FanDistro: Reward your Fans for Selling your Music

FanDistro, a new startup out of NYC aims to provide fan-based affiliate marketing services for bands, musicians and labels, helping them to increase their sales.

According to FanDistro, by enabling fans to earn money from an artist’s music and merchandise, they will become an Artist’s most avid sales and marketing force.

Disbursements for fan sales are “typically 60% to Artist, 20% to the Fan partner, and 20% to FanDistro,” all processed through Paypal.

How FanDistro works for artists:

How FanDistro works for fans:

The Shure SM58® GIVE IT VOICE TOUR has officially kicked off!

We’re calling on independent bands to battle for a shot to be discovered by thousands at the RedGorilla Music Fest! That’s right.

And if you’re a fan, we want you to rally for your favorite band and sound in with your votes for a chance to win incredible Shure gear along the way.

Bands: Grab your best track and hustle for votes. You have until December 10th, 2010 11:59 PM CST to enter!

Visit this link to REGISTER & SUBMIT A TRACK!

http://giveitvoice.shure.com/for-bands

Fans: Listen to tracks and vote for your favorite bands! You have until December 17th, 2010 11:59 PM CST to vote!

Visit this link to LISTEN & CAST YOUR VOTE! http://giveitvoice.shure.com/for-fans

That’s all for now! Submit your track, share with your friends and get those
votes in.

GOOD LUCK!

Regional winners perform live in:
• AUSTIN: Emo’s : Jan 26, 2011 7 PM CST
• BOSTON: The Paradise: Jan 27, 2011 7PM EST
• CHICAGO: Metro: Jan 20, 2011 6 PM CST
• LOS ANGELES: The Roxy: Jan 19, 2011 8 PM PST
• NASHVILLE: Wildhorse Saloon: Jan 25, 2011 6 PM CST
• TORONTO: The Mod Club: Jan 24, 2011 7:30 PM EST

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, C and Canada (excluding the province of Quebec), 18 years or older and who are not an employee, officer or director of Shure Incorporated (Sponsor), its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies or involved in the development or execution of the sweepstakes or an immediate family member of or household resident with such persons.

Jaci Redlin
CanadianMusicians.com

Teach The Dream’s THE MUSIC REVOLUTION

Teach The Dream gets ready to launch the first of its seminar/concert series starting with The Music Revolution in Tampa, Florida on Sunday November 21, 2010 at the Dallas Bull(www.teachthedream/event). Months of planning, practicing, coordinating have geared up the team at Teach The Dream for an incredible day of music clinics followed by a night of live performances.

Teach The Dream foundation was envisioned by John Seda from Rising Music Music in Tampa who believes that artists of all kinds need the education, support, and mentoring that fosters successful artists. John Seda has over 30 years in the music industry in varying roles such as musician, performer, songwriter, producer, sound engineer, and audio engineer. He has collaborated with Gold and Platinum selling artists, as well as with Grammy Award winners and Hall of Fame recipients. All of these roles have given John a special perspective of the industry as well as knowledge of what it takes to successful within.

Yolanda Mercado, Vice President of Teach the Dream states, “Keeping the arts alive in our schools is paramount to creating well-rounded students. It also lets students know that it is good to pursue their dreams or aspirations thereby encouraging young artists to stay involved with the arts. Most often artists do not have the tools with which to be successful at their craft. In other words, artists are left without professional guidance, mentoring from experienced artists, knowledge of legal issues, how to perfect their craft, or how to be successful in a highly competitive performing world.” The foundation believes that without the necessary support given to teachers and mentors, the arts are slowly dying from neglect. Teach The Dream is the vehicle that will provide artists with the necessary tools with which to be successful. “It is time for a change in the arts industry and it starts with the Teach The Dream concept”, says Yolanda Mercado. “Empowering artists through education, support, and mentoring is the key to creating change.”

