Most Important Links

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Manifest Car and Motorcycle Show - Home of Manifest Car show. Get Info Here @ The Website! September 25th @ Seaside Park in Ventura.

 Eight-O-Feva Magazine - Upcoming local Hip-Hop and night life information publication. Featuring local business, and music groups

MadFace Entertainment - Leading Urban lifestyle marketing, entertainment & promotion company. Experienced Music Marketing and  Colleges Marketing Veterans!!

Altered State Recordings - Home of Section805 Hip-Hop Club and Underground Show Information

3 Deep Entertainment – Home of The Bonafied Heavyweights and 3 Deep Entertainment – Specializing in Digital Music Productions and Grapphic designs. Located in Thousand Oaks, CA.

The Hip-Hop Show - Real Hip-Hop TV show featuring the Dope interviews and Videos

Extensive Research - An 805 Battle Break Label featuring Upcoming Turntablists and DJ's

Name Brand Media - A 805 Hip-Hop Music Label featuring Red Kap Diaries Artists V.I.N.C.

TLDUSO FILMS - ALL NEW feature Film "In Your Eyes" by TLDUSO Films - This is a straight 805 Film by producer Trae Briers III - Special Screening Feb 1st In SB

Root Tone Music -  805 Hip-Hop production company with a Hot taste in Underground Hip-Hop - Home of BLZADUB The BEATBOXMANTRA

Q1047.COM - KCAQ - The 805's Hip-Hop and R&B Radio Station serving the 805 with New Blazin' Hot Tracks

Builtforspeed.Biz - providing you extreme enthusiasts with everything you need to know about motorsports.

Elevated Expressions - Focusing on Graffiti art, Based in Camarillo, CA.

JRNEWMEDIA.COM - Specializing in Professional Web Design, & Custom Graphics

Phat Duck Records - 805 Record label that signs Unsigned Talent

High Road Records- Official Home of The Traveler12000 - Beats, Pics, and More

805Films.com - Award winning video production company specializing in Hip Hop videos, EPK's, and behind the scenes

Squadworks.com - Home of "The Bat Squad" - Bringing dope shows and Info to the 805.

WWW.D-O-W-N.COM -  You can watch a music video with BADD AZZ . Home of  Down By Law Recordings and he just signed Kokane which album will be out later this year.  You can find more info on him on his websight.
Broke Down Productions - Hip-Hop Promotions, and Production crew from Santa Barbara Area Bringing new DOPE shows to The Santa Barbara Area Hip-Hop Scene

FRDJ Records - Upcoming local Hip-Hop label promoting all types of music in the 805. Helping local artists further their careers

Smooth's Barber Shop - Serving the 805 with tight haircuts for men Located in Oxnard, CA. Across from the Navy Base on Ventura Road (805)240-3222

Local 805 Groups

Root Tone Music -  805 Hip-Hop production company with a Hot taste in Underground Hip-Hop - Need Beats?? Hit them up tonight!!

Unfadeable Crew - Crew Mostly from Santa Paula, Representing 805 Hip-Hop

High Life Kingz - Historical Legendz Productionz Crew out of Ventura - Clever One and Joshua the Son of None

Abstrakt Konfusion Records - We hope you get a chance to be part of the AK Family.

Subland Society - Home to Mannee Beats and many more!

GREENWISE RECORDS - hiphop,blues,dub,surf rock, punk all in one package producers Spinoza W. Freakatek and Cornfield

FRDJRecords.com - Underground Hip-Hop and Rap Label from the 805. Specializing in Underground Hip-Hop, R&B, and POP.

FEATURED SUPPORTERS

CRISIS CENTER PRODUCTIONS - Dome cracking beats, rhymes, and cuts.

VenturaMusicScene.Com -Providing information Regarding Events and Shows of ALL Genres in The Ventura County Area

PROJECT WEAR - Check out this website! Filled with DOPE GEAR!

www.royal-radio.com - showing mad love to struggling and emerging Artist.  They play songs uncensored and everything

Artist Sites:

Bekay -  The Lyrical Horror Flick - home of bEkAy an up and coming white emcee who is crazy nice on the mic.

Subland Society - Home to Mannee Beats and many more!

