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How Much Do Musicians Really Make from Record Deals?

Growing Your Audience

After yesterday’s mailbag entry on royalties, our friend Ken Muse pointed me to a great breakdown of the current record deal math done by Cord Jefferson at The Root. By the math in the article, the average “signed” musician makes $23.40 for every $1,000 of revenue earned by the label. Think about it in terms [...]

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Mailbag: Royalties vs. Publishing

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From the mailbag, Mark wants to know about different kinds of royalties:   hey whats the diffrence between royalties and publishing revenue..Cashmoneyrecords sighned a  deal with Unviersal MusicThey keep 85% if tge royalties 50% publishing revenues and all master..i dont get the diffrencce…….if you sell 1000000 ringtones, do you recive 85% of the royalties or [...]

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Forbes: Jill Sobule Raised More Than Public Enemy

Growing Your Audience

Katie Evans uses her entertainment column in Forbes to explore some of the ways that bands raise money from fans beyond traditional CD sales. (And, as I’ve been writing about for the last ten years, CD sales are just about the last thing you want to rely on as an artist to keep your bills [...]

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$1,875 for Front Row Seats, But You Get to Keep the Chair

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From this weekend’s New York Times, Ben Sisario covers the growing trend of large concert promoters offering special perks and souvenirs to help justify the prices of VIP tickets to this summer’s hot tours. The article’s centerpiece: Bon Jovi fans paid $1,875 each for a luxury event package that includes a leather bag, a “catered [...]

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More Discussion about Film & TV Licensing

Licensing

Alexandra Patsavas, probably the most influential music supervisor working today, took some time to answer questions at the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference, along with estate manager Jeffrey Jampol. It’s interesting to see how that discussion played out. Jampol, whose job is to protect the heritage of his legacy rock estates, cautioned acts [...]

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When Does a 360 Music Deal Make Sense?

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For major touring acts, it’s a no brainer. Ditch the major labels, cash a fat advance check, and head out on the road.

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Learn How to License Your Music to Television and Film

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From a return on investment point of view, music licensing can be easier for some musicians than playing gigs or trying to get radio airplay.

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Music Business Education Reaching High Schools

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After hearing so much great response from our profile of Drexel’s campus-based music business program, I’m noticing more stories about schools that model their student-run record labels and booking agencies along the same principles. This week, the Los Angeles Times profiles a school that’s offering the same kind of real world experience, only at a [...]

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Bebo Sale Spotlights Online Music Licensing Controversy

Licensing

Two years ago, as Billy Bragg tells it, the founder of British social networking site Bebo came to him for advice about avoiding the same music licensing pitfalls that Bragg had railed about during the evolution of MySpace. As I wrote previously, Bragg’s lobbying resulted in MySpace clarifying its terms of service so artists could [...]

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Drexel’s Student-Run Record Label Reshaping Music Business Education

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When I was in school — and I did have to walk uphill in the snow to get to class, so get off my lawn — the campus radio station was where you had to be if you wanted a career in the music business. I chose Ithaca over Syracuse and Temple as soon as [...]

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