Organizations
- International
Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM) - offers a resource
for women composers, materials for scholars, and general information
for the public.
- Acoustic
Performer's Guild - an international organization dedicated
to the performance and preservation of unamplified music.
- Al
Gran Sole - musical organization and production: contemporary
music, theater, cinema and multimedia.
- American
Music Conference - national non-profit educational association
dedicated to promoting the importance of music, music-making,
and music education to the general public.
- American
Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (2)
- American
Society of Music Copyists - music notation and preparation
resources. Also includes reprints from ASMC newletters.
- American
Symphony Orchestra League - provides leadership and service
to American orchestras. Founded in 1942 and chartered by Congress
in 1962.
- Amusinet
- documents the music and the musicians of Chico, CA.
- Artists
Against Racism - non-profit organization where renowned
personalities participate as role models to youth worldwide
via advertising, school videos, and special projects.
- Artists
for a Hate-Free America - your favorite musicians band together
to stop hate crimes.
- Association
for the Advancement of Creative Musicians - collective of
musicians and composers dedicated to nurturing, performing and
recording serious, original music.
- Association
of Texas Small School Bands - dedicated to support of small
school bands in Texas, Class A, AA, and AAA.
- Atlanta
Brass Society
- Australian
National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS) - open
to those applying science and artistry to teaching singing.
Has a National Executive and chapters in all states and territories.
- Australian
Performing Rights Association (APRA) - collects and distributes
copyright royalties for composers and music publishers.
- Bagaduce
Music Lending Library - A non-profit organization whose
mission is to collect, preserve and lend printed music, and
to provide music education programs.
- Bands
of America - Includes information on all BOA events, participating
groups, registration and ticket order forms and more.
- Black
Rock Coalition - non-profit organization supporting the
full spectrum of progressive and alternative Black music. With
chapters in Los Angeles.
- Black
Rose Acoustic Society - dedicated to the performance, enjoyment,
and preservation of all types of traditional acoustic music.
- BMI
(2)
- Borders
Music Project Group - a group of artists, scholars, and
community representatives dedicated to increasing cultural diversity
in American music education.
- British
Phonographic Industry (BPI) - trade association for UK record
companies.
- British
Unsigned Rock Band Site (BURBS)
- Cambridge
University New Music Society
- Canada
Music Society - presents performances featuring original
and traditional Canadian folk songs for schools.
- Canadian
Independent Record Production Association - music industry
trade association celebrating 20 years as the voice of Canadian
independent music.
- Canadian
Musical Heritage Society (CMHS) - researches, edits and
publishes early Canadian composed music in printed anthologies,
sheet music, CDs and CD-ROMs.
- Central
Florida Musician's Association - professional musician information
and listings for the Central Florida area; AFM local #389.
- Chicago
Federation of Musicians
- Chicago
Harmony and Truth (CHaT) - music-industry coalition.
- Chinese
Music Society of North America
- CMRRA
Ltd. - Canada's largest music licensing agency. CMRRA issues
licenses to record companies, film producers and other users
for the reproduction of music on cassettes, CD's, films, television
shows and other media.
- Conncept
- to unify bands, producers, club owners, and media people in
the music scene who support independent music.
- Cosmopolitan
Music Society
- Creative
Musicians Coalition (1)
- Danish
World Music Association - organizers of WOMEX 1996.
- Denver
Musicians Association
- Everly
Brothers International Info Circle - offers merchandise,
photos, and lots more.
- First
Impressions - talent research organization that works with
artists and aspiring artists of all ages to polish their stage
presence and rehearse their material in an educational environment.
- Free
Artist Network - FAN
- GEMA
- German society for musical performing rights and mechanical
reproduction rights; acts as a collecting society, and stands
up nationally, internationally and in the EC for the legal advancement
of copyright.
- Gippsland
Acoustic Music Club - includes calendar of events, reviews,
photos of recent events, gatherings.
- Glenn
Gould Foundation - promotes and extends awareness of Glenn
Gould's artistry and his visionary ideas on music and its communication
through technology.
- Global
Alliance of Performers - nonprofit organization of musicians,
artists, and professionals dedicated to utilizing our professions
and talents to make a measurable difference in society.
- Global
Music Centre
- Glossop's
Virtual Band Room - home of the Glossop Old Brass Band.
