
House of Bands is an On Line Marketing Support Site for Independent Artists, Bands and Songwriters of all Genres. What is unique about HB is they do not require Artists to place minimum orders for CDs or Merchandise, nor do the Artists have to carry Inventory. For $40 a month an Artist receives a HB On Line Store Front, Six pieces of Custom Designed Merchandise, Display space for two CDs and Downloads. As well the Artist can post Bios, Videos, Picture Galleries, News Letters, as well as Tour and Venue information. All of this does not require a set up charge. However, to Benefit from any of the In House services HB provides you do not have to be a Member. CD Duplication, Manufacturing, Full Colour Thermal CD Art Pressing. Full Colour Digital Artwork for Merchandise with no minimum orders required. House of Bands has also developed a HB Quick Link for our Artists to place on their other Sites to direct their Fans and Visitors to their HB StoreFronts. All those hits on My Space and FaceBook now can be converted into Sales. Visit
www.houseofbands.com for more info
Weekly listings:
The Lounge of Charlie O & Friends, 164 Stafford Ave @ Grosvenor: The Sounding Board open mic. Acoustic musicians, songwriters, spoken word artists and comedians. All welcome. Advance sign-up at biz@mysweetspotproductions.com. Starts @ 8:00 pm. Weekly music trivia question.

Getting Your Music To Radio Has Never Been Easier or Quicker!
Become a MCMA
Gold Member and gain access to our
DMDS service. At only $2.95 per destination and a minimum of 50 destinations you can send your music to
radio and other
music industry pros in a few quick and easy steps.
There are just a couple of things that you should have ready before you begin the process:
- Your music in wav format (or mp3, if wav is not available).
- One or two artwork files (album cover or single image, promo photos, etc.)
- Label logo artwork (230x110 pixels max in jpeg format)
- Any other information you'd like to include with your forward
DMDS has changed the way radio is serviced by working with radio stations and labels to create the best solution for the secure distribution of new music. Today over 95% of new music played on Canadian radio was delivered to radio by DMDS, and DMDS has made over 1.3 million US radio deliveries in 2007 alone.
- DMDS is available to virtually every significant music oriented radio station in the U.S. and Canada.
- DMDS provides a comprehensive and accurate distribution list of radio stations and industry professionals for the US and Canada.
- DMDS PUTS YOUR TRACK ON THE SAME TRACK-LISTING PAGE AS MAJOR LABEL PRIORITIES - finally a level playing field!

Thinking of linking your site to the MCMA site? Checkout our
MCMA link banners
Members: have a say in the organization of the 2008 Singer Search contest:
read the forum post
Winnipeg To Host 2008 Canadian Country Music Week and Awards
2008 Canadian Country Music Week and Awards to be held in the heart of the country...
read more