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Harvey Mason, Jr. & Damon Thomas of Jay Records, the Underdogs give feedback during the "Evening With the Underdogs: Panel Discussion & Artist Showcase"
Resources
Housing & Financial Aid Links
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Partners
- Moses Avalon
This record producer/music industry guru/writer teaches students to avoid scams and shams when they enter the business.
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Need a Roommate?
Are you relocating to SF to attend the Music/Recording Industry program and in need of a roommate? You may e-mail Greg Gaston at ggaston@sfsu.edu, if you would like to be added to our roommate referral list.
Please note that we are not responsible for locating/securing housing or screening roommates.
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Books
- Indie Marketing Power: The Guide for Maximizing Your Music Marketing
by Peter Spellman, 2006, MBS Business Media
- This Business of Artist Management
by Xavier M. Frascogna, Jr. and H. Lee Hetherington, 4th edition, 2004, Billboard Books
- Career Opportunities in the Music Industry
by Shelly Field, 3rd edition, May 1995, Facts on File
- How to Get a Better Job in this Crazy World
by Robert Half, 1991, Plume
- All You Need to Know About the Music Business
by Don Passman, 1994, Simon & Schuster
- Networking in the Music Business
by Dan Kimpel, 1993, Writer's Digest Books
- Hit Men
by Frederic Dannen, 1990, Times Books
- How to Get a Better Job Quicker
by Richard A. Payne, 1991, New American Library
- Music Books Plus, a mail-order service, has over 2,500 titles about the recording and music industries. They are a tremendous resource.
Music Books Plus
P.O. Box 670, 240 Portage Rd.
Lewiston, NY 14092
Voice: 800.265.8481 (U.S. & Canada only)
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Online Resources
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Periodicals
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Faculty Articles
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Professional Organizations
- NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences)
San Francisco Office: 415.749.0779
National Office: 310.392.3777
- SPARS (Society of Professional Recording Services)
National Office: 561.641.6648
- AES (Audio Engineering Society)
National Office: 212.661.8528
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Music Industry Jobs
- MyMusicJob.com
The job site custom-made for the International Music Industry. Employers can post jobs/internships and search through the database of local applicants. If it's music and a job, it's here!
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Organizations
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Duping & Distribution
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Audio Gear for Rent
- Bay Area:
David Denny: 415.441.5528
Steven Jarvis: 415.482.6510
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Audio Gear for Sale
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Legal Resources
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Audio Production
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News & Magazines
- Audio Revolution: reviews and other editorial
- Batanga: Latin music news and Internet radio
- Billboard: general industry news, charts and e-mail list
- College Music Journal: campus perspective on new and live music
- Digital Media NET: portal for many publications and sources, including loudnewsletter.com
- Downbeat: jazz-centric articles and artists
- Electronic Musician: articles and reviews emphasizing software tools for the desktop
- EQ: useful gear, tips and columns
- Hollywood Reporter: dependable L.A.-oriented industry coverage
- Indiana Links: excellent list under "Journals and Magazines"
- Inside: tracking the entertainment industry's digital convergence
- Internet Music Report: links to daily news, highly focused on important issues inc. IP & DRM
- Keyboard: synth-compatible gear and the artists who use them
- Mi2n: format-sorted press releases and industry news
- Mix: studio recording features and products
- MTV: artists and features from the cable network
- Music Connection: indie-oriented articles and directories
- Music Player: general news and links galore
- Pollstar: tour and venue-oriented news
- Professional Sound: advice area posts small selection of articles
- ProStudio.com: United Business Media home with major listings and links to publications' sites such as Studio Sound and Pro Sound News
- Rolling Stone: fun features from the top newsstand mag
- Sound On Sound: site primarily geared toward paid subscribers
- Surround Pro: leading trade for 5.1/DVD 3D-sound
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Online Music
- ACID Planet: listening portal and loop-based collaboration, geared to users of Sonic Foundry's ACID editor
