Washington Area Music Association
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The Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) is a regional music industry not-for-profit organization
based in Washington, D.C.
. WAMA's activity centers around highlighting the area's cultural contribution by assisting regional musicians
with becoming recognized on a national scale.
The organization offers its members a variety of professional development
services, including seminars, directories for networking, assistance with obtaining barcodes
for recordings, and the production of live music events. WAMA also organizes the Washington Area Music Awards (Wammies)
(a regional music award), and releases and promotes compilation recordings
that feature songs
from different member artists.
Non-profit organization
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based in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. WAMA's activity centers around highlighting the area's cultural contribution by assisting regional musicians
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
with becoming recognized on a national scale.
The organization offers its members a variety of professional development
Professional development
Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
services, including seminars, directories for networking, assistance with obtaining barcodes
Universal Product Code
The Universal Product Code is a barcode symbology , that is widely used in North America, and in countries including the UK, Australia, and New Zealand for tracking trade items in stores. Its most common form, the UPC-A, consists of 12 numerical digits, which are uniquely assigned to each trade item...
for recordings, and the production of live music events. WAMA also organizes the Washington Area Music Awards (Wammies)
Washington Area Music Awards
The Washington Area Music Awards are a music award for Washington, D.C. area performers, issued by the Washington Area Music Association . The awards are issued at an annual awards program....
(a regional music award), and releases and promotes compilation recordings
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
that feature songs
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
from different member artists.