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Music Publishing Basics: An Overview
What is a music publisher and what services does a publisher provide?
How To Start Your Own Music Publishing Company
While an established music publisher may have the contacts to get your song placed, your earnings potential may be greater if you control your own copyrights.
Royalties and Their Collection
Songwriting income can come from a number of sources. Here’s the rundown on royalties and who pays for what.
DI: Why?
Make tracks, not noise, using direct-injection boxes, closed-cup headphones and other implements of isolation.
Jeffrey Steele, Jesse Harris, Butch Walker, & Pat Green: Songwriters on Songwriting
They came to the business from disparate backgrounds, but they all agree that once you make the commitment, it’s important to keep writing, even if the results aren’t always perfect.
Demos That Deliver: Part 1
How to make a demo sound like a million bucks (on a $300 machine).
Real-World Success Story: Stephan Jenkins and Third Eye Blind
In mid-1995, I asked Third Eye Blind to headline my BMI showcase for a local music conference. They were one of the hottest bands in the city and there was…
Why give half your money away?
If it’s that easy to become a publisher, why would you want to give away half of your royalties by allowing someone else to publish your songs? Well, the simple…
Better than the crap on the radio
If your goal is to have your songs on the radio, you’re missing your target if you’re trying to write songs that are “better” than those songs that are successful…
Target your market
If your goal is to have your songs recorded by artists other than yourself, you need to write the kinds of songs that are currently being recorded by artists who…16 of 17 |
