Did you know the best thing you can do for your music mission is to have a mentor/consultant? What we have found from years of experience is the majority of independent artists want to do more in their missions, but they do not know how to do more, or even get to a point where they can do more. We have a saying here at Indie Impact..”the more your know, the more you’ll grow!.” Also, the Word says “my people perish for lack of knowledge.” Knowledge is the key to a successful mission! Sue Ross-Mohr, a life coach, music industry and ministry extraordinaire is available to help you learn how to succeed and help you grow and go!

Contact Sue ASAP to schedule your one on one session today! Indieheaven.com members receive a substantial discount! Not a member of Indieheaven? Click HERE to sign up!

Sue Ross-Mohr
Sue Ross-Mohr has been in the music industry for years, and is best known for taking her daughter’s group, EverLife from a local group in Western PA to a recording contract with Disney’s Hollywood Records. Sue’s ministry is called The Inner ViZion. The ministry of THE INNER VIZION, along with founder, Sue Ross-Mohr, boasts that everyone has gifts (talents) that are unique to us alone, our Inner Vizion… It’s time to “Break Through from the Inside Out!” and begin to use them! Sue is ready, willing, and available to serve you today! To set up your personal one on one session, E-Mail Sue at: sue@theinnervizion.com

Comments about Sue:
Sue has helped me tremendously. I was in need of a plan and some focus with my music ministry and when Sue and I began consulting, I could tell right away I had found the right person to guide me. Our consulting sessions have been thought provoking and stretching. I know I am beginning to make great strides because of the accountability I have established with Sue. I recommend anyone looking to express their vision from within to contact Sue. – Rick Stephenson Music & Living the Promise Ministries, Inc.

Sue is great to work with. She expanded upon my ideas and helped design a short-term and long-term plan. I was filled to overflowing with new ideas that Sue brought forth to bring into my ministry. – Deborah Hightower

Sue Ross exceeded my expectations and wowed me with wonderful and helpful insight! God used Sue to open my eyes to the possibilities and places my ministry could go. I know our meeting was a God thing for sure! Sue gave me a concrete plan to reach the goals I’ve been dreaming of. She shared her wisdom, her heart and her passion! She is very contagious! – Kerri Crocker

The time with Sue was really excellent Keith. She’s a great addition to IH, I appreciated her input a lot. – Geof Kimber

Sue Ross is the definition of the phrase ‘go getter’.” I’ve never seen a publicist work as hard as Sue does. She believes in her clients and it always shows! – Andrew Carlton

Have you heard about volumMonster? volumMonster is a new tool that powers the ability for Artists to grow their fan base using the “Power of Free”! Artists create codes that Fans redeem in order to download FREE files that artists are giving away. It’s a
WIN-WIN for both the fan and artist! As fans redeem, download, and enjoy their free files, an artist builds their fan base, one download at a time.

We all know that giving away a free song or video is not a new idea. However, volumMonster has taken this idea and improved it! volumMonster provides a seamless process that allows fans to meet new artists and artists to know WHO their fans are! Imagine how this knowledge alone will help artists more efficiently market their music and more effectively accomplish their mission!

I’ve heard the value of your net worth is determined by the size of your network. This is so true! In the days of 99 cent singles, or even lower, music has been devalued to where it is not worth much in the minds of the consumer. Oh well, that’s just the way it goes. However…. there is a NEW WAY to think of your music!

So why not GIVE away a song or 2, or even more, in order to know WHO your fans are?? Here’s a known Fact: Did you know if you sell a single song through i-tunes, you get about 65 cents for the sale of the song. Big Deal! The problem is you have no clue WHO has purchased your song!!! BUMMER! (btw…You DO get your customer info on Indieheaven, even if a single song is purchased!)

Once you know who your fans are, then you can work on building a relationship with them. Give them something else! It doesn’t have to be your music! Think outside the box! Just give them something… Then, when you are ready to SELL your next single, EP, or full project, you have a ton of fans to sell to. Chances are they will buy because you have built that relationship, one free download at a time!

Are the lights going on yet as to the incredible VALUE of knowing WHO your fan is???

HERE’S THE GREAT NEWS!
Indieheaven members will now be able to give files away, and collect fan data, right from their Indieheaven page! The process will be powered by volumMonster! I have worked out a deal with the vM team that allows your Indieheaven membership to include a BASIC volumMonster Artist Account! (a $9.95 per month value!!)

Here’s what you get:
* Create up to 5 Unique Codes
* Upload up to 15 Files
* 500 Downloads per month
* Data Collection- You get the persons name, email address, zip code,
birthdate, and possibly their cell phone #!
* Stats – what songs were downloaded, how many times, and by WHO!

