Indie Band Packet

The Indie Band Packet is now available for free online. It provides important information and contacts for achieving success in the Texas music industry including:

• Getting Started in the Music Industry (a reference guide to basic legal and business practices in TX);

• Texas Radio (a list and description of all Texas radio stations specific to the type of music a band plays, arranged by city);

• Texas Record Stores (a list and description of Texas record stores arranged by city);

• Texas Record Distributors (a list and description of record distributors with offices in Texas);

• Texas Music Press (a list of all journalists in Texas who cover music);

• Suggested Reading List of Music Industry Books and Periodicals
  (a list with contact information of music business books, music industry trade magazines and music-related associations);

• Copyrights, Trademarks and General Music Business Information
  (a guide to protecting your music, your royalties and your band name, as well as other relevant music business information);

• Texas Nightclubs (a list and description of Texas venues booking live music arranged by city);

• Texas Music Events Calendar
  (a guide to more than 680 annual events in Texas that book live music).

In addition, the Texas Music Office lists comprehensive information about Texas recording studios, cassette duplicators, CD manufacturers, managers, booking agents, record labels, as well as nearly every other type of music business in state.

Printed copies of the Indie Band Packet are available to Texas musicians for $5.00 including postage. Printed copies are not available for musicians out of state but all content is included on this site. To order a printed copy, mail a check or money order for $5.00 payable to the Texas Music Office at P.O. Box 13246 Austin, Texas 78711. Please include a general, one-sentence description of the type of music your band plays and the address you would like the packet shipped to.

Email: music [at] governor.state.tx.us | Request Info