See also: Media & Industry Partners
Diamond Partners
Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew has long been a fan and supporter of great music. With Green Label Sound Mountain Dew is making a deeper, longer-term commitment to elevating and empowering independent musicians. Green Label Sound is a singles record label that aims to bring greater levels of awareness and opportunities to artists who embody the spirit of DEW. Since the label’s inception, Green Label Sound has released singles, videos and remixes by Matt and Kim, Chromeo, Neon Indian, Wavves, The Cool Kids, Theophilus London, Holy Ghost!, Amazing Baby, Flosstradamus and Caroline Polachek (of Chairlift), Solid Gold, Kuroma, and U-N-I.
Mountain Dew has long been a fan and supporter of great music. With Green Label Sound Mountain Dew is making a deeper, longer-term commitment to elevating and empowering independent musicians. Green Label Sound is a singles record label that aims to bring greater levels of awareness and opportunities to artists who embody the spirit of DEW. Since the label’s inception, Green Label Sound has released singles, videos and remixes by Matt and Kim, Chromeo, Neon Indian, Wavves, The Cool Kids, Theophilus London, Holy Ghost!, Amazing Baby, Flosstradamus and Caroline Polachek (of Chairlift), Solid Gold, Kuroma, and U-N-I.
Doritos
The DORITOS® brand has set itself apart by, not only creating chips packed with serious crunch and intense flavors, but also by providing groundbreaking experiences for its fans that put them in control. DORITOS “Crash the Super Bowl” program turned the brand’s Super Bowl advertising over to its fans every year since 2007. DORITOS also put consumers in control through its “Unlock Xbox” challenge, where fans compete to have their original Xbox LIVE® Arcade game concept developed and made available for download worldwide; and “DORITOS LATE NIGHT,” which provided fans ground-breaking virtual musical performances by blink-182 and Big Boi through the power of augmented reality.
The DORITOS® brand has set itself apart by, not only creating chips packed with serious crunch and intense flavors, but also by providing groundbreaking experiences for its fans that put them in control. DORITOS “Crash the Super Bowl” program turned the brand’s Super Bowl advertising over to its fans every year since 2007. DORITOS also put consumers in control through its “Unlock Xbox” challenge, where fans compete to have their original Xbox LIVE® Arcade game concept developed and made available for download worldwide; and “DORITOS LATE NIGHT,” which provided fans ground-breaking virtual musical performances by blink-182 and Big Boi through the power of augmented reality.
Platinum Partners
The Aquarian Weekly
Established in 1969, The Aquarian Weekly is New Jersey’s longest-running alt-weekly and one of the few in the country that remains independently owned and operated. With an editorial focus on popular music such as rock, pop, punk, metal, hardcore, emo and more, the paper’s print and online features, interviews, reviews and columns are followed by tens of thousands of readers in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area and beyond.
Established in 1969, The Aquarian Weekly is New Jersey’s longest-running alt-weekly and one of the few in the country that remains independently owned and operated. With an editorial focus on popular music such as rock, pop, punk, metal, hardcore, emo and more, the paper’s print and online features, interviews, reviews and columns are followed by tens of thousands of readers in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area and beyond.
Gibson
Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar, the Gibson Robot Guitar and Gibson’s Dark Fire represent the biggest advances in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.’s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Baldwin, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer.
Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar, the Gibson Robot Guitar and Gibson’s Dark Fire represent the biggest advances in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.’s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Baldwin, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer.
The Recording Academy
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy365.com.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy365.com.
Hip Digital
Hip Digital is a technology company that enables its customers to easily create digital media promotions and sales. Customers include Fortune 500 companies with programs that reach over 100 million consumers worldwide. Hip’s flagship technology, The Digital Music Engine (DME) is a web-based cloud service which provides customers access to Hip Digital’s catalog without the responsibility of managing such a comprehensive catalog. Hip Digital technology allows customers to leverage the power of music and digital media to achieve their marketing and sales goals. For more information please visit: www.hipdigitalmedia.com.
Hip Digital is a technology company that enables its customers to easily create digital media promotions and sales. Customers include Fortune 500 companies with programs that reach over 100 million consumers worldwide. Hip’s flagship technology, The Digital Music Engine (DME) is a web-based cloud service which provides customers access to Hip Digital’s catalog without the responsibility of managing such a comprehensive catalog. Hip Digital technology allows customers to leverage the power of music and digital media to achieve their marketing and sales goals. For more information please visit: www.hipdigitalmedia.com.
