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April 22, 2008

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The Key to Making a Profit With Your
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In it, I also reveal lessons you can learn from
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New Speaker Added to Bootcamp Lineup

Here’s the latest update on the Indie Buzz
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to St. Louis, MO …

Just added: Performance coach Tom Jackson!

The Bootcamp just got even better, with the
addition of this sixth and final presenter.

Tom Jackson has been the music industry’s
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I’ve seen Tom do his thing a few times over the
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At the Bootcamp, Tom will reveal the key factors
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post. There were some awesome comments left.
Read them here.

Thanks for reading. Until next time … share
your talents, connect with fans, get out there
and promote yourself!

-Bob

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USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION
http://www.songwriting.net
4/22/08
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** 2008 USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION ACCEPTING ENTRIES
2008 USA Songwriting Competition is now accepting entries! Winning songs
will receive radio airplay in United States and Canada along with great
prizes such as a Top Prize of over $50,000.
Sponsors of the 2008 Competition are: New Music Weekly, Acoustic Guitar
Magazine, Sony, Audio-Technica, Ibanez Guitars, D'Addario Strings, Sam Ash
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LivewireMusician.com, AirplayAccess.com, Loggins Promotion, Superdups.com,
Acoustic Café Radio Program, Sonicbids.com, and XM Radio.
USA Songwriting Competition has also added entry forms in more foreign
languages due to the requests from songwriters and composers all over the
world. We now have entry forms in languages of Japanese, Korean, Chinese
(both simplified and complicated characters for China & Taiwan), Italian,
French, Spanish, German, Portugese and of course in English. Entrants can
click through any of the languages from our homepage near top left hand
side.
The snail mail entry form can be found at:
http://www.songwriting.net/entryform.html
Or enter online here with your MP3:
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You may also enter using Sonicbids here:
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*BLUEBIRD CAFE SHOWCASE
USA Songwriting Competition will present a showcase at the world renowned
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Thursday May 8, 2008 6pm - 8pm
Bluebird Café, 4104 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37215-2700, Tel: (615)
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Songwriters to Perform:
~Mary Danna (2006 1st Prize Winner, Country)
~Mary Sue Englund (2006 Honorable Mention Award Winner)
~Tim Mathews (1999, 2005 & 2006, & 2007 Honorable Mention Award Winner)
~Jesse Terry (2006 Honorable Mention Award Winner)
~Moe Loughran (2004 USA Songwriting Competition 1st Prize Winner, Pop)
~Jackie DiPillo (2007 Honorable Mention Award)
~Mark Stepakoff (2007 Finalist)
~JJ Appleton
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Disc Makers Independent Music World Series
Be heard. Play for the prize. Every IMWS entry gets heard by the A&R
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pros (and earn $1,000 in the process!) 4 Grand Prize Winners will each win
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PAST WINNERS & FINALISTS' UPDATES
*Pepper MaShay (2005 First Prize Winner, Dance/Electronica) appeared as a
panelist at Winter Music Conference along with USA Songwriting
Competition's event director Eddie Phoon and producer Jason Klein on March
25, 2008 in Miami Beach, FL.
*Darrell Scott appeared as a panelist at ASCAP's I CREATE MUSIC EXPO on
April 10 to 12. Darrell Scott's song "Good Ol USA" (first prize winner of
the country category in 2005) was released by Faith Hill's album in 2006.
*The Wailin' Jennys (2004 & 2005 Finalist in USA Songwriting Competition)
won a 2007 Folk Alliance Award for "Contemporary Release of the Year" for
their album "Firecracker", it was released by Red House Records.
*Ari Gold (2007 Overall Grand Prize Winner) was a guest on Sirius Out Q
