Help Us Make The Music Industry Safer And Easier To Navigate

Here's a riddle: What do Ron "Blondie Boy" Thaler (drummer for Alicia Keys and many others), Randy Fuchs (CEO of ArtistRelations.com), Mark Roos (film and TV composer), Adonis Tsilimparis (music supervisor), Tracy Hamlin (backup vocalist for many superstars), Barry Coffing (founder - MusicSupervisor.com), Sydney Justin (lead singer of The Miracles, replaced Smokey Robinson), Roberto Bolero Noriega (vocal arranger for Michael Jackson, Madonna and others), Eric De Fontenay (founder of MusicDish, MusicDish China and music promoter in China), Sindee Levin (entertainment attorney specializing in sync licensing), Dave Pomeroy (President of the Nashville Musicians Association, AFM Local 257), Judy Roman (Billboard topping country artist, hit songwriter, vocal coach) and dozens of others in the industry have in common?

The answer: They have all shared their industry expertise and experience through an interview with Vinny Ribas, the founder of Indie Connect and Cartne (www.cartne.com). The purpose behind the project is to have industry experts like these address the common but critical questions and challenges that artists, songwriters, musicians and industry professionals worldwide have. A second but equally important goal is to help everyone avoid being scammed or taken advantage of by the many sharks that plague the industry.

If you are experienced or established is some area of the music industry and would like to share your expertise, feel free to reach me at vinny@indieconnect.com.

If you're curious about what the final product looks like, here is one of our ripoff warning industry interviews: