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Copyright Information
Media Production
Music Magazines
Music Sales and Services
New Thought Web Radio Stations
Print Music Houses
Software Companies
Web sites of Interest

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

	www.empowerma.com/musicrights	NEW!! Umbrella license specifically for Unity and New Thought churches. Hundreds of songs you use the most in our catalog. Project lyrics, include music on your service recordings, Web streaming and more.

	www.themusicbridge.com
	http://www.churchca.com	Church Copyright Association— Administration, Consultation, Education
	www.mpa.org	Music Publishing Association—info on copyright law; locate publishers for clearances
	www.NMPA.org	National Music Publishers Association
	www.loc.gov	U.S. Copyright office; select copyrights
	www.copyright.com	CCC—Copyright Clearance Center
	www.stanford.edu	Stanford University; select fair use or copyright issues
	www.benedict.com	Copyright registration and information
	www.findlaw.com	FindLaw Entertainment: Music: Legal Resources
	www.joinhands.com	LicenSing Copyright-cleared music for churches
	www.ccli.com	Christian Copyright License Inc.—blanket licenses for Contemporary Christian music

MEDIA PRODUCTION

Record Production and Music Consulting with Daniel Nahmod	E-mail: news@danielnahmod.com Phone: (888) 964-6683 Web: http://www.danielnahmod.com/Daniel
HOUSE ON THE CORNER STUDIOS	Attention New Thought Artists—Established as well as the up-and-coming: Award-winning producer Ted Jacobs @ House at the Corner Studios will create Master Quality Recordings tailored to your unique artistic vision. Ted's work has been featured in film, television and on the radio—your finished product will be of the same quality. If you can conceive it, together we can achieve it! For a free consultation, e-mail tedjacobs@charter.net or call 818-358-2287 to discuss your project and get started!
Custom String Parts	Beautiful string parts arranged and played by Tim Lorsch at his studio in Nashville are now available. The parts are composed for and recorded on violin, viola and cello using high-end tube mics and preamps. Samples are available at http://www.TimLorsch.com. The process is started by contacting Tim at the e-mail link below. If you wish, you may send him an mp3 of your project and he will respond with ideas and a quote. Fiddle and mandolin are also available. Tim@TimLorsch.com
SingSpirit	Positive Words & Music is a Nashville-based independent record label and music publishing company specializing in songs that deliver positive, encouraging and uplifting messages. Principles Sean and Laurie O'Shea—each singer-songwriters in their own right—are now eagerly promoting other up-and-coming positive artists. (www.SingSpirit.net)
www.SmoothJazzBackingTracks.Com	Custom backing tracks, custom midi sequencing, sing-along tracks and a whole lot more. Owned and operated by former Unity music director Martin Funderburk.
www.MusicSUBMIT.com/ib	The Web's No. 1 site for Online Music Promotion. We submit your music EPK to genre-specific Internet radio stations, music webzines, podcasts and more.
www.GateMusic.com	The Gate Media Group; production; printing Ph: 510-558-9045
www.CorpMedia.com	Corporate Media Group; production, etc. Ph: 800-981-7856
www.discmarketing.com	Disc Marketing Inc.; fundraising music sales; Ph: 626-795-2370

MUSIC MAGAZINES

www.newagereporter.com	A site dedicated to the New Age Music industry.
www.indiebible.com/newsletter	Dozens of new places each month to promote your music plus other invaluable information for indie artists.
www.galaris.com	Free monthly newsletter for independent musicians containing: promotion tips, career advice, recording tips, legal advice, musician's health, radio promotion, songwriters tips, industry news and more.
www.Groupmag.com	Group Magazine—Christian resources
www.yourchurch.net	Your Church—includes articles on music. Ph: 800-493-9900

MUSIC SALES & SERVICES

The CD Seller	Make sure they see your CD! www.thecdseller.com The perfect solution if you don't have a merchandise table and the perfect addition or replacement if you do. CD holder and cash box attaches to a microphone stand. If you have more than one title to sell, I have sets of CD dividers with tabs available. Jeff Kartak thecdseller@comcast.net 612-208-0071
FINALE Help	www.lyralindamusic.com Linda Missad Engraver/Composer/Arranger Pianist/Keyboardist 616-453-6829
www.AgapeMusic.com	Christian Internet music store. Ph: 651-436-1795
www.soundstrue.com	Tibetan, Muslim, Hindu, Moroccan, Eastern music Ph: 888-303-9185
www.intuitivesound.com	Acoustic, percussion, voice tapes and CDs. Ph: 770-998-2163
www.mflp.com	Music for Little People. Ph: 800-409-2457
www.NewThoughtMusic.com	Resources for music directors—from Gregg Akkerman
www.aquarius-music.com	Music for reiki, harka, sufi Ph: 800-283-4655
www.innerpeacemusic.com	Meditative music by Steven Halpern
www.soundings.com	New age meditational music. Ph: 800-937-3223
www.astromusic@etherean.com	Mozart music with a New Age sound; meditational Ph: 888-384-3732
www.whitecloudmusic.com	Meditational; New Age music Ph: 615-771-9393
www.Christianbook.com	Christian products, including music
www.Lifeway.com	Christian resources
www.songs.com	Music sales and downloads
www.interlinc-online.com	Youth leaders music resources
www.vitalworship.com	Worship products
www.Sacredworldmusic.com	Large variety of music that lists all music as sacred
www.saw.org	Songwriter's Assoc. of Washington
www.springhillmedia.com	Meditative and other music recordings
www.valley-entertainment.com	Great artists and compilations. My favorite; “Lullabies from The Axis of Evil” reviewed this issue.

NEW THOUGHT WEB RADIO STATIONS

	www.unity.fm	The Voice of an Awakening World—Live call- in. Programs on metaphysics, books, New Thought music, Bible and more.
	www.ncradio.us
	www.onevibrationradio.org/	Listen to music specifically programmed to open your heart, touch your soul and lift your spirit—24 hours a day, seven days a week.
	www.quantumquest.org	This Web site was created as a home for New Thought music. We are committed to providing a place for artists and listeners alike to share this wonderful music.

PRINT MUSIC HOUSES

www.heartwindmusic.com	New Thought music purchase and publishing. Choral, solo, congregational.
www.giamusic.com	GIA Publications Inc. Music for the church. Ph: 800-GIA-1358
www.cscd.com	Central South Christian Distribution. Ph: 800-757-0856
www.oup-usa.org	Oxford University Press. Ph: 212-726-6000
www.WorshipToday.com	Sheet music subscription service. Ph: 800-992-2144
www.spin360.com	Student Praise Interactive Network—music membership service

SOFTWARE COMPANIES

www.fowlerinc.com

Worship software; video and data projection Ph: 800-729-0163

WEB SITES OF INTEREST

Info Xchange	On the Association of Unity Churches International Web site. Post and browse.
www.empowerma.com	Online community for artists, speakers and authors.
www.positivemusicassociation.com	Scott Johnson, Executive Director 303-581-9083
www.watf.info	We Are The Future— International Song Project
www.peace.tv/
www.musiciansoncall.org
www.musicbovine.com

RICHARD MEKDECI has spent over 30 years in church worship music positions including 12 years at First Church Unity in Nashville, Tenn., and five years as Music and Creative Arts coordinator for retreats at Unity Village, world headquarters for Unity churches. He has worked as an advisor to church boards and new churches forming and revamping their music departments. Richard is a licensed Unity teacher and president and co-founder of Itoi Ministries, which supports and promotes music with a universal spiritual message. He now works with the Association of Unity Churches International as music resource coordinator. He can be reached at Richard@unity.org

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