Radio The Derek & Romaine Show on March 24, 2008. He was also on Whoopi
Goldberg's show 'Wake Up With Whoopi!' on Wednesday Jan 16th.
*Markel Luna, from the Philippines( 1st prize winner with co-writer Jay
Gomez in the World Category of the 2003 USA Songwriting Competition) won,
together with another songwriter, Reuben Laurente, the Best R & B Song of
the year of the the "20th AWIT AWARDS 2007" (the Philippines' counterpart
of the Grammy Awards). The song is called "A Single Soul".
*Jeff Talmadge (2007 USA Songwriting Competition Finalist) has his song
"White Cross," (co-written  with Claudia Russell) from his latest CD
nominated for song of the year by the Academy of Texas Music.
*Cathy Fink (signed to Rounder Records) is nominated for a Grammy for Best
Traditional Folk Album for her album Banjo Talkin' at the 2008 Grammy
Awards. Cathy Fink is part of the duo Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer and they
won 1st Prize in the Children's category in 2004. They won a Grammy award
in the Children's category in the next year in 2005.
~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
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** COMPILATION CD [sponsored by WWW.SUPERDUPS.COM]
"NEW MUSIC NOW Vol 5" - THE USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION COMPILATION CD
sponsored by SUPERDUPS.COM. USA Songwriting Competition's CD Compilation.
This CD includes the 2007 winners such as Ari Gold. The CD has been
released.
** COOL MERCHANDISE
You can now purchase our cool USA Songwriting Competition T-shirts, Hats &
other stuff online:
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You could be one of 50 WINNERS! Celebrating 50 issues of Singer&Musician
magazine with 50 prize packages that include Daisy Rock Guitars,
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Did you know each year, billions of CDs and DVDs are manufactured, while
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harmful to our environment.
If you use, sell, promote, distribute, or manufacture compact discs, it is
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Compact Discs, when recycled properly, will stop unnecessary pollution,
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by radio stations who "break" the hits first, has become the
standard for tracking radio airplay nationwide. For information
visit: www.newmusicweekly.com or call 310-325-9997
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MUSIC CONFERENCES, FESTIVALS & WORKSHOP PARTNERS
~2008 Florida Music Festival & Conference. Blasting into its 7th year, FMF
will host the southeast's top unsigned talent for 3 days on 15
indoor/outdoor stages in sunny Downtown Orlando with more than 200
industry, 250 bands, solo artists, and over 25,000 music fans expected in
attendance. FMF will be held this May 14-17th. All submitted artists are
guaranteed two passes to attend the conference and network with all
industry in attendance with labels including Atlantic, Epic, Fueled By
Ramen, Drive-Thru, Interscope and several others. Past bands include
Flogging Molly, Less Than Jake, Third Eye Blind, Buckcherry, The Academy
Is, Everclear, Lit, Mofro and many more.
www.Floridamusicfestival.com
~MUSEXPO 2008, Panelists include legends such as Diane Warren and Peter
Asher: Los Angeles, USA: April 27 - 30 '08.
~NXNE '08, Toronto, canada, June 12-15, '08
http://www.nxne.com
~Summer NAMM Show, June 20-22, '08 Nashville Convention Center, Nashville,
Tennessee
~The 16th Annual Cutting Edge Music Business Conference; Cutting Edge Film
and Interactive Media Workshop and Roots Music Gathering, August 13-17,
2008: New Orlenas, LA, USA
~Atlantis Music Conference, September 17 - 20, '08: Atlanta, GA, USA: 2
Weeks Left to Submit to Play Atlantis 2008:
http://www.atlantismusic.com
~Summer NAMM - June 20 - 22 '08, Nashville Convention Center, Nashville,
Tennessee
~CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival: October 21-25, 2008 - New York City
~WOMEX 08: 29 Oct – 2 Nov '08 in Sevilla, Spain
http://www.womex.com
===[Sponsored in part by WOMEX]=================================
Last year's WOMEX was the biggest so far with over 2,800 delegates from 90
countries, over 500 exhibitors, a full conference and a showcase festival
presenting 52 acts. If you're in the business of world or roots music,
whether traditional, modern or electronic, this is the event for you.
