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ChCh Music History
Flat City Sounds: The Christchurch Music Scene (Tony Mitchell, 1997).
Christchurch - Stick where the sun shines (Rosa Studholme, NZ Musician Magazine, April 2004).
The History of Recording in NZ (Dylan Owen, June 2002)
Chants R&B Stories - Articles & links on ChCh's 1st 'garage band' (www.mikeruddbillputt.com)
'She's A Mod' by Ray Columbus and the Invaders (www.nzhistory.net.nz)
The Gordons and Beyond (Russell Baillie  - www.undertheradar.co.nz)
www.TheBigCity.co.nz - "every single band with at least an EP release since the start of the 80's, and in some cases - even those that haven't."

Starting Out
Advice on starting a band (Chris Hocquard - NZ Musician)
Band Agreements and Legal Structures (David McLaughlin - McLaughlin Law)
Being Professional As A Band (Stephen McCarthy - theset.conz)
How Bands Die (Mike Jolkovski - MusiciansAtlas.com)
Tips & Advice For Starting Out In The Music Industry (Jeff Fulton - MMF)
The 20 Things You Must Know About Music Online (Andrew Dubber - NewMusicStrategies.com)
Copyright Basics (David McLaughlin - McLaughlin Law)
Key Revenue Streams and Intl Music Industry (Creating Heat - NZTE)

Thinking About A Career In The Music Industry?
(c/o lovemusic.co.nz)
1. A Brief Overview
2. Which part of the Music Industry is for You?
3. The Creative Side - Record  Engineering, Producing, Music Video Directing?
4. The Business Side - Retail, Artist Management, Touring Crew, Public Relations/Media?

Musicians Career Development Toolkits (c/o Karen - Temple.co.nz)
Getting the Basics Right (PDF)
Promoting Live Gigs (PDF)
Skill and Resource Inventory (PDF)
Goal Setting and Time Management (PDF)
Accounting (PDF)
Dealing With Venues (PDF)

Songwriting
Song Structure & Dynamics (Flip Grater - theset.co.nz)
Using Melody & Harmony (Flip Grater - theset.co.nz)
Writing Songs In A Group Situation (Flip Grater - theset.co.nz)
Writing Songs With Others (David McLaughlin - McLaughlin Law)

Recording
Home Recording Tips (HomeTracked.com)
What Does An Engineer Do? Understanding the recording process (Bands.co.nz)
How Much Does it Cost To Set Up A Studio? (LearningIdeas.org.nz)

Recording Tips & Techniques
Home Recording Tips (HomeRecording.com)
Vocal Recording - Tips & Tricks Part 1 (Brian Hodges - NZ Musician)
Vocal Recording - Tips & Tricks Part 2 (Brian Hodges - NZ Musician)
Recording Acoustic Guitar (Brian Hodges - NZ Musician)
What Is Mastering? (The G-Man - MusicBizAcademy.com)
Online Mastering (c/o Andrew Dubber - NewMusicStrategies.com)
Walls Of Sound: The world's greatest recording studios (Telegraph.co.uk)

Using Music
Composer Copyright Clearances (c/o APRA|AMCOS)
Recorded Copyright Clearances (c/o PPNZ)
Sample Clearance Tips (c/o bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic)

Making Money
Artists no longer look to record sales to make money (David Sinclair c/o NZ Herald)
Sex, Drugs & Updating Your Blog - How to make $3-5000 USD/month (NYTimes.com)

Management
Finding A Manager (Intl Music Managers Forum c/o mmf.co.nz)

Record Deals
Record Deal Basics (Chris Hocquard - NZ Musician)
How Recording Contracts Work (Marshall Brain, HowStuffWorks.com)
What Are Mechanical Royalties? (Mike Chunn - Wordworx)
The Mechanics Of Popular Music (Mike Chunn)
Musicians Benefit From RAP Fund (www.nzmusic.org.nz)

Publishing
Introduction to Publishing (Chris Hocquard - NZ Musician)
Publishing Content: Show Them The Money (Chris Hocquard - NZ Musician)
Licensing Songs - Taking the Power Back (David McLaughlin - NZ Musician)
New Technology & Licensing Your Music (David McLaughlin - NZ Musician)
How Music Royalties Work (Lee Ann Obringer, HowStuffWorks.com)
Understanding Online and New Media Opportunities (Andrew Dubber - NewMusicStrategies.com)

Releasing Your Own Music
How To Start A Label (Radio 1 bbc.co.uk)
Distribution (Victor Stent - Musicnz.co.nz)
Getting Your Music On iTunes (Chart Seminar)
Copyright Labelling On CDs (Chris Hocquard - NZ Musician)
CD DVD Manufacturing & Packaging (Stebbing.co.nz)

Distribution - Online & Physical
Amplifier.co.nz - NZ independent music aggregator for iTunes and exclusively for Vodafone Music.
Global Routes Distribution - NZ music distributor locally and worldwide via NZ iTunes Shop.
Jiggy.co.nz - A key supplier of NZ content to iTunes worldwide through its exclusive rights to The Orchard, the world's largest independent digital music distributor.
LOOPdigital - NZ based distributor that offers access to all the iTunes worldwide territories including Japan, Europe, Australia, Canada, United States and NZ.
NZ Distributors - (MusicNZ.co.nz link)
Getting Your Music On iTunes (Chart Seminar Feb07)
Chris Hocquard & Adam Holt talk to Russell Brown about the revamped NZ Singles Chart (PublicAddress.net podcast)

