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Folk Alliance Business Directory Resources
ASCAP
http://www.ascap.com/
ASCAP is a membership association of more than 295,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. ASCAP also represents hundreds of thousands of music creators worldwide. ASCAP is the only U.S. performing rights organization created and controlled by composers, songwriters and music publishers, with a Board of Directors elected by and from the membership.
Academy of Country Music
http://www.acmcountry.com/
The Academy of Country Music is a not-for-profit artist and industry-driven organization, which exists to produce a world-class network television awards show, and its associated events, to provide the financial resources to ensure the on-going charitable work of its Charitable Fund.
American Culture Association
http://www.aca.org.ma/
ACA was formed to promote understanding and intellectual exchange between the peoples of the Kingdom of Morocco and of the United States by establishing centers for the teaching of languages; by providing necessary educational materials for the language learning process; by developing programs and activities to disseminate the languages and cultures; and, by organizing conferences, seminars, courses, lectures, exhibits and other events of an educational or cultural nature.
American Federation of Musicians
http://www.afm.org/
The American Federation of Musicians is united through the locals to ensure that musicians are treated with dignity, compensated properly, can develop their skills and be part of one collective voice and oppose exploitation.
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
http://www.aftra.com/
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) is a national labor union representing over 70,000 performers, journalists and other artists working in the entertainment and news media.
American Folklore Society
http://afsnet.org/
The American Folklore Society is an association of people who create and communicate knowledge about folklore throughout the world.
American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
http://www.musicalartists.org/
AGMA is a labor union. Because performing artists live to perform, they are vulnerable to employer exploitation, unfair and unsafe conditions and illegal discrimination. They can find the protection they need by joining AGMA – the American Guild of Musical Artists.
American Music Therapy Association
http://www.musictherapy.org/
The mission of the American Music Therapy Association is to advance public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increase access to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world.
American String Teachers Association
http://www.astaweb.com/
The American String Teachers Association enriches people's lives by supporting string and orchestra teaching and playing.
Americana Music Association
http://www.americanamusic.org/
The Americana Music Association is a professional trade organization whose mission is to provide a forum for the advocacy of Americana music and to promote public awareness of the genre to support the creative and economic viability of professionals in this field.
Americans For The Arts
http://www.artsusa.org/
Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With 45 years of service, they are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
Arts Midwest
http://www.artsmidwest.org/
Arts Midwest connects people throughout the Midwest and the world to meaningful arts opportunities, sharing creativity, knowledge, and understanding across boundaries.
Association of Independent Music
http://www.musicindie.com/
The Association of Independent Music is a non-profit-making trade organization for independent record companies and distributors in the UK. They help the individual members' businesses, and to support the needs of the independent sector.
Association of Independent Music Publishers
http://www.aimp.org/
The organization's primary focus is to educate and inform local music publishers about the most current industry trends and practices by providing a forum for the discussion of the issues and problems confronting the music publishing industry.
Association of Performing Arts Presenters
http://www.artspresenters.org/
The Association of Performing Arts Presenters is a membership organization, dedicated to bringing performing artists and audiences together in every place and way imaginable. The Association achieves its goal by providing visionary thinking, professional development, resource sharing, and advocacy, in support of its members and all those who create and disseminate the performing arts
Atlanta Area Friends of Folk Music Resource Page
http://www.aaffm.org/resources.html
The AAFFM Resource Page is full of website links from primarily Atlanta and the surrounding area.
Audio Engineering Society (AES)
http://www.aes.org/
The Audio Engineering Society is the only professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology. Its membership of leading engineers, scientists and other authorities has increased dramatically throughout the world, greatly boosting the society's stature and that of its members in a truly symbiotic relationship.
Austrade (Australian Trade Commission)
http://www.austrade.gov.au/
The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) is a statutory agency within the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. Austrade’s mission is to contribute to community wealth by helping more Australians succeed in export and international business by providing advice, market intelligence and support to Australian companies to reduce the time, cost and risk involved in selecting, entering and developing international markets.
BMI
http://www.bmi.com/
BMI is a performing right organization: It collects license fees on behalf of its songwriters, composers and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed.
Blues Foundation
http://www.blues.org/
The Blues Foundation is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, the home of the Blues. With more than 160 affiliated Blues organizations, and membership spanning the globe, the Foundation serves as the hub for the worldwide passion for Blues Music.
Center For Arts and Culture
http://www.culturalpolicy.org/
The Center for Arts and Culture aims to inform and improve policy decisions that affect cultural life. The guiding principles of the mission include freedom of imagination, inquiry and expression, as well as freedom of opportunity for all to participate in a vital and diverse culture.