Teach The Dream is gaining huge momentum as it draws the interest of legendary artists, and national and international industry professionals. The title and theme song, “Teach The Dream”, written by John Seda, has already received huge international recognition having been translated into eleven languages! This is a movement that is being embraced universally as it speaks to all artists from around the world.

Some of the musical muscle joining forces with Teach the Dream is legendary rock and roll hall of fame inductee and founder of Jefferson Airplane, MARTY BALIN (www.martybalin.net). Not only will he be a guest speaker at The Music Revolution, he will also be performing numerous Airplane and Starship songs along with several of his new songs. Another music icon, co-founder of Woodstock, ARTIE KORNFELD (www.artiekornfeld-woodstock.com), will be the headlining guest speaker at The Music Revolution sharing his history and experiences.

Also performing for The Music Revolution will be Bass King Charles Glenn(www.thebassking.com), Michael Sean Allman (www.michaelallmanband.com), Latin Jazz group Ibaase, Bobby Hendricks of The
Drifters, along with many others.
To join the movement to support the arts and Teach The Dream, visit www.teachthedream.com or www.risingsunmusic.com

MajorLabelScout.Com Accepting Applications for the Last Time this Year

New York, NY – The unique A&R (talent-discovering) network is currently accepting new applications for the final time in 2010. Looking for the very best and most dedicated young tastemakers, the program utilizes a highly select group of scouts from the U.S., Canada and U.K. to identify potentially groundbreaking artists to be considered for publishing, recording and management deals.

This cutting-edge project is a private venture developed by Ken Krongard, author of Inside A&R: The Musician’s Guide To Pursuing A Major Label Record Deal, and a former A&R executive credited with signing Avril Lavigne.

MLS-discovered artists currently include Jason Reeves, now a Warner Bros. artist signed to that label by Kara Dioguardi of American Idol. Reeves is also now a multi-platinum song writer, having written multiple hits for artists such as Colbie Caillat. Other MLS artists include the sensational Joe Brooks, who recently released his debut album on Lava/Republic/Universal records and Canadian powerhouse-trio Inward Eye, signed to RCA.

An MLS Scout is responsible for seeking out commercially viable talent and submitting it to the company. As well as reviewing and rating the artists that were presented. There are also opportunities review live performances, network within this exclusive community, and in addition the website offers many learning materials and resources.

To fill out an application go to the official website www.majorlabelscout.com and click Apply Now. For more information, please contact Adam Weidman at info@majorlabelscout.com.

Website: http://www.majorlabelscout.com/

Converse, Journeys, Rolling Stone Present The 3rd Annual “Get Out Of The Garage” Music Contest

Win a trip to Austin, TX in March to perform at the Rolling Stone space at one of the largest music festivals in the United States! Converse and Journeys have teamed up to bring you the third annual “Get Out of the Garage” music contest – a contest for up-and-coming bands that does just what it says.

The 2009 winners, Twank Star and Southern Backtones, won a trip to open up for Mayer Hawthorne and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Austin’s SxSW music festival, in March of 2010. The year before, contest winners Flying Machines, won a trip to NYC for a studio session at Sear Sound with GRAMMY award winning producer Mickey Petralia (Beck, Peaches, Saul Williams)

For this year’s Get Out of the Garage Music Contest, one Grand Prize winner will win a spot to perform on the six- city Get Out Of The Garage Music Tour which kicks off at Rolling Stone’s space in Austin, TX at one of the largest music festivals in the United States, an opportunity to record at Converse Rubber Tracks Studio and $10K in equipment from Guitar Center. The tour will also stop in Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, Chicago, IL, Washington, D.C. and New York City, NY. Winner will be selected by fan voting There are two rounds of voting. In the first round, fans will have the opportunity to vote online for the top 100. Converse, Rolling Stone, Guitar Center and Journeys will choose the top ten. The second round of voting will allow fans to vote for one Grand Prize winner. The remaining 9 finalists will receive gift certificates from Converse and Guitar Center.

The contest starts NOW and we encourage bands from ALL musical genres and styles to enter!

