Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan, Pete Wentz,
Mark Hoppus, JD Samson and Ricky Skaggs
Join Aimee Mann, She & Him, The Black Keys And Others On The Independent Music Awards Judging Panel

Honors For Acoustic Song and Long Form Video Added to The 9th IMAs

Artistry Has Its Awards

Can it get any better? The celebrated husband and wife songwriting team of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan; Fall Out Boy bassist and Decaydance Records founder, Pete Wentz; Grammy-winning country artist, Ricky Skaggs; Blink-182 founding member, Mark Hoppus;
Le Tigre’s JD Samson & MTV Music Supervisor, Carrie Hughes will join the previously announced stellar list of influential artists and industry vets that will help determine the winners of The 9th annual IMAs, currently accepting submissions.
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Is A&R Dead?
Reflections On The Past & Future Of The Record Industry

Tommy Boy Entertainment founder Tom Silverman has been on the cutting-edge of the record industry for 25 years. On the eve of launching a re-imagined version of the legendary New Music Seminar, Tom spoke with AtlasPlugged to discuss key adapt or die points for the 21st century music industry.

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The Legendary
New Music Seminar
Rises Again

The first 30 AtlasPlugged readers that register by Friday, July 17 can get a 2nd all-day pass FOR FREE

A lot has changed in the music biz since the 1980s & early 90s when the
New Music Seminar hosted industry panels & showcased hundreds of bands in venues throughout NYC. An updated version of NMS promises to deliver a low-cost/hi-value event that will take a fresh look at the new music industry.
Get Details & check out NMS diva-in-the-making footage of Madonna speaking about new music and the importance of music videos circa 1984…

Ugly, Broke and Sober:
An Interview With
Telling On Trixie

NY-based Indie Rock quintet, Telling on Trixie, is proof that taking your career into your own hands can lead to success. The band funded its March ‘09 release, Ugly, Broke & Sober, entirely on fan donations & that success has inspired others to follow their lead. So, how did they raise more than $20,000?

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Learn Music Online
with Berklee

Berkleemusic is the online school of Berklee College of Music, the world's premier institution for the study of contemporary music for over sixty-five years. Study with Berklee's renowned faculty from anywhere in the world. Over 130 accredited courses and certificate programs are enrolling now in variety of disciplines, including Music Business, Music Production, Guitar, Bass, Voice, Music Theory, Songwriting, and more. Take a free look inside our online courses now at Berkleemusic.com. Next online term begins September 28, 2009.

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In Praise of Ringo

Author, percussionist, founding member of the seminal Power Pop band, The Smithereens and IMA judge, Dennis Diken discusses one of the world’s greatest and most under-appreciated stickman in
USA Today.

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