WWW.BIGDEEZSENT.COM  - 17 Years of experience in specializing in management of artists and producers

SLT HIP-HOP - Representing the St. Louis Hip-Hop Scene to the fullest!

Radio

Q1047.COM - KCAQ - The 805's Hip-Hop and R&B Radio Station serving the 805 with New Blazin' Hot Tracks

The Representation Show - air every Sunday from 6-8 pm and will generally play innovative and independent label hip hop

Multimedia

www.a5xdesign.com - Multimedia Production Studio straight from the 805

SCOPITON - London Based Music Video Production Company

Turntablism

• Extensive Research - Battle Break Label featuring Upcoming Turntablists and DJ's
• 5th Platoon - with news, show schedules, audio clips, and an online store for these turntablists.
• Awesome Entertainment - Weddings and Special Events: Providing full-variety DJ music in the Chicago area working full-time in the DJ industry. Small to large sound systems available for audiences of 10 to 4,500 people.
• Best FemaleDJ.Com - This site will be the premier starting point for battles of female DJ's.
• Battle Sounds - produces documentaries about hip-hop DJs, primarily turntablists. Includes press, features, and quotes.
• Bullet Proof Space Travelers - dj crew from the San Francisco Bay Area. Features photos, calendar, bios, and more.
• Cutz, The - UK turntablists, Trixta, Uppercut, Richochet, and Madcut. Includes information on their record label, Esoteric, RealAudio, links, and more.
• DJ BinZo - mix tapes for sale with real audio link. Available for parties in NYC area, too. Also includes information on S & B SquaD.
• DJ Blast - official site of this DMC champion. Includes bio, audio, news, and more.
• DJ Bombjack - DJ and producer.
• DJ Cue - DJ/producer and member of the Bullet Proof Scratch Hamsters.
• dj Flip - biography, mixtapes, sound, news, and more.
• DJ Magic Mike - features Mike's events, bookings, press, and more.
• DJ Premier - site dedicated to the producer of Gangstarr. Real Audio, chat, production credits and more.
• DJ Screw (1970-2000) (3)
• DJ Semtex - information about the UK DJ and broadcaster, including biography, club dates, interviews with other hip hop stars, and live footage.
• DJ Shadow (5)
• DJ Short-E - mix tape compiler and club DJ.
• DJ Snoopy - offers cuttings and information on the Scottish hip hop and R&B DJ.
• DJ Wicked - features upcoming shows, booking info, photo and poster gallery, mix tapes, links, and more.
• DJ Z Trip - with information and links.
• Elevateyourmind.com - one of the largest selections of Hiphop and Electronic vinyl on the Net. Over 2500 listings for sale, updated daily.
• Fourth Estate Audio - Chicago wedding DJ service since 1965.
• Funkmaster Flex (6)
• Grandmaster Flash (3)
• Invisibl Skratch Piklz - featuring D-Styles, MixMaster Mike, Q-Bert, Shortkut, and Yoga Frog.
• Kid Capri - official site. Includes bio, press release, news, and more.
• Kid Koala (2)
• Kool DJ Red Alert - legendary DJ on New York's Hot 97.
• Needl'J - producer/turntablist. Site includes audio, scratch tutorials, and more.
• Prince Paul - includes news, discography, and more.
• Prophesa CJ - On Tha Down Low - dedicated to online underground hip-hop artists and crews.
• Rumdogs Crew - mix tapes money making Manhattan.
• stevedood - no additives or preservatives, just pure organic trip hop with the taste of vinyl and the smell of baksheesh.
• Supernatural Turntable Artists - DJ's Streak, Relm, Deus, Doc Rice, and Swift Rock. Turntablists.
• Tony Touch - official site.
• Triple Threat DJs - consists of Vinroc, Shortkut, and Apollo. They specialize in battling, turntablist tactics, and spinning clubs.
• Turntable Krash Dummiez - with bios, audio and video clips, and news on the crew.
• Turntable Monkz - Toronto Canada's turntablist crew, Dopey, J-TEC, Pluskratch, and Tantrum.
• Univeral Skratch Ikons - anonymous collective of artists who construct tracks from sounds created using only turntables.
• Vinroc - triple threat DJ has skills in battling, turntablism, and mixing. Provides booking info, mixtapes, and more.
• Waxwankerz - Dutch turntablist group consisting of DJ's Kypski, Chainsaw, Broky B, Rockid, Lalatoad and Hyped Hendrix.
• X-ecutioners, The@
• Battle Sounds - for those who use the turntable in the spirit of a musical instrument.
• Beatboxing.com - features concerts and events for the art form. All competitors welcome.
• Beats Per Minute - information on DJing equipment and skills for beginners and the more experienced, plus forums and webring tools.
• Christo's Turntablism Page
• Decks Planet - offers beat mixing, scratching, basically all a dj needs.
• Disc Jockey 101 - learn the basics of spinning nightclubs and more. Covers mixing, scratching, formatting, equipment, essential links, and tips.
• HeadlineDJ - established for beat mixing DJs. Includes forum, gear reviews, and latest tunes listings.
• Hip-Hop.com - featuring quick links, the International Turntable Federation, and more.
• International Turntablist Federation
• MarWax: The Turntablistic Site - includes news, interviews, links, and more.
• Scratch DJ Dot Com - dedicated to the art of scratch dj-ing better know as turntablism.
• Scratch Papers - forum for battle DJs.
• Skratch Dungeon - dedicated to elevating the skratch art to the next level.
• Skratchcon.com - promoting the global scratch community with live events, online interviews, music files, and more.
• Technics Turntables@
• Tranzformerz - turntablism site that contains the following pages: staff, quotes, vote, photos, news, reviews, turntable nerds, interviews, sound check, message board, guestbook, credits, Skratch Links.
• Turntable2k.com - interviews, equipment and record reviews, and more.
• Turntablism.com - promoting the global turntablism community with equipment reviews, FAQ, tutorials, interviews, scratch radio, music files, and more.
• Turntablist
• Virtuosos - represent every aspect of DJing from Radio DJing to DJ battles.
• Wicked Styles - information resource for turntablists

