There’s a new website out there and it’s got a neat look!
It’s called www.BluegrassMusicTips.com
Basically, it’s a website devoted to all sorts of tips about bluegrass music from bands to instruments and picking, festivals, events and so much more.
And if you submit a tip that get’s published, you get to post your favorite link as a thank you! What a great way to get your own band, event or blog out to the bluegrass community as well as sharing great information! Go and check it out!
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If you’re a bluegrass musician and you’re looking for a band, or you are a band looking for a special new someone… don’t forget to take a look at our website… www.TheBluegrassMusician.com
It’s a great clearing house for musicians to find a band, a gig, fill in work, or let people know you’re ready to join up with a band! Easy, free, and darn nice to look at as well. We’re adding in great resource listings too, for all you pickers.
Stop in and check out the site!
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StudioTraxx.com is revolutionizing the
studio musician-for-hire industry with a unique online “collaboration
and commerce” business model. Our mission is simple – unite those who
need music services with those that provide music services.
We currently have over 700 musicians in every genre and skill area
offering “virtual” services ranging from full arrangement backing
tracks to engineering to cello to drum programming and filmscore
composition. The quality, credentials, and depth of talent is
unprecedented!
Regardless of your role in the music industry, you can now find and
work with Music Professionals around the world, any day, any hour!
Likewise, Music Professionals can now offer their skills as “virtual”
services to a global client base!
StudioTraxx is actively building its talent network and is
encouraging both those who offer services and those who need services
to sign up and register.
There are no costs to join the site. Creating an account is FREE.
For more information, please visit www.StudioTraxx.com.
Regards,
Scott Dasher, Managing Director
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Westvon Publishing announces the 4th in their Hot Banjo Licks CDs, Funky Licks, and it is available now and ready for your pickin’ pleasure. This CD/Download package includes
50 funky, bluesy licks which you can use throughout your playing.
Each package includes the PDF book of the tabbed out licks, with some suggestions for working them into your playing and the Mp3 sound files for your to listen to each lick played slowly and then up to speed. This will help to train your ear to the pattern of timing and the emphasis needed to perform the lick smoothly and practice it without the confusion of other musicians and sounds.
Check it out! www.HotBanjoLicks.com
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AcuTab announces it’s first fiddle DVD and it’s a doosy! Entitled Playing Fiddle in the Blugerass Style by Ron Stewart, this dvd runs 90 minutes and ten songs and tunes are demonstrated, taken from recent rocrding which featured Ron on the fiddle.
Ron Stewart is one of bluegrass music’s most sought after fiddlers. He tours with bluegrass legend J.D. Crowe as a member of the New South and is a top session player on numerous projects.
More information is available at their site: www.acutab.com
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Bluegrassbooksonline.com has announced that they have uploaded the latest in their free, online bluegrass lessons! This month, they have added two holiday/Christmas tunes, each tabbed and recorded for your learning pleasure. One recording is as a beginner, more traditional version and the other as a grassed up/solo intermediate recording. Stop by and download the free tab, mp3s and videos!
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If you want to have your band considered for the IBMA 2007 national convention, you’ve got only until January 12th, 2007 to submit your applications now!
These showcases are designed to introduce the following to the bluegrass industry: Emerging talent capable and willing to broaden their market, established bands who have signficant changes in their act and artists who have signficiant, new recored product.
The board-appointed Talent Committee selection process is fair but subjective based on each applicant’s entertainment value, level of professionalism, potential appeal and quality of work. The selection process takes up to 3 months.
Any act wishing to showcase at the 2007 conference should submit the following to the IBMA by January 12, 2007:
Five complete promotional packages for each act making an application, complete contract information on the group and a $15 application fee. Groups who apply are not required to be IBMA members, however if invited to perform, there is an additional $150 showcase fee and must be or become IBMA members upon accepting the invitation.
Address for submission packages:
IBMA Talent Committee
2 Music Circle South, Ste. 100
Nashville, TN 37203
www.IBMA.org
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If you missed it… Flatpicking Guitar Magazine ran a whole issue to flatpicking gals in bluegrass! Some great talents out there… and thier September/October 2006 issue is devoted to them all!
Pickers such as Alison Brown, Nina Gerber, Wanda Vick, Glenda Faye, Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull, Betsy Rome, Marcy Marxer, Gayla Drake Paul, Kathy Barwick, Barbara Galloway, Paige Anderson, Megan McCormick and Shirley Mauch Spanhanks.
Visit their website for more details and backissues!
www.Flatpick.com
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