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music career bets

How to advance your music career by taking little bets

September 29, 2020October 20, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Building your music career shouldn’t require you to put yourself in debt. Use these three strategies to create affordable experiments to launch your act and your career. Read the post.

music career resources

Fuel for your music career — a collection of music industry resources

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Tony van Veen

One of the drivers of any successful career is developing expertise in your field. Where and how do you gather that information for your music career? Here’s a place to start. Read the post.

music royalties

How to turn music royalties into a cash advance

September 11, 2020October 20, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

If you’ve established a proven stream of royalties, you can turn it into a lump sum of money that you can get today by using royalty auction services. Read the post.

sync licensing

How does sync licensing work?

September 4, 2020September 25, 2020 Tony van Veen

In video number seven in our ongoing series on rights and royalties, Tony van Veen digs into sync licenses. How does an indie musician get in on the action, and how do sync licenses work? Read the post.

interviews to promote

How to use interviews to promote and maximize your message

August 26, 2020September 11, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

When being interviewed, it’s important to promote your music, merch, and more while being entertaining. Follow these steps to prepare ahead of time so you can maximize your message. Read the post.

copyright questions

Your copyright and royalty questions answered

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Tony van Veen

On the heels of his YouTube series addressing copyrights and royalties, Tony van Veen solicited questions from you, our viewers and readers — and you responded. Here are answers to some of the copyright questions that are on your mind. Read the post.

Neighboring Rights

Neighboring rights and SoundExchange

July 22, 2020September 25, 2020 Tony van Veen

In our sixth video about music copyrights and royalties, Disc Makers’ CEO Tony van Veen discusses neighboring rights and SoundExchange, the organization that tracks and pays those royalties. Read the post.

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“Ladder up” and connect your music to something big

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Bobby Borg

Excerpted from “Branding For Musicians: Getting People to Care,” this post uses some notable industry examples to bring a focus on what you can do to ladder up and connect to something aspirational. Read the post.

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Performance royalties and PROs

July 7, 2020September 25, 2020 Tony van Veen

In our fifth video about music copyrights and royalties, Disc Makers’ CEO Tony van Veen discusses performance royalties, the PROs (ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC) who collect them, and why you’re probably not getting all you deserve. Read the post.

podcast interview

Prepping for a podcast interview

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Michael Gallant

Podcast interviews can be powerful outreach for indie artists of all genres. Here are some ways to set yourself up for success once the red light goes on. Read the post.

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You need a music marketing plan

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Bobby Borg

Bobby Borg talks to Freddy Nager about the value of creating a marketing plan and the important distinction between a mission statement and a vision statement. This post and video will get you thinking critically about planning your future and visualizing how to get there. Read the post.

mechanical royalties

What are mechanical royalties (and how do I get mine)?

June 23, 2020September 17, 2020 Tony van Veen

In our fourth video about music copyrights and royalties, Disc Makers’ CEO Tony van Veen discusses mechanical royalties — the money that gets paid to the songwriter or publisher for the “reproduction of your song.” Read the post.

sound recording

I own the sound recording of my song… how do I make money?

June 11, 2020September 25, 2020 Tony van Veen

In our third video about music copyrights and royalties, Disc Makers’ CEO Tony van Veen discusses what royalties and payments you are entitled to if you own and exploit the sound recording of your song. Read the post.

copyright music

Should you “officially” copyright your music?

June 1, 2020September 25, 2020 Tony van Veen

In our second video about music copyrights and royalties, Disc Makers’ CEO Tony van Veen talks about registering your song for copyright. Should you do it? Read the post.

understanding music rights

Understanding music rights and royalties

May 18, 2020September 25, 2020 Tony van Veen

Disc Makers’ CEO Tony van Veen has started a new video series aimed at answering your questions about copyrights, how you’re paid for them, and what you need to do to collect your royalties. Read the post.

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