Online Mixing

• Loop Labs - mix your own ambient, electronic music using more than 100 preset beats and sounds.
• SS7x7 Online Music Mixers - online Shockwave music mixers make you the DJ. Features techno, jazz, jungle, drum and bass, house, disco and world music. Jam with others on the net with Livejam 797.
• Turntables - online shockwave turntable simulation.
• Virtual DJ - Java-based house and drum & bass loops program.

Equipment

• Wholesalers-Direct - Distributor of wholesale DJ audio equipment including mixers, decks and turntables, as well as club lighting
• DJPRO - online dj and disco equipment store for DJ's and Musicians - located in UK

Education

• B-P-M - learn how to mix vinyl and become a DJ and a whole lot more.
• DJ Cafe - features forums, classifieds, links, and more.
• DJ Central - online community for disc jockeys, electronic dance music, and hip-hop, broadcast live, upload music, and more.
• DJ World on the Web - reviews and info on DJing, info on radio shows, and more.
• DJChat - learning and resource center for DJs. Live chats and web boards.
• God Is a DJ - includes detailed descriptions of essential DJ skills, terminology, and gear.
• Jon's Info Zone: DJ Zone - information about DJ mixers and CD players.
• Recess.co.uk - information needed for a beginner or advanced DJ. Includes mixing techniques, scratching, equiqpment, and more.
• FAQ - alt.music.makers.dj

Associations

• American Disc Jockey Association (ADJA) - national trade organization for disc jockeys and karaoke jockeys.
• American Trax DJs - One of our nation's oldest and most respected DJ organizations.
• Canadian Disc Jockey Association - Serving professional mobile Disc Jockeys through regional chapters across Canada.
• Connecticut Professional Disc Jockey Association
• Disc Jockey Referral Network - list of members serving your area.
• Georgia Mobile DJ Association
• Iowa Disc Jockey Association
• Michigan Disc Jockey Network - an index of independent mobile disc jockeys and related services.
• National Association of Mobile Entertainers (N.A.M.E.) - provides services for DJ's and KJ's nationwide.
• Online Disc Jockey Association - association of disc jockey professionals.
• Professional Disc Jockey Trade Association - have disc jockeys located across North America.

