* DJ Jaspa Lends Music To Innovative X-Box Game
* UK And European Independents Appeal Sony BMG Merger
* Pathbreaking Forum on Creative Industries
* Snoop Dogg - "The Puff Puff Pass Tour" Debuting On DVD
* Creative and Media Business Alliance Launches
* Musicnotes' Royalty Payments Pass $1 Million Mark
* A New Era In Portable Entertainment Electronics
* Enter The Garage Radio Don't Look Down Giveaway
* FTC To Host Two-day Peer-to-peer File-sharing Workshop
* 7 Arrested In Major Investigation On CD-R Piracy In Italy
* RIP Terry Knight, 1943-2004
* Lead Singer Of Doug & The Slugs Passes Away
OnLineGigs.com: Making Touring a Reality for Indie Bands, Booking Agents and Lab
Anne FreemanEvery performer reaches a stage where they have to start booking their own gigs outside of their local area, which means identify venues, booking gigs, getting contracts signed, sending out press releases, developing and maintaining contacts, updating websites, etc. It's a step that probably is the undoing of many indie acts: the sheer volume of work that surrounds booking gigs steals precious time and energy from developing their art, without mentioning the time it steals from family, day jobs, recreation... you know, that thing called "a life." Sadly, many artists (indie booking agents, band managers, labels, etc.) never successfully manage the transition from local success to expanding their market, let alone touring. That can change.
 * CD Baby Pays $10 Million To Musicians For CDs Sold
* MusicDish Network Founder To Speak At Caribbean Regional Conference
* Genre Bending Hungry Lucy Releases 3rd Album
* Record Industry Announces Mid-Year 2004 Shipment Numbers
* Twisted Sister To Release 'Still Hungry' CD
* Deita Klaus Releases A Powerful Anti-War Anthem
* Tall Tales Of Osama Bin Laden
* Toucan Cove Entertainment Explodes On To The Scene
* IFPI And BPI Take Action Against Jetgroove.com
* Fluttr Conquers Prestigous Emergenza Festival
* Steve Barnett Named President, Epic Records
* John Ashcroft Host Student Forum On Intellectual Property Theft
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 * Morpheus Comments On RIAA And MPAA Writ Of Cert
* CatDesigners Has 2nd Song In ILR Top 10 Charts
* Tom Petty Responds To Lawsuit
* Indies Feeling Upbeat About Download Services!
* Jefferson Airplane Lands On DVD
* Smoking Caterpillar Music / Have Another Hit Launches
* !K7 Records Launches "No Copy Protection" Logo
* 150K Songs Downloaded In Less Than One Week At Purdue U.
* Music Gorilla Hooks Up Musicians And The Music Industry
* Radio Gets Wild Announces 6th Live Marathon
* Girlie Gig.Com Making A Scene
* Industry Steps Up Action Against Illegal File-Sharing
* A Taste Of Democracy
  * Nationwide Search For Musical Performers Who Are Owed Royalties
* Psychedelic Pop Phenomenon Releases New CD
* House Approves Copyright Legislation
* George Thorogood And The Destroyers - 30th Anniversary Tour
* Warner/Chappell Music Names John Reston VP, Global Administration
* Susan Barth Performance At The Gig - Takes Us On A Tour Of "Wonderland"
* Larry Mattera Promoted To Snr. VP, New Media, Island Def Jam Music Group
* U.S. Announces Major New Initiative To Fight Global Trade In Fakes
* IFPI Releases World Recorded Music Sales Figures
* Michigan Attorney General Begins CD Distribution
* Ward Leaves VEG Post, Remains As NARM Chair
* TMBG LLaunch First Artist Operated Download Site
* Ohio Musician Offers Florida Relief With Funds From New Live CD
INDIE NEWS BEAT November 8, 2004 Edition 
