There's good music produced every year, it's just actually finding it that's the problem.
I know a lot of people don't like MySpace, but I've found some amazing artists there that I'd never have got the opportunity to hear otherwise, plus a lot of my old "heroes" from the biz.
I try to put the occasional recommendation in the Music Room forum over at PlanIt 3D.

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