November 12, 2010: Deadline to submit songs
November 15, 2010 – December 15, 2010: Vote for the top 100 submission
(by the public)
January 5-20, 2010: Vote for the top 10 grand prize winners

Website: http://getoutofthegarage.sonicbids.com

Sonicbids Helps South By Southwest Music Conference Find Emerging Artists

BOSTON, MA —Sonicbids, the website that helps bands discover and book gigs, and the South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference are looking for the best independent artists out there. Every March, Austin, Texas plays host to the SXSW Music Conference where independent artists, music industry professionals, and fans meet for five nights of live shows, panels, parties and more. For the third year in a row, Sonicbids is the exclusive online submission platform of the 2011 SXSW Music Festival. Independent bands can submit through Sonicbids for the chance to play at the famed festival.

What: Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the SXSW Music Conference is one of the largest, most influential, and most anticipated music events of the year. In 2010, SXSW Music drew more than 13,000 music industry professionals for compelling panels, industry discussions, demo listening sessions, trade show exhibits, and – of course – five nights of music by nearly 2,000 bands hailing from 49 different countries, performing in 88 venues in downtown Austin, Texas.

In 2011, the event will showcase music from the best new talent and established artists alike to provide more opportunities to network, have more unique panels and artist interviews.

For more information on the types of bands SXSW is looking for, secrets of the festival planning, and tips from the SXSW promoters, check out the following blogs:

• The Top 5 Things SXSW Looks For From Artists
• The Secrets of SXSW: How to Plan a Showcase
• The Secrets of SXSW: Common Mistakes Bands Make at SXSW

When: SXSWeek March 11-20, 2011

Where: Austin, Texas

How: To register for the event, please visit: http://sxsw.com/attend. Also, the deadline to submit your band is November 5, 2010. To submit, please visit http://www.sonicbids.com/sxsw.

About Sonicbids
Sonicbids is the website the helps bands get gigs and promoters book the right bands. Our community includes more than 280,000 bands and 24,000 promoters and licensors from all around the world. With festivals, clubs, colleges, music licensing and much more, Sonicbids offers a diverse range of gigs for every kind of musician. In fact, last year alone, more than 71,000 gigs were booked on the site. The company was founded in 2001 by Panos Panay and continues to focus on its core mission of empowering the artistic middle class. Get a gig or book a band at www.sonicbids.com.

Sam Ash Music’s 2010 ‘Best In Shred’ Guitar Competition Store Finals to be Held on November 10th

HICKSVILLE, N.Y. — Sam Ash Music, America’s premier full-line music store chain, is on the hunt for America’s greatest unknown guitarist. The battle is underway with the contest moving into the final rounds. Challengers from across the United States are competing to win $20,000 in valuable musical gear and the opportunity to perform live onstage with legendary guitarist Steve Vai.

The store championships feature the four semi-finalists still standing from previous elimination rounds. See a video of the store elimination rounds

Competition is intense; the guitarists perform live in front of enthusiastic audiences playing along to one of six instrumental backing tracks of Steve Vai songs. A panel of judges scores the players on their technical skills, originality, accuracy, and showmanship.

The store finals take place at 7:30PM on Wednesday, November 10th at every Sam Ash Music store location and are open to the public. Admission is free. “This is a great chance to check out some of the local talent,” said Sam Ash Executive Vice President Howard Mendelson. “We’ve been blown away by this amazing group of musicians that has turned out for this event.” For a list of store locations click here. http://www.samashmusic.com/locations/

Store champions will go on to compete regionally in Orlando, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Charlotte on December 8th. All six regional champions will win over $1,500 in guitar gear prizes from Ibanez Guitars, Morley, Line 6 Amps, Electro-Voice, Jim Dunlop Products, Samson Technologies and Zoom Effects. Regional champs will be flown to Los Angeles to compete in the grand finals on January 12th. A panel of celebrity judges will determine who is crowned Sam Ash’s “Shredder of the Year — 2010.”

For more information and contest rules, visit www.samashmusic.com/vai.