Download - Business of Music
FROM THE SONG TO THE BANK
ALLEN JOHNSTON JOHN C. BEITER PAUL GILBERT
FROM THE SONG TO THE BANK
Lisa Cunningham – RADIANT 3 PRODUCTIONS
Ken Hatley - KEN HATLEY & ASSOCIATES
Paul Brown - PRODUCER
Pearl Levy - PAYONEER
Kristin Thomson - FUTURE OF THE MUSIC COALITION
PANELISTS
SALES = INCOME
CHASING MONEY
SALES = INCOME
RECEIVING MONEY
TEAM MEMBERS
TEAM MEMBERS
Internet TechnicianPublicist
Promotion / Marketing
Accountant BOOKING AGENT ATTORNEY
Why◦ Can I Succeed◦ How, when, $
Is this a hobby or a career
My Music◦ What is my market?◦ Self Critique
Now WhatNetwork Network NetworkCareer Coach
THE LABEL LAUNCH
LABEL LAUNCH
Label Operation◦ Music◦ Distribution
Online / Physical◦ Business Administration
Name Trademark Search
◦ Organizations and Why A2IM RIAA Sound Exchange Soundscan PRS
◦ Business Operation First Steps
Establish your publishing entity ISRC / UPC Copyright Registration BUILD TEAM
LABEL LAUNCH
Recording◦ Types of deals
Publishing◦ Ownership
YOUR RIGHTS / REVENUE STREAMS
What BASICS Do I Need To Know?
What is a collection society?THE GOOD Societies do their jobs - THEY ENFORCE, THEY COLLECT and THEY PAY THE BAD They take their pound of flesh. Just be aware. THE UGLY Recent events in South Africa. Board members arrested for corruption. Not really surprising news and generally one must be mindful and have the right people in place to look over your business. Choppy waters are on the international scene and each time your music crosses a boarder the rules of the game can change
Once you register you will get paid
Most licensing needs to be done in multiple territories
UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICERegister of copyrights ECO – Electronic copyrightLibrary of Congress PA / SR Copyright Form (sound recording)Washington, DC 20559-6000 Instructional pamphletsTel: (202) 479-0700
N.A.R.A.S.The Recording Academy3402 Pico BoulevardSanta Monica, CA 90405310.392.3777 Fax (310) 392-9262www.grammy.com
SOUNDSCAN Database
(914) 684-5575 Ph.(914) 684-5606 [email protected] http://www.soundscan.com/
References and Resources
FROM THE SONG TO THE BANK
Broadcast Music, Incorporated (BMI) Writers Application
10 Music Square East Publishers Application
Nashville, Tennessee 37203-4399 Information pamphletsTel: (615) 401-2626 Fax: (615) 401-2707 www.bmi.com
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) 2 Music Square West Nashville, Tennessee 37203 Tel: (615) 742-5000 Fax (615) 742-5020 www.ascap.com
References and Resources
SESAC 55 Music Square East Nashville, Tennessee 37203 Tel: (615) 320-0055 Fax: (615) 329-9627 www.sesac.com
BILLBOARD770 BroadwayN.Y., N.Y. 10003Tel: (646) 654-4400 Fax: (646) 654 4681
www.billboard.com
References and Resources
ISRC CODES`
http://www.riaa.com/whatwedo.php?content_selector=whatwedo_is_r_c_codes
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office www.uspto.gov/
UPC Code http://www.uc-council.org
Sound Exchange www.soundexchange.com
Harry Fox Agency www.harryfox.com Broadcast Engineering http://broadcastengineering.com/
References and Resources
Americana Music Association http://americanamusic.org/
Digidesign www.digidesign.com/
DigiProNet www.digipronet.com/
Recording Industry Assoc. of America www.riaa.com/index.cfm
References and Resources
Mix Magazine www.industryclick.com/magazine.asp?magazineid=141&siteid=15
Cakewalk www.cakewalk.com/MOTU www.motu.com/Dolby www.dolby.com/Harmony Central www.harmony-central.com/Audio Engineering Society
www.aes.org/NAMMwww.namm.com/Grammy.com www.grammy.comSAG www.sag.com/
References and Resources
FROM THE SONG TO THE BANK
ALLEN JOHNSTON JOHN C. BEITER PAUL GILBERT