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How to get out of a bad music management contract

March 2, 2012 Joe Taylor Jr. 2 Comments

It happens all the time. You’re having a great night on stage, and somebody slick tells you that they’d love to represent you. In a whirlwind, you sign a contract because they assure you that “it’s boilerplate” and “everybody signs this.” Before long, you’re “on a roster,” but it seems that all your manager ever […]

Mailbag, Music Management

How to offer your services as a producer, and how to find local talent.

March 1, 2011 Joe Taylor Jr. 1 Comment

Mailbag time! One of our readers writes: I am into urban/dance music. This relies on an artist as well as a producer. I’m a producer. Here is what I am willing to offer the artist: -I am willing to allow unlimited free studio time as it’s in my basement. It’s not a bad setup either […]

Mailbag, Recording producing, songwriting

Mailbag: Royalties vs. Publishing

July 22, 2010 Joe Taylor Jr. 1 Comment

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 Music They 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 […]

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Mailbag: Music Management Degrees in New York City

January 5, 2010 Joe Taylor Jr. Leave a Comment

Hello Mr.Taylor, I hope everything is going well with you. I found your website on google and I’m looking for someone to help me with some music management advice. Could you? I’ve been in NYC for almost 3 years, and I’m from Brazil. I graduated in Psychology in Rio de Janeiro, but I worked as […]

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