Category: Music Business
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Mistakes Songwriters Make About Pitching Songs to TV
When I was 24, I took a song of mine, ‘Waiting for the Avalanche,’ to a music industry conference— specifically a panel of music supervisors (the people responsible for sourcing and securing the rights to use songs in film and tv). I got the chance to play them this song. One of them said the…
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Is AI Going to Destroy Music?
Is AI going to destroy music? Will lyric-writing bots, and track-making bots have an orgy and put songwriters out of business? There are two important reasons why this is a non-issue. Reason #1 Everyone is always scared of new technology. It always seems to spell the demise of music, and then give it 10 years,…
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Free Songwriter Split Sheet
Co-writing is such a creative, fun, and often essential part of songwriting; we go into great depth on it in our Udemy course, The Art of Co-Writing and Collaboration. One part of a great collaboration is an open and honest agreement on how to share the ownership of the song’s copyright (hint hint: split it…
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How to decide Songwriter Splits
Songwriting splits are an important part of being a professional songwriter and musician – but what is the best strategy when it comes to royalties and copyright? Well, if you’re the Red Hot Chili Peppers, just split everything evenly (hey, it’s been working for 40 years). For in-depth discussion on how to determine songwriting splits,…