Purchasing Resources for Music Organizations

Academy of Country Music (ACM)

Association that works to keep its members abreast of legislation that could affect them and are made aware of new opportunities for country music in radio, television, movies and touring. The Academy also helps newcomers become better known to their pee

http://www.acmcountry.com/

Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Scientific society in acoustics dedicated to increasing and diffusing the knowledge of acoustics and its practical applications.

http://asa.aip.org/

Alberta Recording Industries Association (ARIA)

Association that provides members access to a variety of services that help advance their careers, augment their knowledge of the industry and provide valuable discounts and funding opportunities.

http://www.aria.ab.ca/

American Composers Alliance

Membership organization serving over 300 professional American composers of concert music. The Alliance protects the rights of its members and promotes the use and understanding of their music.

http://www.composers.com/

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)

National labor union affiliated with the AFL-CIO that represents news and broadcasting, entertainment programming, the recording business, commercials and non-broadcast, industrial and educational media.

http://www.aftra.com/

American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)

AGMA, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO and a member of the Associated Artists and Artistes of America (AAAA), is a performing arts union representing artists employed by concert, opera and dance organizations, including classical soloists, concert singers, ch

http://www.agmanatl.com/

American Music Center

Organization that fosters and encourages the composition of contemporary music and promotes its production, publication, distribution and performance.

http://www.amc.net/

American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)

Advances public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increases access to quality music therapy services.

http://www.namt.com/

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

Association whose members include: composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers. ASCAP's function is to protect the rights of its members by licensing and paying royalties for the public performances of their copyrighted works.

http://ascap.com/

American Symphony Orchestra League

The League provides leadership and service to American orchestras while communicating to the public the value and importance of orchestras and the music they perform.

http://www.symphony.org/

ARChive of Contemporary Music

Not-for-profit archive, music library and research center that collects, preserves and provides information on the popular music of all cultures and races throughout the world from 1950 to the present.

http://www.arcmusic.org/

Association of British Orchestras (ABO)

Organization which supports the collective interests of the orchestral profession in the UK.

http://www.abo.org.uk/

Association of Professional Recording Services (APRS)

APRS promotes the standards of professionalism and quality within the audio industry. Its members are recording studios, post-production houses, mastering, replication, pressing and duplicating facilities, and providers of education and training, as well

http://www.aprs.co.uk/

Ateliers d\'ethnomusicologie

Ethnomusicology society.

http://www.adem.ch/

Audio Engineering Society

Professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology. Its membership consists of engineers, scientists and other authorities worldwide.

http://www.aes.org/

Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd. (APRA)

Copyright collection agency that has composer, lyricist and music publisher members, and represents many more international associates for local rights.

http://www.apra.com.au/

Australian Music Centre

The Centre facilitates and encourages the performance and understanding of music by Australian composers throughout the world, and has grown to become a leading provider of information, publications and scores relating to Australian music.

http://www.amcoz.com.au/

Blues Foundation

The Foundation promotes and preserves Blues music around the globe. With the Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards, Keeping the Blues Alive Awards, Blues Hall of Fame induction ceremony, The International Blues Challenge and the Lifetime Achievement Award, as we

http://www.blues.org/

Blues Lovers United of San Diego (BLUSD)

BLUSD preserves and promotes awareness of the blues, America's first musical art form. BLUSD aims to entertain and educate the existing and growing audience, and be responsive to the music community's needs by presenting and supporting local and national

http://www.blusd.org/

BMI MusicWorld

A music performing rights organization that aids musicians, actors, and anyone who is involved in collecting royalties to ensure their receipt of royalties.

http://www.bmi.com/MusicWorld/

British Academy of Composers and Songwriters

Organization representing UK music writers.

http://www.britishacademy.com/

British Arts Festivals Association (BAFA)

Independent organization working to encourage awareness of arts festivals and raise their profile and status.

http://www.artsfestivals.co.uk/

British Columbia Country Music Association (BCCMA)

Association that promotes, fosters and encourages the development and public appreciation of, and interest in, the British Columbia Country Music community - provincially, nationally and internationally.

http://www.bccountry.com/

British Phonographic Industry (BPI)