The entire process will begin right from your Indieheaven Profile! To take advantage of this tremendous new IH Feature, you must first SIGN UP FOR INDIEHEAVEN. Then, sign up to volumMonster as an artist. Let them know you are an Indieheaven Member to be sure to receive your free account! IH members with a volumMonster Artist Account will have a REDEEM IT tab on their Indieheaven profiles. On the Redeem It tab, fans can enter the unique code you have created for your unique promotion. After they enter the code and click the Redeem It button, a new browser page will open where they enter their information and download your song from volumMonster.

Remember, as an Indieheaven Member you get the BASIC volumMonster Artist Account for FREE! That’s a $9.95 per month VALUE!

When you join Indieheaven, you get 2 websites!!

Did you know the having the ability to accept credit cards at your concerts will increase your sales by 3-5 times! We’re not talking about the old-school knucklebusters that CD Baby has, we’re talking about high-tech machines where you swipe the card, print out a receipt and digitally transmit the info to Merchant Warehouse. You get your money right away, PLUS, you can accept donations via credit card! It all starts with having your own Merchant account! It’s easier than you imagine, and can pay for itself the first concert!

Click the banner below for more info, or call 866-343-1997. A Merchant Warehouse representative would love to discuss your merchant account needs!

Songs To Feed Africa was incorporated in the state of Tennessee (USA) on December 28, 2010 by Joe Speno, Director. The sole purpose of SFA is to raise awareness of, and funding for, the impoverished children in the great continent of Africa. We want to make a difference in the lives of these precious children by being able to provide food, clean water, shelter, and hope.

We enlist the help of talented musicians and songwriters who also want to make a difference in Africa, by allowing SFA to use their originally written songs for the purpose of raising monies. The songwriters waive any income or proceeds from the sale of their music while partnering with SFA. Additionally SFA does not keep any of the proceeds of the music sales.

As caring people purchase these songs on our website, SFA acts as a “pass thru” by routing ALL monies received directly to Partnering organizations.

A Partnering Organization(s) is one that already exists, is doing relief work in Africa, and is a 501 (c) (3) organization. If at any one time we have multiple Partnering Organizations working with us, we would simply divide all proceeds equally across them.

To submit your song, please visit the Songs To Feed Africa website

Have you heard of QR Codes? A QR code (short for Quick Response) is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by dedicated QRbarcode readers and camera phones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded can be text, URL or other data.

Common in Japan, where it was created by Toyota subsidiary Denso-Wave in 1994, the QR code is one of the most popular types of two-dimensional barcodes. QR is the abbreviation for Quick Response, as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed.

The technology has seen a large uptake in Japan and South Korea. However, in the West there has been a slower adoption of QR codes.

So, how can an indie artist utilize a QR Code? Simple!! You can get a custom code generated for you for FREE online: HERE. Then, download the code graphic, and have them printed on your business card. People can scan the code and be taken to your website, view your contact information, or other info you direct them to. It’s much better than just a business card! You can also add QR Codes to your CD artwork, or posters, or whatever you want to have them printed on!

INDIE IGNITE CONFERENCE

Here’s a great opportunity for you to learn, network, be challenged and inspired! It’s called INDIE IGNITE and is being held July 7-8, 2011 in Nashville at The Marriott/Vanderbilt. Even better news is Dave Koch at Westar has provided a great registration price for our Indie Impact friends!

To get the discounted rate, click the banner below to go to a form to fill out. You MUST fill out the form to receive the discounted rate. A representative from Indie Ignite will contact you right away!

Register soon, as time is drawing near for this event. This is the ONLY Christian Music Conference focused on independent artists that Indie University and Indieheaven officially endorses!

If you are NOT a member of Indieheaven, sign up HERE to get the discounted price, PLUS all kinds of great tools, services and community Indieheaven provides!

SoundExchange is attempting to locate recording artists who are owed royalties from certain digital services that have streamed your recordings. Their records indicate you have such royalties waiting for you…really. Don’t worry – this is not a system-wide email, only admins identified as having royalties waiting are being contacted.

SoundExchange is the only organization in the United States authorized to collect royalties for the performance of a sound recording on behalf of the performers and rights owners of the recording itself — similar to how ASCAP, BMI and SESAC collect royalties for songwriters and publishers for the underlying musical composition. Unlike these organizations, however, SoundExchange collects performance royalties on your behalf whether or not you are registered with them, as directed under U.S. Copyright law. But if you want to get paid, you must register with SoundExchange directly!