Promotion & Publicity
Creating A Band Image (Brad Carter - theset.co.nz)
Copywriting 101 (CopyBlogger.com)
How To Promote A Gig (Stephen McCarthy - theset.co.nz)
Promos, Press and Presentation (Mikhal Norriss - NZ Musician)
Getting Paid for your MP3's: Unsigned Artist MP3 Sites (Matt Turner - Bands.co.nz www.mattturner.tk)
Marketing Tips & Self-Promotion Ideas for Songwriters, Musicians & Bands (Bob Baker - thebuzzfactor.com)
NZ & Intl Promo Contacts (www.audiofoundation.org.nz)
Looking for poster design ideas? Checkout Fraew's collection or CheeseOnToast.co.nz

Online Promotion
The 20 things you MUST know about music online (Andrew Dubber - NewMusicStrategies.com)
The Arctic Monkeys - The Web's First Rock n' Roll Success? (Michael Calore - blog.wired.com/monkeybites)
Internet Music Promotion 101 (David Nevue - MusicBizAcademy.com)
Getting It Up On The Net - Part 1 & Part II (Mikhal Norriss - NZ Musician)
Press Releases - 5 online websites to help spread your word (Andrew Dubber - NewMusicStrategies.com)

Your Own Website
Top 10 Mistakes in Web Design (Jakob Nielsen - Useit.com) 
Designing a Musicians Website (Andrew Dubber - NewMusicStrategies.com)
Website Workshop (www.DanielTobin.com)

MySpace
5 Mistakes You're Probably Making With MySpace (Andrew Dubber - NewMusicStrategies.com)
Kurbs Guide To Myspace (Matt Turner - Kurb.co.nz)
Myspace, Youtube & the New Music Revolution  - Why MySpace shouldn't replace your own website (musicphonebook.com)
Vox.com - The next MySpace?
NZPlay.co.nz - NZ video sharing site (ie. like YouTube)

Networking
Looking for other ChCh bands to meet, play with or support?
Try MySpace.com or Bands.co.nz or the ((Chart)) Artist Directory.
12 of the best music social networks (c/o mashable.com)

Performance & Touring
Performing Live (One Music - bbc.co.uk)
Preparing To Play Live (Brad Carter - theset.co.nz)
Local Knowledge - NZ touring guide (Blink - ALowHum.com)
Developing A Home Base of Support (Jeri Goldstein - PerformingBbiz.com)
Selling Downloads at Gigs (Discrevolt.com)
Touring NZ/Australia - Booking Agent Contacts (Patrimoinecanadien.gc.ca)

NZ Gig Guides
TheBigCity.co.nz (ChCh)
Cheese on Toast
J.A.G.G. (ChCh)
Loudmouth
The Fix
The Package
C4 TV
KiwiFM
RDU 98.5FM (ChCh)
Groove Guide
NZ Musician Magazine
RadioScope
The Edge
Under The Radar
NZLive.com
BeThere (ChCh)
Event Finder
Rock Shop
The Deal (ChCh)
Culture Vulture (AKL)

ChCh Flyer Drops
C1 Café - 150 High St
Cosmic Corner - 23 High St
The CD Store 694 Colombo St
Galaxy Records - 227A High St
Hunters and Collectors - 230 High St
Penny Lane Records - 463 Colombo St
Real Groovy - 179 Tuam St

Sponsorship & Endorsements
Successfully Seeking Sponsorship: How do you get a sponsor? (Mikhal Norriss - NZ Musician)
Attracting Sponsorship (Funding Information Service)
Looking for a sponsor? Try the NZLive Funding Search Engine.

Funding
NZonAir - Music Funding Guidelines
Creative NZ - Music Project Funding Guidelines
Creative NZ - Creative Communities Scheme (Christchurch) Funding Guidelines
FundView - NZ's primary source of information about funding for voluntary organisations and contains over 600 different funding schemes. Canterbury locations to view it free.
NZLive.com - Project funding search engine

Music Industry Forums, Blogs & Podcasts
www.outofkilter.net - Christchurch musician's web-blog
www.alowhum.com - Blink's local knowledge forums
www.NZMusic.com - NZ musicians web-blog
www.NewMusicStrategies.com - Online and New Media
www.wammo.co.nz - Wammo's (ex-RDU) podcasts
Mixtape Connection Podcasts - Dr Hitchcock interviews ChCh muso's
www.HomeTracked.com - Studio/Home Recording Blog

Critical Metrics - Music recommendation aggregator

The Future?
Music Industry Timeline - Oct 2007 (Opinion by Bob Lefsetz)
Are Radiohead, Madonna, Trent Reznor Sounding The Death Knell For Major Record Labels? (James Montgomery c/o mtv.com)
Madonna, Radiohead Moves Rock the Music Biz (Rob Brunner c/o EW.com)

NZ Music Charts (c/o Radioscope)
Singles Chart
Albums Chart
Compilations Chart
Radioscope100 Chart
DVD Chart
Most Added Chart
NZ40 Airplay Chart
Pop, Rock, Alt, AC, Easy Radio Charts
C4, Juice, MTV Music TV Charts


Media Zone

CHART Aims To Assist Christchurch Artists - NZ Musician Magazine - June 2006
The Great Garden City Music Drain - Tearaway Magazine - Aug 2006
Get Yer motor Running: The NZMIC Warrant of Fitness Seminars - NZ Musician Magazine - Dec 2006