As the industry's trade association, BPI represents the interests of British record companies. BPI is a trade body and an authoritative source of industry information that produces quarterly industry statistics, oversees the certified awards, lobbies gov

http://www.bpi.co.uk/

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)

Music performing rights organization that collects royalties for songwriters in film, television, musical theatre and classical music composers and music publishers.

http://bmi.com/

Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentations Centres (CAML)

Canadian branch of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML).

http://www.yorku.ca/caml/

Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA)

Federally chartered non-profit organization whose objectives are to further the interests of all segments of the Canadian country music industry, both domestically and internationally, and to ensure the preservation and enactment of laws favorable to the

http://www.ccma.org/

Canadian Music Centre

Organization that collects, distributes and promotes music by Canada's concert composers.

http://www.musiccentre.ca/

Cascade Blues Association

The Association is in existence to support, promote and preserve the blues and blues related music by bringing together a group of people with a common bond, a love of the music.

http://www.cascadeblues.org/

Centre Belge de Documentation Musicale (CeBeDeM)

CEBEDEM stimulates the expansion of Belgian contemporary music, in Belgium as well as abroad. CEBEDEM compiles and publishes the works of its members, reproduces unpublished scores for performance or promotion, provides orchestral material, collects and g

http://www.cebedem.be/

Chamber Music America

Non-profit corporation whose mission is to make chamber music a vital part of American culture. CMA has designed programs and services to help those who perform and present professional chamber music. CMA is also committed to the advancement of chamber m

http://www.chamber-music.org/

Chorus America

National service organization that promotes the highest artistic quality, development and growth of vocal ensembles, advocates the fair remuneration of professional singers and choruses that provide professional services, and stimulates greater understand

http://www.chorusamerica.org/

Cityfolk

Miami Valley's traditional and ethnic arts organization, offering music and dance events from around the world.

http://www.cityfolk.org/

Columbus Blues Alliance

Blues Society whose intent is to maintain and encourage ties with all forms of Blues music including both traditional and electric. Blues music is an always evolving art form, and they pay homage to both the unknowns and celebrities who have defined and p

http://www.colsbluesalliance.org/

Connecticut Blues Society

Non-profit organization formed to support the community of blues fans and musicians in Connecticut. The Society promotes a sense of community through its newsletters, special events, and by serving as a forum where blues fans and blues musicians can find

http://www.ctblues.org/

Contemporary Music Centre

National archive and resource center for new music supporting the work of composers throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland. Member of the International Association of Music Information Centres.

http://www.cmc.ie/

Country Music Association (CMA)

Trade association that promotes country music and is composed of industry professionals and companies from around the world.

http://www.cmaworld.com/

Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA)

CMAA represents and promotes all aspects of the Australian country music industry, and has developed a wide range of activities, including the Toyota Country Music Awards of Australia, establishment of the Australian College of Country Music and an on-goi

http://www.countrymusic.asn.au/

Cristofori Foundation

Not-for-profit organization aiding and supporting charitable and cultural causes through music.

http://members.tripod.com/~CristoforiFund/index.html

Czech Music Information Centre

Documentation on contemporary Czech composers, archives of sheet music and recordings and information for foreigners interested in Czech music.

http://www.musica.cz/

D.C. Blues Society (DCBS)

All volunteer organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the blues. The Society sponsors a number of events throughout the year which include: an annual festival, monthly jams, a Black history month celebration, picnics and dances.

http://www.dcblues.org/

Dansk Musik Informations Center

Non-profit provider of information about Danish music.

http://www.mic.dk/

Donemus

Information center and publishing house of contemporary Dutch music.

http://www.donemus.nl/

Early Music America (EMA)

Group serves the early-music community in North America.

http://earlymusic.org/

English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS)

Group that encourages, documents and develops folk music, dance and song traditions within England.

http://www.efdss.org/index.htm

Entertainment Retailers Association

Trade organization formed specifically to act as a forum for the retail and wholesale sectors of the music (and related products) industry. BARD exists to communicate and negotiate with government departments and local authorities on behalf of its member

http://www.eraltd.org

Estonian Music Information Centre (Eesti Muusika Infokeskus)

