So this round of snarky investing thoughts, with the follow the money purpose is focused on music today. Specifically music distribution as it relates to streaming. I think. It starts with this you tube post :: In the video, and in this diagram, you can see all of the “hands” that in the cookie jar Read More …
Category: Management
Spotify’s New Payment Model Falls Short
Why Spotify’s New Payment Model Falls Short For Emerging Artists by Ari Herstand Very scathing rebuke of Spotify’s new payment model and how it will affect new and emerging artists. Also presents some potential solutions as well. Time will tell.
Social Media Articles of Late
You can choose to follow their idea or not… Hypebot Image Chart – Just the chart man. Here is one article suggesting the times you should publish your posts. A quick Ad Tip :: “Build and test your audiences as much as you can 1st before you actually buy the ad. You want to make Read More …
Message Management Tip – Batch Posts
This has helped me keep this site up, with minimal impact to my regular schedule so far. Websites, and many, many other types of sites allow you to schedule posts. This allows you to have batch creation sessions. You can create many posts in a window of time and then schedule them to happen throughout the Read More …
First Release Suggestions
I have been reading up on how the steps to do this for some a little while, and I am confident in these bare minimum requirements before anyone start releasing albums. This does not stop you from posting songs, on Soundcloud, YouTube, Jamendo, Reverb Nation, Drooble, or similar. These are the steps meant to be Read More …
Notes :: Music Licensing
So I am trying to figure this out. This to me seems the easiest, and maybe quickest way to financial freedom using music as my means of getting there. At this point this page is a random collection of tips and quotes from resources I have found on the web. Consider it a notes page Read More …
Notes :: Music Grants
A spot for some note taking. More posts on these to come in the future. National Organizations for USA Art Work Fund BMI Foundation Foundation for Contemporary Arts Artists Power Center Musical America Worldwide Artwork Archive Gentracks Bandzoogle Ideas NEA Grants Music Cares Chicago Focused Grant Opportunities for Chicago Musician Chicago Federation of Musicians Illinois Read More …
What is a PRO?
PRO = Performing Rights Organization. A performance rights organization (PRO) provides intermediary functions, particularly collection of royalties, between copyright holders and parties who wish to use copyrighted works publicly in locations such as shopping and dining venues. In the United States there are only 3 of these. ASCAP & BMI are open to anyone to join, while Read More …
Official Now I Guess
Welp, I guess it is official now. I am officially in one of the PROs of the world. PRO in this case meaning Performing Rights Organization. In my case I have chosen ASCAP, though BMI and SESAC are available in the USA as well.