Songwriters Workshop “Do you write poetry in your
spare time? Are you an aspiring songwriter?” Gibson Hill Music is offering this great songwriter’s workshop to all those who want to be able to write songs (gospel songs in particular)
A ten week course focusing on eight subjects of vital interest to all songwriter’s The music business is very
competitive, so you need this great source of information. You will learn to break into “the business”
of songwriting, by a qualified Nashville Songwriter. You will learn how to: 1) Write a marketable song (a potential
hit song) 2) All about copyrights 3) Demo services (getting your songs recorded) 4) Producer’s 5) Publishing and distribution 6) Song contracts 7) How to avoid the song shark 8) How to market or “plug”
your song (to showcase your tunes as they say in Nashville) All this information plus+ a complete list of names and
addresses of publishers, producers and 100 radio stations from all over the country whose format is gospel music; remember
it all starts with a song, so register now for this educational workshop. E-mail us at evjuniorgibson@yahoo.com Some songwriter’s may think their efforts end with writing the song. Or they believe that by signing a record contract,
or a publishing contract, they’re home free Waiting for the royalty checks to start rolling in. Unfortunately that’s
not the case. Every step along the way to a successful record takes a team effort, and the songwriter needs to be a knowledgeable
member of the team. Others know that it is necessary to go on to get their song(s) recorded, published, copy written, listed,
distributed, (marketed) promoted, and in the media, through, radio, television, and now over the Internet. Like all
artists, songwriters are vulnerable and sensitive. When they create, and when the creative phase of the work is over, it’s
time to do the business end of the music business. Recognizing the need to change gears before entering the business cycle
is one of the major ingredients in successful artistic careers. We don’t want to go out there fragile and unprotected
and immediately get squashed. For more information on changing gears go to our publishers page. Gibson Hill Music
*The Wayne County Chapter Singing is now
cancelled, as far as I know, I have not been able confirm it with the Wayne County Chapter Leader Raeburn Moore.If there is
any changes I will post them a.s.a.p. We apologize for any miscommunication on our behalf, but our internet has been down
for about a week (our phone also as a package was effected), so we have been out of touch with everbody till today (Thursday
June 17th)
Tommy D.Mayo has just applied as a State Chapter Leader of the great state of Oklahoma! This brother loves gospel music and has done so
much to promote it, he works with Daniel Graves of Heir-wave Internet Radio, please be in prayer for the A.C.M.A. because
I can see God's hand working miracles in our midst!
We want your southern gospel tunes!
Music Submission Guidelines:
First and foremost,
Heir Wave Radio will accept music from any gospel group whose music glorifies Christ Jesus.
Before submitting music
to us, please understand that we cannot and will not guarantee that your music will be played just because it was sent to
us. We can only play music recorded with the permission of the writer or copyright holder so if your recording is determined
to not have sufficient rights information we will discard your recordings before reviewing it. It would also be good to self
evaluate your music before sending to us to determine if your type of sound is played frequently on our station. All submitted
music becomes the property of Heir Wave Radio and our staff will determine the eligibility of music for airplay.
We
prefer,
·Original music from writers/artists
·music recorded by full or part
time (traveling) artists. (Note* Church ensembles usually do not have sufficiant rights to record music)
·music
from our featured artists
·music recorded in a professional recording studio with professional musicians
·music in southern gospel or country gospel formats or at least easy to listen to
·CDs or mp3 files
or music from record company compilations
MUSICIAN QUALITY: In order to maintain a
station that has a quality sound we must request that the musicians are of like quality sound. If one or more singers/musicians
are out of key or overpowering the rest, the music is unpleasant and annoying to many.
ORCHESTRATION:
We prefer orchestrated and vocals music. We will on occasion accept music by a single instrument such as a piano however the
music must fit the arrangement and a high quality sound.
PRODUCTION QUALITY: We require that the
production level to be very high quality. Most multi-track studio recorded and mastered recordings will fit the requirements
needed. One or two track recordings are unacceptable and will most likely not be used.
MESSAGE & LYRICS:
All music played on Heir Wave Radio will be Christ centered music and message.
If your music seems to fit the requirements
above, we would love to have you send your music to us!
