Links
Find all the resources referenced in Beyond Talent, chapter by chapter:
Chapter 1
ICSOM orchestra statistics http://www.orchestrafacts.org
Matt Haimovitz’s record label http://www.oxingale.com
Claire Chase and ICE http://www.iceorg.org
Community MusicWorks http://www.newgalleryconcertseries.org
Radius Ensemble http://www.radiusensemble.org
Chapter 2
Pamela Slim http://www.ganas.com excellent (and free!)
e-workbook, Shortcuts to Rekindle the Fire in Your Career
Email management systems:
http://www.ReverbNation.com
http://MailChimp.com
http://www.ConstantContact.com
For business cards
http://www.vistaprint.com
http://www.iprint.com
Article: “How Bands Die”
http://www.musiciansatlas.com/newsletter/jul07/
howbandsdie.asp
Chapter 3
For Jazz bio examples:
http://www.allaboutjazz.com
http://www.jazzcorner.com
Jazz pianist Kevin Harris www.kevinharrisproject.com
Meredith Monk http://www.meredithmonk.org
Matt Steckler and Dead Cat Bounce http://www.deadcatbounce.org
Susan Wilson http://www.susanwilsonphoto.com
Atlanta-based photographer Angela Morris http://www.AngelaPhotography.com
NYC-based photographer Jeff Fasano
http://www.jefffasano.com
For EPKs http://www.sonicbids.com
Arts Consultant Deborah Obalil http://www.obalil.com
For printing Postcards:
http://www.jakprints.com
http://www.1800postcards.com
http://www.modernpostcard.com
Ariel Hyatt, publicist, “How to be Your Own Publicist,”
http://www.arielpublicity.com
New music ensemble eighth blackbird http://www.eighthblackbird.com
For manufacturing band merchandise
http://www.cafepress.com
Chapter 4
New World Records http://www.newworldrecords.org
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts http://www.vlany.org
Wu Han and David Fincket’s ArtistLed label http://www.artistled.com.
Flautist Ransom Wilson’s label, Image Recordings
http://www.imagerecordings.com
The Borromeo String Quartet Living Archive Project,
http://www.livingarchive.org
Bar Codes: http://www.uc-council.org
US Copyright Office http://www.copyright.gov
Harry Fox Agency http://www.HarryFox.com
Creative Commons licensing http://www.creativecommons.org
Singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton http://www.jonathancoulton.com
Aaron Copland Fund for recordings http://www.coplandfund.org/recording.html
Crowdfunding: http://www.Slicethepie.com
http://www.Sellaband.com
http://www.fundable.com
Musicians of the Old Post Road http://www.oldpostroad.org
Lissa Schneckenburger http://www.lissafiddle.com
Radio listings http://www.MusicalAmerica.com (classical)
http://www.allaboutjazz.com
online radio: http://www.live365.com
Chapter 5
Recommended sites:
Arts news digest: http://www.ArtsJournal.com
Alex Ross’s The Rest is Noise http://www.therestisnoise.com
Andrew Dubber’s New Music Strategieshttp://newmusicstrategies.com
Amanda Ameer’s Life’s a Pitchhttp://www.artsjournal.com/lifesapitch
Greg Sandow Future of Classical Musichttp://www.artsjournal.com/greg
Andrew Taylor’s The Artful Managerhttp://www.artsjournal.com/artfulmanage
Jonathan Coulton http://www.jonathancoulton.com
Yo-Yo Ma’s project: http://www.indabamusic.com/contests/show/yo-yomacontest
Andrew Dubber: http://www.NewMusicStrategies.com
Inexpensive ways to get up online: http://www.Yola.com
To start a blog free:
http://www.wordpress.com
http://www.blogger.com
http://typepad.com
Baritone Tom Meglioranza http://www.meglioranza.com
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine http://www.rachelbartonpine.com (audience-oriented with an e-zine, podcasts, video, blog, free downloads)
eighth blackbird http://www.eighthblackbird.com (great blog—reveals the “inner” eighth blackbird)
Ethel http://www.ethelcentral.com (great photos, description of projects, conveys sense of the ensemble)
Imani Winds http://www.imaniwinds.com (check out their comprehensive education programming)
Conductor Edwin Outwater http://www.edwinoutwater.com (creative and fun blog)
So Percussion http://www.sopercussion.com (inviting, distinctive)
Bassist/composer Ben Allison http://www.benallison.com (good graphics, distinct image)
Singer/songwriter Jill Sobule http://www.jillsobule.com (terrific example of fan-funded recording projects)
Pianist Jonathan Biss http://www.jonathanbiss.com (interesting, thought-provoking blog)
