I'm actually founding a start-up ad agency for a small market.  We will purchase media, write copy, produce slicks for print media, and I will outshop video prod.  As for jingles, I will have producers who can compose music from scratch, but would like to have access to a library of pre-composed music as well.  Any help?
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Use this tool for your brainstorming..
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A few ideas:\n\n1) Research any talent agents in your area. \n2) Start creating your own CDs using a variety of music creation software on the market, and seek to promote them at local businesses that may sponser rap music.\n3) Try out for the next American Idol.\n4) Compete in a variety of talent competions to get experience on stage.
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I found A neat resource for anyone to look at who is interested in the music business. www.MyMusicBreak.com watch the movie at the bottom of the page. I am thinking about this myself.
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I am a British female songwriter/musician/producer and have had songs published by EMI and Song Music and have access to a small studio.  I am from London but live in Nottingham.  I have had a bit of success with artistes that Ive recorded and managed, but now need an investment to get the business up and running properly. Beat Simon Cowell at his own game.  Let me know if you are interested and I could go into my idea in depth.  Thank you for reading.
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Music is a dangerous business because you have to be popular to get your music played on the radio. New bands have a hard time making it and become one hit wonders. but, that's not the answer to your question. You need to submit a demo CD (or tape) of you or your band singing to record companies. Then there's a long waiting period. So it would be good to get some gigs at local joints while you wait. If you get a call back, they might ask you to preform for them (record companies). If they like you, you better start writing songs, get a damn good manager, and be careful when you sign something, because theres people out there that'll steal your music. Good Luck
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what kind of help are you looking for..?\n\nEDIT: ok..you know what kind of music you want to do..that's a start...now go to where that kind of music is performed..hit the clubs..look up message boards..go to stores that cater to the dj and talk to people...make your own beats and record the songs for now so that you have something to show someone other than a scrap of paper with some words on it.....you are going to have to put some work into this...keep at it and you'll get it.....
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Try sending CDs to individual DJs.  BBC radio 6 is a great place to try.  \nAlso set a website with sample tracks - 30 second clips of 3 or 4 songs people can hear for free.\nPersistance will pay off EVENTUALY - keep trying again and again and again and again.\nDo lots of local gigs as eventually the right person may come andperforming live can be great fun if you get enough experience of doing it!\nKeep trying and good luck.
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First off, make sure you copyright it. As far as production goes, you can hire a studio with a really good producer and record it yourself. No one in the music industry is going to accept unsolicited material. You need to promote it and get it heard. This is a long difficult process. In music it's the truth that you have to spend money to make money. Also try songramp.com. There is no charge for membership and there are hundreds of independent producers and artists. You can post your lyrics in the "lyrics seeking music" category. If you're serious don't give up.
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As far as stations buying their music.. If the station is in a higher ranking market the record labels will provide the music for free.  They are happy to get the exposure. Every station that plays music is required to pay a flat licensing fee to ASCAP/BMI (they are the companies that pay the artists "royalties" each time their song airs.)  Some smaller stations sometimes need to actually go out and purchase their music, stations can also subscribe to music services that will provide a basic music library, along with weekly updates.  They will not actually charge the stations for this service, they will do a "barter" service with the stations to place comercials on the stations in leu of chash payments.  I hope I am not confusing you more!  As far as CD's go, a vast number of stations don't even use them anymore.  A lot of stations use a "hard drive" music delevery doing away with all of the clutter of cd's.  Most stations are computer operated these days, a lot of the stations dont even have "live talent" in the studio anymore.  They accomplish this by a process of "Voicetracking".  The DJ does not even have to be in the same city as the station he or she is on.  Talent can e-deliver their voice-tracks to basically anywhere Via a computer.  I hope this helps you out a bit.... If it leaves you with more questions... feel free to e-mail me.  I would be happy to help out.
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I do not know much about launching a music site, but for payment accepting, (so you can accept cash or credit cards online) I would recommend looking into PayPal.  www.PayPal.com or www.bidpay.com  I know that I have seen many websites that ask for donations or payment on items use PayPal.
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You gotta make a lot of copies and send it to labels. My opinion stick with small labels, like dinosuar fight records, that would be your best chance.
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My advice to you is don't. If you don't have a production facility, the legal resources to sign groups and pockets deep enough to float your enterprise without profits for at least 3 years, forget it. It doesn't sound like you have done a lot of organizing, either.\n\nYou might want to manage some artists instead. It takes a lot fewer resources, is nowhere near as complicated, and you might make a few bucks.
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You need a demo. Try to find a local recording studio where you can record 3 or 4 of your songs. Make sure to ask to hear a few samples of artists that they've recorded. Do they sound professional? Are they similar to the style of music you're writing? What do these guys charge per hour?\n\nOnce you have a demo, you can try to book live performances or search for a manager. That's really the first step.
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Yes. Here is a website of a friend of mines business. This is where I buy my equiptment and most of my karaoke music from. He has an awesome system that can do exactly what you want.
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Legally you have to have the artists permission and pay him royalties, a penny or two everytime the song is played! That's also a nice thing to do but not many hollywood studios are doing it but they all cry like baby's when someone downloads their stuff! A little hipocracy? Well those stuffed shirts always think they sh*t don't smell!\n\nhttp://www.total-knowledge.com/~willyblues/
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You have to promote your music. If you're playing gigs put all the money you can on a great album to sell at your shows. Form a relationship with your local radio stations. Some will play indie music. Get in touch with music publishers. Do anything you can to get heard. The major labels won't accept unsolicited material so don't waste your time. You can also try taxi.com. They're a huge company the big boys go to when they want fresh faces and material. Don't give up. Good luck.
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Once you get the place incorporated then you need to think about franchising and merchandising subsets.  With the proper marketting, logo, and theme-song you should become a stellar success.