- AOL Music: primary AOL Web destination, AOL also provides MusicNet and exclusive premiers to subscribers
- Batanga: Latin radio webcast and music news
- Classical Music Links: representative overview of online classical offerings
- Clear Channel New Music Network: portal to experience new artists looking to get radio play on Clear Channel stations
- Click2Music: a music trove of BMG artists
- Ecast: licensing and distribution, formerly RioPort
- EMusic: pioneer of legal MP3 downloads and subscription service
- FullAudio: corporate home for MusicNow subscription service, also distributed by Earthlink and back-end for Clear Channel stations
- Hollywood & Vine: Capitol artists' music and information
- iTunes Music Store: Apple's digital download destination for Mac & PC
- Launch - Yahoo Music: extensive downloads, interviews and videos; Pressplay distribution partner
- Liquid: Liquid Audio's secure digital music store
- Listen: home for Rhapsody subscription service, also distributed by Lycos
- Music Choice: delivered by Net, cable and satellite
- Music Match: jukebox software and MX Artist On Demand subscription service, also powers Earthlink jukebox
- MusicNet: corporate home for subscription service, distributed by AOL (for members only)
- MUSIC United: non-profit coalition educating consumers about legal music online
- Napster: Roxio-owned subscription service incorporates Pressplay relaunch with notoriously popular brand name
- OD2: On Demand Distribution handles licensing and back-end technology for services including HMV and Digital Download Day; founded by Peter Gabriel
- Sony Music: Sony artists' music and information
- StreamWaves: legal subscription service, also operates the Christian-oriented Higher Waves
- Vitaminic: aggregator of many European MP3 sites as well as U.S. IUMA; Vitaminic Music Club subscription allows unlimited downloads
- WB: TV network site includes Warner Bros. artists
- What's The Download?: public education campaign designed to help consumers understand the online music landscape
- World Music Network: home for the world sound
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Sound Studios
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Audio Studio Maintenance
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Technical Resources
- AES Standards Committee: developing technical standards, often adopted worldwide
- ANSI: American National Standards Institute
- CD-Recordable FAQ: useful summary of CD-R technical information
- CNET: computer-oriented searchable resource
- Codec Central: summarizes data compression formats used for streaming
- Dolby Technical Information: white papers, tech notes, production tips and worksheets
- DVD jumpstation: links to specifications and articles
- DVD+RW: industry home for the DVD+Rewritable format
- IEEE Standards Association: within the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- ISO: International Organization for Standardization
- MPEG Home Page: the ISO committee which gave birth to "MP3"
- QDesign: leading low bitrate format
- Sonic Control: digital music creation, technical content, magazine format
- TechWeb: CMP's searchable news targeted to information technology professionals and computer geeks, provided by a major trade magazine publisher
- Usenet Archives: since Google bought Deja.com, the searchable archive of great newsgroups such as rec.audio.pro is still in beta testing
- W3C: World Wide Web Consortium develops Internet standards
- Yahoo! Newsgroups: list of discussion groups on technical audio topics
- Ziff-Davis' ZDNet: more computer-oriented searchable news
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Trade Associations
- AES: Audio Engineering Society
- ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- BMI: Broadcast Music, Inc.
- IFPI: RIAA-affiliated international recording industry association
- IRMA: International Recording Media Association
- NAMM: International Music Products Association
- NARM: National Association of Recording Merchandisers
- RIAA: Recording Industry Association of America
- SESAC: performing rights organization
- SPARS: Society of Professional Audio Recording Services
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Trade Shows
- AES: U.S. and international conferences on many topics
- CES: thousands of new consumer technology products debut at the International Consumer Electronics Show
- Comdex: incredibly massive computer-related event
- EAT'M: Emerging Artists and Talent in Music
- MIDEM: Cannes, France music exhibition provides worldwide dealmaking opportunities
- NAMM: International Music Market connects gear and instrument manufacturers with music stores and educators
- NEMO Boston: talent showcases and industry panels and exhibits
- SXSW: Austin's South by Southwest combines music, film and new media in a hip regional happening
- TSNN: Trade Show News Network provides information about thousands of trade shows
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