Music Business Networking is one of your primary keys to success. With the help of the Internet and improved mobile technology our networking opportunities are heighten. Other ways to get music business connections and increase your networking portals are through the following:
A music conference may be a really good way to build your music business connections and network. I've put a number of music business videos on the Internet causing people to introduce themselves, to me when at a music conference, talent show or some other music business networking function.
Music business networking is paramount for your long-term growth and success in the music industry.
I've been asked, how do I get my song to a record pool? The answer is you service the record pool. By servicing we mean sending the record pool your music. Some record pools request vinyl still, some CDs and some mp3's. You want to contact each record pool and determine what is their chosen format. The Truth about Record Pools & Music Conferences, Talent Shows and Open Mics Book has over 130 record pools in the U.S. and may be downloaded at gomusicconnection.com or gojawar.com.
Getting your song to a record pool isn't the hard part; building a buzz by branding, marketing, promoting and publicizing is what it takes to get the industry to take notice. To maximize your opportunity you should have a hit song, a practical written plan and your plan should be executed daily without reservation.
"Reuters reports that most of the cuts will hit the recorded music business rather than the music publishing operations," when speaking about whispers that EMI is preparing to downsize nearly 2,000 of its' employees in the very near future. Hey, at least they got to stick around for the holidays. For full details click here. Reuters reports courtesy of Billboard Biz.
When the New Music Business Model Video was recorded in early 2007, I suggested sometime in the future consumers would get most of their music for free and money would be collected and distributed to songwriters, music producers and music publishers, etc. from b2b (business 2 business) song licensing. A number of sensitive songwriters, recording artist and music producers often attempted to argue me down while at music conferences. Argue as they would I'd remind them that many music fans were already getting music for free, it wasn't up for debate. The goal now was figuring out how to make money online and off from music fans (consumers) and businesses that participated in using music for pleasure and industry.
Lovewhip an independent record artist & band seems to agree with me "...you can't control the flow of music. You have to get used to the idea that people will get your music for free and you can't stop it. You can make it as easy as possible to get it from your own site and turn them into a long time fan who will come to shows and buy other merch. ...It's a hard pill to swallow but the sooner you start thinking about this new paradigm of free music the more you can use it to your advantage.
In other unrelated/related music business news Sony/BMG drops Music Copy Protection. TOKYO — Sony BMG will start selling music downloads in the copy-protection-free MP3 format later this month in North America, as even the last holdout among the major record labels crumbled to the growing trend.
Sony BMG Music Entertainment said in a statement that some digital albums will be available through a new download service called Platinum MusicPass starting Jan. 15 in the U.S. and late January in Canada.
A Sony Corp. official in Tokyo, requesting anonymity because he is not authorized to speak officially for Sony BMG, confirmed the company's move toward the MP3 format in the U.S., but said that similar moves aren't in the works in Japan and elsewhere.
Music files in the MP3 format can be copied to computers and burned onto CDs without restriction. They can also be played on most digital music players, including Apple Inc.'s iPod, as well as on personal computers. Read the full story here.
This story is not to say that Sony/BMG is giving music away, but they are making it easier for people to pass it along. Hmmmmmmmmmmm
A few months ago I started seeing "Creative Commons" over a number of websites, blogs and webpages. The phrase often appeared at the bottom of the site where the normal "copyright or all rights reserved" details would appear. I was curious as to what "Creative Commons" meant, but didn't really give it another thought.
1.Irrevocability – All the CC licenses are "irrevocable" - meaning they cannot be changed or revoked; once you place a work under a CC license, the meta-data travels with the digital version of your work - forever.
2.Waiving Royalties – Most CC licenses ask creators to waive the ability to collect royalties - including from public performance rights.
3.Confusions Over "Noncommercial Use" – Many CC licenses are for "noncommercial use." While this would seem to preclude a creator's work from being unfairly exploited for monetary gain, a problem immediately arises: there is no definition of "noncommercial use" under the U.S. Copyright Act.
4.No Support for Rights Enforcement – There is no support for rights enforcement under the Creative Commons system.
5.Potential Global Conflicts – CC licenses are global, which can complicate a creator's ability to enforce his or her rights when those rights are violated.
6.Non-Exclusivity – CC licenses are "nonexclusive," which means that the work's creator will have no future ability to enter into exclusive deals for a work licensed under the Creative Commons system.
7.The Issue of Co-Creators – CC licenses can cause complications for works created by more than one individual.
8.Lack of Distinction Between Types of Uses – CC licenses do not distinguish between types of uses. A music creator's submission of a work to a CC license means that he or she allows the work to be performed, copied, distributed or even synchronized to an audiovisual work.
9.Prohibition of DRM – CC licenses prohibit use of digital rights management (DRM).
10.No "Authentication" When a Work Is Submitted – Even if a creator doesn't want to submit his or her work to a CC license, someone else can. How?
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