New link -- This is THE BEST info I have ever seen about writing press releases & connecting with the media... well worth it!

http://advertisingindustrynewswire.com/2007/08/06/337_214310.php

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SE Queensland's local street press have been absolutely outstanding in their support of RBTR. We feel very fortunate to have all these publications adding sparkle to the Queensland music scene.

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We can heartily recommend spending your advertising dollars with all of them. You'll get definite results!

Tsunami Magazine

http://www.tsunamimag.com/

Covering all of Southeast Queensland, Tsunami is an excellent monthly source of music industry news & views. They have been RBTR sponsors for 2 years – please support them!

Rave Magazine

http://www.ravemagazine.com.au

A great source of music scene information & entertainment, Rave has been a major RBTR supporter this year. Well worth a read each week.

Time Off Magazine

http://www.timeoff.com.au

Time Off is also a fine source of the latest music info – a guaranteed good read. We thank them for their outstanding support of RBTR this year.

Scene Magazine

www.scenemagazine.com.au

A glossy music scene magazine covering a wide range of topics, Scene has assisted RBTR by sending Colleen Ginty to speak on the media panel.

The Folk Rag

http://www.folkrag.org

Do you want to play regularly in front of welcoming audiences who have come to hear original music (and not just to get drunk)? Are you interested in hearing new songs from other talented musos, and meeting good people to jam with? Then check out a local folk club – the ideal launching pad for roots musos. The Folk Rag is your indispensable guide to what’s happening in the folk scene.

The Groove

freemanhome@bigpond.com

This is the newsletter for BASEQ – it’s got all the best news, views & reviews on the local blues/roots situation. Subscribe to find out what’s going on – including upcoming performance opportunities for your music – each month. Volunteers are also currently needed to help contribute to this publication.

Blarney Bulletin

http://www.blarneybulletin.com

This is a top online Aussie-Celtic music resource – another of the great roots musical mother-lodes.

Queensland Irish Club

http://www.queenslandirish.com/activities.htm

There are free weekly Celtic music jam sessions at the Irish Club in the Brisbane CBD each Wednesday night – a great way to develop your Celtic music skills.

Blues News

mhipgrav@bigpond.net.au

Here’s a fresh source of news on everything to do with Queensland’s vibrant blues/roots scene.

Country Capers

www.countrycapers.com.au

All the breaking news in the local country music scene. Well worth subscribing!

ACMLA

http://www.acmla.com.au

Another of the best on-line country music resources.

And now, for the most valuable link of all – we’ve saved the best for last.

Would you like to meet the most important person in the Australian music industry?

Well, read on – we’ll give you their contact details soon. But read this first:

Queensland could have a truly thriving roots music industry if we all pull together and work cooperatively as a team. Ants do it, monkeys do it, dolphins do it… so can we! All it takes is some imagination and a bit of elbow grease. We have the talent, and we have the resources – we just need to put them together. This is where YOU come in. You can be the one person who turns out to be the ‘missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle’. Every perceived problem has a perfect solution. What do you want to happen for your career, and for our local music scene?

Once you’ve got your idea in mind, you’re the best-qualified person in the world to make it happen! If you contact only a few of these organisations, you will be well on the way to advancing your career in the music industry. In addition, when you contact them, please think of what you have to offer them – if you need them to help you, maybe you can donate some of your time as a volunteer in return. Everybody has skills of some value – you can easily put yours to use, because life is not a rehearsal! Your time in the spotlight starts now.

If you want local gigs, organise them yourself – all the resources you need are here. If you want to go on tour, get some other musos together and embark upon a grand adventure. If you want something to happen, nobody will give it to you on a silver platter. The harder you work, the luckier you get. The universe helps those who help themselves… and it ESPECIALLY helps those who help others. How can you help to bring more music into your community?

Now, did you want the contact details for the most important, most powerful person in the music industry?

Please type your email address here:

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