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Mechanical Licensing Collective

New music royalties: The Mechanical Licensing Collective and what it means for you

March 2, 2021March 3, 2021 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

The new Mechanical Licensing Collective collects digital audio mechanical royalties from download and streaming services. Learn about the collective and see if you qualify to sign up so you can receive these new music royalties. Read the post.

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Ready to start teaching music lessons?

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Bobby Borg

Musician, author, educator, and music industry consultant Bobby Borg gives advice about starting a business teaching music lessons. Read the post.

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Tax write-offs for the working musician

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

It’s tax season, and if you’re a working musician, don’t forget to write off all of your music-related expenses so you can lower your taxes and keep more of the money you earned. Read the post.

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10 posts to help you make more money with your music

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

As 2021 approaches, we’re sharing the Top 10 articles of 2020 that Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan, AKA the “Music Money Guys,” contributed with a focus on making money with your music. Read the post.

Top 40

How Spotify blew up the “Top 40” and made it the top 43,000

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 Johnny Dwinell and Brent Baxter

In the continuing democratization of the music industry, Spotify and other streaming sites are spreading the wealth as more artists are getting their share of the pie every year. Read the post.

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Promoting a Spotify playlist with Instagram Stories ads

October 2, 2020January 12, 2021 Brian Hazard

Want to grow your Spotify playlist to expand your listener-base? Paid ads are one way to do do it, and in this post, Brian Hazard walks us through the steps of his successful Instragram Stories ad campaign. Read the post.

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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.

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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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.

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.

money from music

Focus on making more money from music this year

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Here are 10 posts from the Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan (AKA The Music Money Guys) that will help you make more money with your music in 2020. Read the post.

physical media

Are we witnessing the rebirth of physical media?

December 20, 2019January 7, 2020 Tony van Veen

With the explosion of music streaming, physical media appeared to be out for the count. However, the majors are now reporting physical music revenue growth compared to 2018. Heck, even cassettes are making a comeback. Read the post.

streaming music stations

How to get your music on streaming music stations

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

There’s a universe of streaming music stations to explore where you can get your music played to grow your fanbase and get coverage of you and your music. Read the post.

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Collect everything your recorded music can earn: Pt. II

June 19, 2019July 1, 2019 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Music revenue streams that were once only available to the traditional music industry are now available to independent musicians if you know how to collect them. Read the post.

music revenue streams

Collect everything your recorded music can earn: Pt. I

June 12, 2019June 10, 2019 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Music revenue streams that were once only available to the traditional music industry are now available to independent musicians — if you know how to collect them. Read the post.

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