What is an Exploration Audit?
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The Team
Why We Wrote This Guide Successful and well-known artists function like businesses. As with any business, there is a team of people working together toward a »
Types of Music Releases
Why We Wrote This Guide Albums, singles, LPs, EPs, mixtapes, compilations — the music industry uses a whole host of classifications for commercial releases. As technology evolves »
Copyright Registration
Why We Wrote This Guide The American government and others offer legal protections to those who create intellectual property. This guide has been written to explain »
Music Industry Contracts
Why We Wrote This Guide Contracts are the primary tools that entities in the music industry use to enter into business relationships with one another. This »
What is Music Distribution?
Why We Wrote This Guide In 2017, paid audio-streaming subscriptions increased by 45.5% worldwide. Additionally, digital revenues accounted for over half of all revenue from »
Major vs. Indie
Why We Wrote This Guide The terms “major” and “indie” (independent) can be applied to many different entities in the music business. While we most often »
What is Synchronization Licensing?
Why We Wrote This Guide There is a lot of video content out there, and much of it uses music! Synchronization licensing is the process by »
What is a Public Performance License?
Why We Wrote This Guide An airport cafe is bustling with travelers on a Monday morning. The sweet and familiar opening of “Come On Eileen” comes »
What is a Record Label?
Why We Wrote This Guide Record labels have been around nearly as long as recorded sound. For years, being signed to a label was thought to »
What is a Music Publisher?
Why we wrote this guide The purpose of this guide is to give the reader a fundamental understanding of what a music publisher does, as well »
What is a Songwriter?
Why we wrote this guide While there has never truly been a standardized or traditional approach to becoming a songwriter and making a living as one, »
What is a Sound Recording?
Why We Wrote This Guide Any time someone listens to a recorded song, they are listening to a sound recording. Sound recordings themselves are copyrightable. However, »