Country Music Association
http://www.cmaworld.com/
CMA is dedicated to bringing the poetry and emotion of Country Music to the world by producing events like the CMA Music Festival, the CMA Awards and the CMA Songwriters Series.
English Folk & Traditional Music On The Internet
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/martin.nail/FMscope.htm
This site is a guide to the most useful Internet resources for those interested in English folk and traditional music. The coverage of the field is intended to be comprehensive, but the choice of links is selective
Future of Music Coalition (FMC)
http://www.futureofmusic.org/
The Future of Music Coalition is a not-for-profit collaboration between members of the music, technology, public policy and intellectual property law communities.
Gospel Music Association
http://www.gospelmusic.org/
The Gospel Music Association serves as the face and voice for the Christian/Gospel music community and is dedicated to exposing, promoting and celebrating the gospel through music of all styles including pop, rock, praise & worship, black gospel, R&B, hip hop, southern gospel, country, and more.
International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)
http://www.ibma.org/
The IBMA’s mission is working together for high standards of professionalism, a greater appreciation for our music, and the success of the worldwide bluegrass community.
Kansas Folk Music & Dance Resource Center
http://www.folkdancing.org/
This resource center is perfect for anyone trying to get involved in the Kansas Folk Music Scene.
Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA_
http://www.maaa.org/
Based in the heartland, M-AAA now creates and manages regional, multi-regional, national, and international programs including traveling exhibitions, performing arts touring, and professional and community development.
Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA)
http://www.meiea.org/
MEIEA is an international organization that was formed to bring together educators with leaders of the music and entertainment industries. The primary goal of MEIEA is to facilitate an exchange of information between educators and practitioners in order to prepare students for careers in the music and entertainment industries.
Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association (MEISA)
http://www.meisa.org/
MEISA is an organization comprised of college and university students with an interest in the music and entertainment industries. Students can gain both experience and the opportunity to network with industry professionals through local, regional, and national activities and events.
Music Museum Alliance
http://www.musicmuseumalliance.org/
The Music Museum Alliance exists to strengthen the pursuits of its members through the sharing of knowledge, information, challenges and common goals.
Nashville Songwriters Association International (Nashville Songwriters Foundation)
http://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/
The NSAI consists of a body of creative minds, including songwriters from all genres of music, professional and amateur, who are committed to protecting the rights and future of the profession of songwriting, and to educate, elevate, and celebrate the songwriter and to act as a unifying force within the music community and the community at large.
National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
http://www.namac.org/
The National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC) is a nonprofit association whose membership comprises a diverse mix of organizations and individuals dedicated to a common goal: the support and advocacy of independent film, video, audio and digital arts.
National Association for Campus Activities (NACA)
http://www.naca.org/
NACA links the higher education and entertainment communities in a business and learning partnership, creating educational and business opportunities for our student and professional members.
National Association for the Study and Performance of African American Music
http://www.naspaam.org/
NASPAAM is an organization whose purpose is to further the development and dissemination of African American music through advocacy, education, and performance. The organization serves its members and others by increasing the awareness of Black Music and its contribution to the arts, culture, and society.
National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS)
http://www.grammy.com/
The Recording Academy continues its rich legacy and ongoing growth as the premier outlet for honoring achievements in the recording arts and supporting the music community. The GRAMMYs are the only peer-presented award to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position.
National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM)
http://www.narm.com/esam/AM/Template.cfm?section=Home7
The World's Leading Resource for Contemporary and Traditional Native American Music Initiatives. The absolute largest Native American Music Library in the World and a national archive featuring a collection of over 7000 audio and video recordings in all formats housed since 1990.
National Endowment For The Arts – Folk & Traditional Arts Resources
http://www.nea.gov/resources/disciplines/folk/resources.html
This is a link to the National Edowment For The Arts resource page for Folk & Traditional Arts. This page includes folk organizations from across the United States.
Native American Music Awards, Inc
http://www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com/
The World's Leading Resource for Contemporary and Traditional Native American Music Initiatives. The absolute largest Native American Music Library in the World and a national archive featuring a collection of over 7000 audio and video recordings in all formats housed since 1990.
Old Song’s Resource Directory
http://www.oldsongs.org/directory/index.html
This website represents an effort on the part of Old Songs, Inc. to establish a centralized listing of acoustic music and dance resources for the Capital District Region.
Polish Folk Resources
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa051/polish.html
This site is a full of resources for Polish Folk Music. It includes listings of folkloric ensembles, folkloric resources, cultural resources and polish organizations.
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
http://www.riaa.com/
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is the trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry. Its mission is to foster a business and legal climate that supports and promotes our members' creative and financial vitality.