Information about Estonian composers and their works.

http://www.kul.ee/emic/

Euromusic

The European Music Office is a non-profit organization working as an independent proposition force for the European Union. EMO represents major professionals organizations from all sectors of the European Music Industry.

http://www.euromusic.com/

European Country Music Association

Non-profit organization directed by professionals of Country Music in Europe. The Association's goals are to make this genre popular in Europe, help local artists get recognition, as well as provide support for radio stations, festivals and companies.

http://www.europeancma.org/

Experimental Musical Instruments (EMI)

Organization devoted to the design, construction, and enjoyment of unusual sound sources.

http://www.windworld.com/emi/

Finnish Music Information Centre

Center serving the needs of people involved with music professionally in different parts of the world. Association of Music Information Centres.

http://www.fimic.fi/

Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival

Non-profit organization supporting the preservation of the most original of American music, and the live performance of talented blues artists each year at their nationally famous "Best Little Blues Festival In America."

http://www.riverfrontbluesfest.org/

Fox Valley Blues Society (FVBS)

Non-profit corporation whose objectives are to: educate the general public about the native art form of blues related music and to preserve, promote and perpetuate the blues. Their goal is to expand public awareness and appreciation of this unique Ameri

http://www.foxvalleyblues.org/

Gaudeamus Foundation

Center for contemporary music that organizes and promotes contemporary music activities and concerts both in The Netherlands and abroad. Gaudeamus focuses on supporting career development of young composers and musicians through its library facilities, c

http://www.gaudeamus.nl/

GeeK NoiZe

An online audio information resource providing links and a discussion forum.

http://www.geeknoize.com/

Georgia Music Industry Association (GMIA)

Non-profit association that provides avenues of communication and cooperation between the leaders of the music community, as well as educating the songwriter and performer on all aspects of the music industry.

http://www.gmia.org/

Gospel Music Association (GMA)

The Association supports, encourages and promotes the development of all forms of gospel music. The GMA provides an atmosphere in which artists, industry leaders, retail stores, radio stations, concert promoters and local churches can coordinate and cent

http://www.gospelmusic.org/

Hellenic Music Therapy Association

Group provides a graduate program in music therapy and expressionist methods of psychological approach.

http://mtherapy.cjb.net/

Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM)

The ISM is the UK's professional body for musicians. ISM promotes the art of music and the interests of professional musicians; in addition to raising standards in the profession and giving members the best available advice and services.

http://www.ism.org/

Institute for Musical Arts (IMA)

California based non-profit Cultural Center/Studio Retreat functioning as an artist's colony for the development of music and personal enrichment.

http://www.ima.org/

International Association of Electronic Keyboard Manufacturers (IAEKM)

Association that comprises the global manufacturers of electronic keyboards and affiliated software and publications. The products that IAEKM members produce include synthesizers, portable keyboards, digital pianos, sound modules, home organs, sequencers,

http://www.iaekm.org/

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)

Organization representing the international recording industry. It comprises a membership of 1400 record producers and distributors in 76 countries. It also has national groups in 46 countries. IFPI's international Secretariat is based in London and is li

http://www.ifpi.org/

International Music Products Association (NAMM)

Carlsbad, California based association that unifies, leads and strengthens the global music products industry and increases active participation in music making.

http://www.namm.com/

International Society of Bassists (ISB)

The ISB is dedicated to inspiring public interest, raising performance standards and providing an organization for those who teach, study, play, repair, build, research and enjoy the double bass. The ISB is a forum for communication among bassists through

http://isbworldoffice.com/

Irish Music Rights Organization (IMRO)

National body administering the performing rights in copyright music in Ireland on behalf of its members: songwriters, composers, music publishers and the members of affiliated overseas societies.

http://www.imro.ie/

Jazz Services

Organization that exists to promote and develop jazz in the UK. They offer services in information, education, touring, communications, marketing and publishing.

http://www.jazzservices.org.uk/

Just Intonation Network

Nonprofit group fostering communication among composers, musicians, instrument designers and theorists working with Just Intonation.

