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Kent MusicBiz is a potted history of Kent bands, musicians and music motivators The History of Kent Bands - from the 60's to the 90's

Kent Musicians Web Kent Musicians Web - Musicians and acts Available and Wanted

Red Admiral Records - Kent Record Company Red Admiral Records LLP - The Kent based Record Company

Cringe Music Publishing Cringe Music (Publishers) - The Kent based Music Publishing House. Publishing for audio and video music.
Production Music Library for the TV, Radio, Video, Film and Advertising Industry

BBC Kent Online Visit The BBC Local Music Page

The BBC are good supporters of Kent bands and musicians and also offer you the chance to get your picture or music online

Don't be go and buy the Kent Messenger, Express or Gazette Kent Messenger

The Kent Messenger "Whats On" has carried our gigs for 27 years and is in our opinion, unique and complete. The Whats On Magazine is inside of KM weekly publications.

Kent on Sunday is a free publication available all over Kent in selected outlets. Kent On Sunday

The Kent on Sunday - An associate of quality, carries our listings plus loads of other news and County information - PDF required.

ent24..com - See our gigs geographically on their website and WAP phones.

Ents24.com - see Kentgigs on web or WAP

John Milton Photograpy

JLM Photography

EntsWeb Directory 

@UK - The UK Travel Guide

@UK The UK Travel Guide

Kent Music Schools - offer tuition in all orchestral instruments and to County Choirs and singing courses

DefZone - VWP Sounds
The Promoter of Metal / Hardcore / Punk / Alt Rock Gigs in North Kent

SEFAN

South East Folk Arts Network - Your 1st port of call for folk/roots in South East England

Maverick, a new monthly country and roots music magazine. To cater for the surge of interest in the UK of acoustic-based, rootsy music that encompasses country, hillbilly, gospel, western swing, bluegrass, blues, folk, boogie and Appalachia.

Maverick
twang

Bottleneck Blues Club  - Rochester & Maidstone -World Class Blues Acts

  • Folk, Celtic, Bluegrass, Blues, Jazz and Cajun music in Kent, UK.
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    Listening Room Jazz - John Levett promotes quality Jazz and Guitar events Throughout North Kent and E Sussex

    UK Search Direct - New Search Service for Kent and elsewhere

    The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers (GISC) is an international music industry organisation based in England in the United Kingdom. Guild members are songwriters, composers, lyricists, poets, performing songwriters, musicians, publishers, studio owners, managers. Independent record companies, music industry personnel, etc., etc., from many countries throughout the world. Visit the Guild's website at: www.songwriters-guild.co.uk.

    Romney Marsh FM - Community Radio

    A RESOURCE CENTER FOR MUSIC IN NORD - PAS-DE-CALAIS

    Domaine Musiques is a non profit organization that aims at developing the music in the Region Nord - Pas-de-Calais (North of France). It is a resource center for all those who are involved in all genres of music.

    Domaine Musiques has three main missions :
    Information center :
    A regional data base, a resource library, studies and inventories, information letters, a web site : www.domaine-musiques.com, professionnal meetings...
    The "voice" department :
    Training programmes and expertise for choir conducters, choral societies, singing professors, advice
    ³Today¹s music² department :
    An action in two main directions : Accompanying musical creation in the Region and Information towards Today¹s Music (Pop, Jazz, Rock, Hip Hop...) actors and cultural politics.

    Dont forget to check our HelpYourselves Section

    60’S TOUR GUIDE a selective view by John Brenlund-Holman of the gigs of the original 60's bands and their Gig Guide

    2ToNE Promotions - Canterbury based music promotion group specialising in all things punk.

    AllGigs.co.uk - List your gigs on a national database + other services.

    Allied Entertainment Group - Agency and Management company supplying acts and entertainment personnel to over 16 countries worldwide performing in over 200 venues. This is also the parent group of Sand Sound Promotions.

    All The UK's Record Shops
    A handy links page to all the UKs major record dealers and lots of smaller stores as well!
    If you are looking for British pressings, deletions or new releases, this is your starting point.

    Amstore - London UK company involved in Audio CD production, CD-ROM production and DVD production

    Annazbell.com is the UK's leading online fashion magazine for men and women

    Art-Links-Directory.com - Arts Directory

    Artistopia - The Ultimate Music and Artist Resource

    Ashford Advertiser - Ashford's local advertising magazine

    Ashford Local Business Directory - putting you in touch with local business.

