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20
Sep 10

Getting Your Music Published

Music Publishing is one of the real money-spinning sectors of the music industry and understanding its significance is elementary for all aspiring musicians. To get paid for your music for example, from a radio play, the music must be published by one of the music publishers and registered with a performing rights organisation. If you have made some good music and want to get it published, here are some guidelines to get your music published:

  1. Get a sheet of the music piece. You should have a printed sheet of music when you contact a music publisher.
  2. Find publishers in your area. When searching for a publisher, make sure the publisher publishes the genre (type of music) that you have composed. Many specialize in specific fields, such as Rock, Classical, etc…
  3. Be Flexible, (assuming they continue with you) they might tell you to revise some parts in the sheet music to fix mistakes, etc… Be Flexible and clean up the mistakes, and take it back.
  4. Copyright, Make sure that before it’s published, that the music company gets it formally copyrighted. Musicians historically have been ripped off on publishing simply because they failed to do this one task. Take care of all of your legal obligations and apply the use of these new forums for getting your music published in addition to some of the older tactics and you could soon be reaping the rewards of publishing royalties.
  5. Offer free download, If you are a beginner you can offer a 30 second demo for free download so that people may test your music before buying.

With the internet the music publishing game has changed. With sites/services like EditionPeters.com musicians can simply get a membership and have their music advertised or sold through their website. Peters Edition has been publishing music since 1800 .They are a music publishing company for musicians, run by musicians. Music published by Peters Edition has been licensed extensively in public performance, CD, DVD, film, advertising, ballet, radio and television and we are able to offer a fast and comprehensive service for every licensing requirement.

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18
Jun 10

The Music Business – Finding Your Niche

No longer can the lack of radio support or obtaining a record deal be the scapegoat for a band or individual artist’s not being able to gain national attention. The playing field from what it used to be 10, and definitely 20 years ago is now basically on even level. Sure, there are many who have more of the advantages, but due to the leveling of the playing field, the same things can be achieved by anyone, with a little more grinding… and a lot more paying attention and making use of the advantages you now have playing in your favor.

Hip-Hop artists are doing it themselves. Authors are publishing their own books. Anyone with a quality HD camera and the hunger for cinema can make a film. And you know what? Because of the internet, there is no longer a middle man needed distribution reaches to your audience. Continue reading →