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BAND NAMING AND IDENTITY   |   COMPUTER RECORDING TOOLS   |   EQUIP. MANUFACTURERS 
FINE ARTS   |   IOWA MUSIC ACTS   |    IOWA MUSIC NEWS AND E-ZINES   |   IOWA MUSIC VENUES 
IOWA RECORDING STUDIOS   |   IOWA RECORD LABELS    |    WEB DESIGN TOOLS 
  
 
 
BAND NAMING AND IDENTITY
Choosing and registering a band name is one of the most crucial steps to success and protection 
of a band's identity.  With thousands of new bands being formed every year, finding a unique name 
becomes exponentially more difficult.  Here are some web sites that will help you pick a new band 
name and protect it as your own: 
 
Registering your name online:
Bandname.com 
  
Legal protection of your name with trademarks and trademark searches:  
Name Protect 
US Patent and Trademark Office 
 
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COMPUTER RECORDING TOOLS 
If you own a personal computer, you don't need to be a DJ to record your music  
with professional tools from these companies!  
 
Sony Media Software
  
Sony Media Software sets the standards for creating, editing, and delivering professional digital 
audio & video.  Their
ACID®  loop-based music program is one of the most widely-used programs
in the industry. 
 
FlexiMusic

  
Unique music software tools -- available for download --
for digital musicians to generate, compose, edit, compress, play and DJ
 
Be sure to check out these other sites: 
Midiman/M-Audio (recording sound cards and hardware)
Propellerhead Software
Digidesign (makers of ProTools) 
Cakewalk Audio 
Loops.net (free samples) 
  
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EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS 
Listed below are links to manufacturer websites, each of which will open in a new window so that 
you can stay connected to us.  If you find a product that you like, contact us and we can order it.

We consistently match or beat catalogue and online prices. Contact us for details.

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FINE ARTS 
Expand your musical horizons!  Take in a local symphony concert.  Listen to a jazz webcast 
on public radio.  Watch an opera or a Broadway musical on public television. 
 
Central Iowa Symphony
Octagon Center for the Arts
Iowa Public Television
WOI Public Radio
KUNI Public Radio 
 
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IOWA MUSIC ACTS:  CELTIC-COUNTRY-FOLK 
 
Acoustic Mayhem
Wylde Nept 


 
IOWA MUSIC ACTS:  ELECTRONIC-INDUSTRIAL 
 
+
ames sound kitchen, the 
+James D Stark
+Wreckage of the Modern City 
 
+ - denotes Ames-area act. 
 


  
IOWA MUSIC ACTS:  HARD ROCK-METAL 


 
 
IOWA MUSIC ACTS:  PUNK-SKA-HARDCORE 


 
 
IOWA MUSIC ACTS:  ROCK-ACOUSTIC ROCK 

+Elixyr
+Frankenixon 
+Honnold 
+Little Mojo
 
+ - denotes Ames-area act.
+Little Mojo
+Max Power
+Parallex
+Poison Control Center
  
 
+Trollies, The 
+Why Make Clocks 
+Winegarden 
 
 
   

 
 
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IOWA MUSIC NEWS & E-ZINES 

Stay connected with the latest news from Iowa's music artists, including CD reviews and show listings.
 
Des Moines Music Coalition
Indie Workshop (national) 
Iowa Underground 
Marshalltown Punk 
Q(uad) C(ities) Music 
 
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IOWA MUSIC VENUES 
Contact these clubs to book your next performance!  Many of these clubs are receptive to new artists.
For example, Cedar Falls' The Reverb has a BYOB (Book Your Own Band) night every Tuesday. 

Blues on Grand (Des Moines)
Green Room, The (Iowa City) 
Hairy Mary's (Des Moines)
House of Bricks, The (Des Moines) 
Java Joes Coffeehouse (Des Moines) 
 
Java Joes Coffeehouse (Des Moines) 
Maintenance Shop, The (Ames) 
Peoples Bar and Grill (Ames)
Picador, The (Iowa City)
Reverb, The (Cedar Falls) 
Vaudeville Mews, The (Des Moines) 
 

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IOWA RECORDING STUDIOS
Here are three of the best places in Iowa to record your next project:

Catamount Recording CATAMOUNT STUDIOS, Cedar Falls
One visit to Catamount's new studios in the Industrial Park and you 
will be impressed.  Their new LA-based studio design is expansive, 
and their engineers will work to help you produce a great recording. 
 
GREAT PLAINS RECORDING COMPANY, Clive 
 
SR AUDIO & CINEMEDIA PRODUCTIONS, Des Moines

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IOWA RECORD LABELS
So you've got your group together and written your music.  Consider submitting your music 
to Iowa's own independent record labels, many of which are operated by artists and musicians.

neotone records
 
neotone records is Iowa's premiere electronica-industrial-based record label,
featuring flagship artist
wreckage of the modern city and the ames sound kitchen

Be sure to check out these other Iowa record labels: 
Bi-Fi Records 
Chilihead Records 
Freakin Records 
Mushroom Cloud Records 
SweetLeaf Records 
Trailer Records 
 
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WEB DESIGN TOOLS 
With the staggering proliferation of the Internet and the World Wide Web, a web site and e-mail client 
are now a music artist's two most powerful marketing tools.  It is easier than ever today to create and 
publish your own web site.  Here are some links that can help you create a KILLER site that will keep 
your fans coming back for more:  
  
Macromedia
Macromedia has great tools to create interactive, rich-media content that will captivate your
audience - many music-related sites (including this one) are now using Macromedia Flash™.

Register your domain name, find a web host, and trade links! 
Register.com 
HostIndex.com  
LinkPartners.com

Cut-and-paste JavaScript libraries - no programming knowledge required!  
Dynamic Drive 
JavaScript Kit 
Java Script Source 
 
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BAND NAMING AND IDENTITY   |   COMPUTER RECORDING TOOLS   |   EQUIP. MANUFACTURERS 
FINE ARTS   |   IOWA MUSIC ACTS   |    IOWA MUSIC NEWS AND E-ZINES   |   IOWA MUSIC VENUES 
IOWA RECORDING STUDIOS   |   IOWA RECORD LABELS    |    WEB DESIGN TOOLS 
 
 
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