    BackTrack - Music Memorabilia


    Bandbase - Band support service

    BandFamilyTree - Add Yourselves to the World Band Family Tree

    Band list - a new list of UK unsigned and small label bands

    Bandmaker - a site aimed at getting new bands started

    Bands Unsigned.co.uk - UK online resource

    Barry's Mag - Home page for Barry's Mag distributed in North Kent for years - These people are real Music Motivators.

    Big Blast - UK Musician Competition Site - win, studio time, photo shoots, tour talks etc

    Birthday cake Candles - We provide the highest quality of Indoor Fireworks, Roman Candles, Birthday Cake Candles, Ice Fountain, Champagne Sparklers & Desert Fountains which we also supply to a variety of clubs, restaurants & banqueting halls throughout the UK and overseas.

    Blues In Britain - Britain's finest, foremost blues magazine

    Box Radio

    BRFM 95.6fm Live Radio For the Isle of Sheppey

    Capoeira dvds Virtual Capoeira -- the most comprehensive Capoeira Store and Capoeira Community online. Find Capoeira pants, Capoeira videos, Capoeira music, and berimbaus! Search schools, rate DVDs and CDs, and watch free video clips on how to play the berimbau.

    Coast Electronics - electronics design engineers who also repair band gear, largely in the Kent area. ...
    Now you know where to call when your gear stops working.

    Cortex - North Kent Rock Promotions

    Cringe Music - Kent Commercial and MCPS Production Library Music Publisher. Suppliers of background and mood music to the media, film, video, TGV and Radio. Royalty management for Physical and Digital music releases. A part of Red Dmiral Records LLP

    Concert Jazz Events - Chilterns Area

    Connect Kent - Social network / business directory / guide / classifieds site

    CTR106.5FM - Maidstone's own radio station


    Cyclone Music - We are a CD/ DVD manufacturer, with an in house artwork/ design studio and high end CD mastering suite.

    Dead Happy Records - Dave Arnold's Label in Hastings

    DefZone - VWP Sounds - Home of the Promoter of Metal / Hardcore / Punk / Alt Rock Gigs in North Kent

    DigiMix Records - New record company for special artists and real people

    Discover Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh - The organisation which promotes tourism for Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh

    DirPedia.com - combining a dictionary, an encyclopedia and a web directory

    Disc Wizards. - CD Duplication, DVD Duplication London UK
    We specialise in large volume CD duplication, DVD replication, music mastering, DVD authoring. Visit the website for all details and prices to products. Request for an instant quote online.

    DIY Donut - Folkestone Stripes Club Promoter

    DJChronicles - Web site promoting DJs and Bands in the UK

    DJ for your Wedding provide a comprehensive professional wedding DJ and wedding disco and wedding music service throughout the UK. We have wedding entertainment packages to suit all budgets.

    DownsMail - Maidstone’s No.1 newspaper - Delivering over 60,000 copies via guaranteed Royal Mail door to door distribution in the affluent borough of Maidstone.

    DVD Duplication - Information and tips on burning and copying CDs and DVDs

    Dungeness Community Web Site

    East Kent Morris Minor Club

    Electric Blues Club and Vocalist - Site full of interesting information and advice for all muso's

    Extreme Action Records - Label ident of DigiMix Records

    Filmmakers TV Broadcast Companies - Music Licensing

    Film and Video Production Music - Cringe Music Library has the track you are looking for, pre-licensed for immediate use by film and video companies signing-in to the MCPS code of practice

    Film producers Film producers can look for film production jobs on IamAnArtist.com. By posting their profiles on IAAA, they can get the right kind of exposure to get noticed by many well known and famous casting directors. So post your profile today and get going with your career in film production.

    Fizgig - Gig Guide for Lincolnshire

    Fleximusic - Inexpensive sound creation and editing software.

    Folk and Roots Music - A site for people who appreciate folk and acoustic music by people who appreciate folk and acoustic music

    Folkestone Artists' Co-operative - Developing The Arts in The Folkestone Community.

    Folkestone - Hythe, Operatic and Dramatic Society - FHODS The Tower Theatre - North Road, Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent. CT20 3HL. home of Tel: (01303) 223925
    Email: info@towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk

    Folkestone Gerald - A Blog and Forum for Folkestone with music data as well, go and have a browse.

    Folkestone Now - Useful an informative view and webmag of our hometown from Kai Motta who is also a musician and web designer.