WOMEX 08: *29 Oct - 2 Nov in Sevilla*, Spain.
http://www.womex.com
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*** HOW TO WRITE HIT MELODIES, Part 2, by Molly-Ann Leikin
In writing a melody, it's critical to keep your audience surprised.  Since
we speak English in iambic pentameter, it's natural to assume we can write
in the same meter.  Unfortunately, it's deadly boring.  So I suggest you
deliberately vary the lengths of your lines, and the number of notes in
each, along with the number of lines or bars per section, to avoid your
song sounding predictable.  After all, it's your job as an artist to tell
your audience something they aren't expecting.
The range of most contemporary singers is an octave and three - the
interval from middle C, for example, to the E an octave above it.  If you
write a tune with a range greater than that, you'll be hard-pressed to
find a singer with the chops to handle it.  My song, "An American Hymn",
which I wrote with Lee Holdridge, was only recorded once in twenty years
until Lee figured out how to revise the bridge melody, reducing our octave
and five to an octave and three.  Now the song is recorded at least once a
month.
Most hit "power" ballads, such as Daughtry's "Home," end their verses on
notes lower than the ones on which the choruses start.  To create tension
and drama in their melodies, I urge my clients, and you, to go up into the
chorus, not sideways or down.  Doing the latter is like letting air out of
a tire.  So go up and stay up.  And although some contemporary songs break
the rising-into-the chorus rule, you can bet their rhythmic hooks at the
beginning of and throughout the choruses are strong enough to overcome the
melody's drop, and keep us listening.
~Molly-Ann Leikin (rhymes with bacon) is a song marketing consultant in
California, who, for a modest professional fee, works one-on-one to help
you find the right writing partner and then helps you market your finished
work to all the right people.  A Eurovision finalist (American Idol in
Europe), Molly is the author of "How to Write A Hit Song, Fifth edition",
(June, 2008) from which this article is excerpted, and "How to Be a Hit
Songwriter", both published by Hal Leonard.  She has a house full of gold
and platinum records plus an Emmy nomination, has written themes and songs
for over four dozen TV shows and movies, including "Eight is Enough" and
"Violet" that won an Oscar. From the USA and Canada, you can reach Molly,
toll-free, at 800-851-6588, or from anywhere in the world, at
www.songmd.com.  Please note:  Molly does not accept unsolicited material.
© 2008 Songwriting Consultants, Ltd.
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firm providing services to all genres of music.  We operate at
the highest level of efficiency and integrity, so that you
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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
http://www.radiounsigned.com
WFUV (90.7 FM and WFUV.org)
eva@buzzwordpr.com
Influential New York City radio station WFUV (90.7 FM and wfuv.org) will
test-drive its forthcoming new music radio channel with a special program,
which debuted on March 17th and will be heard again on Monday March 24th
from 10:00 PM to midnight. The program, called This Is Only A Test, will
preview the new channel, which debuts later this year on a full-time basis
and will feature established and emerging New York City-based indie rock
and other styles. This Is Only A Test will air on 90.7 FM and wfuv.org as
a kind of open-source experiment to engage listeners in shaping the future
service; Following its debut on March 17th and 24th, the show moves to
Friday at 10 PM beginning March 28, following The Whole Wide World with
Rita. xa0;It will be available on demand at wfuv.org, as well as on 90.7
FM. For more information, e-mail eva@buzzwordpr.com
Samm Brown's "For The Record", a weekly radio program on KPFK 90.7 FM, is
seeking artists/bands for airplay and critique. Each Sunday, Brown hosts a
program that focuses on the entertainment industry in general and the
music business in particular. He also presents a special segment that
showcases new and emerging artists. If you would like your music played
and critiqued by industry pros, send a package to Samm Brown's For The
Record, KPFK Radio, 90.7 FM, 11054 Ventura Blvd. No. 237, Studio City, CA.
91604.
KFJC 89.7 FM
19144 Brookview Dr. Saratoga, CA 95070
PH: 831-325-9013
