The Indie Bible

By David Wimble

It's no secret that the Internet is a great way to get your music out to the world. There's only one problem. The Internet is so big it would literally take you thousands of hours to find all of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0968621414
• ISBN13: 9780968621417
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Music Sales Corporation
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 9.0" x 0.8"

Customer Reviews

From a fan turned contributor to this book...

I was an instant fan of David Wimble's earlier incarnation of "The Indie Contact Bible" after having stumbled upon it and purchasing the book a couple of years ago. I was so impressed by the massive amount of quality resources he compiled that I was all too happy to donate two articles I had written for my GuitarGirls Web site on the subject of Real Audio for this updated version of the book. I was not compensated in any way for the contributions and donated the articles because I wholeheartedly believe the Indie Contact Bible is an extremely valuable resource for all Independent artists regardless of genre and I wanted to be a part of it. In addition to my articles and 31 others written by a variety of informed music industry professionals, this must-have reference book is filled with enough resources to keep you busy for many months to come. Finding them all on your own would wear you out long before the job was done. Thanks, David, for making is such that we don't have to!

Indie Bible A Must

The Indie Bible is a must for anyone - artist, songwriter, publisher, label owner - seeking to establish a net presence for your music. The Indie Bible will save you countless research hours in finding appropriate sites to review your music, play your music, and more. Plus, the latest edition includes a variety of articles for the aspiring artists, musician or songwriter trying to break into the music business. It's probably one of the best investments that you can make for your marketing plan.

I love the Indie Bible! Read on....

Let's start from my own personal experience. I bought this book, submitted my song via mp3 to 5 radio stations that were listed in one of the many categories, not expecting any responses. Needless to say, within a week a popular DJ had emailed me to send him a cd to play on his Friday night show. In disbelief I sent it and the day after it was played, I received extra hits on my website. It was really incredible. This guide lists 2700 radio stations that are willing to play your music and 2300 publications that will review your music. Included are also 33 very useful Articles with tips in the music business and 440 services to help sell your cd's. It lives up to the hype and it saved me alot of time. All listings offer web and/or email addresses as well as a short description of the site. Although the thought of not having the actual street addresses may discourage some from purchasing, you must realize that the internet is one of the most effective ways to market your music nowadays in order to reach the world. I give this book 5 stars!

CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT!!

I've used this resource for a few years now. I run an independent music and movie site and the Indie Bible has saved me hours of time and trouble searching for artists and contacts. I would venture to say over half the people I know have been contacted directly or indirectly though the Indie Bible. It works as a wake up call to the major labels as it shows the strength and determination of the independent scene! It's no revelation to say the indie scene moves a bit slower, but with the Indie Bible, you will make contacts faster than you ever thought possible!

Awesome!

The Indie Bible (formally The Indie Contact Bible) is a DIY publication by Big Meteor Publishing. There is no other book like it in the world. The Indie Bible has over 6000+ contacts that are broken up by style and geographics (w/ a women in music section of 400+ contacts).The third edition also contains another new section. For the last year David Wimble has been collecting articles written my those in the music industry for The Indie Contact Newsletter (monthly e-zine). He has compiled the best of the best and included it in The Indie Bible. The front cover was designed by Bob Masse, poster artist of such bands as Cream, The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Tori Amos and No Doubt. The book alone is a collectors item.- GirlMedia.Com happily endorses this extrodinary book!