Gold Partners
Bandzoogle
Bandzoogle provides online tools for musicians to build a professional website, promote their music, and sell directly to fans. The all-in-one platform lets an artist’s website become the hub of all their online activity, with a built-in store, fan management tools, email and text message blasts, detailed reporting and integration with social networks. Plans start at $9.95/month.
Bandzoogle provides online tools for musicians to build a professional website, promote their music, and sell directly to fans. The all-in-one platform lets an artist’s website become the hub of all their online activity, with a built-in store, fan management tools, email and text message blasts, detailed reporting and integration with social networks. Plans start at $9.95/month.
Cutmerch
The basic premise of Cut Merch is to put the tools of music merchandising in the hands of the artist, indie label and management. From forecasting, to manufacturing, to image and product databanks, to shipping, to a variety of management reports, Cut Merch is developing a suite of tools that will give its clients unprecedented control over their merch programs. This will increase profits, decrease waste, and for the first time allow bands to have programs that rival and in some ways outdo those of the traditional merchandisers. Cut Merch also hosts the most complete blog on the web for all things music merchandise.
The basic premise of Cut Merch is to put the tools of music merchandising in the hands of the artist, indie label and management. From forecasting, to manufacturing, to image and product databanks, to shipping, to a variety of management reports, Cut Merch is developing a suite of tools that will give its clients unprecedented control over their merch programs. This will increase profits, decrease waste, and for the first time allow bands to have programs that rival and in some ways outdo those of the traditional merchandisers. Cut Merch also hosts the most complete blog on the web for all things music merchandise.
Disc Makers
Nobody makes CD or DVD manufacturing easier and no one delivers faster. When you need CD or DVD replication, short-run duplication, complete printing and packaging options, cd dvd duplicators and printers, or affordable blank CDs and blank DVDs look no further. We’ve got it.
Nobody makes CD or DVD manufacturing easier and no one delivers faster. When you need CD or DVD replication, short-run duplication, complete printing and packaging options, cd dvd duplicators and printers, or affordable blank CDs and blank DVDs look no further. We’ve got it.
Eventric
Eventric is a provider of software and online services for the professional live entertainment industry. Eventric’s solutions promote connectivity, community, and competency, making the production of live events more profitable and effective. Eventric’s customers include some of the biggest and most influential entertainment acts, management companies, event production companies, and corporations. For more information, please visit our web site at http://www.eventric.com.
Eventric is a provider of software and online services for the professional live entertainment industry. Eventric’s solutions promote connectivity, community, and competency, making the production of live events more profitable and effective. Eventric’s customers include some of the biggest and most influential entertainment acts, management companies, event production companies, and corporations. For more information, please visit our web site at http://www.eventric.com.
Fuzztopia
Fuzztopia is a new music site/social network created by musicians for
musicians and music fans of all genres. The vision of legendary artist Steven Van Zandt, Fuzztopia fills a critical need in the development of new and up and coming artists through an innovative digital to real-world approach. For FANS, it’s a REAL backstage pass, a new window to the music world with unique content, and a connection to other fans and information about music that is important to them.
Fuzztopia is a new music site/social network created by musicians for
musicians and music fans of all genres. The vision of legendary artist Steven Van Zandt, Fuzztopia fills a critical need in the development of new and up and coming artists through an innovative digital to real-world approach. For FANS, it’s a REAL backstage pass, a new window to the music world with unique content, and a connection to other fans and information about music that is important to them.
Jakprints
For more than a decade Jakprints.com has been building a reputation for providing only the highest quality, environmentally conscious printed apparel, stickers, banners and marketing material exclusively for the arts, music, business, and creative community.
For more than a decade Jakprints.com has been building a reputation for providing only the highest quality, environmentally conscious printed apparel, stickers, banners and marketing material exclusively for the arts, music, business, and creative community.
Limelight
The simplest way to clear cover songs. Limelight offers an easy-to-use one-stop, online tool to clear cover songs for digital downloads, physical albums, and ringtones. Customers can create an account and finalize their mechanical licensing within minutes. Orders are handled via credit card or PayPal and powered by RightsFlow’s proprietary licensing, accounting, and royalty payment technology platform. Limelight allows users to pay a small one-time fee rather than shelling out hundreds of dollars for expensive lawyers and costly administrator fees. Limelight reaches 100% of the publishing market, including international publishers.
The simplest way to clear cover songs. Limelight offers an easy-to-use one-stop, online tool to clear cover songs for digital downloads, physical albums, and ringtones. Customers can create an account and finalize their mechanical licensing within minutes. Orders are handled via credit card or PayPal and powered by RightsFlow’s proprietary licensing, accounting, and royalty payment technology platform. Limelight allows users to pay a small one-time fee rather than shelling out hundreds of dollars for expensive lawyers and costly administrator fees. Limelight reaches 100% of the publishing market, including international publishers.