Send your music to:
Daniel Graves
900 Sennybridge Dr
Yukon, OK 73099
Again, Please
understand that all submitted media becomes the property of Heir Wave Radio and will not be returned
May 8th 2010 that is when the Pulaski County Chapter will have their
annual Chapter singing. This year it will be held at Eubank Park and promises to the best one ever! Hosted by Chuck
and Phyllis Gibson (Singing Evangelists) Awards will be kept simple this year (a Certificate instead
of a plaque) please make plans to be with your friends and peers during this great time of fellowship
and anointed Gospel Singing! Activities start at 12 (Noon) to download a flyer click here, For a preview of the radio spot click here. For a preview of the TV add click here
Sorry but, I had made a mistake on the date of the meeting, I guess
that prooves I'm only human...The next meeting of The A.C.M.A. is Monday May 3rd, 7 pm at Shoney's in Corbin, KY.
for more Info. call (606) 425-5183 (Shoney's themselves have changed this date for the meeting)
You can download and "print
out" the A.C.M.A. Awards Ballothere You must have Microsoft Word installed before you can open this document.
The A.C.M.A. will be having
its first meeting since the reorganization started one year ago. It will held at Shoney's in Corbin (just off of 25 I-75 going
toward Bourborsville left hand side) at 7pm. We would like everyone who is interested in helping us with the setting up of
the remainder of the re-organization process please be there. Also pass the word to anyone you know that might be interested
in joining up with us, and bring them with you.
The
next meeting will be held in March so please keep checking back to find out when, so you can be there and make a difference
in the buisness of the A.C.M.A.
We have not yet found a suitable
place to hold our Christmas dinner and awards banquet, If anyone has any ideas whatsoever please let me know a.s.a.p. so we
can make arrangments and get the word out.
(Update 1-31-10) Due to not being able to find a siutable
place for the awards banquet we had to cancel the Christmas dinner last year (we always had the giving of awards at our Christmas
dinner) so the awards ceremonies have been move up to May 8th 2010 that is when the Pulaski County Chapter will have
their annual Chapter singing. This year it will be held at Eubank Park and promises to the best one ever! Hosted by Chuck
and Phyllis Gibson (Singing Evangelists) Awards will be kept simple this year (a Certificate instead of a plaque) please make
plans to be with your friends and peers during this great time of fellowship and anointed Gospel Singing! Activities start
at 12 (Noon)
The Wayne County Singing will take place Saturday June 19th, Wayne County Park Monticello,
Ky. at 5pm (Singers are to be there @ 4pm) all A.C.M.A. Artists are invited and encouraged to attend. If you are current with
your membership fees, you will have a chance to sing.
RAEBURN MOORE,
WAYNE CO. ACMA 3-17-2010
The A.C.M.A. will be
showcasing its talent on W.V.T.N.
in
a two hour program October 24th at 11 am eastern time
over
Channel 48 London, KY. Channel 22 new wave cable.
Meet New member (actually she has just re-joined after two years of taking care
of her husband)
Edna Lou Robinson also known
as the "Calvary Hill Singer"
Newest Group "The Reeves Family" to join the A.C.M.A.
Your Portfolio
Hello dear members of The A.C.M.A. another service has
been added to better help you as an Artist, present yourself in a very professional manner. To become affective
in ministry you must advertise. Whether or not that goes against what you were taught growing up in Church or not, it is matter
of fact in the music industry...secular or Gospel! Gibson Hill Music is ready to team with
"The A.C.M.A." to present a company that provides A&R, (Artist and repertoire) artist development, record production, songwriting, artist management, label structure, independent
marketing & promotion services, radio promotion, street promotion, video production & promotion, retail account management,
publicity, distribution (domestic & foreign) internet distribution, etc. We also want to help develop, research &
write marketing plans, marketing analysis, marketing budgets & forecasts, release schedules and set-up strategies, including
pre set-up work with trade publications, radio stations, retail outlets, media outlets, fan club bases, etc.