Magazines

• www.eraport.com - Representing International Hip-Hop Site Raport - Check it out!!
• Wax Poetics - offers a journal for record collectors, beatheads, DJs, and producers.
• Dance Music Authority (DMA) - industry news, 12" reviews, record pool directory, and more.
• DJ Times Magazine - features video interviews of top DJs, information about industry expos, charts, news, and more.
• DJzone Magazine - webzine for the professional DJ.
• Mixology Online - for DJs, bedroom mixers, remixers, producers and the dance music industry. Includes online BPM directory and weekly club chart from over 500 DJ chart returns.
• Mobile Beat: The DJ Magazine

Recording

• Amstore CD Duplication - UK Company Specializing in CD Duplication and Mastering
• 4 Track Recording Tips n' Links
• 4-track Analog Cassette Recording Guide - configuration and mixing overviews for beginner to intermediate.
• About: Home Recording - includes tips, tricks, equipment reviews, links, editorials and more.
• AllAboutAudio - offers information and downloads related to digital audio and MIDI recording.
• Art of the Mixed Tape - dedicated to the art and science of creating mixed tapes. Includes interactive features and mixed tape archives.
• Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 - legal information regarding copyright infringement and more.
• Audio Recording Center - features articles with tips and advice for home or studio projects.
• Basics of Analog Recording
• Bob Vogt, Recording Engineer: The High-Bias Years - tales about nonsense and experiences working in studios across the country from 1986 to 1996.
• Computer-based Home Recording for Musicians - information on studio equipment, computers, peripherals, and other tips for recording on a budget.
• Corrupt CDs - list of music CDs that are encoded to prevent copying or to prevent playing on computerized devices which includes some car CD players.
• Cutting Edge of Music Technology - provides information on music production, sampling, recording, synthesis and MIDI from a music educator's perspective.
• Flo's Cutterhead Page - pictures, technical information, and history of vinyl cutting and pressing machines, cutter heads, recording lathes, and other analog disc recording machines.
• Harmony Central: Recording - news on gear, press releases, FAQs, classifieds, discussion groups, buyer's guide and much more.
• Home Recording Central - features tips and tricks for such topics as basic miking, multitracking, and premastering. Includes a message board.
• HomeRecording.com - resource for anyone interested in recording and mixing their own music; learn how to use 4-tracks, 8-tracks, effects, compressors, and more.
• Key To Getting A Good Recorded Vocal - by Robert Dennis.
• Lion Share Recording Studios - Tribute to Lion Share Recording Studios (LSRS) Hollywood, California, which held witness to some of the greatest recorded music of the 1980s.
• Music & Audio Connection - international resource for music enthusiasts, musicians and audio professionals. Information on education, artists, associations, files, books, magazines, videos, CDs.
• ProStudio & Live Audio: Tips & Techniques in Location
• Psycle Studio - tour a profitable home recording studio and learn about recording equipment and recording in general.
• Record Production - features video interviews with producers, tours around studios worldwide, equipment reviews, links to industry resources, and more.
• Recording Hints for the Poor
• Recording Studio Design - accessing theory, drawings, data, and a small Dos computer program for those interested in building a new studio or retrofitting an existing facility.
• Recording Technology History - chronology with pictures and links by Steve Schoenherr.
• Recording Tips - Basic Home Recording - covers what's needed and recording procedures. Discusses multi-track recorders, microphones, and stands.
• Recording-Engineer.net - offers articles with tips and book recommendations for the recording engineer, record producer, and recording musician.
• ReMixer - for those who love digital audio and recording.
• Roger Nichols Recording Guide - from Sweetwater Sound.
• Shout Music Productions - writing, production and remixing team of Phuzz (Phil van de Werken) and Android (Craig Andemar).
• Sonic State: Recording Studio Directory - directory listings for recording studios throughout the world. Browse the resource or add your listing.
• TapeTracker for Windows - the definitive computer based cataloging and reference system for collectors of live musical recordings. This program is free by download for a 30 evaluation.
• The Little Bazaar-CD Duplication, Audio Mastering & Media - We provide the highest quality CD and DVD duplication services, highly
  professional digital audio mastering, design services and media sales.
• Technical Articles for the Recording Engineer - useful collection of articles covering MIDI, SMPTE, tape machine maintenece, microphone placement, compressor/limiters, noise gates, reverb, delay and how to build and sounproof a home studio.
• UCSC Music Dept. Recording Services
• Useful Guide To Studio Recording - tips for professional studio recording.
• Web Directory: Top Home Recording Websites Of 99' - all sites are reviewed.