    Folk Festivals - The complete guide to UK Folk Festivals

    Folk South East - Promotes concerts of high-quality folk music in attractive, comfortable venues - mainly arts centres and theatres - in Kent and Sussex.

    forMusicians.net wants to be a meeting point where to contact with all kinds of musicians together. Drummer, bass, guitar, singer, etc. In short, a place to find the musician you´re looking for concerts, join a band, recording in a studio...

    Frety.NET - a web directory with homepage thumbnails

    GalacticSurf - Entertainment gateway featuring latest breaking gossip, news and movie critiques along with product and website reviews.

    Getagig - Ireland’s Live Entertainment Resource

    Gigdealer.com - A booking-community where bands like the ones on kentgigs are helping each other to play more concerts all over the country: and it´s F R E E ! ! !

    The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers (GISC) - The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers offers advice, guidance, assistance, protection, information, encouragement and services to Guild members with regard to helping members achieve their aims, ambitions, progression and advancement in respect to the many different aspects of the music industry

    Guitar Lessons, Guitar Tabs & Chords - Crossroads online guitar tabs and guitar lessons conducts streaming instruction for advanced or beginning guitar students; try our free guitar lessons before you purchase!

    Guitar lessons online & scales - learn how to play guitar - GuitarVision is the revolutionary new way to learn how to play your favorite songs on the guitar.

    Learn to play guitar dvd - Teach yourself to play guitar at home using self study learn to play guitar dvd's.

    Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury UKC

    Harmsworth and Willis - Gypsy Jazz Guitars

    HDMI Cable  - TV Cables Audio Cables Video cables HDMI Cables DVI cables Home Cinema & Hi-Fi from the UK premier cable supplier

    Highwaymen MC Stour Valley - Promoters of quality Rock events

    Hobgoblin MusicBritish Underground Rock Bands

    Another Huckleberry Adventure - Quirky Music site Milwaukee area bands and gigs

    HotVsNot.Com Web Directory - Comprehensive Database of Web Resources that includes Events

    I Love Herne Bay - A good guide to the Kent seaside resort of Herne Bay

    Inhibition - Surrey gig listings and review site

    Instrument Zone - Musical instruments and accessories second hand, used, new, rare wanted and for sale by musicians

    Jam-Pact - Jams in W. London & Surrey .

    Jagged Music A resource for musicians to promote unsigned bands and artists

    Jiving Clive - Jazz historian and one man band "Me, Myself and I"(Plus)

    Jazz UK
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    Jobs - - In The Music Business We say "Don't Give Up the Day Job.

    Kent Musicians Web - Musicians Wanted - Musicians Available - Acts Available - Acts Wanted

    Jobs in Kent

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    Joosi Design - for invitations that are unique, modern, fresh, and have that 'je ne sais quoi'

    Kangaroo Amp Covers - Travel with the Best

    Karaoke mixer - Offers a full line of karaoke machines and equipment including players, amplifiers, mixers, speakers and more.

    Kent Business Network - meet others who could be great business contacts

    Kent Folk - Folk, Celtic, Bluegrass, Blues, Jazz and Cajun music in Kent

    Kent Gigs - The gateway to all thing music in Kent

    Kent MusicBiz - A history of Kent Bands and Musicians 1958 - 1990

    Kent Musicians Web - The first place to look - Musicians Wanted - Musicians Available - Teachers - Studios etc.

    Kent Pages - Web Directory

    Kent Public Address Hire - Kent PA Hire - For very small to pretty big events

    KwMap.net - Browse a Map of Kentgigs.com

    LA Music Club - The LA Music Club is named after The Louis Armstrong pub in Dover, England which has provided a venue for local bands for nearly 40 years.
    The Club is the brainchild of well known local Dover musician and guitar teacher Bert Osborne and aims to promote music teaching, band formation, recording and business knowledge

    Lack of Sense Records - record label and promotions company.

    Liquid Jazz - New Service to the Jazz community

    Little Bazaar - Duplication - Mastering - Design - Media Pprovide the highest quality CD and DVD duplication services, highly professional digital audio mastering, design services and media sales.

    Live Jazz Bands - Jazz Bands, Jazz Quartets & Jazz Trios for weddings, dinners & corporate events throughout England, Wales & Scotland

    Live Music in London - Live listings, venue profiles and tickets all in one place - weJamming.com"

    Live Music Tunbridge Wells - Local Musician & Band Profiles, their Music & Sound bites

    London Musicians Collective

    Mandolin Self Help Group - The Mandolin Self Help Group is a support group based in West London for mandolin enthusiasts of all abilities.

