Songwriting & Music Publishing

Dos And Don’ts: A Musician’s Guide To Working For Free

As an artist working in the music industry, there will be doubtless be many opportunities for 'free' gigs which are offered to you, and while these can sometimes benefit your career,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/07/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2009 G20 London summit protests, Agfa-Gevaert, album, Alexa Internet, Apple Music, Digital distribution, iTunes, music industry, United States, YouTube

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Playlists Allow Artists To Focus On Music Over Image

While an artists visual presentation has always factored into their success (or lack their of) the rise of playlist culture may finally be shifting consumers focus away from image and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/04/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, Aerosmith, Album cover, Alice Cooper, Android (operating system), Artist, Augmented reality, Bret Easton Ellis, playlist, Spotify

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Court Rules Unauthorized Concert Recordings Should Stay Have Remained In “Vault”

Well known concert promoter Bill Graham amassed a number of coveted recordings of iconic artists during his time working in the industry, recordings which were then streamed and made available. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/04/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 36 Crazyfists, Al Harrington, Arram Sabeti, Ballotpedia, Ben & Jerry's, New York City, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Willie Nelson

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Global Music Database Test Launches with BMG, WMG, More

BMG, Global Music Rights, Outdustry, Phoenix, Sentric, Warner/Chappell and Warner Music Group are among the major players testing a decentralised music rights database launched by Techstars Music graduate JAAK.

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Al Gore, Application programming interface, Application programming interface key, Asset, Asset backed lending, Bitcoin, Blockchain (database), Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Warner Music Group

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Modern Music Modernization Act Only Goes Half Way [Op-Ed]

In the wake of the House of Representatives passage of the music modernization act, David Philp explains how, while the bill does indeed do some good things for artists, the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/01/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Bigger Bang (concert tour), Abia State, Aisha Buhari, Alabo Graham-Douglas, Alice Cooper, Google Play Music, music industry, Royalty payment, SoundExchange, The Moody Blues

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5 Ways Music Modernization Act Could Be Fairer For All Creators

The Music Modernization Act has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, and while much of the bill's content seems positive on the service, there are a number of ways in. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/30/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: ABC News, Center for American Women and Politics, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Liquefied natural gas, Republican Party (United States), Scott Pruitt, United States Capitol, United States Congress, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States House of Representatives

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Concerns For DIY Musicians Income After Congressional Interview For Music Modernization Act

The Music Modernization Act passed the U.S. House this week and is headed for the Senate. Here Dae Bogan recounts how providing the Principle Analyst of the Congressional Budget office. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/27/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Artist, Barack Obama, Berne Convention, Bob Corker, Business Insider, Congressional Budget Office, Donald Trump, Republican Party (United States), United States

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Be-Hookd’s Silas Armstrong Talks Talks, Branding, Bots, Marketing Strategies [INTERVIEW]

Here Creative Director of Be-Hookd media, Silas Armstrong, discusses his job there, the work he's done to grow artists' digital presence, and how messenger bots can be used to connect. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/26/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Album cover, American Society of Composers, Annie Khalid, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Creative director, Facebook, graphic design, Instagram, social media, Tool (band)

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Making A Music Video With Big Effects, Small Budgets, And No Green Screens [INTERVIEW]

In this interview Chris Robley Discusses with synth-pop artist Wons Phreely the process behind the creation of music video heavily featuring Phreely disembodied head, and how he managed to produce. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/26/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians, video, YouTube

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Recording Academy, musicFirst, SoundExchange React To Music Modernization Act Vote

The sweeping Music Modernization Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously on Wednesday with 415 votes. The bipartisan legislation now heads to the Senate with strong support from the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/26/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Congress, copyright, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians

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Music Modernization Act Passes U.S. House Unanimously

The Music Modernization Act unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday with 415 votes. The bipartisan legislation now heads to the Senate. If passed and signed into law,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/25/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Congress, copyright, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians

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