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Music-Related Auction Sites:
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eBAY
The world's premiere auction site offers more used gear than
you'll come across anywhere on the net.
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GUITAR AUCTION
Source for used, new, and vintage guitars by Martin, Gibson,
Fender, Takoma, and others.
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PRO MUSIC EXCHANGE
Online auction, store and rentals for guitars, keyboards, drums,
amps, p.a., and much more.
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ROGUE MUSIC
New and used musical equipment, software and manuals. Primarily
keyboards and pro audio.
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Musical Databases, Directories and Guides:
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GEAR SEARCH
Use gear search as a starting point for finding local dealers,
mail order vendors and used gear outlets. Find free catalogs,
retailers by state (US only) or instrument-specific dealers.
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MUSIC INDUSTRY CAREER CENTER
One of the few or probably the only internet job site focused on
the music industry. Positions range from session musicians to
record company executives.
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MUSIC LAW OFFICES
Here you'll learn about copyright law, publishing, running a band
as a business and what to look for in a recording contract.
However, to get into the real nitty-gritty, you'll have to pay for
consultation.
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MUSICIAN'S HEALTH
Although this site is a solicitation for chiropractic services,
there is quite a bit of information about why musicians are
particularly susceptible to certain repetitive stress injuries
and how to avoid them.
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MUSIC PLAYER NETWORK
A direct information line to professionals and industry experts.
Has hundreds of lessons ranging from refining your playing and
helping create your own signature style to getting exceptional
sound on stage and in the studio.
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ULTIMATE BAND LIST
A massive database of information on recording artists. It's part
of the greater Artist Direct Network, which is the portal site
that will lead you to the official merchandise sites for many
popular artists.
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WORLD WIDE PRO AUDIO DIRECTORY
An international directory listing resource for all music industry
professionals, from roadies to high-end studio engineers. Not
comprehensive but a nice start.
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Online Labels, Promotion and MP3s:
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BACKSTAGE COMMERCE
Rather than hosting musicians' websites, Backstage Commerce sells the
functionality of secure credit card ordering from bands'
individual websites for 15% of the gross. Bands don't pay anything
until they sell a product. Artists using Backstage Commerce services will
have their homepages linked from the Backstage Commerce site.
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RHAPSODY.COM
Offers more than 150 professionally programmed radio stations, over
900,000 MP3s and streams, and more than 20,000 videos in its
library. Find music you want for every taste imaginable!
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MP3.COM
Budding artists can add their original MP3s for free to this
sites's tremendous library of independent music.
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