    Mean Guitars - Totally Guitar orrientated site about Guitars

    Mi2N, Music Industry News Network

    Mick Jagger Centre - Superb Arts and Music Venue in Dartford

    Mike and Jacky's Jazz Pages - An independent view of Jazz in Kent and some great photos's

    Minster In Thanet - All you need to know about Minster in Kent

    Minster Matters - is the newsletter/magazine produced voluntarily for the villagers of Minster-in-Thanet, situated in the County of Kent UK

    MM2K - MedwayMusic.Net - Who's aims and objectives are to give the musicians and audiences of the Medway Towns, the chance to perform, and to see the many and varied musical styles available to us all today. Try their Forum to get your message around the area.

    Medway Jazz

    Medway n' Maidstone Bands - Site for Medway bands - Ok!

    Meltdown eCeilidh admin@meltdownec.org.uk

    Mr Blueson's Home of the Blues - Blues enthusiasm from Sweden

    Mrgig - Kengigs associate Gig and Band listing and musicians Forum service for South East Kent

    Music Wanted? - Cringe Music (publishing) has the song for you. MCPS / PRS registered and ready to release. Also check out our music library for Film, TV and radio production

    MusicBiz - A history of Kent Bands and Musicians 1958 - 1990

    Find out about the Music Industry at Music Business: Producer, with the dirt on record labels, music lawyers, producers, and more.

    MusicDish, Industry e-Journal

    Musicians Channel - Kent based TV Channel, bringing music and education into the media

    Musicians Web - Musicians Wanted - Musicians Available - Acts Available - Acts Wanted

    Music Instrument - Musical instruments and accessories second hand, used, new, rare wanted and for sale by musicians.

    Music Instruments, Guitar Lessons, & More! - Resource for creating and selling music from the comfort of your home!

    Music production courses - Hotwired is the brand name for the exciting music methodology of Mat McKinley. Mat has written a complete “How to” music production book pack as well as an intensive weekend workshop, so for full details check out the Hotwired site!

    Musik Produktiv UK Ltd

    New Music Label - Your Ticket into the Music Business. Where Singers, Musicians and Artists meet Record Labels, Music Managers and Scouts. New Music Label is a one-stop solution for seeking, finding, and managing all types of Music careers.

    National Society for Children and Family Contact NSCFC works to ensure that welfare organisations and the courts serve the best interests of the child when parents seperate.

    Note Music - Is an independent label promoting the best of British Blues, Soul, Jazz, etc.

    One Kent - Regional Music association, labels and publishing consultancy.

    Oonagi - An independent site dedicated to and in love with original music in Thanet and surrounding areas.

    OyMap.com - a world directory

    Panama Music - Music publishing, music production, music industry consultants.Suppliers of recorded library production mood music to the television, radio, film, advertising, and audio-visual industries worldwide. Library production mood music, original music and commissions.

    Phonophobia is based in Maidstone Kent and offer the Hire, Sales, Install and design of all aspects of Audio & Lighting, now including staging hire and backline

    Playing Out Loud - what’s on and where in Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire and parts of adjoining counties.

    Pigmeat Pete - A site Dedicated to the late 'Pigmeat Pete Smith'

    Pirate Radio Hall of Fame is an A to Z of pirate broadcasters of the sixties.

    www.nobrakesportugal.com - Mountain / trail biking holidays in Portugal is an experience not to be missed. Great weather, and a vibrant culture. Downhill fun in the sun! No brakes Portugal, is the most south west bike lodge in Europe, situated 30k from Cape Vicente, on the Western Algarve, most of our riding is done in the Sao Vicente National Park and we don't touch any tourist area's.

    Production Music for Video,Film and TV - Cringe Music Library has the track you are looking for, pre-licensed for immediate use by film and video companies signing-in to the MCPS code of practice

    Psst - Useful Portal for musicians and those who want to learn to play an instrument.

    Q-tuners - are high-tech neodymium powered pickups for guitar and bass

    Red Admiral Records - Kent based Record Company

    Re-Production - Tour Management + Contact: Andy Corrigan

    Richard Weston Limited - Public Liability insurance for Bands

    Rocker Kev's Missing Links (Metal)

    Rocket Science - Clu Night - weekly starting Tuesday 11th May 2004 Doors Open at 7pm music starts at 9pm 1am close. - Live bands and DJ's, Genre: Rock, Indie & Metal

    Rock music - Home of the Internet's best rock music resources, find out everything you want to know about rock. 

