International Country Music Association Newsletter December 2003

PO Box 292937, Nashville, TN 37229 Email: intlcma@aol.com

On The Web At: www.radiocountry.org

 

Publisher: Bobbie Patterson, Editor: S. Dawn Powell

Writer: Rhett Ashley Research Director: Dale Blanton

Research Assistant: Keith Bradford

 

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The Following Radio Programmers Play Independent Music

 

We suggest contacting these radio people, before sending your music. Many will have websites. If you go to www.alltheweb.com and enter their name and the nation where they reside, their website should pull up. If not, we suggest sending an airmail postcard with your email address.

 

Wally Sparrow, PO Box 45, O'Halloran Hill, SA 5158, Australia

 

Vic Cominos, PO Box 89, Emerald, QLD. 4720, Australia

 

Val Vearing, PO Box 19, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia

 

Tubby Dyer, 17 Boomerang St, Evans Head, NSW Australia

 

Trudy Burke, PO Box 1011, St Albans, VIC 3021, Australia

 

Trevor Scott, C/O NT University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia

 

Tim Butler, PO Box 318, Longreach, QLD 4730, Australia

 

Terry Lees, PO Box 780, Mount Isa, QLD 4880, Australia

 

Susan Lawson, Radio 92.1, Cinders Lane, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia

 

Sue Camilleri, GPO Box 9994, Darwin, NT 0801, Australia

 

Stuart Mc Innes, PO Box 694, Townsville, QLD  4810, Australia

 

Stratford Ward, PO Box 1785, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia

 

Steve Baker, 25 Garrnet St, Broken Hill, NSW 2880, Australia

 

Smokey Pieper, 3 Amanda St, Rochedale, QLD 4123, Australia

 

Smokey Sheldrick, PO Box 5179, Port Macquarie, NSW 2444, Australia

 

Ross Murphy, PO Box W 41, W. Tamworth, NSW 2340, Australia

 

Roo Welden, PO Box 403, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia

 

Ron Eskridge, PO Box 3882, Wesson Ck, Act 2611, Australia

 

Robbie Cook, PO Box 96, Scarborough, QLD 4020, Australia

 

Rob Davidson, PO Box 230, Braidwood, NSW 2622, Australia

 

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North American Songwriters' Association Needs Articles for Newsletter

 

N. A. S. A. plans to launch their email newsletter, next month. They need articles of interest to songwriters. Their membership ranges from folks who just began writing to folks who have written numerous number-one "Billboard" chart hits. If you have knowledge of any aspect of songwriting, pitching, publishing, copyright law, demo recording, or any other topic of interest to songwriters they want to hear from you. Their website is www.originalsongs.org.

 

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American Karaoke Society Needs Articles for Newsletter

 

The A. K. S. needs articles, for their newsletter. Their membership includes singers, karaoke disc jockeys, and venues such as bars, cafes, and etc. If you have knowledge concerning singing, karaoke equipment, contest or venue promotion, or any other karaoke related subject they want to hear from you. Their website is www.karaokesociety.com

 

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American Karaoke Society Announces First Annual Karaoke Awards Show

 

The A. K. S. plans the first annual American Karaoke Awards. Categories will include equipment manufacturers, disc manufacturers, venues at local, state, and regional levels, karaoke disc jockeys at local, state, and regional levels, and singers. For details, email

info@karaokesociety.com

 

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Nashville Entertainment Contacts Seven Thousand Potential Backers

 

Nashville Entertainment has put together a list of 7,000 wealthy individuals interested in backing deserving singers. Funding will range from $10,000 to $100,000 or more. For details, write Susan Abernathy, Nashville Entertainment, 107 Music City Circle, Suite 221, Nashville, TN 37214. No phone calls or emails, please.

 

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Put Your Link on the Largest Country Music Website on the Internet

 

This website has more pages, more songs, and more traffic than any other country music website, on the Internet. As our Christmas present to you, we have made it easy for you to place a link to your website on www.radiocountry.org Just go to our website and click on artists. You'll see where to place your link. Please be sure to link back to us, from your website.

 

Here's wishing you and yours the best and happiest of holiday seasons, from all the staff of the International Country Music Association.