ARTIST DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTATION services will basically allow us to advise and consult entities in a role and fashion
similar to a traditional "manager/artist" type relationship, as well as provide many more services that most "traditional"
managers are not able to do. This includes overall guidance, direction, focus and structure to any creative project or entity-including
shopping for deals, distribution, publishing, introducing creative collaborations, securing corporate sponsor alliances, investors,
advice, critique, artistic image, styling and overall assistance to help gain exposure in the industry, etc. In the "consulting
arena" we map out a solid game plan that allows us to reach and maximize career purists in a logical, well thought out,
effective way, including setting career goals and objectives, artist representation, through referrals to entertainment Attorneys
who can be put on a retainer in the handling of legal documents, deal memo's, outlines, deal structuring, etc. All
of this is still in the works so please be in prayer for the A.C.M.A. as we strive to be heads above the rest when it comes
to doing business for KING JESUS! However you can get started today with your groups (Soloist, Trio, Duet or Family
Group) own "Personal Portfolio" It
will be a resume, and a keepsake for all your generations, a heritage to pass down to the Children, grandchildren...a
legacy that you help establish some roots through what you doing for Christ Jesus right here and right now! Which includes
your business card (furnished by you, or we can do it *extra) on the front of an eloquent folder (furnished by us),
a picture of your group (furnished by you) Your Biography (reviews will work just as well) an "About ME" page that
is sure to peak the interest of your peers and prospective venues (whether it is a Church, a Concert Hall, or a Stadium!)
it comes with a complimentary Demo (also furnished by you three songs should be sufficient) How much will it cost you?...well
folks that is what is so good about being a member of "The A.C.M.A." another benefit has been added as an initiative to being an "Active Member" (along with a database that is able to store and activate
a link for you that will work in any internet format, such are the links you will find on our "Available for Ministry
Page") We are now introducing a Pliable "Portfolio" that will present you and your Ministry in such a way that
promises to increase the number of venues you are invited to do (so you can Sing, Sing, and Sing some more)! And
the cost well, I got so carried away telling you how wonderful it is, I almost forgot to tell you "It's absolutely down
to earth" $20.00 for the initial Presentation. And $1.00 per folder, + S&H. Promotion and
distribution of the portfolios will be totally left up to you, unless of course you would like for us to handle that end,
which will be something that is negotiable. Anywhere else it would be up into the hundreds of dollars (just ask anyone that
has been there) "Promotional, Distribution Packages" can run up into hundreds if not thousands of dollars! We
need feedback from of our membership, what are your comments , suggestions...the deal for the "Comp Disc" also the
proposed "Great Outdoors get away" singing at the Henderson Settlement" fell through and only a few members took advantage of the links
thus far, of course we did not mention that if you have your own links we will be glad to add them to our "Available
for Ministry page" what say ye about this idea? We will be awaiting your response. God bless and keep you is our prayer.
Your servants in His service The A.C.M.A.
Music
Links
Greetings all members, here is another article of interest new to
the A.C.M.A. We have placed links to Our Artists Music on the "Available for Ministry Page"
(stored in our web-sites data base) they can only be used here... unless you would like to purchase the link per our latest
e-mail...$10.00 per link and will be active one year from the time you purchase it, and can be used in your e-mails as
part of your signature (every-time you e-mail someone they will be able to listen to your music) used on any web-site, forum
etc. We do this as a way to raise money that will go into our general fund...to help in our endeavors to build
this association while in the re-organization process. Thank you all for your generous support and co-operation. God bless
and keep you is our prayer.
Hello A.C.M.A. We will soon be offering a service
to our members, which will help us all. We are getting a Pay-Pal account set up to accept Visa and Master card as well as
paying through Pay-Pal (used exclusively by E-Bay) so it will make it easier for new members to join...so we were thinking
why not allow our members sale their CDs here on the site? We can have a fully functional shopping cart added for little of
nothing, however it will cost something to operate and host so we are asking anyone who wants to sell their CDs donate $1.00
per CD sold. We need some feedback on this please let us know what you think, folks this is your association, we are just
working to make it a better one...how about it?
Gloria
Nihart is one of newest Chapter Leaders (actually a state Chapter Leader) for the great state of Minnesota...She is a Singer/Songwriter
who once wrote a song that our dear departed "Dottie Rambo" sang. Welcome to the A.C.M.A. Sister Gloria
The next meeting of The A.C.M.A. is Monday May 3rd, 7 pm at Shoney's in Corbin, KY.
for more Info. call (606) 425-5183 (Shoney's themselves have changed this date for the meeting) 
