“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.” Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy, Poems of Arthur O'Shaughnessy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With »
“At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.” Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Lynch »
“My ears hear colors and my eyes see sounds.” Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A US Court »
“I guess in this culture of ever-shortening attention spans, it's good if a song can lift us out of the madness, even if only »
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 »
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 »
“He took his pain and turned it into something beautiful. Into something that people connect to. And that's what good music does. It speaks »
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 »
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 »
“The world is always open, Waiting to be discovered.” Dejan Stojanovic, Circling: 1978-1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyrights of works released in 1923 have now expired on January 1 »
“Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.” Emily Dickinson, The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As part of iHeartMedia’s restructuring »
“Calm sailing doesn't come from calm waters, it comes from having a good navigator; a good crew and a good vessel.” Anthony T. Hincks »
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 »
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 »
“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt »
“When a writer's heart is filled with the music of her soul, her words sing.” A.D. Posey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amidst Spotify's announcement »
“There’s secrets hiding inside this six-string just waitin’ for somebody to find ‘em and turn ‘em into music.” Brenda Sutton Rose -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Within the next »
“Gratitude turns disappointment into lessons learned, discoveries made, alternatives explored, and new plans set in motion.” Auliq-Ice The quote used in the previous week's »
“Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, then it's not the end” Ed Sheeran -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Music Licensing »
“Thinking of a series of dreams Where the time and the tempo fly And there's no exit in any direction 'Cept the one »
“If Music is a Place -- then Jazz is the City, Folk is the Wilderness, Rock is the Road, Classical is a Temple.” Vera Nazarian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- »
“Music brings a warm glow to my vision, thawing mind and muscle from their endless wintering.” Haruki Murakami, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World »
“Healthy curiosity is a great key in innovation.” Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The technology and music industries were both witness to a slew of deals and »
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- »
“The spoken word is ephemeral. The written word, eternal. A symphony, timeless.” A.E. Samaan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exploration’s co-founder and chief operating officer Rene Merideth will »
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