Cool Site #16 - Record Label Resource

Record Label Resource is, according to their home page, "the best resource on the internet for the independent record label. It doesn't matter if you're just starting a record label or you've been running an indie label for years -- our site offers an incredible wealth of music business information and music industry contacts. We provide free, unlimited access to our extensive music industry database, with information on CD manufacturing, CD mastering, radio promotion, entertainment lawyers, and so much more."

Lots of links and info - Business Essentials, Publicity, Legal, Radio Promotion, Manufacturing, Record Companies, Mastering, Recording, Printing, Touring and Retail Marketing.

Great place to start.

Cool Site #15 - musiclegalforms.com

musiclegalforms.com is a great source for cheap, diy legal forms.



Thinking about starting you're own record label? Managing artists? Publishing songwriters? Don't hire a lawyer (at hundreds per hour) go to musiclegalforms.com.

Some of the categories are General Music Business Contracts, Distribution Contracts, Live Performance Contracts, Recording Contracts, Songwriting/Copyright Contracts, TV/Film Contracts.

All for under $20!

For example - Film Sync Licensing Agreement, Royalty Release Form, Musician Work-For-Hire Agreement, Band Performance Contract Rider, Finders Fee Agreement and dozens of others.

Check it out. I've used it.