Want to make money with music but have no fans? NO PROBLEM!
Although cultivating a devoted audience is often thought of as the main way to earn money through music, there are actually several lucrative revenue streams that don’t require you to. Continue reading
The Mechanical Licensing Collective: What is it?
As an artist, you might be curious just how mechanical royalties end up in your pocket, and what exactly the MLC has to do with it. In this piece, we. Continue reading
Music APIs are exactly what the industry needs – Here’s why
While the music industry demonstrated an impressive ability to bounce back thanks to its early adoption of streaming, keeping that momentum going will require a streamlining of the process through. Continue reading
Mechanical Licensing Collective Prepares For January 1st Launch
Beginning on January 1st of 2021, the rollout of a new blanket mechanical license as laid out in the Music Modernization Act will begin. Here is what ir means for. Continue reading
Micro-Sync Licensing: What Is It?
While sync licensing and the rules and regs behind it are often discussed, micro-sync licensing is a little less well known. Here, we break down what micro-sync licensing actually is,. Continue reading
How To Make Music Easy To License For TV, Ads, Film
In the current music economy, licensing your music can be one of the best ways to make money as an artist. In order to make this process as smooth as. Continue reading
Licensing Placement: Sam Smyers ‘Don’t Think Twice’ & ‘Bailar’
Sync placement (in many ways a holy grail of the music business) can do wonders for propelling an artist’s career. Here, we look at how one fortunate musician, Sam Smyers,. Continue reading
Who Owns The MLC Database of Songs?
Those keeping up with copyright will doubtless be aware of the new developments surrounding the Music Modernization Act, and the establishment of blanket licensing, curtesy of the Mechanical Licensing Collective.. Continue reading
SoundExchange: ‘Congress Should Eliminate Market Distortion Of AM/FM Radio’s Free Ride Backs Of Artists’
In this statement, Chief Legal Officer of SoundExchange, Colin Rushing makes a case for why congress do away with the special treatment broadcast radio receives, at the expense of artists.. Continue reading
A New Dark Age: Blanket Licenses for Everything Based On MMA [CHRIS CASTLE]
Here Chris Castle breaks down his view of the looming threat of comprehensive blanket licensing based on the Music Modernization Act, what it would mean for music, and who is. Continue reading
