News and Opportunities Compiled for Musicians, Songwriters and Music Professionals by Sandy Serge

Music Morsels encourages all of you with opportunities for companies with opportunities for musicians to email your press releases to MusMorsels@aol.com for possible inclusion in this column. This column will be featured monthly. Deadline for inclusion is the 25th of the month for the upcoming issue.

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The FMPTA2005Crystal Reel Awards Call For Entries
The2005 Crystal Reel Awards honor outstanding achievement in the Motion Picture, Television, Audio Recording and Digital Media Industries in the State of Florida. The competition is open to FMPTA members and others who worked on projects in the State of Florida between January 1, 2003 andDec 31, 2004. Awards will be presented onJune 11, 2005in a formal gala at the Radisson at the Port in Cape Canaveral. It's a brand-new pavilion with lots of room and outstanding support features. Keep checking the web site at www.fmpta.org for news updates and information on making reservations for the gala.
How To Enter
Entries must be submitted on VHS videocassette, DVD, CD or audiocassette. Scripts are to be entered in an accepted form for submission to agents and studios. One entry per cassette, no ID leaders or slates, please. The entry form must be completed in full and attached to the outside of the cassette. Each cassette and box must have a label on it listing the entrant's name and the Class, Type, and Category code of the entry. Entrants may use photocopies of the official entry form for multiple entries. Entries that do not comply with these guidelines, do not have the applicable fee enclosed, or are not received by the deadline will not be judged.Entry forms are available on the FMPTA website at www.fmpta.org
Deadline for scripts is March 1, 2005. Deadline for all other entries isMarch 15, 2005.

 New Online Source of News and Ideas on Music Marketing, Self-Promotion, Artist Empowerment and More - Bob Baker
FYI - I have launched a new indie music promotion blog at http://MusicPromotionBlog.com/
I describe it as a collection of "news, notes and ideas on music marketing, self-promotion, artist empowerment and more." Some of the recent posts cover indie radio airplay, music publicity, the future of music, how to stream audio from your web site, goal setting and more. Read through the postings and feel free to leave a comment that expands on the topic. You can also e-mail your favorite postings to friends.
You can add the blog to your My Yahoo! page or to your favorite RSS reader. If you're familiar with what I'm talking about, add this URL to your blog reader: http://www.bob-baker.com/musicpromotionblog/atom.xml

How Colors Affect Your [Music] Marketing
by Jay Conrad Levinson and Mitch Meyerson
Read the full article online at
http://www.bardscrier.com/musicbiz/

 Submissions are now being accepted for showcasing slots at the annual Atlantis Music Conference through April 1, 2005. Last year's Atlantis Music Conference hosted over 300 performances during the four-day event. Atlantis is seeking submissions of original music from rock/ pop/ alt/ metal bands, singer/songwriters, soul, hip hop, R & B, rap, gospel, dj's, etc... Mail in an application with your press kit via our website. http://www.atlantismusic.com/showcaseapp.php