standards are legendary. For example, every microphone in the A-T 40 Series of precision studio microphones is individually tested and inspected for 100 percent quality assurance.

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI) is an American performing right organization that represents more than 375,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 6.5 million works. BMI reported $901 million for its 2008 fiscal year in performing right collections. BMI has represented the most popular and beloved music from around the world for 70 years. The U.S. corporation collects license fees from businesses that use music, which it then distributes as royalties to the musical creators and copyright owners it represents.

In business for over 35 years, Crystal Clear has grown to become one of the largest, most experienced CD & DVD manufacturing facilities anywhere in the country. Crystal Clear offers the highest quality professional products, prompt, dependable deliveries, and personal service and attention - all at the most competitive prices anywhere.

Disc Makers is the largest manufacturer for independent musicians, filmmakers and businesses. We operate completely self-contained CD and DVD manufacturing facilities, which include: graphic design, electronic pre-press, printing, post-production, glass mastering, replication, and packaging facilities all in-house.

Folk Alliance International exists to foster and promote traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music and dance, and related performing arts. The Folk Alliance seeks to strengthen and advance organizational and individual initiatives in folk music and dance through education, networking, advocacy, and professional and field development.

CD | DVD | Vinyl Pressing | Print | Packaging | Design | Flash USB. Furnace MFG offers musicians and record labels a one stop source for all of their music manufacturing needs. We offer on demand and short run disc duplication as well as larger run retail replication - perfect for any project or budget.

INDIEPOWER.com – the Ultimate ONE STOP SHOP for SUCCESS for Indie Artists / Labels! Major Music Promotion, Distribution & Marketing Worldwide by Top Industry Pros! MAXIMIZE your Talents, Goals & budget to get MORE connections & opportunities – Best Services & Campaigns where YOU keep ALL your RIGHTS & PROFITS!

LightScribe is an innovative technology that uses a special disc drive, special media, and label-making software to burn labels directly onto CDs and DVDs. Because the labels are laser-etched—not printed—there's no ink, no smudging, and no peeling.

MusicGorilla is a leading commercial marketplace for independent musicians and their work. We combine our passion for music, commitment to the independent movement and deep roots in the entertainment industry to help hundreds of artists get their songs heard and licensed by labels, music publishers and players in the television, film, advertising and Web/gaming industries.

Affordable - we aggregate our pool of clientele to keep prices low

Convenient – apply for coverage, manage your equipment list, ask questions, get answers and even pay online! See our website for more details at www.musicproinsurance.com or call us @ 1-800-MUSICPRO!

Myxer is the largest, fastest growing, and easiest site for musicians to sell and promote their mobile content. Myxer works with over 100,000 bands and has over 16 million users interested in learning about new music. Our users download more than 34 million items a month to their mobile phones and can choose from a catalog of over 1.7 million ringtones, wallpapers, videos and games. Myxer was named the Best Music Service at the 2008 Mobile Entertainment Forum and Best Consumer Messaging Application at the Global Messaging Awards 2008.

Neil C Young is an extremely gifted guitarist who is establishing his unique talents in both Britain and North America. In a contemporary musical climate which is often overcrowded with an eclectic range of guitar styles, Neil not only acknowledges these influences, including bossanova, bebop and blues, but also displays an in-depth knowledge of performance and composition through studies at Birmingham Conservatoire.

North by Northeast Music & Film Festival and Conference: the best new independent music and music-related films.

Four nights, 500 international & local artists, 40 venues-festival alumni include Feist, The Dears, My Morning Jacket, the New York Dolls, Ron Sexsmith, The Death Set, and Jason Collett. Meanwhile, NXNE screens compelling music films from around the world, and 2,500 industry delegates network at fully licensed panels & interviews with the likes of Stewart Copeland and Johnny Rotten.

Oasis provides CD and DVD replication and duplication including free distribution and radio promotion nationwide. #1 top rated for quality, service, and eco-packaging options, all 100% Green Forestry Practices certified.

One Lucky Guitar is a design and advertising agency specializing in campaign-oriented work in the music industry. We're at our best when we tie your album artwork to your tour poster, your website to your t-shirt, your logo to your magazine ad. We're located in Fort Wayne, IN, and just dripping with hard-working Midwestern willpower.

OurStage is a music discovery destination dedicated to new artist and new music discovery. On OurStage, artists, fans and industry professionals all come together - to discover and enjoy the best new music and the best new artists online, as ranked by the fans, in the company's proprietary, game-proof judging engine. Top-ranked artists receive career-building promotion and support from established artists, industry professionals, and a broad assortment of partners, including AOL Music, Bonnaroo, Bumbershoot, PLUG Awards, Newport Folk Festival, JVC Jazz Festival Newport, Paste Magazine, CMJ, Noise Pop, and many others.

The Planetary Group is an artist development firm based out of Boston, with satellite offices located in New York and Los Angeles. The radio department at Planetary focuses on getting their clients airplay on College, Triple A, and Specialty Radio. Planetary also helps their clients by setting up in studio performances and interviews with radio stations while our clients are on tour. The company also has a publicity department that caters to helping artists gain exposure through national and regional press campaigns. This involves doing campaigns for record releases, national and local tours, as well as local CD release parties. Publicity mainly focuses on print and online media, but also utilize other television and radio outlets to help maximize exposure. Planetary also has a new media department that involves utilizing the internet to further promote and publicize their clients.

Sonicbids is a matchmaking website for bands and people who book or license music. Our community includes 130,000 bands and 10,000 music promoters and licensors from 100 different countries. Looking at it that way, it’s no surprise promoters and licensors see us first when they need music, and it’s no wonder we’ve become the new universal standard for bands who want club dates, festivals, conferences, college shows, licensing opportunities, or just about any other kind of gig.

The SXSW Music and Media Conference is a very cool, high profile event that showcases 1800 rising and established musical acts from around the globe at over 70 venues in downtown Austin. By day, conference registrants do business in the SXSW Trade Show in the Austin Convention Center and partake of a full agenda of informative, provocative panel discussions featuring hundreds of speakers of international stature. In 2009, SXSW will also host the 20th Flatstock Poster Show, the Texas Guitar Show, Austin Record Convention and Direct TV SXSWLive band tapings.