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 * post at least 5 internet resources (the more the better for us all!) that you find useful for musicians** **(do not duplicate those others post). Include a brief description of each site and be sure to link them. DUE **======

[|www.artsjournal.com]
Artsjournal collects articles daily on music, theatre, dance, visual art, literature, culture, ideas, and issues from periodicals around the world. It also links to many arts-related blogs, and includes job listings and even unusual YouTube videos. [|Doomtree], [|Dessa] Dessa Darling--emcee, rapper, singer, poet, writer, social media maven, MSCM instructor [|In the Groove] CaLM guests Brian Casey and Danny Burke work with/for this music house in downtown Minneapolis. Check out their reels, music libraries, and consider going over to meet with them to pitch your demo. [|Man is Doomed] Brian and Danny's band projects. [|Constant Contact] Slick, low-cost professional email marketing [|Common Craft] Quick computer tutorials on a whole range of topics using paper cut-outs (seriously!) Learn about wikis, twitter, blogs, and more. [|CultureBully] Online ezine of Twin Cities (and beyond) music, recommended by Dessa. [|Eventful] Eventful is the world's leading events website, enabling a community of millions to discover, promote, share and create events. Request favorite performers. [|Jonathan Coulton] A one-man social media empire. Excellent singer-songwriter who has maximized low-cost marketing. Here's Jonathan's [|MySpace] page. (scroll down to see the box using data from Eventful) [|Music Business Solutions] Peter Spellman lays out a straightforward [|musicians' business plan] [|Sweet Sound of Money] More articles on business plans and money management for artists [|Artists House Music] Tons of videos and articles on all aspects of the music industry [|Musicians Wages] Articles on making $$ in the music biz

[|Radio Noir] An independent radio/video/promotional site which specializes in independent and local music, and music that they consider 'artistic'. Run by a student and an alumni, Jon Peters and Pat Dougherty, respectively. [|Day Trotter] A national blog/hype site which specializes in the discovery of independent music. [|Cake In 15] A twin cities local music hype blog. [|Bandcamp] A site for music sales. Gives you your own domain name. You keep 100% of the profits.