Supports musicians with legal issues, health and pension benefits and provides resources and networking opportunities.

ASCAP is a membership organization providing licensing and distribution representation and distributes royalties for copyrighted works specifically for composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers.

Phone: (800) 95-ASCAP

Helping musicians and music entrepreneurs create sustainable careers. It offers research and articles on a variety music and business careers including an online help center, forums and videos pertaining to all aspects of the music business.

The Artist Management Resource was launched in August 2007 by the Indie Managers Association as a central point of information and resources for both artist managers and self-managed artists. The music-oriented website lists definitions of roles, links to resources, helpful articles and an Artist Management Manual for purchase.

ArtistShare, founded by Brian Camelio, is a platform that connects creative artists with fans in order to share the creative process and fund the creation of new artistic works.  ArtistShare created the Internet's first fan funding  platform.

BMI offers services and programs to help members develop their skills and gain industry exposure. Also available are musical instrument, health and life insurance programs, and various industry discounts.

A self-help organization for composers living in Northeast Ohio sponsoring local artists.

E-mail: ccg@clevelandcomposers.com

The John Michael Kohler Arts Center is a nonprofit museum in Wisconsin that offers a number of residency programs, including a unique collaboration between artists and industry.

The Millay Colony for the Arts offers residencies and workshops in a number of disciplines. The colony is located in New York about 2.5 hours away from NY city.

NSAI’s online services include a song evaluation service, live chats with professional writers, forums, live and archived workshops/classes, and regional workshops hosted by the Cleveland chapter.

Phone: (800) 321-6008
E-mail: nsai@nashvillesongwriters.com

This website provides information on the Grammy awards, the Recording Academy, the Grammy Foundation, Musicares, and the Latin Recording Academy.

Pulse Productions is a DJ Service providing professional entertainment to the masses. Pulse Production DJs specialize in corporate events, school dances, weddings, and sports events. The Pulse Productions team is made up of experienced and well equipped DJs who have performed at all types of events at most major hotels, nightclubs and banquet halls.

SellaBand is a crowdfunding service, a music website set up to allow music ensemble bands to raise the money to record a professional album. SellaBand is based in Munich and Berlin, the creative capital of Europe. Since its launch in August 2006, SellaBand has coordinated recording sessions for more than 80 artists or acts who had their albums funded by their fans. With SellaBand, artists retain complete ownership of the works created and have the flexibility to determine which incentives they will offer their fans who fund them. SellaBand’s fan funding engine also allows artists the freedom to enter into deals with any label, management company, or publisher and there are no advances to pay back.

SESAC is a performing rights organization that logs and collects royalties for its writer and publisher members.

The SGA created the first standard uniform popular songwriters contract. This website provides industry news, event listings, and members are provided with additional services.

TAXI is an independent artist & repertoire company. Members also receive a monthly newsletter about the industry and access to an online database designed to help with finding collaborators, band mates, producers, vocalists, and other contacts.

Phone: (800) 458-2111

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild hosts the Byrdcliffe Art Colony. The colony was placed on the National Register of Historic Sites in 1979 for its architectural and historical significance. It is located in the Catskill Mountains, 1.5 miles from the center of Woodstock, New York. The residency is for artistic excellence of composers, playwrights, poets, screenwriters, visual artists and writers.

Founded in 1900 by the financier Spencer Trask and his wife Katrina, herself a poet, Yaddo is an artists' community located on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Its mission is to nurture the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without interruption in a supportive environment.