    Roll Back The Years - More memories of forgotten bands

    Romney Marsh FM - Community Radio for Romney Marsh

    Romney Marsh Times - The Internet news magazine for South Kent News, blogs and information for Folkestone, Hythe, Romney Marsh, Ashford & Dover

    Roots Around The World - Bringing Music Culture to West Sussex

    Salsa Tiempo - Salsa and aerobics classes in Folkestone and Romney Marsh

    Shepway Advertiser - find your local tradesmen and services.

    Shepway Online - A community website for the Shepway area of Kent covering Folkestone, Capel le Ferne, Dungeness, Dymchurch, St Marys Bay, Elham, Stelling Minnis, Selsted, Camber, Cheriton, Hythe, Sandgate, Seabrook, Lydd, New Romney, Lympne, Stanford, Lyminge and other villages.

    SoLocal - Area community site covering Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs.

    South East Folk Arts Network - Your 1st port of call for folk/roots in South East England

    South East Music Alliance - Has been formed since 1996 and have been organising gigs and music events around the South East for quite some time.

    The Sleep Centre - Great Kent Links Page

    Soundbarter - Musicians Bartering Club

    SpyBoy - Quality Gigs Promotions

    Step 1 Music - Believing in Kent Bands

    Student Zone - Kent College

    StormIT Kent Web Designers - Kent based web design and digital multimedia company

    Sure it's Irish - Site for Irish Arts in Brighton and Host to the Brighton Irish Arts Network.

    Surf Breaks Portugal - Use our local knowledge and make the most of your precious vacation time... in the water!

    Tap'n'Tin - Live music, clubs and DJ's throughout the week in 5 bars, located on three floors.

    Tenterden Folk Festival - A full weekend festival of folk song, music and dance

    Thanet Community Radio - Quality Programs on line

    The Gig Guide - free, 48 page, full colour, bi-monthly publication about kent bands and gigs

    The Lyer - The Hastings on-line Satirical Magazine

    the-music-directory.com - a collection of links to music related websites and newsgroups

    The Tower Theatre - North Road, Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent. CT20 3HL. home of Folkestone - Hythe, Operatic and Dramatic SocietyTel: (01303) 223925 Email: info@towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk

    The Unsigned Guide - The UK's leading music industry directory - is an essential tool for unsigned bands, emerging songwriters, musicians, music managers and music students.

    UK Festivals

    UK Music Search - A great resource for all musicians and music lovers.

    Ukwow - What's on Where

    Universal Productions Ltd - Music Video Production, London UK

    Venues and bands.com - is a website that introduces venues to bands. They provide the tools and functionality for venues and bands to fully interact with each other from their home or office, directly with anyone in the UK.

    Vibezone and Dead Happy Records - Indie Label in Hastings Sussex

    Video and Film Production Music - Cringe Music Library has the track you are looking for, pre-licensed for immediate use by film and video companies signing-in to the MCPS code of practice

    Video Production - BKP Music is one of leading Dubai Based Music, Audio & Video Production Company with over 9 state of the art Sound Studios established across the Middle East.

    Viva Ventures - A social network for single people in Kent

    Vocalist - Site containing advice and information aimed specifically at vocalists

    Whatsonwhen, an award-winning company, providing high-quality travel and entertainment content solutions.

    The Whistle Workshop - All you need to know about - guess what?

    White Cliffs Country.com - site caters for the Dover Deal and Sandwich areas of Kent.

    Wye Blues and Beer Festival near Ashford on the 17th June 2006, 12 hours of music across 2 stages, 11am to 11pm.

    XESPROMOTIONS - In4.org - A new website to promote Venues and Bands run by enthusiastic promoters in North Kent

    Xfactory - New Website for Session Players, created, to act as a booking service for session musicians. Allows users to hear artists onscreen before the booking process, in a bid to reduce lengthy auditions. The company cites Stereophonics as one recent client who found a four-piece horn section for their Handbags and Gladrags single via the site.

    Xpresscds.co.uk - CD and DVD Duplication and Replication.Fast and friendly, low-cost professional service for audio CDs, CD-ROMs and DVDs.

    Your Local Handbooks - Delivered to 16,000 homes in S E Kent.

    Your County - News for Kent

    YoYsearch - a web portal with ten types of search




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