Computer Generated Music

• Harmony Central - Computer Music Resources - excellent site. information on Csound synthesis software, research journals, digests. links to research institutes, Mac resources and more.
• Common Music Dictionary - defines most of the public interface to Common Music scripting.
• Computer Music Bibliography
• Courses of Study in Sound and Computer Music
• Dave's Guide to Computer Music and Related Subjects - Categories include composers, conferences, galleries, facilities, journals, manufacturers (hardware and software), multimedia, newsgroups, organizations, and record labels.
• Electric Early Music
• electronicmusic.com - software and hardware with an emphasis on musicians, production and more.
• HammerSound - focusing on computer music and sounds creation and offering SoundFonts, software, and forum.
• Last Sound - music production site with articles database, sell your beats online, and best production sites directory
• M.A.D. Productions - music group that combines MIDI, music, and samples. Completely MIDI automated.
• MacMusic - resources for musicians, producers or sound engineers who use a Macintosh.
• Media Mashine, The - site for those who make or teach music using the Macintosh computer.
• Music Laboratory - site provides original MIDIs, MP3s, and lots of information about computer music.
• Music Systems: Hardware and Software - well-designed site documenting the mass of hardware, software and cable assembled by a computer/music gearhead afficionado.
• Music, Mind, Machine - music cognition information.
• Musical Notebook Computer - information on how to use a notebook computer to make music. Subjects include MIDI, digital audio, notation, etc. Includes tips, gear, links, discussion.
• PC-Musician.com - tips, tutorials, news, product reviews, and a user forum.
• Princeton Sound Kitchen - lots of computer music software and information
• Red Faux Transmission - features downloadable samples, discussions, links and other resources for electronic musicians.
• Sonic State: Digital Music Resource - covering all things digital - soundcards, samplers, software synths, hardware synths, sequencers, etc. Includes user reviews, news, chat forums and more.
• Trax In Space - legal MP3/IT/XM music downloads with reviews, chat rooms and multiple servers.
• WavCity
• WorldJam - an opportunity for musicians with multitrack software from around the world to jam and collaborate with one another on original compositions.

