Don’t Get Screwed!!! Music Contract Terms Every Artist Should Know, In Plain English-Part 2

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In Part 1 of this list, I began listing common music contract terms you will see over and over again in the contracts you receive. And although an entertainment attorney and other experienced professionals should be reviewing and explaining them […]

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Don’t Get Screwed!!! Music Agreement Terms Every Artist Should Know, In Plain English – Part 1

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Entertainment contracts can seem foreign and unfamiliar to many trying to decode them. And it usually takes a law degree to understand what they mean because, although not mandatory, they are written with an old classical form of English, used in everyday speech about as much as Latin. Actually, some actually use Latin too!

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Do I Need A Manager Pt. 2

Artist Point Of View II (Read Pt. I here) OK, so you’ve made the rounds, and you’ve built yourself a reputation in your town. People are starting to call you for gigs, music, and appearances. You need to start working […]

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Are You Really Selling Music?

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It is critical in any business to ask yourself several questions before starting. As a performing artist (or songwriter, composer, producer…), one question you must ask yourself at some point is, “What am I selling?”. One of the biggest ‘light […]

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Make Money In Music – Do The Math

One of the questions I’m asked by my clients is, “How do I make people listen to me on the web, with SO MANY other artist out there!” Well, this is not much different than when you had to get […]

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What Producers REALLY Do

Many people don’t understand the importance a Producer plays in making a record. One big reason why is because most Artist, especially new and aspiring ones, don’t know what a Producer does, let alone how they help guide an artist […]

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What You Don’t Know About Publishing

I hear from artists all the time saying, “I know all about my publishing! I’m gonna make sure I keep mine!” Unfortunately, that’s almost never the case. Although many more artist know the generalities of publishing today than 10 years […]

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8 Steps To Understanding Marketing

If you plan on ever making money in the entertainment business, than you HAVE to understand Marketing, and then take that understanding and apply it to YOU (remember, You ARE the product)!!!!! I found this some years ago, and even after working for years in sales and marketing, it shed a Whole new light on the meaning of it all…

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