The 2008 USA Songwriting Competition deadline has been extended to June 30, 2008.

Win компютри втора употреба$50,000 cash or cool gear from Sony, Ibanez Guitars,
D’Addario Strings, Peavey, Audio-Technica and more.

Also, have your winning songs played on radio!

Enter in Pop, Rock/Alt, Folk, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Instrumental, etc. Since 1995, USA Songwriting Competition has been honoring
songwriters from all over the world. This is open to all,
regardless of nationality, or country of origin. Past winners have
gotten recording contracts, getting their songs on film,
TV as well as getting cuts with major artists.

This is NOT American Idol!  This is the professional songwriting competition that offers winners the clout it takes to really make it.

For you, this might just be the contest that opens the right doors - allowing you to make the right connections and get your songs heard!

The entry form can be found at:
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Promoting

You may already have a MySpace page, but have you heard of Squidoo?

Squidoo is a fantastic place to build an online presence for your music.
It’s a lot like a blog because you can allow guests to leave comments,
create Surveys, and even EARN YOU MONEY if visitors click on various ads
or buy anything you might feature - like MUSIC!

Watch this short video to get a better idea of how you may utilize it to promote yourself or your band.  Although the video is geared toward more traditional business ventures, just think in terms of your BUSINESS - your music.

You’re going to hear Bob Jenkins - who has developed a couple courses to teach you exactly how to get your “Lens” up and running and structured in a way that’s optimized for the search engines. That way, you begin getting visitors much quicker.

Click Here To Learn Secrets To Squidoo

Bob The Teacher has helped over 13,000 people get started with Squidoo, many of whom put into action his lessons correctly, continued to work on their lenses, and saw great results.

Recently, Bob held a live, virtual workshop with about 40 people who learned how to use Squidoo from Step 1. He taught them via an online webinar, using his screen and his professional teaching skills to deliver an awesome workshop. (I wish I could have been there, too!)The good news for you and me is he recorded all 8 sessions of the workshop, and he’s just released them for you and me to learn from. It’s Squidoo Secrets 2.0, and it’s impressed me so much I had to put a link here:

==> SquidooSecrets 2.0

Bob offers three courses of study, and the first one (the Apprentice) is FREE (a word we all love to hear) so you can test out if Bob delivers like so many others say he does. I know this will help you, but you can take it or leave it. I do highly recommend that you investigate Squidoo though, as another weapon in your music promotion arsenal.

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Yes, Colbie Caillat is hugely successful now. But listen to her explain how much MySpace meant to her success.  Do not underestimate it’s promotional power!

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Press Release: 

2008 USA Songwriting Competition is now accepting entries. Win a top prize
of $50,000 worth of cash and merchandise such as cool gear from Sony,
Ibanez Guitars, D’Addario Strings, Peavey, Audio-Technica and more. Also,
have your winning songs played on radio! Enter in Pop, Rock/Alt, Folk,
R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Instrumental, etc.

FREE EARLY BONUS: First 1,000 entries will each receive a USA Songwriting
Competition Compilation CD. Hurry! The entry form can be found at:
http://www.songwriting.net/entryform.html

Or enter online here with your MP3 and/or lyrics:
http://online.songwriting.net

Or through Sonicbids at:
http://www.sonicbids.com/usasong

–

Jessica Brandon
Artists Relations
USA Songwriting Competition
*World’s Leading International Songwriting Competition*
http://www.songwriting.net

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I know most musicians are confused about copyrighting their music. I’ve done it before by following these guidelines. Everything you need to know and do is in this article or the links contained in the article. It’s not that difficult. Just follow this guide from the copyright office:

Performing Art Works

Follow these steps to register your musical work, dramatic work, script, pantomime, choreography, motion picture, or other audiovisual work:

Step 1

Make sure your work is a performing arts work. Performing arts works are intended to be “performed” directly before an audience or indirectly “by means of any device or process.” Included are (1) musical works, including any accompanying words; (2) dramatic works, such as scripts, including any accompanying music; (3) pantomimes and choreographic works; and (4) motion pictures and other audiovisual works. Note: Performing arts registration is not the same as registering a sound recording. Read more about choosing the correct registration method. To register sound recordings, see the Sound Recordings instructions. Read more about the registration of musical compositions and sound recordings.

Step 2

Put into one envelope or package:

• a completed application Form PA or Short Form PA and Form CON if needed (choose which form to use).
• a $45 payment to “Register of Copyrights.”
• nonreturnable copy(ies) of the material to be registered. (Read details on deposit requirements for musical compositions, motion pictures.

Please read this important notice about mail delivery disruption.

Step 3

Send the package to: Library of Congress
Copyright Office
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20559-6000 Your registration becomes effective on the day that the Copyright Office receives your application, payment, and copy(ies) in acceptable form. If your submission is in order, you will receive a certificate of registration in approximately 6 months. For more details, please see Circular 45, Copyright Registration for Motions Pictures Including Video Recordings; Circular 50, Copyright Registration for Musical Compositions; Circular 55, Copyright Registration for Multimedia Works; and other informational circulars. The Copyright Office is changing the format of certain copyright registration certificates, as part of a pilot project that involves registrations for motion pictures and other audiovisual works. (read more)

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