Bill Payne: Links

Songwriter Resources

The Creative Cottage: Getaway and create!
Nashville Song Service: Check it out - free critiques
Strummer's Acoustic Guitar Hdqtrs.: Chords in DADGAD tuning
Groupie Tunes: Cell phone ringtones with your music
Musicians Atlas: The great resource for radio and gigs!
Myxer Tones: Ring tones with your music - FREE!
Press Kits for musicians: Lots of printing services at reasonable prices
Broadjam: Marketing your music
CD Baby: The best place on the web to find all the great independent label music you can digest.
Songramp: A great place to check out indie music! Downloads and purchases are available here, too.
Catawba Sound Studio: Wayne and Nita Weikel's recording studio where I recorded "Naughty And Nice". Located in the beautiful mountains of southwest Virginia.
Just Plain Folks: Brian Austin Whitney and crew have assembled the most effective networking organization (and the largest of its type) in the music industry
Southwest Virginia Songwriters Association: I'm an active member of this great regional organization.
Mountain Stage Newsong Festival: I've been to all three of these and can attest to the fun and the exposure, and, most importantly, some of the greatest music I've heard anywhere, any time.
Nashville Songwriters Festival: I was at the second annual Festival in June of 2004 and the third in '05 and the 4th in 2006 and plan to go back. Whether you're a musician or a music fan, make plans to attend. There are lots of industry folks there and some famous names, too.
The Local Music Directory: A directory of musician and music business website links organized by category