Music Publishers: What They Do
To better understand the role of the music publisher (which is, in effect, that of an agent, manager, lawyer, and business advisor to the songwriter), the following represents a brief summary of some of the music publisher's responsibilities: Singles and Albums: One of the primary roles of the publisher is to secure commercially released recordings of the songs it controls. The publisher must have an effective staff of professional managers (those who actually promote the songs) who not only know what artists are recording and the type of material needed for a particular session, but who also have a good...
Copyright Basics
The legal definition of a copyright is a "limited duration monopoly." Its purpose (as stated in the U.S. Constitution, no less), is to promote the progress of science and useful arts by giving creators exclusive rights to their works for a while. As you can imagine, if you created something and everybody immediately had the right to use it without paying you, not very many people would go through the trouble of creating anything (including you and me). What is copyrightable? To be copyrightable, the work has to be original (not copied from something else) and of sufficient materiality to...
Recording Equalization Tips
Equalization is the term used to describe the process of changing the balance between high and low frequencies. Equalizers allow us to selectively boost and/or cut specific frequencies or bands of frequencies. With regard to equalization of the instruments you are recording, you must first assign the range of each instrument into its own frequency so that it won't interfere with any of the other instrument frequency ranges. There are many types of equalizers and they get used in many different ways by different people. In general, "Parametric Equalizers" allow for very specific effect with adjustable Q and frequency control...
Writing Television Music
I recently wrote about recognizing opportunity and then seizing it. In this article, I'm going to make it even easier for you. I'm going to show you the fastest, cheapest, and easiest way to make money with your music. I'm surprised you haven't figured it out for yourself yet. You stare at it night after night, and it stares right back at you. As a matter of fact, it even talks to you (and millions of other people). That's right you slackers, wake up and smell the half-caff, low-fat, double mocha-latte, it's your TV! Think about it. In the early...
Free Tips & Music Lessons
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Management Services
A.K. Music & Talent Agency:brings artists from the entertainment industry together with those searching for new talent; featuring video clips, MP3s, artist profiles, and complete booking capabilities they prefer their listing in Showcases Black Dog Promotions:an aggressive, fast growing, Arizona-based music promotion, booking and artist management company Dalin Promotions:a radio promotions company that specializes in the college and A/C radio formats; and promotes quality independent talent, whether from a small or major indie label How to Pick a Personal Manager:So what are the most important qualities to look for in a manager? Get the info here Kings of A&R:a management...
Music Resources
3000 Records - Independent Record Company:an organization that operates as a independent record company and offers Music Promotion Services to other labels and independent Musicians 8x10PromoPhotos.com:Wholesale publicity & promotional photo reproduction, 8x10 glossy duplication, photo business cards, inserts, for bands, musicians, actors, models, celebrities, and manufacturers. Black and white or full color Aardvark Records:staunchly independent record label with a growing roster of original, new talent covering a variety of music genres: Indie rock, Americana, Alt Country, Commercial Dance, Hard Dance, Adult Contemporary and Pop music ABACA Entertainment Group:an independent record label, music publishing company and record industry consulting firm representing...
Production Services
Ardenwood Sound & DVD:dedicated to bringing you the highest quality Production Sound Mixing, Audio Post & Audio Mastering for your film, video or music project. Their primary concern is delivering the best location sound you can hire along with related services such as Hollywood-style DVD authoring, high-def CD mastering, video editing and CD/DVD jewel case artwork design Rob Arnall:composer, arranger and producer provides freelance custom original music to suit any style - TV, film, media. UK based, solutions worldwide Blue House Productions:providing the finest in audio production and CD/DVD duplication and replication for the past 20 years The Blue Mask:composer,...
Songwriting Resources
Blogging Muses:a tips and tricks website with articles that help spur creativity in songwriting Songmaker's Salon:take the tour of original song lyrics, free e-books, useful music related links and some free verses Jai-Jo Music:renowned songwriter and songwriting coach, Jai Josefs can help take your songwriting to a new level with a book of songwriting tips, workshops and a new release, the Secrets of Songwriting Success, a multimedia live workshop 2 CD-ROM set Outer Sound:an indie music community offering articles, CD reviews, demo reviews, artist promotion, resources finders and more Pamela Phillips-O'land:one of the industry's most versatile, prolific and successful lyricists,...