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Music Licensing
Learn how to license music for TV, commercials and film.
Why Artists Should Care about Metadata and Asset Management
It’s no secret that the music industry is plagued with data problems. Incorrect and badly handled...
How to get your production music into the right hands
Finders, Keepers: How to get your production music into the right hands via music libraries...
How to Make Money on YouTube with Audiam
An Interview with CEO & Founder Jeff Price There’s a music site with 30-35 billion “spins” of music a month. It has over a billion users each month, 40% of those listen on mobile, and 80% of...
How to Start Your Own Publishing Company
At its core, a music publisher’s job is to administer the copyrights in songs and license your work to record labels, radio stations, filmmakers, advertisers, etc. A publisher collects license fees,...
Download Performer’s Guide to Licensing & Distribution
Performer's committed to bringing you the most useful advice when it comes to your career. That's why we're bringing you the third installment in our FREE industry guides - quick PDFs jam-packed...
Make Money Selling Holiday-Themed Music or: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (For Indie Music)
Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa! I know, I know, it's only November; so what's with all the holiday brouhaha? Simple, these next few months could explode your musical career, if you...
A Million Dollar Record Label for $20 with DistroKid
Steve Jobs' nightmare has come true; it's now possible for “just anybody” to get on iTunes. At an Apple special event way back in 2003, Jobs was defending criticism of iTunes' small catalog (then...
Download Performer’s FREE Legal Guide to the Music Business
Performer's committed to bringing you the most useful advice when it comes to your career. That's why we're bringing you the second installment in our FREE industry guides - quick PDFs jam-packed...
How to Keep Tabs on Your Record Label’s Books
IF YOU’RE SIGNED TO A LABEL, THE MONEY YOU EARN FROM RECORD SALES doesn’t flow directly from your supporters to your pocket like it did in the early days. A majority of your income now flows from...
Make Money on YouTube with ONErpm
There's a saying in the startup world by founder Marc Barros of Contour Cameras: "The best product does not always win, the product everyone knows about does." I often repeat this when I speak at...
Reach New Fans with Google Play Music All Access
An Interview with Google Music Guru Tim Quirk If you read this column, you know we try to cover as many new music platforms as we possibly can with one goal: getting your music to new fans. This...
Why A Million Plays on Pandora May Only Net You $16
THERE’S NOTHING BETTER THAN A PAY DAY. With a multitude of income-generating avenues available for musicians on the Internet, there is no shortage of ways to make money online. How much you can...