Meat Hooks meathooks@unfunrecords.com
www.kfjc.org
I have been a DJ at KFJC in Los Altos Hills, CA since 1999 and will get
any CDs or vinyl you send me to our music director. Please send to me
directly, or to the station ATTN: Meat Hooks.
Radio Rietveld
Frederik Roeskestraat 96, 1076 ED Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PH: 003120-5711600 FX: 003120-5711654
Hans Kuiper/ Gijs Muller radiorietveld@gmail.com
www.radiorietveld.nl
We feature independent music, originally produced programs, soundscapes,
radio plays, interviews and art specials. We are connected to the Gerrit
Rietveld Art Academy in Amsterdam.
WBMB Baruch College Radio, 87.9 FM The Biz
55 Lexington Ave. Ste. 3-280, New York, NY 10010
PH: 646-312-4720
Gina Alioto ginanalioto@gmail.com
www.wbmbradio.com
Featuring all styles of music.
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.
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.
*The list of radio stations are brought to you by INDIE BIBLE. You can
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Go to:
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Christian Songwriter's Network
CSN is spreading the gospel through music by networking Christian
songwriters worldwide. CSN serves seasoned and new songwriters by
providing critique exchanges, a "Seeking Songs" service to connect artists
with new music, mixing and recording advice and more, 100% free.
http://ChristianSongwriters.org
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*** IAMA Featured Performing Artists Spotlight
Featured Artists of the Month are:
~Herrick (1st Prize, Best Group, 4th Annual IAMA)
~Danny Flowers (Finalist, 4th Annual IAMA)
~Abbie Barrett (Runner Up, 4th Annual IAMA)
For more details of the artists, please visit:
http://www.inacoustic.com/artists2.html
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Tell a musician or songwriter to sign up for this FREE informative
e-mail newsletter of USA Songwriting Competition with chock full
of opportunities for the musician or songwriter, please e-mail
them on where to sign-up:
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*Acoustic Guitar Magazine
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*BerkleeMusic.com - online music courses such as Songwriting, Music
Production, etc.
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*Indie Venue Bible - comprehensive directory that lists 26,000 live music
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*New Music Weekly
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*Loggins Radio Promotion
http://www.logginspromotion.com
*Songsinc.com is the new, ingenious online Music Company offering
songwriters, lyricist, poets and composers the opportunity to collaborate,
create, market, and promote songs through an amazing process called
TrackWriting - and they never ask for publishing or copyright
http://www.songsinc.com
*Hal Leonard
http://www.halleonard.com
*Ibanez
http://www.ibanez.com
*Sony
http://www.sonystyle.com
*Livewire Contacts
http://www.livewiremusician.com
*IK Multimedia
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*Course Technology
http://www.course.com/catalog/subcategory.cfm?category=Music%20Technology
*PauseAndPlay.com
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*FingertipsMusic.com - The intelligent guide to free and legal music,
Fingertips finds great songs every week that you can download legally and
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http://www.fingertipsmusic.com
*Indie Community - acts as a booking agent and mentor for Christian
artists and speakers who want to use their gifts to minister in their
communities. Christian bands, worship leaders, and speakers can sign up
at:
http://www.indiecommunity.com
*Christian Songwriter's Network
CSN is spreading the gospel through music by networking Christian
songwriters worldwide. CSN serves seasoned and new songwriters by
providing critique exchanges, a "Seeking Songs" service to connect artists
with new music, mixing and recording advice and more, 100% free.
http://ChristianSongwriters.org
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To advertise in the newsletter, please e-mail: ira@songwriting.net
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Many thanks to ASCAP, BMI, SOCAN, Superdups, Joel Oderstörm, Virgina
Erdie, Nashville Music Guide and Music Connection magazine.
....Jessica Brandon, Artist Relations ~~