Mirror NYC
Mirror NYC is a strategic communications company that offers clients a full-service experience with five integrated business models: print, creative, social, green and nonprofit. This unique business structure means Mirror NYC can maximize your resources and time to deliver communication tools that get results.
Mirror NYC is a strategic communications company that offers clients a full-service experience with five integrated business models: print, creative, social, green and nonprofit. This unique business structure means Mirror NYC can maximize your resources and time to deliver communication tools that get results.
Next Big Sound
Next Big Sound is the next generation decision making platform that helps measure the effectiveness of career-building and revenue generating activities that bands, managers, labels and other industry professionals do everyday. Our free site, launched in August of 2009, provided the basis for thousands of industry conversations to better understand what value people wanted in our Next Big Sound “Premier” subscription platform. With Premier, we integrate aggregated social music metrics along side your traditional sales/radio data, Google Analytics, etc… to create a powerful, merged data analytics platform.
Next Big Sound is the next generation decision making platform that helps measure the effectiveness of career-building and revenue generating activities that bands, managers, labels and other industry professionals do everyday. Our free site, launched in August of 2009, provided the basis for thousands of industry conversations to better understand what value people wanted in our Next Big Sound “Premier” subscription platform. With Premier, we integrate aggregated social music metrics along side your traditional sales/radio data, Google Analytics, etc… to create a powerful, merged data analytics platform.
Nimbit
Nimbit’s direct-to-fan platform easily integrates sales, marketing, and management activities in one place. Build your fan base, create compelling offers, engage your fans, and sell direct through custom storefronts. Complete fan analytics let you instantly measure fan activity and the success of your marketing campaigns. With a single solution for warehousing, pick, pack, ship and digital delivery, Nimbit makes it easy to sell anything from digital tracks, CDs, DVDs, eTickets and merchandise as well as exclusive VIP bundles. Powerful enough to accomplish any goal, and simple enough for anyone on your team, the next generation of direct-to-fan starts with Nimbit.
Nimbit’s direct-to-fan platform easily integrates sales, marketing, and management activities in one place. Build your fan base, create compelling offers, engage your fans, and sell direct through custom storefronts. Complete fan analytics let you instantly measure fan activity and the success of your marketing campaigns. With a single solution for warehousing, pick, pack, ship and digital delivery, Nimbit makes it easy to sell anything from digital tracks, CDs, DVDs, eTickets and merchandise as well as exclusive VIP bundles. Powerful enough to accomplish any goal, and simple enough for anyone on your team, the next generation of direct-to-fan starts with Nimbit.
Ourstage
OurStage is a music discovery destination dedicated to new artist and new music discovery. On OurStage, artists, fans and industry professionals all come together to discover, judge and enjoy the best new music and the best new artists online as ranked by the fans — using the company’s proprietary, game-proof judging engine. Top-ranked artists receive significant career-building promotion and support from famous artists, fans, industry professionals and a broad assortment of partners.
OurStage is a music discovery destination dedicated to new artist and new music discovery. On OurStage, artists, fans and industry professionals all come together to discover, judge and enjoy the best new music and the best new artists online as ranked by the fans — using the company’s proprietary, game-proof judging engine. Top-ranked artists receive significant career-building promotion and support from famous artists, fans, industry professionals and a broad assortment of partners.
ReverbNation
ReverbNation is the leading online music marketing platform used by over 700,000 artists, managers, record labels, venues, festivals and other music industry professionals to grow their reach, influence, and business across the internet. ReverbNation provides free and affordable solutions to individual artists and the music industry professionals that support them in the areas of fan-relationship management, web promotion, digital distribution, social-media marketing, direct-to-fan e-commerce, fan-behavior measurement, sentiment tracking, web-site hosting, and concert booking and promotion.
ReverbNation is the leading online music marketing platform used by over 700,000 artists, managers, record labels, venues, festivals and other music industry professionals to grow their reach, influence, and business across the internet. ReverbNation provides free and affordable solutions to individual artists and the music industry professionals that support them in the areas of fan-relationship management, web promotion, digital distribution, social-media marketing, direct-to-fan e-commerce, fan-behavior measurement, sentiment tracking, web-site hosting, and concert booking and promotion.