http://www.justintonation.net/

Just Plain Folks

Group of songwriters, recording artists, music publishers, record labels, performing arts societies, educational institutions, recording studios and engineers, producers, legal professionals, publicists and journalists, publications, music manufacturers a

http://www.jpfolks.com/

Kentuckiana Blues Society

Society that is working to preserve, promote and perpetuate the Blues tradition.

http://members.aye.net/~kbsblues

Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society

Non-profit organization whose goal is to raise awareness and appreciation of live blues music.

http://www.lotobs.org/

Les Autres Societes d\'Auteurs (SACD)

French society for music composers.

http://www.sacd.fr/

Living Music Foundation

Collects and distributes financial aid in order to assist independent composers and musicians in their efforts to reach the public.

http://www.e-universe.com/lmfhome/

Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music

Organizer of concerts, conferences, workshops and other activities which are useful in promoting contemporary music.

http://www.lgnm.lu/

Magic City Blues Society (MCBS)

The Society was founded to preserve the blues as a cultural asset, to promote and facilitate local blues productions, and to foster appreciation of the unique styles and cultural heritage of the blues.

http://www.magiccityblues.org/

Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS)

Royalty collection society that licences the recording and use of music in all its shapes and forms. MCPS specialists ensure that their members music is properly licensed, and that royalties are paid quickly and efficiently to their members.

http://www.mcps.co.uk/

Media Coalition

The Media Coalition is an association that defends the First Amendment right to produce and sell books, magazines, recordings, and videotapes and videogames.

http://www.mediacoalition.org/

MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA)

Provides forums for discussion of proposals aimed at improving and standardizing the capabilities and marketability of MIDI-related products.

http://www.midi.org/

Mississippi Valley Blues Society (MVBS)

Web site offers news, information and blues music resources.

http://www.mvbs.org/

Music City Blues

Non-profit educational organization formed to help keep blues music alive. Its purpose is to promote, preserve and advance the culture and tradition of blues music, a unique American art form. The group is actively involved in the middle Tennessee commu

http://www.musiccityblues.org/

Music Library Association (MLA)

Professional organization devoted to music librarianship and to all aspects of music materials in libraries.

http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/

Music Producers Guild (MPG)

The Guild promotes and represents all individuals in the music production and recording professions. It is a professional organization that embodies collective and individual creative contributions to the production and recording of all genres of music an

http://www.mpg.org.uk/

Musik Informations Zentrum Österreich

Contact information for this Austrian center.

http://www.mica.at/

Natchel\' Blues Network (NBN)

Organization promoting the blues in southeastern Virginia.

http://www.natchelblues.org/

National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS)

Organization comprised of recording professionals that present the Grammy Awards and other cultural, educational, professional development and human service programs. Based in Santa Monica, California.

http://www.grammy.com/

National Band Register

The site offers bands the unprecedented facility of searching the world's largest database of band names and band information. One can find out if their band name is in use, and if not, register it to help protect from other bands using it.

http://www.bandreg.com/

National Music Foundation

Not-for-profit organization dedicated to American music and the people who bring it to us. Their mission is twofold: educate the public about American music, and provide for the retirement of professionals from the fields of music and recording.

http://www.nmc.org/

National Music Publishers Association (NMPA)

Association representing American music publishers. Works to interpret copyright law, educate the public about licensing and safeguard the interests of its members.

http://www.nmpa.org/

Oklahoma Blues Society

Non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of Blues music as an art form.

http://okblues.org/

Online Audiovisual Catalogers (OLAC)

Site focused on the exchange of information, continuing education and communication among catalogers of audiovisual materials with the Library of Congress.

http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/olac/index.html

Ottawa Blues Society

Society for the promotion, preservation, and sheer pleasure of the blues.

http://www.devant.com/OttawaBluesSociety/

Percussive Arts Society

Not-for-profit service organization whose purpose is educational, promoting drums and percussion through a viable network of performers, teachers, students, enthusiasts and sustaining members.

http://www.pas.org/

Performing Artists Media Rights Association (PAMRA)

Collecting society for performers that pays out money to qualifying performers for the broadcast of their recorded performances. As an organization, PAMRA is better able to defend performers’ rights and earnings than individuals can and it is dedicated to

http://www.pamra.org.uk/

Performing Rights Society (PRS)

