[FA Worldmusic] Request submissions for Sept NA WMC newsletter

[Alison Loerke]

Dear NA World Music community,

Here it is September, fall conferences and tours are under way, the NA World
Music Coalition continues to welcome new members to this organization, and
we are delighted to confirm offical notice of IRS approval for our 501c3
status. Special thanks to Marco Werman and Bill August and Board members
Michael Alexander and Ali Sachedina for assistance in that successful
application.  We are looking forward to WOMEX, and will host a meeting there
(see Sept newsletter for details).

Please let us know what is going on in your corner of the globe. We want to
put your information in our bi-monthly newsletter.

This is how it works: you submit up to 100 words per item in one of the
newsletter categories below. You must be a member in order to submit.

Please follow the requested format, formatting the header of each listing in
bold, keeping in the words that precede a colon such as "Tour dates begin:"
or "Contact:". Anything that does not make sense with a light edit will not
be included, so please have a friend/colleague review your listing before
submission. Note that all submissions must pertain to North America, so
please do not offer your artists touring Lichtenstein, or list your CDs that
are big in Japan; and it must pertain to world music. Please submit your
listing to info at worldmusiccoalition.org; the deadline for Sept issue is
Friday Sept 22 (one week from today).

Here are the categories in which you can submit newsletter content and the
format in which they must be submitted:

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TOUR DATES WANTED
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(this a place to solicit concert presenters with your artists; this is NOT a
place to post full tour schedules; if an artist is ALWAYS seeking tour
dates -- such as North American based artists -- they may post a general
tour dates wanted announcement two times per year maximum; such artists are
encouraged to submit a listing in the Coalition's emerging "Directory of
North American Based World Music Artists;" stay tuned for more info on that)

Please follow this format:

Artist Name, Country of Origin/ or national origin
, Genre (optional), Band size
Artist blurb.
Tour dates begin: month, date, year
Tour dates end: month, date, year
Seeking these cities:
Contact: person's name, phone, email, website

Sample:

Djelimady Diabate [fictional!], Senegal, Afrop-Pop Hybrid, 27 performers.
Djelimady has transferred the traditional calabash rhythms onto electric
tabla turntable. He bangs on the turntables with tablas attached to
dijeridoos. His stage performance is highlighted by eight foot tall Amazon
belly-dancers that use a traditional Kazakh bull-roarer to give the audience
haircuts.
Tour dates begin: February 1, 2006
Tour dates end: March 31, 2006
Seeking these cities: New York, Halifax, Los Angeles, Burnaby, Seattle,
Mexico City, San Francisco, Cancun, Chicago, and of course Bloomington.
Contact: John J. Johnson, jjj at jjj.com, www.jjj.com


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CD RELEASES
over time this will be a place where industry insiders will hear about
planned releases in advance to help with planning tours and other campaigns;
remember that savvy world music buyers from retail stores will probably
gravitate to this newsletter for this content and it may inspire concert
presenters or booking agents to look into an artist)

Please follow this format:

Artist name, "CD title," country of origin, genre (optional)
Short description.
Record label, distributors
Contact: person's name, phone, email, website
Release date.
 

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RETAIL NEWS
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(news about new North American retail stores, outlets, promotion
programs/opportunities, general retail news)

Please follow this format:

Store or company name, city, province/state, country
News blurb.
Contact: person's name, phone, email, website


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MEDIA NEWS
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(for milestones such as new shows launched, shows retired, host personality
changes, Peabody awards won, etc.)
 
Please follow this format:
 
Media name, city, state/province, country
News blurb
Contact name, email, telephone, website
 
 
 

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PEOPLE
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(news about position openings, promotions, staff changes, radio program host
changes; for organizations as well as bands)

Please follow this format:

Organization, company, or band name, city, province/state, country
Opening or announcement blurb.
Contact: person's name, phone, email, website


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SIGNINGS
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(new artist signings to booking agencies, managers, or labels, and new label
signings to distributors)

Please follow this format:

Artist Name, Country of Origin, Genre (optional), Band size (optional)
Signed to: Company name.
Starting date: month, date, year
Territories of this signing include: List countries.
Artist blurb.
Contact: person's name, phone, email, website


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VENUE/FESTIVAL NEWS
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(post festival and series dates and news, announce new venues or
initiatives, call for artist submissions)

Please follow this format:

Organization or company name, city, province/state, country
Put announcement here.
Contact: person's name, phone, email, website


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OFFER SERVICES
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(a place for members to offer business-to-business services relevant to our
member base: world music professionals; not a place to post your wedding
band's services; if this ends up drowning in CD manufacturing, etc., we may
put more restrictive criteria on this category; examples may include visa
processing, world music photography, "ethnic" street teams, etc.; emphasis
should generally be on services and professionals that specialize in world
music; the same company may only post to the newsletter twice per year)

Please follow this format:

Five words or less about service
Organization or company name, city, province/state, country
Services description here.
Contact: person's name, phone, email, website


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BURNING QUESTION
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(a place to post a question that only world music professionals can answer
for you; this could lead to a column where we ask certain "experts" to
respond)

Please follow this format:

Five words or less about topic
Burning question: Put your question here?
Alias (optional): in case you want to be anonymous, make up a (clever) name
related to your question here ("Sleepless in Seattle")
or
Contact (optional): person's name, organization/company, phone, email,
website


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INDUSTRY EVENTS
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(a place to post music industry events relevant to world music business;
also a place to post showcase details occurring at industry events; please
submit your showcase announcements now for these upcoming events: Arts
Presenters, Folk Alliance, MIDEM, and South by Southwest)

Please follow this format:

Industry Event Name
Where: City, province/state, country
When: Month, dates, year
What: Blurb about content, attendees, etc.; include specific mention of
world music and/or North American showcases/panels/etc.
Contact: person's name, phone, email, website

For showcase announcements, please follow this format:

Artist Name, Country of Origin, Genre (optional)
Industry event: list event name here
Where: Venues, suite number, address, city, province/state, country
When: Date, time
Ticket needed: yes or no
Artist blurb.
Contact: person's name, organization/company, phone, email, website


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WILDCARD
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(a place to post other news and announcements relevant to the world music
business community in North America)

Please follow this format:

Five words or less about topic
Put announcement here.
Contact: person's name, organization/company, phone, email, website


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Again, please submit to info at worldmusiccoalition.org by Sept 22, 2006. The
North American World Music Coalition reserves the right to edit or omit part
or all of each submission received. By submitting a listing you accept that
all newsletter content is subject to human and/or technical error and accept
that the only recourse is a correction in the following newsletter.

We look forward to your submissions.

Thank you!

Alison Loerke
North American World Music Coalition
 




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