RocketHub
RocketHub is a grassroots crowdfunding community for Creatives by Creatives, founded by Brian Meece – songwriter, Jed Cohen – actor/producer, and Vlad Vukicevic – writer. RocketHub is a bootstrapped indie-company that isn’t backed by venture capital or other corporate investors. RocketHub supports a DIY-ethos that is welcoming and supportive to all Creatives around the world. The idea for RocketHub stems from the founders’ own personal challenges as creative people. We are the creative underdogs with a mission to liberate creativity through our platform and educational support. Crowdfunding is the new path to creative empowerment.
RocketHub is a grassroots crowdfunding community for Creatives by Creatives, founded by Brian Meece – songwriter, Jed Cohen – actor/producer, and Vlad Vukicevic – writer. RocketHub is a bootstrapped indie-company that isn’t backed by venture capital or other corporate investors. RocketHub supports a DIY-ethos that is welcoming and supportive to all Creatives around the world. The idea for RocketHub stems from the founders’ own personal challenges as creative people. We are the creative underdogs with a mission to liberate creativity through our platform and educational support. Crowdfunding is the new path to creative empowerment.
Section 101
Section 101 has developed a revolutionary new web-publishing platform that enables music artists, celebrities and other entertainers to proactively take charge of the proliferation of digital content on the web and effectively market their brand across the growing number of online channels. Section 101’s platform provides artists with an easy-to-use environment to intuitively create, deploy and manage their digital persona, while providing integrated tools to organize and leverage their fans via branded communities and viral content.
Section 101 has developed a revolutionary new web-publishing platform that enables music artists, celebrities and other entertainers to proactively take charge of the proliferation of digital content on the web and effectively market their brand across the growing number of online channels. Section 101’s platform provides artists with an easy-to-use environment to intuitively create, deploy and manage their digital persona, while providing integrated tools to organize and leverage their fans via branded communities and viral content.
Sennheiser
Sennheiser delivers the ultimate audio experience for people who crave true-to-life sound and put the same high demand on their gear as they do on themselves. With an array of premium audio products for live performance, recording or personal audio. Sennheiser is the microphone brand of choice for many high-profile recording artists, live sound engineers or headphone consumers. A leader in audio technology for over 65 years, Sennheiser understands the desires and demands of audio professionals and enthusiasts.
Sennheiser delivers the ultimate audio experience for people who crave true-to-life sound and put the same high demand on their gear as they do on themselves. With an array of premium audio products for live performance, recording or personal audio. Sennheiser is the microphone brand of choice for many high-profile recording artists, live sound engineers or headphone consumers. A leader in audio technology for over 65 years, Sennheiser understands the desires and demands of audio professionals and enthusiasts.
SESAC
SESAC is a performing rights organization, designed to represent songwriters and publishers and their right to be compensated for having their music performed in public. Founded in 1930, SESAC is the second oldest and fastest growing of the nation’s performing rights organizations. Artists who have performed SESAC-affiliated compositions include Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Reba McEntire, Nelly Furtado, U2, Christina Aguilera among many others. SESAC also represents such musical icons as Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, RUSH, and many others.
SESAC is a performing rights organization, designed to represent songwriters and publishers and their right to be compensated for having their music performed in public. Founded in 1930, SESAC is the second oldest and fastest growing of the nation’s performing rights organizations. Artists who have performed SESAC-affiliated compositions include Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Reba McEntire, Nelly Furtado, U2, Christina Aguilera among many others. SESAC also represents such musical icons as Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, RUSH, and many others.
SoundExchange
SoundExchange is a non-profit performance rights organization that collects statutory royalties from satellite radio (such as SIRIUS XM), internet radio, cable TV music channels and similar platforms for streaming sound recordings. The Copyright Royalty Board, which was created by Congress, has entrusted SoundExchange as the sole entity in the United States to collect and distribute these digital performance royalties on behalf of featured and non-featured recording artists, master rights owners (usually record labels), and independent artists who record and own their masters.
SoundExchange is a non-profit performance rights organization that collects statutory royalties from satellite radio (such as SIRIUS XM), internet radio, cable TV music channels and similar platforms for streaming sound recordings. The Copyright Royalty Board, which was created by Congress, has entrusted SoundExchange as the sole entity in the United States to collect and distribute these digital performance royalties on behalf of featured and non-featured recording artists, master rights owners (usually record labels), and independent artists who record and own their masters.
Little Steven’s Underground Garage
What do Buddy Holly, The White Stripes, The Shangri-Las, The Beatles, and The Ramones have in common? Little Steven’s Underground Garage! Little Steven’s Underground Garage is a nationally syndicated Rock radio show hosted and produced by one of America’s foremost musicians and actors, Little Steven Van Zandt. Each week Little Steven takes audiences on a two hour trip down the path of what was cool in the 50s, 60s, and 70s as well as showcasing the best emerging Rock bands in the world today.
