Music Business Essentials

You are probably losing or missing out on a lot of money due you. This book goes straight to the point to show you everything you need to know and do right now to become successful in the music business. Did you know that up to 50% of payments made for music don’t end up in the hands of the musician? In most of these cases, it’s because many musicians do not have a precise understanding of how money is made when their song is played. They also don’t know the agencies to sign up with that can help collect the money on their behalf.

Learn the difference between Performance Royalties and Mechanical Royalties and how to collect the two. Do you know what happens when someone records a cover of your song or what happens when someone uses your actual recording?

You need to know who really owns the copyright to your music. Is it enough to write a song or hum it into a recorder?

Music requires a lot of talent; that is if you are really serious about creating great music. However, just like John C Maxwell said – Talent is Never Enough. There is a lot more to succeeding in music than talent. You need to understand the business side of music. Things like royalties, copyrights, contracts and of course, marketing can make or break an artist. If you are talented but know nothing about these concepts, you will struggle.

Furthermore, music marketing is the soul of your career as a musician and you need to know how to go about this. No matter whom you choose to work with for the marketing of your music, you, the artist, are responsible for your success.

Learn how to send emails that get opened. You’d need to understand Email marketing and I did justice to it in this book. Understand the role a website plays in your overall music business strategy and how to set up a website that really sells you as a brand plus the best ways to sell your merch.

This book goes straight to the point to show you all you need to know about Royalties, Copyrights, and Music Marketing, including Music Contracts. No fluff!