Here are four web sites that, for various reasons, are worth taking a look at:
Independent Online Distribution Alliance
www.iodalliance.com
According to one news report, digital music sales tripled in 2005 to $1.1 billion. One company taping into that growth is the Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA), which distributes thousands of releases from independent labels to digital music outlets around the world.
Tunetrader
www.tunetrader.com
This service helps indie music creators connect with music supervisors, creative directors and producers -- people who work in film, television and radio who are looking for independent music to use in projects and productions.
Downhill Battle
www.downhillbattle.org
This non-profit organization works to support participatory culture and build a fairer music industry. Its mission is to explain how the majors really work, develop software to make filesharing stronger, rally public support for a legal P2P compensation system, and connect independent music scenes with the free culture movement.
Check out Downhill Battle's six reasons to get rid of the major record labels.
Pandora
www.pandora.com
At this cool site you can enter a favorite artist name or song title and get a list of similar-sounding artists. Not sure how accurate it is, but it's fun to play with.
-Bob
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