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- A1 – Offers artists and bands for venues, weddings and anniversaries.
- Aardvark Records – On-line record, management and promotion company promoting new talent on the web.
- Acoustic Tones Artist Management – A company that offers musicians contacts within the music industry.
- American Music Legends – Major Country, Soul, Jazz, Blues, and Gospel artists and groups available for bookings.
- Artist Management and Development – Based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Represents Alternative, Pop,Rock,Country and Blues artists, along with record producers and songwriters.
- Artist Manager - Matches artists to managers worldwide. Features a free search by musical genre, location, live experience, or up to three main criteria.
- Assembly Entertainment – An artist management firm seeking talented acts. Accepts demo packages. Based in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Blanton Harrell Cooke & Corzine – Specializes in touring, artist development, product development, long term planning, contract negotiations, and day to day management with a full administrative support staff.
- Brumfield & Associates – A booking and management company with a roster that includes a broad palette of music such as Jazz, Classical, Rock, Folk, and Pop. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, USA.
- Bulletproof Artist Management – Represents and works with performers in the areas of Folk, Rock, Pop and Country in North America. Offices in Massachusetts, USA.
- Constellation Entertainment – A source for music spectacles in Balimore and Washington, USA. Represents musicians of a variety of styles.
- DanceBooking.com – Online booking agency for Dance, POP, Freestyle, and Rap artists. Bookings available worldwide. Based in New York, USA.
- DTS GriMm Entertainment – A company created to book up and coming local and regional acts on the East Coast of USA.
- Ed Shaw Entertainment – A Seattle, USA-based entertainment agency providing live musical entertainment, connecting talent buyers with musicians. Website features artists roster and lists of services.
- e-LiveMusic & Missile Productions – A live music booking agency in the mid-Atlantic area, booking over 150 different bands. Located in Maryland, USA.
- Funquest Entertainments – Agency for South West England. Features singers, duos and bands.
- Harmany Music – Offers music management, booking, and promotion services, and music weblog. Specializes in DC bands.
- In Demand Talent – A booking agency featuring Rock, Pop, Christian, Country, and Urban music artists, as well as Comedians, Celebrities, and Variety Acts. Biographical and Tour Data on over 5000 featured artists. Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Indie Managers Association – Provides a community to exchange ideas, suggestions and opinions about topics of mutual interest.
- International Music Managers’ Forum – Representing the interests of managers and self-managed artists. Includes information about services offered and activities. Located in Finland.
- Mc-Ent Management – A tour management for mainly Canadian Country, World, Rock, and Native Artists. Located in The Netherlands.
- Mes Entertainment – A full-service company. Offers artist management, production, recording and promotion.
- New Hit Music – Offers musicians on the net, management, and talent scout for recording studios.
- New Sound – Agents representing soloists, duos, trios, and bands, located in Bulgaria.
- Nova Concerts International – Specialized in Jazz, World music and Pop. Site includes artists’ profiles and booking information. Based in Germany.
- Optimum Entertainment – Offers Rock and Country musicians for all entertainment needs. Based in Australia.
- Pacific Entertainment Promotions – Event producer and booking agency for Rock and Jazz/Fusion musicians. Site includes artist profiles and contact information. Based in California, USA.
- Premiere Artists Group – Represents the best in Electronic, Hip Hop, Turntablists, Drum and Bass, Trance, Techno, 2-Step, and DJs.
- Producers, Inc. – Bookings and production management: Folk, Country, and Orchestral. Tampa, Florida, USA.
- Robert Friedman Presents – Management for Dance, Jazz, World and Classical artists. Includes artists information and schedule. Located in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Rox Entertainment – A booking agency for clubs in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, USA.
- Seven Bells Management – A Sheffield, USA-based music management firm dedicated to finding and promoting new musical talent.
- TCA Entertainment Booking – A booking agency working with five styles of musical acts, such as Country or Rock. Website describes how to buy and book big name musical entertainment talents. Based in New York, USA.
- Three Twins Entertainment – An entertainment organization providing management, artist development, promotions, booking talent, and record label services in New York, USA.
