Band Management
DIY LICENSING: Inside a Music Licensing Office
For many years I have been inundated with questions mostly about copyright. Lately at conferences and in consultations, the overwhelming majority of questions I receive...
Music Industry Execs Partner to Launch Marketing and Sync Licensing Platform Splother
Nashville, TN – April 6, 2011 – Publishing executives Dave Durocher and Steve Toland, along with branding and marketing executive Jason Collins, announce today a...
Legal Pad: Mashups in the Modern Copyright Era
The popularity of sampling and mashups is challenging the existing framework of copyright law and has ignited a fierce debate as to whether “transformative” or...
Legal Pad: Developing Your Band’s Website
TWITTER, FACEBOOK, TUMBLR AND A HOST OF OTHER SITES provide no shortage of free and easy avenues for bands to instantly upload content and receive...
Legal Pad: Band Names & Trademark Law
THE GLOBAL REACH OF THE INTERNET REQUIRES BANDS to be more diligent about intellectual property decisions and protections. Along with copyrights, the “trademark” is a...
Sennheiser Offers Musicians a Chance to Make Their Mark in Austin
Sennheiser HearIAm Campaign Audio specialist Sennheiser announces the final phase of its HearIAm initiative this March, as the innovative campaign for artists and fans sets...
The Art of the Split EP
Going Halfsies Face it; recording your band’s four new songs is going to be expensive, even if Johnny-Down-the-Block cuts you a deal to track in...
Do You Need a Publicist?
What to Look for in a PR Firm One of the hardest and most unpredictable tasks for any independent artist is getting the press to...
Legal Pad: Guide to Selling Your Music Online
Digital Down Low WITH PHYSICAL ALBUM SALES DECLINING in 2009 for the eighth time in nine years, the writing has been on the wall for...
Confessions From the Diary of a Road Musician
NASA requires their astronauts to undergo intensive psychological testing before shooting them into space. After all, they’ll be stuffed in a cramped vessel with no...
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