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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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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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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Get Motivated!!!

DON’T LET THIS BE YOU!!! So you’ve spent the past few months in the studio fine-tuning your sound, writing the best hooks, making sure the mix is perfect, making videos. You upload to YouTube, Soundcloud, preview links on IG. Now […]

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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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