Bang on a Can http://www.bangonacan.org (inventive)
Providence String Quartet’s Community MusicWorks http://www.communitymusicworks.org (clear mission)
Register your domain name http://www.godaddy.com and http://www.register.com
Chokdee Rutirisari, of http://www.storyandstructure.com
Webhosting:
Dreamhost http://www.dreamhost.com
MediaTemple http://www.mediatemple.net
Help for DIY sites: http://www.webmonkey.com
Web Standards compliant http://www.webstandards.org
Google Analytics http://www.google.com/analytics to get free site traffic analysis
Email management systems:
http://www.ReverbNation.com
http://MailChimp.com
http://www.ConstantContact.com
Recruiting your street team volunteer sign-up http://www.ReverbNation.com
Ali Brown for help with newsletters http://www.ezinequeen.com
Tips on writing blog posts: http://www.copyblogger.com
Conductor Edwin Outwater’s website http://www.edwinoutwater.com
Greg Sandow on the future of classical music http://www.artsjournal.com/greg
Marimbist Nancy Zeltsman’s site http://www.nancyzeltsman.comis terrific and includes an introduction to the marimba and a memo to composers on writing for the instrument.
Interlude
Abbie Conant and William Osborne:
http://www.osborne-conant.org
Chapter 6
Conferences for booking, showcasing, and networking
Arts Midwest Conference http://www.artsmidwest.org
Performing Arts Exchange http://www.southarts.org/pae
Western Arts Alliance Conference http://www.westarts.org
Pennsylvania http://www.papresenters.org
Ohio http://www.oapn.org
North Carolina http://www.ncpresenters.org
Association of Performing Arts Presenters http://www.artspresenters.org
Chamber Music America http://www.chamber-music.org
League of American Orchestras http://www.americanorchestras.org
ISPA, the International Society of the Performing Arts http://www.ispa.org
National Association of Performing Arts Managers of America http://www.NAPAMA.org
Artist manager Robert Besen http://www.besenarts.com
Andrew Appel is the founder of Four Nations http://www.fournations.org
Bradley Sowash article “Self-Marketing for Artists,” http://www.artjob.org/cgi-local/displayPage.pl?page=
article_template.html&sid=PUT_SID_HERE&
article_number=3
Radius Ensemble http://www.radiusensemble.org
Performing Rights Organizations http://www.BMI.com and http://www.ASCAP.com
Chapter 7
For printing Postcards:
http://www.jakprints.com
http://www.1800postcards.com
http://www.modernpostcard.com
Arts consultant Jeffrey James http://www.jamesarts.com
Publicist Ariel Hyatt, “How to be Your Own Publicist,”
http://www.arielpublicity.com
Quintet of the Americas http://www.quintet.org
For posting press releases to large group of music professionals:
Musical America http://www.MusicalAmerica.com
Music Industry News Network http://www.mi2n.com
Billboard Publicity Wire http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/
Posting concert information:
http://eventful.com
http://upcoming.yahoo.com
http://www.jambase.com
Posting to the media outside of music:
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com
http://www.PR.com
http://www.PRlog.com
Chapter 8
Residency activities examples:
Fischoff National Chamber Music Association in South Bend, IN
http://www.fischoff.org
Da Camera of Houston http://www.dacamera.com
Myrna Loy Center in Montana http://www.myrnaloycenter.com
Iowa Hancher Auditorium http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu
John Steinmetz excellent article “Resuscitating Art Music”
http://www.musicunbound.com/artx2.html
The Borromeo Quartet http://www.borromeoquartet.org
The Music Center of Los Angles County http://www.musiccenter.org
The Four Nations Ensemble ensemble http://www.fournations.org
Young Audiences http://www.YoungAudiences.org
VSA Arts http://www.vsarts.org
National Funding Sources for Residency Work
Chamber Music America http://www.chamber-music.org
Association of Performing Arts Presenters http://www.artspresenters.org
Meet the Composer http://www.meetthecomposer.org
American Composers Forum Continental Harmony project http://www.continentalharmony.org
Teacher study guides, for example, see: http://www.quadcityarts.com/studyguides.html and on http://www.ums.org (click on education and community).
