MUSIC

Chamber Music America
http://www.chamber-music.org

Grammy Awards
http://www.grammy.com

Harry Fox Agency
Harry Fox is the primary mechanical licensing, collection and distribution agency for U.S. publishers. Site contains descriptions of and information about mechanical and other licenses: http://www.harryfox.com

League of American Orchestras
http://www.americanorchestras.org

MusiCares
A charitable arm of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), MusiCares can provide musical artists assistance with a range of financial, medical and personal emergencies: http://www.grammy.com/MusiCares/

Music Industry Associations & Organizations
http://www.therecordindustry.com/associations/htm

Music Law
The St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts has compiled an excellent source of practical information on numerous music law issues including band agreements, protecting band names, performance agreements, publishing, recording, CD packaging, and independent labels: http://www.vlaa.org/musiclaw.asp

Opera America
http://www.operaamerica.org

Performing Rights Organizations
Performing rights organizations are businesses that represent songwriters and publishers to ensure compensation for public performances of their work. There are three:
ASCAP: http://www.ascap.com
BMI: http://www.bmi.com
SESAC: http://www.sesac.com

Recording Artists Project, Harvard Law School
Contains basic information on copyright, band agreements, recording contracts, and performing rights organizations: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rap/legal

Recording Industry Association of America
Contains information on contracts between record companies and artists, copyright, licensing and royalties, and technology. Though targeted at California residents, most information is applicable to all agreements: http://www.riaa.com/issues/laborcode/default.asp

Music Biz Academy
Provides a legal checklist for releasing your own record: http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/legalchecklist.htm/