JPF Home Page Forums

This is a place for any new or returning member to introduce yourself, ask questions, read helpful tips on how to benefit most from the site and the JPF community at large and get a helping hand if needed.

Please post anything music related here. Please share web links, advice, or ask questions for anyone in the group to respond to.

Feel free to post looking for musicians or advertise your own services available here

Post any songwriter oriented notes here you want. If you are looking for a co-writer, a lyricist, a composer etc, please post here! = )

If you have questions, comments or discussion issues about the industry, including talk about current events, or questions about various professions like Producers, Publishers, Managers, Labels and other music professionals, please post them here!

This message board is for posting any music or business questions you'd like to ask our expert Mentor staff. It is now moderated by Just Plain Folks Mentor Mike Dunbar, Attorney Stu Shapiro and JPF Founder Brian Austin Whitney as well as other Mentors and Peers to check in. Ask away and we'll find an answer or a resource that can help you.

This message board is for any member to post their success stories. It could include publishing or recording deals, awards won, cool opening gigs or other accomplishments you'd like to share with the group. We may use some of the success stories posted to create a new column for the newsletter.

This is a place to post comments, questions, feedback and any other positive or constructive discussions relating to our Just Plain Folks Music Awards program.

After over 30 years of running Just Plain Folks, I figured it was time to have an official BLOG. I plan to use this to post thoughts on things both music and non music related. I welcome anyone to respond with any thoughts, agreements or disagreements you might have.

This is the place to link your MP3 file to get feedback and opinions from our members. Please be sure to only link the mp3 file itself and not just a website where people may not want to sift through many pages.

This is a place to post and re-write lyrics with the help of others. Please post as much as you like and please respond to others lyric needs. This is the original Lyric Board and all are welcome to post here!

This is an additional place to post and re-write lyrics with the help of others. Please post as much as you like and please respond to others lyric needs. This new lyric board is simply a supplement to keep up with the traffic from the original. All are welcome to post on either or both, but don't post the exact same lyrics to both. Have fun!

This is a new forum to take some of the burden off of Lyric 1 and 2 Boards. Eventually we will transition all the traffic over to this board, so feel free to jump in and start posting. Please do NOT post duplicate lyrics on more than 1 board. All members are welcome to use this and all the other boards!

This is a new forum we are testing for folks to post links to any type of music related video they want to share and get feedback on. To post something for feedback, you'll need to link it to an outside file (we don't host files here). Many people use YouTube, but you can link to any outside source that you want. Please direct link rather than link to a page where people have to search for the link. You'll get more feedback that way. So let's see what you have!

This is a new forum for members to post and participate in all types of creative challenges. To make sure that challenges are spread out and have coherant rules, we'll use moderators to filter and refine the rules and guildelines so they work well for everyone involved. If you'd like to be added as a moderator, make sure you've participated in previous challenges and then email the current moderators with your interest. Everyone is welcome to participate in any challenge that is posted as long as you follow the rules as stated. Have fun!

This is a new board for members to post short stories, poetry or other original creative writing. You can also post educational information for creative writing like we have for songwriting.

This is a message board to discuss all types of visual arts and photography. If you're a painter or photographer, feel free to link images here. If you have expertise in graphic design or any other similar skills, please share your knowledge. If you are willing to work with musicians on projects, here's a good place to post your offer.

This is a place to discuss anything related to Acting, Theater, Film or TV. We are looking for educational info on making videos, ways to integrate music into film and theater projects and we welcome educational exchanges on acting, filmaking, playwrighting and anything else appropriate.

This is a forum for other creative pursuits that you may be interested in. This could include Cooking or Hobbies or anything else you want to share or discuss that doesn't fit elsewhere.

This is a board for people to post items which they'd like to trade for other items, or items they want to buy or sell. JPF and our staff can't verify any items nor do we take responsibility for any transactions that take place. This is simply a good faith effort to help folks find what they need or trade and sell what they have. If anyone has a problem with a listing, please notify us ASAP. Also, we reserve the right to delete any inappropriate listings for any reason.

Please post any general information or questions in the technology dept. of the music industry.

This is a message board for all things related to buying, owning and playing guitars.

This is the place to discuss anything related to buying, owning or playing keyboards, midi devices or pianos.

This is the place to post any info related to buying, owning and playing the bass or drums.

This is the place to post any info relating to your studio and recording gear or techniques. It's also the place to post info on any recording studios you'd like to recommend or let our members know about.

This is a place to post messages about microphones, vocal issues, techniques and questions.

This is a new message board for all topics relating to Music Theory, Charts, Education and Teaching. If you give lessons, please post here as well!

Please post upcoming events, showcases, radio spots, and anything else that might help let others know where they can hear your music.

This Forum is for members to post information they would like to be considered for the Just Plain Notes Newsletter. These can include articles, press releases, awards, opportunities, blurbs or anything else you would like us to consider posting in the newsletter.

This forum is for posting questions, information and details or discussion about any Just Plain Folks Roadtrip.

This is a brand new message board for members to post info on local live music venues. Please include location, contact info, size, music genres supported, your feedback on the venue, and anything else relating to places our members might want to perform.

This is a collective message board for chapters in Seattle, Portland, Boise, Spokane, Omaha as well as Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and Alaska.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Twin Cities area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Minneapolis/St. Paul and Minnesota at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Seattle area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Seattle and Washington State at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Portland, OR area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Portland, OR and Oregon at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Denver area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Denver and Colorado at large.

