Independent Music Roundtable

REGISTER FOR THE DISC MAKERS 2008 INDEPENDENT MUSIC WORLD SERIES (IMWS)

Each IMWS entry is judged on songwriting, overall vibe, musical performance, vocal/lead instrument performance, and originality. TAXI performs the initial screening and selects 100 semi-finalists for each region (West, Southwest, Southeast, and Northeast). Editors at Billboard screen the semi-finalists to choose six acts to play each showcase. 24 acts will showcase in all. The deadline for all submissions is Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

http://www.discmakers.com/imws08

WOOZYFLY LAUNCHES CONTEST FOR UNSIGNED BANDS

Running until May 15, the music media and social-networking website WoozyFly.com will be hosting an unsigned band contest entitled Woozy Idol, offering unsigned bands a chance to win a recording, distribution, and promotion contract valued at up to $150,000.

http://www.woozyfly.com/contests

THE INSIDE CONNECTION MUSIC MAGAZINE ONLINE REVIEWS

The Inside Connection has been in print since December of 1997 and is published monthly with a distribution of 65,000 issues. It covers all styles and genres, including Indie and major label
artists. In addition to the print version, The Inside Connection also publishes an online version of the magazine, complete with exclusive web content. Every month, artists are considered for a monthly review section. All genres accepted. Submissions ongoing.

http://www.insidecx.com/

ANIMOTO LAUNCHES MUSIC SUBMISSION PROGRAM FOR MUSICIANS

Animoto, the web application that lets users quickly and easily create personalized, professional-quality music videos from their own images and music, announced the launch of a new music submissions program as a way for bands and artists to feature and promote their music on Animoto.

http://biz.animoto.com/musicsubmissions.html

Courtesy of: Indie-Music.com