As an independent artist, you’re constantly on the lookout for new resources to help with your career. We’ve compiled a short list of just a few of our favorites. Some have been helping musicians for years but have major new developments, others are relatively new to the scene and have already proven themselves as indispensable resources.

The Ultimate Indie Bundle

From the folks who brought us the Indie Bible in 1999 comes their newest project, the Ultimate Indie Bundle. The Indie Bible is over a thousand pages of exhaustive listings of everything from music reviewers and press contacts to promoters, publicists, labels, distributors and management companies. It’s available in print and as an e-book or in a constantly updated database version that you can personalize with your own computer’s software. They also offer the Indie Venue Bible, which is like the Indie Bible, but for finding venues and gigs. What’s really worth reporting is the new deal for the Ultimate Indie Bundle. For sixty bucks you get everything currently offered by the company, plus a copy of next year’s edition. This would normally cost you $340. So, if you’re serious about finding gigs all over the place and advancing your career, it might be worth plunking down three greenbacks that contain a portrait of Andrew Jackson’s face.
Visit the website www.indiebible.com for more details.

TuneSat

Launched in 2009, TuneSat (www.tunesat.com) is a good resource for indie acts who like to get paid more money for their music. That got your attention, didn’t it? This audio monitoring service tracks where your songs are being played in the digital realm and on TV stations around the globe, so you can get paid all the royalties you deserve. Performing rights organizations (PROs) such as ASCAP and BMI never capture all the places songs are being broadcast. TuneSat’s monitoring technology helps bridge the gap so performers can get paid more money. If you don’t think your PRO is catching all the performances of your work, give TuneSat a try for free. If you like the service, you’ll have to start paying for it after 30 days.

IndieGuide.com

The guys who wrote the book “The Indie Band Survival Guide” now have a website devoted to doing what their book did: helping independent
musicians help themselves. The website is filled with DIY resources about recording, playing live, publicity, legal issues such as copyrights, the list goes on. Articles, blogs and interviews with experts abound on the site, some of in a special access section that requires registration. Many e-books about the business are also available for download on the site.

MusicNomad.com

Founded in 2008, MusicNomad underwent a major revamping in late 2012. The goal of the the organization is to provide independent musicians with thousands of resources in an organized and easy-to-navigate website. The new and improved MusicNomad lets you create your own personal page on My MusicNomad, so once you find something of value or importance you can save it and easily find it later. You can also set up email alerts. MusicNomad Local lets you enter your zip code for help with finding all the local music resources in your area. And the most exciting new development is My TourManager, a revolutionary online tool that acts as your virtual tour manager and generally makes life easier for the touring musician. Best of all it’s free to sign up for all these goodies.

Let us know if you’ve used any of these resources and what you think about them. If you have a favorite you’d like to share with your follow musicians, please do so below.