Distribution

• Allegro Corporation - independent distributor and retailer of jazz, pop, blues, classical and world music.
• Alliance Entertainment - distributor of pre-recorded music and video. Companies include Bassin Distributors, Abbey Road Distributors, and All Music Guide.
• Altavoz Distribution Network - sell to stores and production companies.
• Alternative Distribution Alliance - specializes in independent music distribution.
• Bayside Entertainment Distribution - featuring new releases and charts, labels, and links.
• Bertus Distributie - supplies of cds, vinyl, and videos to specialized music retailers.
• Bubble Core - label and record distributor.
• Coalition of Independent Music Stores, The - independently owned music stores group focused on marketing and sales.
• Discos Metropoli - distributor of Mexican and latin music.
• DSBP Music - distributes and releases elektro, industrial, cyber, and underground music cds. Mail order available.
• Earthsong Music Distribution - retail and wholesale CD store featuring independent artists. New age, folk, Americana, world, and children's.
• Electric Kingdom Records and Distribution - national distribution of CDs and tapes to record store chains.
• Electric Records - a audio distribution format that allows artists and music producers to distribute their songs electronically on a pay-per-download basis.
• Galaxy Music Distributors - stocking an compact discs, audio cassettes, dvds, and accessories.
• Goldenrod Music, Inc. - wholesale and retail distribution of women's music, gay and lesbian music, folk, new age, Celtic, and Native American music.
• Gracenote - specializing in music recognition, content delivery, and database management. Creators of the CDDB disc recognition service.
• Grassroots Music Distribution - distributing for independent Christian artists and indie record labels.
• Groove Distribution - specializes in dance music including downbeat/triphop, house, hip hop, drum and bass, and acid jazz.
• Handleman Company - supplier and merchandiser of pre-recorded music products to North American retail chains.
• HitHive - provides a music application, integrates it into web sites, then manages the infrastructure and uses proprietary Relationship Technologies to build targeted marketing programs.
• Hunab Ku - domestic and international distribution of electronic dance music. Also provide publicity and local booking services in San Francisco.
• Independent Distribution Network (IDN) - global non-profit indie music network made up of bands and artists from around the world.
• Jem Music Corporation - independent distributor of music in the classical and world music genre.
• Koch International (3)
• Laser's Edge, The - comapact disc distribution service specializing in progressive rock, metal, and psychedelic sounds from around the world.
• Microcosm Publishing - publishes and distribute records, stickers, pins, zines, and more. Also manufactures custom pins and stickers.
• MTVi Group - music entertainment distribution company.
• Music Closeout - offers wholesale closeout music CDs and tapes, from sources such as store closings, factory overstocks, cutouts, music club overstocks, and liquidations.
• Music Master - exclusive Gulf and Middle East licensee for Warner Music International and Delphine as well as being distributor for Virgin Records, Telarc and many other labels.
• Navarre (6)
• Net Ten - multimedia production company specializing in the development and distribution of DVD-audio and video and ROM formats.
• Norwalk Distributors - distributor of CDs, cassettes, vinyl, video, accessories, laser discs, and DVDs.
• Nuff Entertainment - distributors of Caribbean music in Canada, with a catalogue that extends beyond the borders of genre, age, and nation.
• Olinda Road Distribution - exclusive distributor for many of Hawaii's biggest recording artists. Complete online catalog, press releases, and more.
• Orchard, The - offers artists and record companies worldwide, non-exclusive distribution opportunities.
• Page Music Distribution - Canadian distributor of indy rock, electronica, hip-hop, pop, jazz, and more.
• Phantom Sound & Vision - wholesale distributor of import titles.
• Pinnacle Records - distributes labels such as Jive, One Little Indian, and The Echo Label.
• POGUS - features releases of electronic, electro-acoustic, and experimental music.
• PPI Entertainment Group - video and music distribution.
• R.S.B. Disc - CD and cassette manufacturers from premastering to finished product.
• Rejection Records - if you have recordings of original material and have received rejection letters then we are your last hope at musical immortality.
• Shellshock Distribution - record and CD distributors dealing with many styles of music.
• Shock Records - independent Australian record distributor.
• Sidestreet Distributing - wholesale distribution of independent music labels. CDs, cassettes, and videos. Specializing in folk, bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, blues, roots, world, and related genres.
• Southern Music Distribution - national distributor of independent music.
• Sun Entertainment Holding Corporation (2)
• Surefire Distribution - New England-based independent music distributor.
• Valley Media - wholesale distributor of compact discs, cassettes, vinyl, video, DVDs, video games, and accessories.
• World Serpent Distribution (2)

SAMPLING SITES

• SampleNet - includes free samples to download, tips on sampling, reviews of several sound card- and keyboard-based instruments, interview with artists and producers about sampling, etc.
• Dwarf Boy's Sample CD Review Site - offers independent reviews of audio discs and CD-ROMs for your digital samplers.
• Looper's Delight - community and mailing list for musicians interested in looping and real-time sampling. Includes product reviews, playing tips, user profiles, and more.
• Musicians Against Copyrighting Of Samples - MACOS.
• SampleHead Web Community - drums, breaks, loops, and the life of searching for beats.
• Sommaire - sampling info in French.
• Synth Site: Sampler Listings - specs, pictures, links and user submitted comments.
• Web Directory: Sampling Zone - from Synth Zone. Site includes sample archives, CDs and sampling resource links, plus a listing of sample editing and creation software.
• FAQ - Sample FAQ - attempts to answer these frequently asked questions: Where have I heard that beat before? Where did Mc/Dj/Pop singer get that from? This file catalogs samples and remakes in rap, soul, and even some pop music.
• Usenet - alt.binaries.sounds.samples.music
• Usenet - alt.music.makers.sampling
• One Stop Beats - We specialize in Hip Hop sounds and samples for Akai MPC 4000/3000/2000 and all major samplers