Music streaming has changed the landscape of the music business greatly for consumers, labels, and...
Band Management
Learn more about the music business and band management, including music licensing, booking your own DIY tour, music publishing, copyright law, music royalties, music promotion, music distribution and performing rights organizations.
How to Present Your Ideas Creatively to Attract Sponsors
There are many ways to attract sponsors. You can directly contact them, or you can attract them...
The Metadata Modernization Act (Yes, You Read That Right)
By now, I’m hoping you know that the most comprehensive overhaul of music copyright law 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...
Sending Clean Links to Music Supervisors
So Fresh And So Clean, Clean! "Send me a clean link." This may be the most important sentence you ever read from a music supervisor. Why? It means that a) they are actively accepting music for a...
BMI Live: Info for Artists
PRO Launches New Service to Pay Royalties for Live Gigs Most touring bands are quick to say it isn’t easy to make money on the road. With rising gas prices and an economy that has regular...
INDEPENDENT LABEL DISTRIBUTION LAUNCHES WITH INDIE RECORD LABEL OWNERS AT THE HELM
Call it punk, call it gangsta or simply call it good business - Independent Label Distribution (www.ildistro.com) announced today the formation of a new indie record label-run company for physical...
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...
The Echo Nest and eMusic Announce Partnership
The Echo Nest, a music intelligence platform powering smarter music apps across the web and devices, announced a new type of partnership with eMusic, a digital music service for independent-minded...
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...
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...
Doin’ it on the Cheap with CHEECH
An Inside Look at DIY Recording and Packaging The question CHEECH hears most often from other bands is, “Where do you guys record?” For over 10...