Rock the Vote
http://www.rockthevote.com/
Rock the Vote is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, founded in 1990 in response to a wave of attacks on freedom of speech and artistic expression. It is an organization that drives young people to the poles with the help of celebrities.
Screen Actors Guild
http://www.sag.org/
Screen Actors Guild is the nation's largest labor union representing working actors. With 20 branches nationwide, SAG represents nearly 120,000 working actors in film, television, industrials, commercials, video games, music videos and other new media. The Guild exists to enhance actors' working conditions, compensation and benefits and to be a powerful, unified voice on behalf of artists' rights.
Seattle Folk Dance
http://seattledance.org/
This directory covers many types of traditional folk dancing including Contra, Scandinavian, Swing, Scottish, Belly Dance, Balkan and more. The area covered by the directory is primarily the Northwest United States.
SESAC
http://www.sesac.com/
SESAC is a performing rights organization with headquarters in Nashville and offices in New York, Los Angeles, and London. Performing rights organizations, such as SESAC, are businesses designed to represent songwriters and publishers and their right to be compensated for having their music performed in public.
Singer/Songwriter Directory
http://singer-songwriter.com/genre/folk.html
There are 102 pages packed with 2537 folk singer/songwriters. The musicians are listed alphabetically. Also, additional resources are listed such as music publishers, organizations, record companies and more.
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
http://www.socan.ca/
SOCAN is an organization that administers the communication and performing rights of virtually the world's entire repertoire of copyright-protected music, when it is used in Canada.
Society of Dance History Scholars
http://www.sdhs.org/resources.html
The web sites of general interest on the Society of Dance History Scholar’s pare are categorized by dance organizations, related organizations, funding sources, libraries and publishers.
Society of Professional Audio Recording Services (SPARS)
http://www.spars.com/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
The Society of Professional Audio Recording Services (SPARS) website has may handy links and information for anyone in the world of audio. There are forums to read, classifieds and a list of the publications by SPARS.
Songwriters Guild of America
http://www.songwritersguild.com/
The Songwriters Guild of America is the longest running and most prestigious groups of its kind. For more than 70 years, it has served the creative and business needs of the professional and amateur songwriter.
Susquehanna Folk Music Society
http://www.sfmsfolk.org/links/nat_links.html
This link created by Susquehanna Folk Music Society contains information on National Folk Music Organizations, Folk Schools, Folk Publications and great Folk Websites.
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
http://www.sweetrelief.org/
Sweet Relief provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are facing illness, disability, or age-related problems.
Taxi: The Independent A&R Vehicle
http://www.taxi.com/
Taxi is the world's leading Independent Artist & Repertoire Company. As a matter of fact, we invented independent A&R more than a decade ago.
Tennessee Film, Entertainment Music Commission
http://www.state.tn.us/film/
The purpose of this organization is to promote and facilitate economic development of the film/music community through the recruitment of business; promoting Tennessee as a location in feature films, television productions, commercials, and other works, and encouraging and supporting the interactive growth of the film and music communities through a wide range of marketing, networking and advertising efforts
Texas Folklore Society
http://www.texasfolkloresociety.org/
The Texas Folklore Society has been preserving and presenting folklore in Texas for eighty-eight years. In its time the Society has published fifty-five annual hardback volumes, eleven special supplementary volumes, numerous monographs and newsletters, and has promoted the publication of sixteen more books on folklore.
Texas Music Office 2004 Test Drive User http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/music
The Texas Music Office serves as the information clearinghouse and promotion office for the Texas music industry. This site contains 15,962 business, band or event listings totaling 3,028 printed pages.
The Folk Dance Association
http://www.folkdancing.org/
The Folk Dance Association’s directory is of folk dance organizations, venues and places to take lessons from. This directory is divided up by state or province and also includes Canada.
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Headquarters
http://www.vlany.org/
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts has been the leading provider of pro bono legal services, mediation services, educational programs and publications, and advocacy to the arts community in the New York area.
Washington Area Music Association (WAMA)
http://wamadc.com/wama/
WAMA is an umbrella organization of Washington area musicians, concert promoters, lawyers, recording engineers, managers, graphic artists, and related businesses working together to address areas of common concern.
Western Folklife Center
http://www.westernfolklife.org/site/
A regional nonprofit organization based in Elko, Nevada, the Western Folklife Center works to expand our understanding of ourselves and our neighbors by celebrating the everyday traditions of people who live and work in the American West.
Western Music Association
http://www.westernmusic.org/
The Western Music Association is a 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation whose purpose is to preserve and promote the traditional and contemporary music of the American West and the American Cowboy. |