What do Buddy Holly, The White Stripes, The Shangri-Las, The Beatles, and The Ramones have in common? Little Steven’s Underground Garage! Little Steven’s Underground Garage is a nationally syndicated Rock radio show hosted and produced by one of America’s foremost musicians and actors, Little Steven Van Zandt. Each week Little Steven takes audiences on a two hour trip down the path of what was cool in the 50s, 60s, and 70s as well as showcasing the best emerging Rock bands in the world today.
Silver Partners
Aderra
Aderra records live concerts to flash drives and MicroSD wristbands which are available to the audience immediately after the performance. We have developed unique technology to help bands connect with their fans.
Aderra records live concerts to flash drives and MicroSD wristbands which are available to the audience immediately after the performance. We have developed unique technology to help bands connect with their fans.
Grooveshark
Grooveshark is the best way for music fans to play, engage with, and discover music. Tap into over 13 million unique monthly potential fans on Grooveshark through a targeted Radio and/or Site Skin campaign. You tell us the artists whose fans you want to target and we expose your music to them with Radio plays, skyscraper ads, site skins and more. Grooveshark’s promotional capabilities have been proven time and time again with such artists as Empire of the Sun, RichGirl, Massive Attack, and Lady Antebellum. Head over to artists.grooveshark.com and grow your fan-base!
Grooveshark is the best way for music fans to play, engage with, and discover music. Tap into over 13 million unique monthly potential fans on Grooveshark through a targeted Radio and/or Site Skin campaign. You tell us the artists whose fans you want to target and we expose your music to them with Radio plays, skyscraper ads, site skins and more. Grooveshark’s promotional capabilities have been proven time and time again with such artists as Empire of the Sun, RichGirl, Massive Attack, and Lady Antebellum. Head over to artists.grooveshark.com and grow your fan-base!
JamBase
The premier website for fans of live music. By providing the largest database of show listings and ticket information, community, and personalization tools for fans, JamBase connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live music. Today, more than a half million people participate in the JamBase community every month and rely on the website to find the most accurate show listings available for 65,000 artists across 50 genres, performing in 75,000 venues worldwide.
The premier website for fans of live music. By providing the largest database of show listings and ticket information, community, and personalization tools for fans, JamBase connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live music. Today, more than a half million people participate in the JamBase community every month and rely on the website to find the most accurate show listings available for 65,000 artists across 50 genres, performing in 75,000 venues worldwide.
RockShrink
RockShrink Lisa Thaler, LCSW helps bands negotiate the many issues that arise on the path to “making it”: poor communication and conflict resolution, addiction, tension between music as art vs. music as business, ego and control, individual needs vs. band needs, productivity, performance anxiety, autocratic leadership vs. democratic process, romantic entanglement, negotiating fame and success. A rock musician and Psychotherapist, Lisa’s avid passion for music and more than 21 years of clinical experience give her a depth of insight into band dynamics that is unique in the industry. She helps bands accomplish shared goals without ever losing sight of what is important….the music.
RockShrink Lisa Thaler, LCSW helps bands negotiate the many issues that arise on the path to “making it”: poor communication and conflict resolution, addiction, tension between music as art vs. music as business, ego and control, individual needs vs. band needs, productivity, performance anxiety, autocratic leadership vs. democratic process, romantic entanglement, negotiating fame and success. A rock musician and Psychotherapist, Lisa’s avid passion for music and more than 21 years of clinical experience give her a depth of insight into band dynamics that is unique in the industry. She helps bands accomplish shared goals without ever losing sight of what is important….the music.
Ross Ellis
Founded in 1949, Ross-Ellis is a leading provider of quality packaging solutions. We design and produce innovative packaging for music and video. Our commitment to implement the latest advances in pre-press, printing, and finishing technology has earned Ross-Ellis a reputation for quality, fast turnarounds and first-class service. Through our sales offices in New York, Los Angeles, Montreal and Toronto, Ross-Ellis services a broad North American-wide customer base.
Founded in 1949, Ross-Ellis is a leading provider of quality packaging solutions. We design and produce innovative packaging for music and video. Our commitment to implement the latest advances in pre-press, printing, and finishing technology has earned Ross-Ellis a reputation for quality, fast turnarounds and first-class service. Through our sales offices in New York, Los Angeles, Montreal and Toronto, Ross-Ellis services a broad North American-wide customer base.
