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The Mechanical Licensing Collective: What It Is, Why You Should Care, and How To Make It ...
The Music Modernization Act is now in effect, and with it the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)—a collection and disbursement collective, as well as a public ... -
Expert Advice: New Grants for Artists, Venues
SBA Updates Guidance, Sets Application Date for Grants Aiding Shuttered Venues, Talent Representatives The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that it expects to open ... -
Artist to Artist: Find Your Calling In Music
For my first full-time job, I was an advertising salesperson. I wasn’t great at the job, because I politely took “no” for an answer, thinking it was the respectful ... -
Artist to Artist: How to be a Top-Liner
How to Be an Amazing Top-Liner in Today's Music Industry So what makes a good top-line? The melody is the most important part of any ... -
Expert Advice: 88 MORE Ways Music Can Change Your Life
An inspirational new book, 88 MORE Ways Music Can Change Your Life, by Vincent James & Joann Pierdomenico, features an installment written by Simon Tam, ... -
Expert Advice: An Artist Dissects His Song
Expert: A person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or a skill in a particular area. Advice: Guidance or recommendations offered with regard ... -
Expert Advice: Looking to Get Your Music Book Published?
So, when asked the question, “How is your book Memoir of a Roadie the No. 1 biography on Amazon right now? Without a publicist, manager, agent, ... -
Expert Advice: The Magic of Learning to Let Go
“On the road, it's so easy to feed into the woefulness of it all: the long drives, the 1-star motels, the array of impossible semi-deaf ... -
Expert Advice: Indie Music Artists Need Vision More Than They Need Record Labels
As the music industry’s leading companies continue consolidating through mergers and acquisitions that bring record production, artist management, music publishing, and marketing all under one ... -
Expert Advice: How to Work with Women in Music--Navigating the Gender Gap
I’ve been making music for over a decade now, and there are thoughts I’m happy to share from my personal experience. The intention here is ...
