2003 Songwriter's Market

by Bessler, Ian

• ISBN13: 9781582971230
• ISBN10: 1582971234
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

There's no better resource for songwriters than the 2003 Songwriter's Market. Updated every single year, it provides all the information you need to reach the music industry movers-and-shakers that can make your career. Inside you'll find more than 1,200 listings for every kind of music, including rock, hip-hop, classical, and country -- even toe-tapping gospel.

Table of Contents

From the Editor	p. 1
Songwriter's Market Feedback	p. 2
Articles to Help You Use This Book
Quick-Start	p. 3
How to Use Songwriter's Market to Get Your Songs Heard	p. 5
Frequently Asked Questions About This Book	p. 5
Where Should I Send My Songs?	p. 6
How Songs Are Recorded and Released	p. 7
Narrowing Your Search	p. 8
Openness to Submissions	p. 8
Sample Listing	p. 9
How to Send Your Demos	p. 9
Articles About the Business of Songwriting
Getting Started	p. 10
If You Write Lyrics, But Not Music	p. 10
Improving Your Graft	p. 10
The Structure of the Music Business	p. 11
Royalties	p. 12
Submitting Your Songs	p. 13
What Music Professionals Look for in a Demo	p. 15
Quiz: Are You Professional?	p. 18
The Business of Songwriting	p. 20
Copyright	p. 20
Contracts	p. 21
The Rip-Offs	p. 23
Publishers That Charge	p. 24
Record Keeping	p. 24
International Markets	p. 24
Collaborative Chemistry: The Elusive Art of Co-Writing	p. 25
Understanding Performing & Mechanical Rights Organizations 101	p. 29
Keeping Your Bearings in the Studio	p. 36
Song Sharks, Single-Song Marketing & Collaboration 101	p. 40
Using the Internet to Get Your Songs Heard	p. 44
Taking Stock & Making Plans: Advice for Long-Distance Nashville Songwriters	p. 48
The Markets
Important Information on Market Listings	p. 56
Key to Abbreviations	p. 56
Complaint Procedure	p. 56
Music Publishers	p. 57
insider reports
Music Publishers Category Index	p. 131
Record Companies	p. 139
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Record Companies Category Index	p. 216
Record Producers	p. 223
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Record Producers Category Index	p. 260
Managers & Booking Agents	p. 265
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Managers & Booking Agents Category Index	p. 324
Advertising, Audiovisual & Commercial Music Firms	p. 331
Play Producers & Publishers	p. 345
Play Producers	p. 345
Play Publishers	p. 364
Classical Performing Arts	p. 368
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Contests & Awards	p. 396
Resources
Organizations	p. 411
Workshops & Conferences	p. 438
Retreats & Colonies	p. 449
State & Provincial Grants	p. 454
Publications of Interest	p. 457
Websites of Interest	p. 462
Contributors to the Insider Reports	p. 467
Glossary	p. 468
Openness to Submissions Index	p. 475
Film & TV Index	p. 483
Geographic Index	p. 484
General Index	p. 503
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