Band Management
LEGAL PAD: The End of the First Sale Doctrine?
AS A MUSICIAN, YOU WILL BUY AND SELL HUNDREDS OF ITEMS over the course of your career. From instruments to gear, tour vans to used...
3 Things Artists Should Know About The Pandora Fight
The Issue Pandora is attempting to reduce the royalty rate they—by law—must pay the artists whose music they stream. Pandora states that they need this...
Copyright Alert System: Can the Music Industry End Infringement?
PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING HAS ALLOWED COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT to become so commonplace that enforcement of the law is nearly impossible. Lawmakers and the recording industry have...
License Your Music with Indaba Sync
An Interview with Co-Founder Matt Siegel Let’s do a quick review of music licensing. First rule: NEVER sell your music, license it. What you are...
LEGAL PAD: Your Band’s Finances, Paying Professionals, & The Law
WHETHER YOU’RE PLAYING AT LOCAL CLUBS OR TOURING THE REGION, NATION, OR BEYOND, paying the professionals who help you along the way is part of...
Make DIY Projects Stand Out to Music Supervisors
Hiring Outside Help to Mix Home Recordings When I wear my music licensing agent hat, one of the most frustrating parts of the job is...
The “Big 4″ of Professional Representation
Know Who’ll Do What For Your Career EVERY MUSICIAN WHO MAKES THE TRANSITION FROM hobbyist to career performer will gradually assemble a team of professionals...
Repel Music Distribution Grand Opening
A new addition to the music distribution game, Repel Music Distribution has been opened by seasoned owner Mike Repel (founder of Reformatory Records) with the...
Access the Airwaves: A Musician’s Guide to Community Radio
All musicians dream of hearing their music on the radio, but unless you have a record deal with a major label, getting radio play is...
Labor of Love: Unpaid Internships in the Music Industry
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY is known for its abundance of internships, each sprinkled with the notion that a real opportunity is just around the corner. The...