- Hawaii
Academy of Recording Arts (HARA) - stimulates interest in
the local recording industry and the music of Hawaii, and presents
the annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards.
- Hearing
Education and Awareness for Rockers - HEARNET is a non-profit
organization dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers of
repeated exposure to excessive noise levels.
- Home
Grown Hearts - a non-profit organization which brings diverse
Eastern Kentucky musical talent together to participate in fundraising
efforts for local charities.
- IAKEM
- International Association of Electronic Keyboard Manufacturers
- trade association. Features articles and links to manufacturers.
- Incorporated
Society of Musicians (ISM) - professional association for
all musicians in the UK, providing a complete backup service
for professional performers, composers and teachers.
- Indian
Music Industry, The (IMI) - trade association of the recording
industry in India. Strives to preserve and develop the rights
of phonogram producers.
- International
Entertainment Buyers Association
- International
Fan Club Organization (IFCO) - with a directory and info
on starting a club.
- Irish
Music Rights Organisation - IMRO.
- Istanbul
Hi-Fi Club - consists of hi-fi enthusiasts who like to share
their experience and encounters with hi-fi culture.
- Jeunesses
Musicales International (JMI) - worldwide network for youth
and music, with a message of friendship and understanding through
music. Programs include JM World Orchestra and World Youth Choir.
- Just
Intonation Network - supporting composers, musicians, theorists,
and instrument builders working with the tuning system known
as Just Intonation.
- Just
Plain Folks - group of songwriters, artists, publishers,
recording engineers, and other professionals providing a network
of ideas and support.
- Kosmic
Free Music Foundation - an organization dedicated to the
proliferation of freely accessible original music on the Net.
Hours upon hours of music free for the listening.
- M.U.S.I.C.
World HQ - A nonprofit which uses computer music, video,
and the Internet to attract disadvantaged youth to learning
computer skills.
- MANY:
A Collective of Musicians and Artists in New York - performing
group and presenting organization committed to the creation
and presentation of contemporary music and interdisciplinary
art.
- Meet
the Composer - national organization supporting the music
of living American composers through commissioning, residency,
education and audience interaction programs.
- Mr.
Holland's Opus Foundation - non-profit that partners with
businesses, schools, and communities to provide new and refurbished
musical instruments to qualified schools and individual students.
- Mu
Beta Psi - A national honorary musical fraternity dedicated
to supporting music whenever needed.
- Music
and Entertainment Industry Educators Association - formed
to promote music and music education and music awareness.
- Music
for People - nonprofit organization that promotes self-expression
through music and improvisation. Based on the work of David
Darling.
- Music
Industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. (MIA)
- formed to promote, encourage and develop music from Newfoundland
& Labrador, whether written, recorded or in live performance.
- Music
Maker Relief Foundation - non-profit organization dedicated
to bringing recognition to true pioneers of Southern musical
traditions. Our mission is to give back to the roots of American
music.
- Music
Performances Trust Funds (MPTF)
- Music
Producers Guild of the Americas (MPGA) - professional organization
for the community of creative music producers and audio engineers.
- Music's
Everywhere - This site seeks to explore the innate musical
ability in everyone. Showing how the power of music can be used
to promote community and empower people.
- MusiCares
- focusing the attention and resources of the music industry
on the health, human service and welfare needs of all music
people.
- Musicians
Against Copyrighting Of Samples - MACOS.
- Musicians'
Network - run by musicians for musicians in and around the
London area.
- NAMM
- International Music Products Association - represents
the music products industry through trade shows, seminars, and
lobbying. Members know that NAMM stands for National Association
of Music Merchants.
- Nashville
Association of Professional Recording Services - promotes
Nashville recording studios and related services worldwide.
Also provides communication for music industry personnel, and
educates the music industry to the diverse genres in Nashville.
- Nashville
Entertainment Association - to unite, promote, and serve
all entertainment businesses in Nashville.
- Nashville
Publishers Network
- National
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences - an organization
of recording professionals which present the Grammy Awards and
educational, cultural, professional development and human service
programs.
- National
Association of Negro Musicians - information regarding the
organization, history, membership, officers, activities and
scholarships.
