Female-Musician.com News   Issue #008   March 29, 2015 From Giovanna Westwood – Bass Player and Vocalist Welcome to Issue #008 of the Female-Musician.com Newsletter.  I truly am happy to say that Female-Musician.com is still alive and kickin', and I'm still here and still passionate about building the best resource available showcasing all the fantastic female musicians out there!   The Female Musicians Directory of listings is still growing along with the services and resources that help all musicians and entertainers.   Thanks to all the new subscribers to Female-Musician.com News!  If you're not already a subscriber, you can get yourself all set up to receive upcoming issues right HERE. Table of Contents - What's Female-Musician.com All About?  Marina Yakhlakova, Keyboard Player Joan Cartwright, Keyboardist and Composer Andrea Brachfeld, Flutist Lend Your Support To Female-Musician.com Write Your Own Post In The Female-Musician's Blog Female-Musician.com’s Classifieds Opt-in To Female-Musician.com's Newsletter Other Links Inside The Site Contact Us What's Female-Musician.com All About? Female-Musician.com is a place for women who play instruments from the past and present to be highlighted. If you’re a woman who plays an instrument or are a vocalist, I’ll create a FREE listing for you that includes a few contact links and some descriptive words you’d like to include about yourself.  You can have a classified ad style listing or a full-page listing.  They're both free.  See the “Female Musicians’ Directory” page for more details.  Plus, I’ll include a video to highlight you or your band if you've uploaded one onto YouTube.  I’ll include the video within my YouTube Channel inside the section “Featured Female Instrumentalists”. Why do I do this?  Well, I am a female bass player and a vocalist.  I'm very passionate about building Female-Musician.com and am having a great time seeing it through to its success!   I don't consider myself a promoter or an agent.  I do consider myself a connector, and Female-Musician.com to be a way to help connect-the-dots by presenting valuable resources within the website. I've learned so much as I've been building it, and I want the services and information I can provide to increase the site's value for all its visitors.    Marina Yakhlakova, Keyboardist Female-musician.com welcomes all the way from Moscow, Russia keyboardist Marina Yakhlakova to the Female Musicians’ Directory! Marina Yakhlakova is 1st Prizewinner of the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition. Go to the Female Musicians’ Directory to connect with Marina Yakhakova through her listing!   You can also visit Marina's site below.  Many thanks to you, Marina! www.marinayakhlakova.com   Joan Cartwright, Keyboardist and Composer Female-musician.com is happy to welcomes keyboardist and composer Joan Cartwright from East Point, Georgia to the Female Musicians’ Directory!   Besides composing and publishing 41 songs with ASCAP, Joan founded Women in Jazz South Florida, Inc. www.wijsf.org. Find Joan Cartwright's music at Amazon.com. You will find Joan's listing and some of her performances in the "Female Musicians' Directory".  You can also visit Joan's site here: www.joancartwright.com Thank you, and welcome, Joan!  I'm very happy to include your listing in the directory! Andrea Brachfeld, Flutist Female- musician.com welcomes flutist Andrea Brachfeld from Jersey City, New Jersey to the Female Musicians’ Directory!   Andrea Brachfeld is an award-winning jazz and Latin Jazz flutist who has released 6 CDs.  Her new CD will debut in October, 2015. Find Andrea Brachfeld's music at Amazon.com.   Go to the Female Musicians’ Directory to connect with Andrea Brachfeld through her listing!  You can also visit Andrea's website below at: www.andreabrachfeld.com Thank you so much for becoming a part of Female-Musician.com, Andrea! Lend Your Support To Female-Musician.com I have worked since 2009 to grow and improve Female-Musician.com and at the same time have dedicated myself to keeping it free for all the female musicians to have listings, both classified type and full-page.  I have also done all the promotions, site details, blog posts and literally everything myself to create an online presence to help every musician listed within it receive more exposure. Because there are so many responsibilities involved with creating the type of vision I see for the website, I realize that it may be impossible for me to do it all myself successfully.  The fact that my last newsletter update was in 2011 is probably proof of that! :-) I have set up a page inside the site that anybody who appreciates and sees the value in the site and the work that goes into it as well as those who just love to see a woman rockin' it out big time on her axe can show their support. However, my way of asking for support is unique because I attempt to find ways that either give money back to supporters when they complete a certain action, or cost nothing to do and which will still help bring revenue to the site to help me keep it going and build it up. Please, take some time to look at the page I've created for this purpose, and do what you can.  I have a very cool way for you to get $20 when you support the site, so you can't lose!  Thanks in advance. www.female-musician.com/help-support-female-musicians.html Write Your Own Post In The Female-Musician's Blog Check out the Female-Musician's Blog at http://female-musician.blogspot.com/.   In it, you'll find more detail about the female musicians that are listed within the website as well as many of the resources you can find inside of Female-Musician.com.  Plus, you can feel free to leave your comments about any of the posts you find there.   If you want to feature yourself or your band, whether you're male or female, and you don't mind writing your own blog post, I'll review it and add your post to the blog.  You can contact me on Female-Musician.com's Facebook page with the post itself, the pictures you want to add, and any contact information you want to include.  You can also email me directly at the site at contact-us@female-musician.com.  The Facebook page is below: www.Facebook.com/Femalemusician Female-Musician.com's Classified Ad Section Be sure to take a look at the free classified ad section within the website!  If you're a female musician, you can post what's going on with you under "Female Musicians Available".  If you're looking for a female musician, you can post your ad under "Female Musicians Wanted". Currently, the listings expire in 30 days.  The information you can put in there is pretty liberal such as URL's and images, but I definitely ask you to keep your content clean or be subject to deletion of the post.   Opt-in to Female-Musician.com's Newsletter I'd love it if you would pass the word about my site to any female musician out there you know who's like to be highlighted in THE place that makes sense...Female-Musician.com!  Don't worry. your information won't be sold or shared. Email Name Other Cool Resources and Links Inside The Site Musician's Resource Links - Songwriter's grants and funding sources, work-at-home opportunities and more. Apply to Acting Jobs Today! - Find acting work in your area. Natural Breast Enhancement - Read my personal testimonial and see my very own proof. Submit yourself for as many Auditions as you want for FREE SiteSell - How I create my newletters and build www.Female-Musician.com. Contact Us I'm on Twitter.com at "Ladybass4". You can find Female-Musician.com on Facebook, too, at www.Facebook.com/Femalemusician. Of course, you can always contact me in the Contact Us form at Female-Musician.com. If you are a talent booking agency, please feel free to subscribe to the site.  I'll place your listing within the "Band Booking Agencies" page.  You can use the "Talent Agency Submissions" form to list your business for free. Thanks for reading!