Resources
Info and Resource Sites :
www.lyricist.com/#Advice - excellent resource
www.riaa.com - info and music industry statistics
www.musesmuse.com
www.usamusician.com/resources/partners - very good resource link
www.synthzone.com - thorough info on equipment and processing
www.getsigned.com
www.musicarrangers.com - Free info on music theory
www.musicwebdirectory.com/links
www.musicyellowpages.com
www.suite101.com
www.harmony-central.com
www.spinwarp.com
www.synthzone.com
www.prepal.com - great resource for buying used music equipment
www.filmmusicworld.com - all about film music
www.emusician.com - great articles and reviews
www.h1phop.com/djandproduction.html
Classifieds and Job Listings:
www.washingtoncitypaper.com
www.craigslist.com
www.music-jobs.com
www.musesmuse.com/museads.html
www.musiciansnetwork.com/mnet/bullbrd.htm
www.musicbizclassifieds.com/classpro
www.songmd.com/html/listings/songs.html - singers in search of songs
www.usamusician.com/classified - buy and sell equipment
DC area contacts :
www.wamadc.com - Washington Area Music Association
Music Book Sellers :
www.amazon.com
www.musicbooksplus.com
www.bestmusicbooks.com
Song Writing :
www.songwritersresourcenetwork.com - info and contest
www.irenejackson.com/tips.html - great resource for songwriting tips
www.rhymezone.com/ - rhyme dictionary - finds rhyming words
www.euronet.nl/users/menke/songs.html - online songwriting course
Copyright Information :
www.copyright.gov - US Copyright Office
Songwriting Contests :
www.coochmusic.com
www.songlyricist.com
www.songwritingcompetition.com
www.jlsc.com
www.songwriting.net
www.unisong.com
CD Manufacturing :
www.oasis.com
www.discmakers.com
CD Accessories :
www.cd-dvd-supplies.com
www.5inch.com
www.cdwalltile.com
www.cdrrack.com
www.sleevetown.com
Promotional Items :
www.cafepress.com
www.motivators.com
www.lazerdesigns.com
Recommended Listening :
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Doors - Best of…
Nas - Illmatic
Radiohead - Kid A
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Flyers :
Accurate Printing - 703-494-0707 - Woodbridge, VA - 2,500 4x6 flyers for $100.00
A&B Business Printing - 301-989-1300 - Burtonsville, MD - Color on both sides -1000 4x6 flyers for $287.67, 2,500 4x6 flyers for 381.55, 5000 4x6 flyers for $498.55
ALLEGRA PRINT & IMAGING - 301-977-0500 - Rockville, MD - -Color on both sides -1000 4x6 flyers for $421.34, 2,500 4x6 flyers for 896.60, 5000 4x6 flyers for $1372.51
Instry-Prints - 301-277-4044 - College Park, MD - Color on both sides(2-colors) -500 4x6 flyers for $215, 1000 4x6 flyers for $420, 5000 4x6 flyers for $975
DC Life Media - Full color on both sides - 5,000
5x5 (CD sized) flyers for $250.
Make sure to mention Gemstar
Pro!
QuickPrinting Inc. - 301-949-3090 - Color on both sides (2- colors) -500 4x6 flyers for $160, 1000 4x6 flyers for $220, 5000 4x6 flyers for $525.
Minuteman Press - 301-937-1904 -Beltsville, MD - Color on both sides -500 4x6 flyers for $175, 2500 4x6 flyers for $286, 5000 4x6 flyers for $511
Session Musicians in the DC area :
These are all quality DC area musicians referred by Gemstar Pro.
Please
contact musicians directly
for current session rates.
Guitar
Robbie McDonald (neo-soul / RnB / smooth rock)
robbie.mcdonald@gmail.com, thirdlogic@hotmail.com
Doc Flowers (jazzy hip hop / classic soul / smooth jazz)
docflowers@gemstarpro.com
Drums
Eric Haskins (Gospel / RnB / Hip Hop)
301-535-9650, soulsoundz_ent@yahoo.com
Duayne Holton (Gospel / RnB / Hip Hop)
202-423-5652
Tracy Martin (Gospel / RnB / Hip Hop)
202-491-5829
Bass
Mike Pugh (RnB, Gospel, Hip Hop, Pop)
240-381-5788, 202-582-0820
Frank O (classic rock / African influenced)
202-415-4512
Keyboards
Eric Washington (Gospel / RnB)
eeewash@aol.com, 240-423-0960
Vocals (singers)
Afi (RnB / jazz / neo-soul)
301-779-9328, 202-487-8953
Debbie Charles (RnB/ reggae / hip hop)
dcharles@hotmail.com
Deborah Bond (RnB / neo-soul)
bond.deborah@hotmail.com
Natasha Jane (RnB / hip hop)
njs@tmail.com
Reina Nunez (house / dance)
reinajn1991@gmail.com
Wendy McIntyre (RnB / neo-soul)
ladysoulsinger@hotmail.com
Del Franklin aka Frankie D (male vocalist) (RnB / hip hop)
DFrankli@provhosp.org
Horns
Cory McPherson
- Trumpet
delaney_mac@yahoo.com, 240-463-4483
Strings
Joseph Kang- violin (classical, folk, improv)
joseph.kang@gmail.com
DJs (scratching)
- Reed aka DJ Sound (hip hop)
www.myspace.com/djsound1