Chapter 9
“Ten Tips On Becoming Fearless,” by Jeff Nelson
http://www.jeffnelsen.com
Musician Michael Colgrass “Performing at Your Best”
http://www.michaelcolgrass.com
Chapter 10
Actors’ Equity Association (AKA: Equity): http://www.actorsequity.org
American Guild of Musical Artists (vocalists): http://www.musicalartists.org
American Federation of Musicians (large union, primarily instrumentalists): http://www.afm.org
American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, AFL-CIO: http://www.aftra.org
Screen Actors Guild (SAG): http://www.sag.org
Chapter 11
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
http://www.nfcc.org
American Consumer Credit Counseling
http://www.consumercredit.com
Suze Orman’s http://www.suzeorman.com Save & Exit
http://www.annualcreditreport.com
Taxpayer advocate service at http://www.irs.gov
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts http://www.vlany.org
Chamber Music America http://www.chamber-music.org
Chapter 12
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts http://vlany.org
Where to look for grant information
The Foundation Center http://www.foundationcenter.org
New York Foundation for the Arts http://www.nyfa.org
Scholarship info: http://www.fastweb.com and http://www.Finaid.org
Crowdfunding http://www.fundable.com
For commissioning: American Music Center (AMC) http://www.amc.net, and American Composers Forum http://www.composersforum.org
Saxophonist Ken Radnofsky http://www.kenradnofsky.comWorld-Wide Concurrent Premieres and Commissioning Fund
Meet the Composer site http://www.meetthecomposer.org
Liam Abramson HighGate Global http://www.highgateglobal.com
Chapter 13
Timpanist/entrepreneur Vic Firth http://www.vicfirth.com
For Health Insurance:
Chamber Music America http://www.chamber-music.org
ASCAP http://www.ascap.com
Early Music America http://www.earlymusic.org
Music Teachers National Association http://www.mtna.org
Bands die
the Freelancer’s Union http://www.freelancersunion.org
http://www.eHealthInsurance.com
Mimi Butler, author of books on private studio teaching http://www.privatemusicstudio.com
Conferences for observing master class teaching
National Flute Association http://www.nfaonline.org
The International Trombone Association http://www.ita-web.org
American String Teachers Association conference http://www.astaweb.com
Music Teacher Resources
American Choral Director’s Association: http://www.acda.org
American String Teachers Association: http://www.astaweb.com
College Music Society: http://www.music.org
Kennedy Center’s Arts Edge: http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org
Music Educators National Conference: http://www.menc.org
Music Teachers National Association: http://www.mtna.org
National Guild of Community Schools for the Arts: http://www.nationalguild.org
National Association of Teachers of Singing: http://www.nats.org
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy: http://www.francesclarkcenter.org
Suzuki Association of the Americas, Inc.: http://www.suzukiassociation.org
National Guild of Community Schools for the Arts http://www.nationalguild.org
Carney, Sandoe and Associates http://www.carneysandoe.com
Music Educators National Conference, http://www.menc.org
Where to find listings for college-level teaching:
Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection: the New England Conservatory’s online database of over 3,000 music opportunities: listings of teaching, performance, and arts administration openings, plus grants, audition, and competition info. Available by subscription:
http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/career
Chronicle of Higher Education: http://www.chronicle.com/jobs(search by field: music)
College Music Society’s Music Vacancy Listings: http://www.music.org
Higher Ed Jobs: http://www.HigherEdJobs.com
Where to Find Arts Administration Job Listings
League of American Orchestras: http://www.americanorchestras.org
ArtJob: http://www.artjob.org
Arts Presenters: http://www.artpresenters.org
Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection:
http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/career
New York Foundation for the Arts: http://www.NYFA.org
For re-location issues http://www.findyourspot.com
