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What is a 50/50 Record Deal?

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Cooper, a music lawyer based in Los Angeles, assesses the new vogue for 50/50 record deals and whether they are beneficial for artists. He also explains how 50/50 deals differ from traditional royalty-participant deals.

Why Should Artists Be Aware of The Business Side of Music?

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Jay Cooper, a music lawyer based in Los Angeles, offers advice to aspiring artists on what they should do, know, and pay attention to, to have the best chance of having a long and successful career. He also advises artists to stay involved in the industry-wide business issues that artists confront – Cooper for example cites the mystifying lack of artist participation in efforts to get a radio performance royalty passed into law in the USA, the lack of which costs American artists tens of millions of dollars every year in lost revenue.

What Makes a Band Marketable?

admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:58:52 +0000

Jeff Ayeroff, founder of both Virgin America and the Work Group and former “Creative Czar” with Warner Bros. Records, discusses the elusive quality of “marketability” and how musicians should approach their own marketing and image.

Music Education at NYU

admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:57:27 +0000

David Elliott from NYU talks about the music education program at NYU and it’s curriculum and goals. He believes it is very important to apply principles in the classroom to practice for his students. He talks about the state of orchestral music and discusses the arts administration program and community music programs.

Irv Gotti on Getting Your Music Heard

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Irv Gotti of The Inc. discusses how he uses his industry and social contacts to help him find undiscovered and unsigned talent.

Promoting Your Song

admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:52:56 +0000

Phil Galdston, a long time songwriter and producer, talks about the different ways in which an artist can promote their song. The first step in promoting your song is recording a good quality demo that delivers the true emotion and message of the song. The second step is to exploit and promote the song.

Irv Gotti on Running a Record Label

admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:51:00 +0000

Irv Gotti, CEO and founder of The Inc Records, discusses the numerous tasks, both glamorous and menial, that a label head must perform in order to keep an enterprise afloat.

Advice for Professional Musicians

admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:49:30 +0000

Nicolas Wright is a first violinist with the London Symphony. He talks about his musical heroes and gives advice to those wishing to become professional musicians. He advises not to limit yourself and to try different performing experiences.

When Does one need an ASCAP License?

admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:48:10 +0000

Todd Brabec is the Vice President and Director of Membership for the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). He talks about when an individual needs a license. Whenever music is used for anything outside the home, such as a department store or dentist office, permission must be given. A license must be acquired and a payment made. Brabec explains that the decision of whether ASCAP or BMI collects the money and negotiates the fee depends on the writer of the composition being performed. Whichever organization the writer is affiliated with settles the license. Also in this segment, Brabec discusses negotiating licenses. ASCAP deals with all different users of music. Each license is negotiated separately. For instance, university licenses depend on the number of full time students enrolled. Reciprocal agreements are covered as well. The main countries of the world have their own performing rights organization. Since American writers and publishers receive a lot of their money from outside of the United States, ASCAP has agreements with the PROs of the world. When ASCAP writers are performed outside of the US, the foreign PROs collect as if the American writers were part of their own society.