“If you want some great music for your presentations, podcasts and more, go independent! You’ll find quality artists who are either promoting their work or want to stay out of the constraints of big label recording. Be sure to contact the artist to get permission to use their work; independent does not mean they surrender the rights to their work. I’ve found several who produce great music and are very willing to trade rights for promotion.

Here are some great sources:

http://podsafeaudio.com (also mentioned by Roy Blumenthal above).
http://indiepodcasting.com

And check out independent bands and artists on http://MySpace.com

Craig Jacks http://www.garageband.com/artist/cjacks produced the theme for my PowerPOD program and Barry Arvin Young wrote a theme I’m using for live presentations. Both are willing to produce original themes per your specs for very reasonable rates!”

Thank YOU Jim!! http://jimbouchard.org