GroundWaves isn't the only site that aims to give underground artists better representation or resources and listeners better entertainment. Below are links to some sites that we think are doing it the best.
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BMI BMI is an American performing rights organization that was founded in order to open the door to performing rights representation for songwriters and composers and to provide the business and broadcast communities with a music catalog of unique and lasting value. Best of all, it's free to become a BMI-affiliated songwriter!
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CD Baby CD Baby is a little online record store that sells CDs by independent musicians. They only sell CDs that come directly from the musicians. No distributors. Musicians send them CDs. They warehouse them, sell them to you, and pay the musicians directly.
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Future of Music Coalition The FMC seeks to educate the media, policymakers, and the public about music / technology issues, while also bringing together diverse voices in an effort to come up with creative solutions to some of the challenges in this space.
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Independent Artists' Services Upend's Independant Artists' Services is a non-commercial resource for indie artists, fueled by C the Nihilist's "somewhat infantile belief" that some of us still play music for the sheer joy of it and not for the useless pursuit of the almighty dollar.
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IndieOneStop IndieOneStop gathers tools, resources, and indie music-related information updated daily to help you create more effectively and to get exposure for your work once it's created.
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KEXP Seattle KEXP is a public radio station dedicated to presenting both a creative mix of DJ selected music and relevant online technology.
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KTUH (University of Hawaiʻi Radio) KTUH was established to provide the people of Honolulu with alternative programming for the cultural and educational enrichment of the students of the University and the community. They're one of the best and most diverse stations out there, and were instrumental in shaping the GroundWaves aesthetic.
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KVDS (UC Davis Radio) KDVS' mission is to provide the university with a laboratory for learning broadcast, production and managerial skills, and to provide its listening audience with diverse, challenging, noncommercial, freeform radio.
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TAXI TAXI is the world's leading independent A&R company helping unsigned bands, artists and songwriters get record deals, publishing deals and placement in films and TV shows.
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US Copyright Office Copyright your songs! In this era where music can be disseminated around the globe in a second's time, artists need to make sure that they are protecting their work and ensuring that they have documented rights to it, to keep piracy and corporate record labels from robbing them of what they deserve.
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US Patent and Trademark Office Protect your identity! Successful registration of your band name as a servicemark (for performance) or a trademark (for selling records and merchandise) will allow you to keep your identity safe from having to change it when you find that another band is using it, or to keep from having to rename yourself like Prince did until his unfair record contract ran out.
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