- National
Association of Recording Merchandisers - NARM counts as
its members all the major record labels and record retailers
in the U.S.
- National
Flute Association
- National
Music Foundation - Not-for-profit organization dedicated
to American music and the people who bring it to us.
- New
York Public Library for the Performing Arts - Music Division
- a vital center for music scholars and students, the collection
also serves the needs of a broad professional constituency;
singers, instrumentalists, lawyers, publishers, and writers.
- New
Zealand Society for Music Education - national organization
of music educators.
- North
Carolina Music Hall of Fame - seeks to become a clearinghouse
of information, to build a museum of artifacts and memorabilia,
and to sponsor events that showcase North Carolina musical talent.
- North
East Early Music Forum (NEEMF)
- Off
Wall Street Jam - membership organization offering a wide
variety of services and musical opportunities for the recreational
musician.
- Omni
Foundation for the Performing Arts - musical concerts by
well-known and emerging artists. The site contains concert series
information and related musical links.
- Online
Motion Picture, Television and Music Academies
- Other
Minds - for makers and users of new music; includes images,
sounds and downloadable scores.
- Pauline
Oliveros Foundation
- Pavarotti
Music Centre - center built by charity to help traumatised
children with music therapy.
- Positive
Force - dedicated to radical revolution of ideas and values.
- Public
Domain, Inc. - non-profit organization committed to experimental
music and noise.
- Ravi
Shankar Institute for Music and Performing Arts - RIMPA
was established with the strong desire to help spread Indian
classical art forms.
- RCI
Audio - dedicated to the recognition for local acts both
in and around Glasgow as well as further afield whether employed
or unemployed.
- Recording
Industry Association of America (1)
- Rhythm
& Blues Foundation - an independent nonprofit organization
which fosters wider recognition, financial support, and historic
and cultural preservation of rhythm and blues music through
various grants and programs in support of artists of the 40s,
50s, and 60s.
- Rhythm
Foundation - nonprofit organization established to promote
multicultural exchange through the presentation of live music.
- SESAC
- performing rights organization designed to represent songwriters
and publishers and their right to be compensated for having
their music performed in public.
- SLAB-Southern
Local Area Bands - database of links to Southeastern bands.
- Society
of Professional Audio Recording Services - non profit trade
organization representing the professional recording industry.
Established 1979.
- Society
of Singers - nonprofit charity that provides emergency financial
aid and case management services to professional singers who
are in crisis.
- South
East Music Alliance (SEMA) - information exchange mechanism
between the music and entertainment industries and attempts
to create opportunities for musicians, songwriters, producers,
bands, and recording artists.
- Spiritsong
- a growing web community of artists including Cyndi and Joe
Craven with links to sites of musical, spiritual, and creative
interest.
- Suzuki
Association of the Americas - aspires to improve the quality
of life in the Americas through the Suzuki Method.
- Svenska
Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå - the Swedish
link in an international system established to safeguard the
financial rights of composers and lyricists under copyright
law.
- Texas
Music Office - the information clearinghouse for Texas music
industry. Maintains network of more than 7,500 Texas music contacts
and 600 web links.
- Truckee
Alliance for the Musical Arts
- Unconservatory
- supports the creation, performance, recording and education
of the musical arts.
- Underground
Music Online - for musicians and fans of underground music,
includes Greenwich Village visitor, tourist, and resident services.
- University
Musical Society - offers performances and educational events
featuring outstanding performing artists.
- Up
With People - to build understanding and cooperation among
people from different cultures through an educational program
that provides students with a unique global learning experience.
- Women
In Music - non-profit organization that recognizes and supports
the efforts of women in the music industry through educational
and networking resources.
- World
Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles - international
organization of wind band conductors, composers, performers,
publishers, teachers, instrument makers and friends of wind
music.
- World
Music - concerts of ethnic music and dance from around the
globe.
- World
Music Institute - presenting music and dance concerts from
around the world, selling world music CDs, and arranging concert
tours.
- Young
Americans - non-profit organization that does public and
corporate performances as well as touring schools and teaching
and promoting music in the schools.
- Young
Concert Artists - a non-profit organization dedicated to
developing the careers of extraordinary young musicians.
- Zakros
InterArts / New Music Theatre - presenting experimental
new music and electronic media art.
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