The place where music professionals meet, Grammy365.com

The place where music professionals meet, Grammy365.com. The 55th annual Grammy Awards are nearing and many might wonder how they too can become apart of such an elite group of professionals. There are many professional associations and organization one can join to stay connected, network and build on the professional music careers but in my opinion none like this. The greatest award in music provides an even great opportunity for up and coming industry professionals.

Grammy365 is the members site like Facebook, Twitter and Myspace used to stay informed and connected to where music is and where it's going. They've provided 12 chapters across the United States allowing members access education, advocacy and dental care through it's Music Cares affiliation. Members not just have access to Grammy events but discounts to other organizations events such as SXSW among a host of others. Membership also includes an invite to music's biggest night, the invitation only Grammy Awards.

They are three types of membership one can take advantage of: 

Student Member: primarily between ages 17 to 25, who are currently enrolled in a college, university or trade school with a desire to work in the recording industry upon graduation. Student members do not need to be majoring in music or in a music program to qualify for Student Membership. This allows students to join and take advantage of the industries top resources through volunteering, internships and networking.  

Associate Member: is for individuals who are creative and technical professionals with fewer than the required credits for Voting membership and other recording industry professionals such as executive producers, writers, publishers, attorneys, record label staff, music merchants, music educators, and artist managers who are directly involved, on a professional basis, in the music business.

Voting Member: This classification is for creative and technical professionals who qualify in at least one of the categories of eligibility. All recordings must be commercially released in the U.S. either through traditional distribution channels or recognized online retail settings. 

This information along with annual fee's and required documentation can be found under the Grammys membership section.

I have been a student member of the Grammys for the last two years and looking to become an associate member by 2014. During my two years of membership I have traveled to many different networking events from Chicago to Atlanta and New York. I've met the next big stars to the current ones like Brian Michael Cox and Mama Jane of Jane Smith Studio's just to name a few. While I'm not typically one to request pictures with stars, I'm learning the importance of doing to as my careers grows. You not only make good contacts at these events but learn a host of information that you may not have learned in the classroom or on your musical journey.