This is the new Chapter Bulletin Board for the Eugene, Springfield and Central Oregon areas at large. Feel free to post anything going on with the local chapter or music communities in the area.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Omaha area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Omaha and it's Nebraska at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Salt Lake City area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Salt Lake City the Metro areas at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Boise area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Boise and Idaho at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Sioux Falls, SD area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in the Sioux Falls, SD area at large

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Anchorage, Alaska area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in the Anchorage area and Alaska at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Billings area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Billings and Montana at large.

This is a collective message board for chapters in Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Fresno, Orange County, San Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Denver and Hawaii.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Los Angeles area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Los Angeles and Southern California at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Phoenix area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Phoenix and Arizona at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the San Diego area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in San Diego and Southern California at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the San Francisco/Oakland area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in San Francisco, Oakland and Northern California at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Orange County area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Orange County and Southern California at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Las Vegas area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada areas at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM Metro areas at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Hawaii including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in the Hawaiian Islands at large.

This is the collective chapter message board for the Eau Claire, Des Moines, Branson, St. Louis, Chicago, Louisville, Cleveland, Detroit and Southern Illinois Chapters.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Indianapolis area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Indianapolis and Indiana at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Chicago area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Chicago and Northern Illinois at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Detroit area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Detroit and Michagan at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Cleveland area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Cleveland and Northern Ohio at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Columbus, Ohio area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Columbus and Central Ohio at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Milwaukee area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Milwaukee and Wisconsin at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Kansas City area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Kansas City and Western MO at large

This board is for any messages relating to members in the St. Louis area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in St. Louis and Eastern MO at large

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Cincinnati area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Cincinnati and Southern Ohio at large

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Lexington area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Lexinton and Eastern Kentucky at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Louisville area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Louisville and Western Kentucky at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Des Moines area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Des Moines and Iowa at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Grand Rapids area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Grand Rapids and Western Michigan at large.

This is the collective chapter message board for the Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Wichita, Topeka, and New Orleans chapters.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Houston area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Houston and it's Metro area at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Dallas and Fort Worth metro areas at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the San Antonio area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in San Antonio and the Metro Area at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Memphis area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Memphis and Western Tennessee at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the New Orleans area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in New Orleans and Louisiana at large.

This is a place to post anything relating to the Austin Chapter and music scene. We welcome info from all the Austin area music groups and organizations.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the El Paso, Texas area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in El Paso and Western Texas at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Oklahoma City area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Oklahoma City and Western Oklahoma at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Tulsa area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Corpus Christi, Texas area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Corpus Christi and South Texas at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Baton Rouge area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Baton Rouge and Southwestern Louisiana at large.

This is the collective chapter message board for the West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Roanoke, Norfolk, Arlington/Washington, DC, Baltimore, Wilmington,(DE), New Jersey, Adirondak, (NY), Hartford, Rhode Island, White Mountains, (NH), Portland, (ME), Western MA and Boston Chapters.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Philadelphia area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the New York City area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in New York City and New York at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Baltimore area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Baltimore and Maryland at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Boston area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Boston and MA at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Washington, DC/Arlington, VA area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Washington, DC and Arlington, VA metro area at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Albany area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Albany and Upstate New York at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Buffalo/Niagara area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Bufflo/Niagara and Northwest New York State at large.

This is the new Chapter Bulletin Board for the Western Mass area. Feel free to post anything going on with the local chapter or music communities in the area.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Pittsburgh area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Newark and Jersey City area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Newark, Jersey City and the Northern New Jersey area at at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Syracuse area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Syracuse and Central New York at large.

This is the new Chapter Bulletin Board for the Cape Cod and SE MA areas at large. Feel free to post anything going on with the local chapter or music communities in the area.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the York & Harrisburg, PA area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in the York & Harrisburg, PA area at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Brattleboro, VT area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in the Brattleboro, VT area at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Woodstock, NY area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Woodstock, NY and Hudson Valley areas at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Hartford and Bridgeport area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Hartford, Bridgeport and Connecticut at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Providence area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Providence and Rhode Island areas at large.

This is the collective chapter message board for the Triad Cities, (NC), Wilmington, (NC), South Carolina, Atlanta, Alabama, Tupelo, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, Miami and South Florida Chapters.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Nashville area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Nashville and Tennesee at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Atlanta area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Atlanta and Georgia at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Tampa area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Tampa and West Central Flodia at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Gainesville, FL area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in the Gainesville area at large

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Jacksonville area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Jacksonville, FL and it's Metro area at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Charlotte area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Charlotte, NC and it's Metro area at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Virginia Beach and Norfolk area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Virginia Beach, Norfolk and their Metro areas at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Columbia, SC area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Columbia and South Carolina at large

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Wilmington, NC area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in the Wilmington, NC area at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Miami area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Miami and it's Metro area at large.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the Orlando area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Orlando and it's Metro area at large.

This is a board for our members in all Asian countries to share info and tips. If you'd like to start a chapter is a specific Asian country or city, you only need 10 interested musicians to do so.

This is a place for our new Philippine Chapter and members to discuss activities and their music scene.

This board is for any messages relating to members in Canada including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in all of Canada. We will add Canadian City Chapters soon!

This board is for any messages relating to members in the UK area including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

This board is for any messages relating to members in the country of Australia and surrounding countries including gigs, opportunities, seminars, questions, networking, co-writer searches or band member searches or anything else related to activities in Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding countries at large.

This is a place for all our members in Europe to post info, meet and greet and work together to start local city and country chapters across Europe.