- UrbaRhythmic Music – Offers artist management for all music genres. Located in the United Kingdom.
- Vincero – Works internationally in artist management, orchestral touring, and concert promotion including Classic, Jazz and Crossover. Offices in Seoul, Korea.
- Webbtide Entertainment – A multi-service artist management firm driven to bring artists’ creative vision and professional goals into reality. Coral Springs, Florida, USA.
- Your Artist – An online website that books artists without intermediate services. Located in the United Kingdom.
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- Famous Monsters of Filmland – A magazine that features photos and articles about classic monsters. Site includes subscription information and news.
- Fangoria – Monthly publication that features regularly updated horror movie reviews, upcoming previews and news.
- Filmfanzine – Online magazine that covers horror, science fiction and fantasy topics. Includes news, trailers, articles and forum.
- Horror-Wood – Classic and cult horror and monster movie monthly e-zine.
- The Missing Link – A-Z listing of horror, fantasy and science-fiction films from 1895-1950, with articles on Slaughter, Lugosi and Karloff.
- The Monster Club – Books and publications for classic horror film fans. Includes a periodical e-zine and a forum.
- Monster Zine – Quarterly e-zine that discusses classic horror films. Includes current issue, archives, forums, polls and postcards.
- Penny Blood Magazine – Magazine dedicated to horror and cult entertainment. Site includes features, movie reviews and ordering information.
- Scarlet Street – Print magazine that covers the classic horror genre. Site includes articles, interviews, reviews and ordering information.
- Sex Gore Mutants – E-zine that includes horror movie reviews, book listings, message boards, DVD suppliers and links.
- Unrated Magazine – Covers controversial cult films. Features current issue gallery, news, reviews and purchasing information.
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Fairy Tale Appeal By Mary Jensen
As a child, I loved the Gem Classics Library of Fairy Tales. These were multiple books containing collections of the classic fairy tales – Emerald Fairy Tales, Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, etc. I fell in love with fairy tales, and continue to enjoy them today. Why are so many people drawn to these stories, all around the world? Fairy tales appeal to our very basic human needs. In Snow White we have a queen that epitomizes vanity and jealousy. Snow White is beauty. We can relate because even the best of us have felt these emotions, dealt with the insecurities of a world obsessed by beauty. These stories allow us to confront these fears and emotions. We see the dangers of being consumed with jealousy. The queen destroys herself in her efforts to destroy Snow White. And the endings feel good, they leave us with a sense of rightness. We want to believe that good values will conquer over bad. At the same time, it appeals to our carnal nature. The villains don’t just disappear, or go to jail. The queen in Snow White is punished by wearing hot iron shoes. Versions of Rumpelstiltskin end in his stomping into the floor and tearing himself in two. All around the world, people have been telling stories with the same themes. For example, almost every culture has a Cinderella story. What changed over time is the values and message of the tales. Victorian tales dealt with the wish fulfillment of good things come to those who wait, and had very passive heroines. Modern retellings generally have stronger, more active heroines, to reflect the independence of modern women. Not only am I a fan of the traditional tales, I also seek out retellings. Robin McKinley and Donna Jo Napoli write wonderful young adult versions (though enjoyable for more than youth). For a fantasy targeted to adults, try Juliet Marillier’s Sevenwaters Trilogy. The first book, “Daughter of the Forest” is based on the tale of The Six Swans. Since I can never get enough of fairy tales, I’ve even written a couple of my own, one based on Sleeping Beauty, and one on Snow White. If writing your own, you can change everything but the bare bones – the basic structure or theme. Change the motivations, the protagonist, the setting, whatever else you want. It will work as long as your characters are believable. If you stray so far from the original fairy tale that it’s no longer recognizable, you may lose the ability to label it a fairy tale, but don’t let that stop you if you have a different story to tell. Does it matter the roots as long as it entertains? Mary W. Jensen is an author on http://www.Writing.Com/ which is a site for Creative Writing She is an editor for the Writing.com Fantasy newsletter, and the cofounder of an offline writing group. Mary is working on a fantasy novel, Emergence of the Fey
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