Image via CrunchBase The Digital Age has literally exploded the amount of talent that is available to the emerging artist. With a little bit of electronic savvy, you can collaborate with musicians, filmmakers, composers, actors, and visual artists from all over the globe. But screening talent virtually can get complicated. For Libertaria: The Virtual Opera , an animated opera produced entirely online, I used Music Xray to find talented opera and pop singers.  What is Music Xray? Music Xray i s an online platform that is meant to connect artists to music companies and producers. Typically artists pay a small fee to get their work heard by a professional, although the music pro can waive the fee which leaves the artist only paying the Music Xray handling fee (about $4). The site itself has had some controversy for not properly vetting music producers and for taking advantage of musicians through music pros that aren't properly vetted. On the other hand many musicians ha...

English: Photograph of musician Nicole Skeltys (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) As you may have noticed the New Music Resource recently had a facelift. The New Music Resources is starting a new exciting article series on contemporary musicians, artists, and other creative people.  And we would love to write about you! If you are an artist, musician, poet, video artist, filmmaker, writer, singer, music tech specialist, etc. we would love to add you to our new NMR Artist Spotlight series. The New Music Resource currently has over 7000 hits per month, reaching countless artists and musicians throughout the world, including the Americas, Australia, and Europe.  Write a short blurb about your latest concert, project, album, song, book, or whatever in the comments below. Include a link to your work so we can scope it out and see your work. The NMR Artist Spotlight Series will feature at least one artist/musician per month, with the hopes of featuring an artist every week. I...