IF YOU’RE SIGNED TO A LABEL, THE MONEY YOU EARN FROM RECORD SALES doesn’t flow directly from your...
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Recoup Money You’re Owed From Shady Promoters
LIVE PERFORMANCE VENUES FUNCTION IN A FORMER ERA. Handshake deals are commonplace, ink is rarely...
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...
LEGAL PAD: What You Should Know About Likeness Rights
Album Art, Promo Materials and the Law Designing the artwork for your band’s gig posters, website, album covers and promotional materials is no easy task. Between artist designs, photographs...
LEGAL PAD: The Basics Behind Sync Licenses
What You Need to Know About Sound Recordings vs. Musical Compositions Every sound recording has two copyrights: a copyright for the musical composition and a copyright for the sound recording. Any...
A Legal Guide to Touring The UK
HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN BANDS WILL TREK ACROSS THE POND THIS YEAR to tour the United Kingdom. Breaking through in the UK has become a tried and true method for bands in the States to expand their...
LEGAL PAD: Start Your Own Label (Part 2 of 2)
RELEASING AN ALBUM WITH COAST-TO-COAST MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION was once a high cost, high risk game. Today, startup labels have access to endless low-cost resources for promoting, marketing, and...
How to Start a Management Company and Get People to Take You (Somewhat) Seriously
How I got the idea, and got started Last year when my band Oranjuly was planning the CD release for our debut album, I looked at the list of things that needed to be done and thought, “I wish we had...
LEGAL PAD: Launching Your Label (Part 1 of 2)
STARTING A RECORD LABEL IN TODAY’S MARKET is easier than it has ever been. The advent of virtual offices, ease of mobility, access to technology and low (or no) cost digital distribution makes label...
Legal Pad: What is an Entertainment Lawyer?
THE LEGAL PROFESSION IS FILLED WITH SPECIALISTS. Name a specialty in business, technology, government, environment, real estate, employment and education and you’ll find a practice of law tailored...
Download the New Music Business Handbook from Berklee
FREE DOWNLOAD FROM BERKLEE: MUSIC BUSINESS HANDBOOK VOL. 2 Go inside the music industry with this brand-new handbook from Berkleemusic, the online extension school of Berklee College of Music. This...
Is GrouponLive Good for Consumers?
Live Nation Entertainment and Groupon have partnered to form GrouponLive, an online ticketing deals channel that will apply Groupon’s discounting approach to Live Nation events. GrouponLive is...
Spotify: Is U.S. Launch Good for Artists?
On July 14, Swedish music streaming service Spotify made its U.S. debut. Will Americans grasp onto it as much as our mates across the pond have? On Spotify’s “Hello America” welcome page, the...