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Film & TV Resources

The Music Bridge

Music Clearance, Licensing & Supervision
David G. Powell, President
david@themusicbridge.com
310-398-9650
PO Box 661918, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Mon-Thurs., 8-5 PST. and Fri. 8-3 PST


Entertainment Jobs In Film Production And Television Production
www.filmstaff.com

Filmstaff.com is where people go for entertainment jobs.

Soundtrack.net
www.soundtrack.net

The Art of Film and Television Music.

Songwriter & Recording Artist Resources
Networking • Seminars • Classes • Speakers

The Songwriter’s Network
www.songnet.org

Monthly L.A. area meetings; networking; resources; guest speakers; showcases

Film Music Network
www.filmmusic.net

Monthly L.A. area meetings; guest speakers; networking; resources; composer resources

Los Angeles Music Productions
www.lamusicproductions.com

Seminars; area meetings; guest speakers; pitches

NARIP - National Association of Record Industry Professionals
www.narip.com

Monthly meetings; networking; resources; guest speakers; Chapters in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, New York, Phoenix, and London

Indie Rock Café
http://indierockcafe.net/music_copyright1.htm

Free, open source music portal

Copyright • Sample Licenses & Contracts
Intellectual Property & Legal Issues

Film Music Magazine
www.filmmusicmag.com

Film, TV & multimedia magazine

U.S. Copyright Office
www.copyright.gov

Download copyright forms & instructions

Songwriter101
www.songwriter101.com

The business of songwriting

What is Copyright?
www.whatiscopyright.org

Answers to your questions about copyrights

Copyright Resource Center
www.mpa.org/copyright/copyresc.html

Info on all aspects of copyright

Georgia State University Library
www.library.gsu.edu/research/sub.asp?ldID=35&guideID=0&subID=190

LOTS of links and resources RE the music business

NOLO: Law for All
www.nolo.com

Legal information & forms for all sorts of legal issues

Public Domain Info Project
www.pdinfo.com

Identify & Search for Music in the Public Domain

Lolly Gasaway, University of North Carolina
www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm

When works pass into the public domain — a chart

Musicians’ Intellectual Law and Resource Center
www.aracnet.com/~schornj

Intellectual property issues +plus+ links

FindLaw
http://e.findlaw.com/entertain_legal_guide/General/resources

Legal Resources/Links, including copyright

Int’l. Intellectual Prop. Alliance
www.iipa.com

ALL intellectual property issues

Starving Artists Law
www.starvingartistslaw.com/industries/music_law.htm

Music Law/Issues: Resources, Links, Sample Agreements

The Firm
www.thefirm.com/articles/produce2.html

Producer’s Agreement

Performance Rights, Composer,
Songwriter & Musician’s Organizations

BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.)
www.bmi.com

Performance Rights Organization

ASCAP (American Society of Composer Authors and Publishers of Music)
www.ascap.com

Performance Rights Organization

SESAC (Now known only as SESAC, the acronym is from the original name: Society of European Stage Authors & Composers)
www.sesac.com

Performance Rights Organization

NARAS
www.naras.org

The Recording Academy

Singer/Songwriter Resources
(General, Creative, Marketing & Supplies)

iFanz
www.ifanz.com
(Flash needed for optimums use of site)
“Your fanz are your future” … a MUST for artists

McCartney Multimedia
www.mccartney.com
(Flash needed for optimum use of site)
Products & Services for the artist; marketing tools

SingerSong
www.singersong.com

Run for, and by, singers & songwriters; Resources

SingerSongwriter
http://singersongwriter.ws

Run for, and by, singers & songwriters; Resources

The Muse’s Muse
www.musesmuse.co
Mostly creative & marketing info/resources + Links

Songlink
www.songlink.com/hres.html

Music Industry & Songwriter Resources: Links Page

John Braheny
http://johnbraheny.com/res/index.html

Music Creators Resource Page & Links

NY Public Library Music Division
www.nypl.org/research/lpa/mus/mus.resources.html

Music Resources & Links

Tape.com (Deltamedia Int’l., Inc.)
www.tape.com

Blank Recording Media at good prices, including bulk


If there is a company or resource you thing should be added please contact gael@musicsupervisor.com