Links

This is a collection of links to various songwriting, musician, artist and music technology sites.

Songwriting

A list of resources I specifically use for my songwriting:

• UK Songwriting Competition - An annual songwriting competition, into which I have entered some songs and lyrics.
• Song Of The Year Contest - An international annual songwriting contest which I entered in 2011 and received a Suggested Artist Award.
• The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers - A UK organisation providing many services to songwiriters and through which I officially register the copyright of my material.
• Broadjam - An organisation enabling musicians to promote their music online and submit their work to licensing or publishing opportunities within the industry. Jeff West Artist page.
• Jeff West on mySpace
  
• IntroOutro Songs on Facebook

Synthpop Artists

A few links focusing on new or or relatively unknown electronic music artists:

• Electronically Yours - Information about new artists or news of selected established acts.
• A Different Drum - Music store specifically dealing with electronic pop. Also has a Synthpop radio plug-in.
• CD Baby - Independent music distributor. Includes a feature to find similar artists.

Music Technology

Websites for the main equipment, hardware or software I use in my studio:

• Mark Of The Unicorn (MOTU) - Manufacturers of the digital audio recording and sequencing hardware and software I use in my studio.
• MacMusic - News, links and products specifically for making music with an Apple Mac.