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MUSIC LINKS and MORE

Pollstar
 Find the live location and dates for your favorite artist's concert events here from Pollstar, the live music Industry's source.
Pollstar can get you live music information anywhere live music happens.

ASCAP, the American Socity of Composers, Authors and Publishers
 Songwriters, start the journey into music licensing with a visit to the world's favorite licensing group. Decide which to use after getting all the facts.
ASCAP is the only U.S. performing rights organization created and controlled by composers, songwriters and music publishers, with a Board of Directors elected by and from the membership.
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What's up with being a Green Designer?
For one, running computers that host web sites uses a LOT of electricity. So I recommend to my friends and clients that they use a wind-powered firm, like I do with MacHighway. No change in service, just less abuse of our resources.

windpowered Site

The Trenton Blues store,
 a non-profit gifts and fanwear site.
Click for Designs for Trenton Blues Jersey

Joe Zook and Blues Deluxe - The award-winning band's site is now enriched with Video! And a new CD for JZ.Check this out!

The Paul Plumeri Blues Band - The Bishop Of The Blues
Sticks&Skins - Drummer, teacher, and author Rick Lawton.
Rick Lawton's Videos - YouTube channel supporting Rick's book
Brian McCarthy - News & event photographer
Clifford Adams - Childhood friend, and spectacular jazz talent
Victor Wooten
Kindred Spirit
George Porter and the Funky Meters
George Porter's personal site
The Ernie White Band
Michael Hill's Blues Mob ...blazin' straight out of New York!
Chick Corea
Dave Weckl Band
Jeff Guenther's Retrofitz
Sugar Blue
James Cotton
Gary Allegretto (check out his Harmonikids program, too)
Steve Guyger
Dennis Gruenling
Carlos Del Junco
Return to Forever
Jason Ricci & New Blood Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate
  (don't miss Jason's harmonica tutorials on YouTube)
Howard Levy

Utilities

String Instrument Online Tuner

Organizations & Music Related Companies

Bucks County Blues Society
Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation
R5 Productions Concert promotions in the Philly area
The Blues Foundation
The Diamond State Blues Society (Delaware)
Ed Jollimore & Gladman Records
Modular Sound/HandiQ Systems
Zeo Brothers Productions
Baker Sound

The Trenton Musicians Foundation on Facebook

Special thanks to the firms below for their support.

Drum Workshop...DW Drums
Paiste Cymbals
Yamaha Drums
Zildjian Cymbals

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DESIGN LINKS

The 99percent
Because, as Edison said, genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration, Behances launch of The 99percent isn't about ideas, it's about making ideas happen.

Digital Domain
Big time visual effects.

Hello Monday
"Hello Monday is a Flash-revolutionizing, identity-building, talent-cultivating, image-moving, illustration-loving, campaign-developing, fun-sharing, idea-growing boutique 'designery'." Yup. Some kinda site, too.

freelance graphic design
Freelance Designers
Graphic and Web Designers Directory

Favourite Website Awards
Started by Brit Rob Ford in 2000, The FWA is chock full of cutting edge web site designs (think Flash everything), and enjoys site visits in the millions. Rob and Julius Weidemann have also edited The FWA's first book, Guidelines for Online Success.

CSS Tests - Bruno Fassino
This testing site for all types of CSS techniques and technologies, is of great value to web designers and developers. Attention is paid to applying different techniques to the various browsers.

Motionographer
A contributor-based site that seeks to be a source of inspiration for filmmakers, animators and designers through sharing of the best of design, motion graphics and more. Includes audio design, resources, communities, tons of links.

Tom Nikosey
From logos for the Super Bowl to beautiful scripts for Shania Twain and the San Francisco Giants, Tom's got major league skills. See it.

Michael Doret & Alphabet Soup
Typographic design, and 'the art of the letterform".

Gerard Huerta
A spectacular typographic design talent, who's worked for everything from Time-Life magazines to the Super Bowl, I wanted to BE this guy when I grew up as a typographer and designer. An incredible balance of artistic talent and technical wizardry, if you're involved in visual design in any way, just visit his site.

Yukio Miyamoto
Speaking of technical wizardry, any of you using Adobe Illustrator (or any "vector-based" computer drawing program) MUST see Yukio's work to believe it. Out of this world craftsmanship and attention to detail.

yellow icon logo
Great visuals, great icons, great ideas. Yellow Icon.

LOOKOM Link List – Visit. Discover.

Designorati – A great designer's site for online, print and more. From breaking news to reviews and tests of new software and processes, this site is a wealth of information. A great visit and reference.

Coudal Partners – Creativity at its best. This shop presents live concert footage, short and experimental film, design competition (photoshop tennis is coming back), MOOM, the Museum Of Online Museums, Depth of Field, Copy goes Here, Jewelboxing, The Show, and on, and on.

Hillman Curtis – Hillman makes short films about designers and other creatives, and his team does great online and motion design.

MOLUV – a great linking site to web, graphic and motion design firms.

You Work For Them – YouWorkForThem sells great design material online. Books, Magazines, Videos, CD-ROMs, T-Shirts, and more... Typefaces, Stock Design, and other tools to help enhance your work.