Association of composers, songwriters and music publishers. It administers the 'performing right' in their music.

http://www.prs.co.uk/

Phonographic Performance Ltd. (PPL)

Non-profit making organization established by the recording industry to administer public performance and broadcasting rights of their recordings. PPL issues licences to all kinds of venues, radio and TV broadcasters.

http://www.ppluk.com/

Piedmont Blues Preservation Society (PBPS)

Educational non-profit organization working to preserve and present the American Blues tradition through live performances, educational programs and workshops, and the documentation of local North Carolina tradition through written, audio and visual media

http://www.piedmontblues.com/

Promotion Marketing Association of America, Inc. (PMA)

New York based non-profit trade association that represents the promotion marketing profession. As the voice of the industry, PMA represents member interests and promotes better understanding of the importance of promotion in the overall marketing mix.

http://www.pmalink.org/

SACEM

Professional organization for authors, administered by music creators and publishers who collect and distribute authors' rights.

http://www.sacem.fr/

SESAC, Inc.

Performing rights organization with headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee and offices in New York and London, representing songwriters and publishers and their right to be compensated for having their music performed in public.

http://sesac.com/

Societe Civile des Auteurs Multimedia (SCAM)

Civil society of multimedia authors that manages and distributes the rights of journalists and authors of multimedia materials including audiovisual, audio, written works, new technologies, stills and corporate films.

http://www.scam.fr/

Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM)

The Society promotes the research, study and the performance of music in all historical periods and cultural contexts.

http://www.indiana.edu/~ethmusic/

Society for Producers and Composers of Applied Music (PCAM)

PCAM was founded by members of leading music production companies to monitor practices and conditions for the production of music in commercials, television programs and other audio-visual media between production companies and advertising agencies.

http://www.pcam.co.uk/

Society for the Promotion of New Music (SPNM)

SPNM promotes and advances the education of the public by encouraging the understanding, appreciation and development of music composed by living musicians born or resident in the UK, and of music generally as expressed in any other medium or form. SPNM

http://www.spnm.org.uk/

Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. (SBE)

Located in Indiana, SBE is a non-profit organization serving the interests of Broadcast Engineers. SBE members include: studio and transmitter operators and technicians, supervisors, announcer-technicians, chief engineers of commercial and educational sta

http://www.sbe.org/

Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc.

Located in Indiana, SBE is a non-profit organization serving the interests of Broadcast Engineers. SBE members include: studio and transmitter operators and technicians, supervisors, announcer-technicians, chief engineers of commercial and educational sta

http://www.sbe.org/

Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC)

A national independent labor union with the purpose of elevating the standards of stage direction and choreography. Based in New York, New York.

http://www.ssdc.org/

Sonic Arts Network (SAN)

SAN is an events, education and information resource with members worldwide that aims to raise awareness and innovate new approaches to sonic art by providing information and opportunity across the UK.

http://www.sonicartsnetwork.org/

Tennessee Country Music Association (TCMA)

Nonprofit country music association formed to promote country and gospel music and aspiring artists in these fields.

http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/Opry/9920/

Texas Music Office

Information clearinghouse and promotion office for the Texas music industry.

http://www.governor.state.tx.us/music

Toronto Blues Society

Organization that works to create a climate in which the opportunities for live performances, radio airplay and national touring that can make a career in music viable were being made available to blues musicians.

http://www.torontobluessociety.com/

Van Cliburn Foundation

Non-profit organization the hosts both the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and the newly formed biennial International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs.

http://www.cliburn.org/

VH1 Save The Music

Nonprofit initiative to restore music education programs in America's public schools and raise awareness of the positive impact music participation has on students.

http://www.vh1.com/insidevh1/savethemus/

Women In the Arts

Produces and sponsors programs that promote and affirm the creative talents and technical skills of women in the visual, performing, and fine arts. The primary vehicle to meet this purpose is the production of the National Women's Music Festival.

http://wiaonline.org/

World Music Foundation: Music Aid

Raises funds through music to help needy children of the world.

http://www.musicaid.org/