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Mike Greene

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You'll notice at the top, next to the "Forums" tab is a "Resources" tab, which is loaded with ... well, it's loaded with pretty much nothing. I was going to get rid of it, but then I started thinking that it might be a good place to link to various useful things. For instance:

Societies. The only one I can think of is SCL (Society for Composers and Lyricists), but perhaps there are others? Is GANG (organization for game composers) still active? Maybe we could even link to that "Perspectives" Facebook page.

PROs. We could have a list of websites for ASCAP, BMI, and various international PROs. Granted, it's not exactly cutting edge information, but I think it could be helpful for some.

Videos, tutorials, or other links that could be useful to composers. For instance, I'm thinking of making a video which explains PRO royalties, since a lot of people don't really understand it. (Don't hold your breath, because "I'm thinking of making ... " is something I say a lot. :grin: ) Or maybe there is already such a video or link?

I'm open to ideas here, and I'm especially open to anyone actually compiling some of these resources.
 
Mike - i like this idea a lot!
i actually just posted a Logic Pro X tutorial resource on there, check it out and see if something like this would be on the right track
 
In your list of societies, throw ASMAC in there <http://www.asmac.org>. They put on some events that LA people might like.

For PROs, links to a few of the bigger non-USA PROs might be nice like PRS, GEMA, etc.

You might also consider some of the other funds that pay musicians. A lot of people don't realize they have money there:
- AFM & SAG-AFTRA Fund <https://www.afmsagaftrafund.org>
- Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund <https://www.fmsmf.org>
- Maybe Sound Exchange? <https://www.soundexchange.com>
 
We currently have a short list of educational resources on the VIC chat server for reference.
I don't expect all of them to be as useful here but I'll just copy paste the lot anyway:

Blogs and Podcasts
http://soundworkscollection.com/ - - Interviews, Podcasts, and articles on Film Music and Sound
https://winifredphillips.wordpress.com/ - - Winifred Philips - Game Music Composer
http://www.dawlab.net/ - - Music Production Tips and Tricks
http://www.soniccouture.com/blog/ - - Interviews, Production, News, Tutorials
http://www.scorecastonline.com/ - - Podcasts, interviews, product reviews, articles
http://www.filmmusicfoundation.org/interviews.html - - Film Composer Interviews
Theory and Composition Tips
http://www.dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm - - Dictionary of musical notation symbols.
http://www.dolmetsch.com/musictheorydefs.htm - - Dictionary of Musical Terms (Enormous)
http://www.naxos.com/education/glossary.asp - - Musical Terms Glossary (Less Enormous)
http://www.timusic.net/debreved/ - - Orchestration Blog by Tim Davies Instruments
http://sites.siba.fi/web/harpnotation/home -- Harp Notation Manual
http://andrewhugill.com/OrchestraManual/index.html - - THE ORCHESTRA: A User's Manual
http://www.music.indiana.edu/department/composition/isfee/index.html - - "Instrument Studies for Eyes and Ears"
Other
http://thinkspaceeducation.com/ - - Courses, Tutorials, Competitions
http://evenant.com/music - - Courses, Music Production Articles
http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/main_display.htm - - Instrument Frequency Chart
http://musiclibraryreport.com/blog/newbie-info/ - - Music Library Newb Guides
http://imslp.org/ - - Free sheet music from the public domain
https://www.berklee.edu/sites/default/files/Music%20Careers%20in%20Dollars%20and%20Cents%202016-rh.pdf - - Salary survey on music careers
 
Oh, there should definitely be a links to unions in the USA and U.K. since they are often topics of conversation here. The AFM also has most of their national industry contracts on their site, www.afm.org.
 
Thank you very much for this information, best

We currently have a short list of educational resources on the VIC chat server for reference.
I don't expect all of them to be as useful here but I'll just copy paste the lot anyway:

Blogs and Podcasts
http://soundworkscollection.com/ - - Interviews, Podcasts, and articles on Film Music and Sound
https://winifredphillips.wordpress.com/ - - Winifred Philips - Game Music Composer
http://www.dawlab.net/ - - Music Production Tips and Tricks
http://www.soniccouture.com/blog/ - - Interviews, Production, News, Tutorials
http://www.scorecastonline.com/ - - Podcasts, interviews, product reviews, articles
http://www.filmmusicfoundation.org/interviews.html - - Film Composer Interviews
Theory and Composition Tips
http://www.dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm - - Dictionary of musical notation symbols.
http://www.dolmetsch.com/musictheorydefs.htm - - Dictionary of Musical Terms (Enormous)
http://www.naxos.com/education/glossary.asp - - Musical Terms Glossary (Less Enormous)
http://www.timusic.net/debreved/ - - Orchestration Blog by Tim Davies Instruments
http://sites.siba.fi/web/harpnotation/home -- Harp Notation Manual
http://andrewhugill.com/OrchestraManual/index.html - - THE ORCHESTRA: A User's Manual
http://www.music.indiana.edu/department/composition/isfee/index.html - - "Instrument Studies for Eyes and Ears"
Other
http://thinkspaceeducation.com/ - - Courses, Tutorials, Competitions
http://evenant.com/music - - Courses, Music Production Articles
http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/main_display.htm - - Instrument Frequency Chart
http://musiclibraryreport.com/blog/newbie-info/ - - Music Library Newb Guides
http://imslp.org/ - - Free sheet music from the public domain
https://www.berklee.edu/sites/default/files/Music%20Careers%20in%20Dollars%20and%20Cents%202016-rh.pdf (https://www.berklee.edu/sites/default/files/Music Careers in Dollars and Cents 2016-rh.pdf) - - Salary survey on music careers
 
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