Big Money in Overseas Songwriting

Image by familymwr via Flickr If you didn't know the world is becoming smaller, and getting next to the money is getting easier. A lot of artist are still focused on making their living here in the states. Overseas money in the music industry is bigger than money inside the United States. As a songwriter, you can begin to write songs for other artist outside this country and make huge profits.

How To write a song: Beat Making Tutorial - How to Write Melodies to a Chord Progression

How to write a song: Beat Making Tutorial - How to Write Melodies to a Chord Progression. In this lesson, I explain how to construct melodies from a chord progression. I hope this helps with your own melody writing. The Beat School OFFICIAL WEBSITE: ...

Don McLeod & Donny Anderson visit Tom Lee Music in Vancouver Canada

Canadian based Producer/ songwriter Don McLeod visits Tom Lee Music with artist Donny Anderson. Don McLeod is the co-founder of SASS (School Alliance of Student Songwriters) and is an award winning songwriter. Don is currently producing Ali Milner fr...

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When The Group Disagrees

Image via Wikipedia Being a group can be a challenge when you are an artist, because share and share alike it the key word among the group. Band members feel like they should get the solo part and everyone should understand. Writing songs can be a mess cause no one can agree on titles and concepts for the songs being created. I know you have heard the stories of how groups have broke up like N.W.A, The Fugees, Danity Cane, Good Mob and many other groups have fallen victim to music industry strife. So, whats the point to this blog, well the point is that even though you may be in a group you must learn how to compromise to get whats best for the group. If tensions grow high in the group due to management problems, money, or public realtions then bow out gracefully.

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Starting A Publising Company

Image via Wikipedia A a song writer you want to remember you are building a business for yourself. Starting a publishing company is the only way to do it. Education is the key to building a publishing power house. Publishing books that teach you how to license, promote, market, and sale your music is essential. Publishing is where the money is in the music business. Songwriting is the best thing smoking because you can get a residual income of the songs you write for life.

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Musicians are taking on greater business roles to control and increase the financial rewards of working within the music industry.

To start and manage a Music Publishing Company : : Company

Starting a music publisher may be simpler and easy to use just as you might think - but you must follow certain rules. There is no doubt the amount of revenue...

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The Big Three Performance Rights Agency

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Are you familiar with the big three performance rights agencies ? Ascap, BMI, and Sesac are the big three performance rights groups that you have to become a part of inorder for you to get your songs published and licensed by the public. I have been a member of ASCAP for about fifteen years. Do You know what it takes to get in with the performance rights agency?

Inorder for you to get on with agency like ASCAP you have to have performed in a licensed ASCAP venue and have the club owner sign off on paper proving you did perform there along with the clubs i.d. for so that ASCAP can prove the validity of the club. As for as BMI goes Im not sure what their requirements are but they I think are not as hard as ASCAP is in becoming a member.
Radio Radio Radio: Make Money and Get Played

In order for the above to take place, clearinghouse agencies were created – that is, a place an entity can go that represents a whole lot of songwriters. In the United States, these agencies are known as Performance Rights Organizations ...

Music On Hold Frequently Asked Question FAQs — Flashpoint Studios

Not without paying expensive annual licensing fees to performance rights organizations like ASCAP/BMI/SESAC. Playing music on hold is considered a public performance of the artists' work. Flashpoint has licensed various music libraries for on hold use and passes the licensing rights on to you so you do not need to worry about paying licensing fees to outside agencies. We charge a one-time fee with no recurring fees, or we offer low monthly rates as well. ...

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What Do ASCAP, BMI and SESAC Do?

Myles Lewis (R) with BMI LOS ANGELES, Loretta Munoz (C) with ASCAP NEW YORK, and Shannan Neece (L) with SESAC NASHVILLE, explain briefly what their respective Performance Rights Organizations do. Hosted by Steve Garvan (far R) of Garvan Management. R...