When the music you recorded is commercially released and played on Sirius-XM Satellite Radio, Internet radio such as Pandora, and on digital cable and satellite TV services like Comcast’s “Music Choice” and DirecTV, SoundExchange collects a royalty on your behalf. Since 2001, SoundExchange has collected and processed billions of spins and paid out more than $500 million in digital royalties. But thousands of music professionals are not yet registered – and millions of dollars in royalties are currently unclaimed.

Online registration is fast, secure and free and once you’ve registered, you will continue to receive royalty payments quarterly, every time you’re owed. Just go to SoundExchange’s Online registration site. Or, if you prefer, you can get hard copy forms by going to www.soundechange.com and clicking “I’m a recording artist or artist representative”. Choose to download Artist Group Registration Bundle 1 (or 2 if you are outside the US). Print and complete the forms, then mail, fax or scan/email them to SoundExchange. It’s that easy to get paid! If you are already registered with SoundExchange, or believe you may have received this message in error, please contact SoundExchange Member Services to update your account information.

It is a great idea for any recording artist or sound recording copyright owner to register at SoundExchange, as there may be royalties waiting there for you to collect.

Congratulations on your success. Indie Impact and SoundExchange are pleased to help you collect your performance royalties!

If you have any questions, feel free to call SoundExchange at 202-524-7839 or email them at info@soundexchange.com.

*DISCLAIMER:
Indie Impact, their sponsors, affiliates and any company associated with Indie Impact does not support, nor recieve income from any of the sources provided in the DAILY OPP. We also do not necessarily share their views or terms. This service is provided as a resource tip as part of the DAILY OPP. Research should been done on the artists end. If you have any questions regarding the above, please email our staff at info@indieimpact.com.

Overnight Prints has a special deal on printing!

www.overnightprints.com

When asked for CODE use OFFERS20 and you will also receive 20% off of your entire order.

Remember to always go on www.couponcode.com and type in name of product/company if you are ordering online.

If you need any graphic/logo help — Just let us know. We have a team of individuals that can serve you!

THE INDIE IMPACT STAFF

*DISCLAIMER:
Indie Impact, their sponsors, affiliates and any company associated with Indie Impact does not support, nor recieve income from any of the sources provided in the DAILY OPP. We also do not necessarily share their views or terms. This service is provided as a resource tip as part of the DAILY OPP. Research should been done on the artists end. If you have any questions regarding the above, please email our staff at info@indieimpact.com.

Here’s our Daily Opp for May 18, 2011

MXTV
Internationally broadast TV show, MXTV, is looking for a new ‘music bed for their graphic opening to be used in all upcoming shows!

http://www.st8mnt.com/clients/MXTV/NEWOPEN/OPEN_long480.mov

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NAgVrj7TE0

Record a 12 second piece that maybe peaks at 7-8 seconds. At the 7-8 second mark the logo will fill the frame and hold for 3-4 seconds. So for those 3-4 seconds (as it nears the 12 second stop) maybe sustain the sound or do “something” cool that fits…then maybe comes to a dramatic end at 12 seconds.

Unique vocals saying ‘MXTV’ is needed too. One audio intro piece with vocals and one without would be great, but not an absolute. The vocal could be used separately for other applications.

Also, while you are at it, record all kinds of stuff ! : Noise’s, singled out particular instruments of the intro music, sound bite – shortened pieces of the intro music, all kinds of quick audio to be used for transition stuff.
Plus variations of the 12 second one that goes longer (2,3 or 4 times longer) is always good to have as music bed stuff, etc.

As far as style, think Rock with a modern / future twist to it since the logo is supposed to have a post modern / futuristic vibe to it. The graphic designer thinks the “Tron” soundtrack is a good thing to check out for potential direction. Listen to Daft Punk and you’ll get it!

We are NOT opposed to Dance House, Hip Hop nor Techno either. Could be interesting too.

The person’s piece that is chosen will have their name and website listed in the credits. The reach is a potential 3.4 billion households…

Send all pieces to susan@mxtv.org. Each submission must be uploaded to YOUTUBE and the url submitted…Good luck.

See you tomorrow for another DAILY OPP!

The Indie Impact ‘OPP’ TEAM

*DISCLAIMER:
Indie Impact, their sponsors, affiliates and any company associated with Indie Impact does not support, nor recieve income from any of the sources provided in the DAILY OPP. We also do not necessarily share their views or terms. This service is provided as a resource tip as part of the DAILY OPP. Research should been done on the artists end. If you have any questions regarding the above, please email our staff at info@indieimpact.com.