Inside the Music Business

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1. Stolen Instrument List 1 2 3 4 14

   By Screaming Stone, September 4, 2007
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   • daddymack
   • February 12

2. 10 Things to Do Before You Release Your Album

   By sanctuarylane, March 12, 2006
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   • Nionwa Jahi
   • October 3, 2019

3. Copyright 101...before you ask, or POST, please take a look! 1 2 3 4 5

   By daddymack, August 2, 2007
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   • daddymack
   • September 2, 2018

4. The difference between ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and SoundExchange

   By daddymack, February 4, 2015
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   • daddymack
   • February 4, 2015

5. Music License Primer...

   By daddymack, February 22, 2014
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   • daddymack
   • February 22, 2014

6. My god... what's happened to CDBABY since Diskmakers bought them out? 1 2

   By Kid Klash, August 13, 2009
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   • Eileen
   • September 30, 2021

7. Funzone - The Band

   By Maj Tom, November 13, 2005
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   • Wolfdawg
   • July 24, 2021

8. taxi A&R, is it a scam? 1 2

   By johnny esp, September 2, 2009
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   • Juno Alpha 2
   • April 21, 2021

9. BMI vs ASCAP

   By dvkerner96, August 11, 2020   

   • bmi
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     • royalties
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   • dvkerner96
   • August 13, 2020

10. ANYONE HEARD OF QUICKSTAR PRODUCTIONS? 1 2 3

    By SONIC997, September 30, 2007
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    • Kenny Tomlom
    • July 4, 2020

11. I'm a boutique luthier looking for someone to endorse

    By Portland Guitar, June 22, 2020
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    • Mikeo
    • July 2, 2020

12. troy

    By rbhd73, June 13, 2020
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    • rbhd73
    • June 13, 2020

13. Publishing admin company vs Publishing admin software

    By Prince Acheampong, April 23, 2020
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    • daddymack
    • April 23, 2020

14. Motown's Barney Ales Passes

    By BDJohnston, April 19, 2020
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    • BDJohnston
    • April 19, 2020

15. What Do Musicians do When they Get Older? 1 2 3 4 9

    By sventvkg, March 4, 2011
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    • Voltan
    • April 16, 2020

16. What's difference between P and C copyright symbols?!

    By Dance123, March 5, 2004
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    • daddymack
    • March 28, 2020

17. Cover Bands Not Welcome - Is this a trend? 1 2 3 4

    By rrrredrvr, April 7, 2011
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    • 1001gear
    • March 22, 2020

18. how bands or artists get endorsements?

    By samal50, May 31, 2016
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    • Outkaster
    • January 29, 2020

19. Performing for Senior Centers and Nursing Homes 1 2 3

    By nitekattz2007, May 28, 2007
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    • Outkaster
    • January 29, 2020

20. Christian Bands = easy way to get signed/fans/money? 1 2 3

    By drummerjoe, July 24, 2002
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    • gary white
    • January 24, 2020

21. Quickstar Productions Ripoff?

    By Michael Courtne, August 7, 2010
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    • daddymack
    • January 1, 2020

22. Is the union worth it?

    By WearyKnight, October 21, 2018
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    • Psychotronic
    • November 13, 2019

23. Co Writer Responsible For Expenses of Artist?

    By CountryGal2, October 6, 2019
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    • Phil O'Keefe
    • October 7, 2019

24. Revenge of the Beatles: Paul Strikes Back

    By bill5, September 15, 2018
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    • Phil O'Keefe
    • August 22, 2019

25. What Genre is this song

    By tomyco, December 23, 2017
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    • jaxjaxon
    • December 10, 2018

26. Ownership of songs in collaborations

    By bionic_beats, December 3, 2018
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    • jaxjaxon
    • December 4, 2018

27. One-hit wonders: How much money do they make off of one?

    By Minning Around, November 18, 2016
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    • daddymack
    • October 1, 2018

28. Company that will create fewer than 100 CDs?

    By bill5, August 26, 2018
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    • bill5
    • August 31, 2018

29. CD Design?

    By kr236rk, July 26, 2018
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    • kr236rk
    • July 28, 2018

30. How can I find out if it's public domain?

    By Delmont, February 10, 2018
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    • bill5
    • June 18, 2018

31. Music band creation

    By chriskee, March 22, 2018
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    • Outkaster
    • April 20, 2018

32. Publishing rights -music libraries verses direct Question

    By tomyco, March 6, 2018
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    • daddymack
    • March 6, 2018

33. Any better way to protect the copyrights of your own music?

    By NowIWannaBeAGoodBoy, March 1, 2018
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    • daddymack
    • March 1, 2018

34. Can I do This??

    By tomyco, February 10, 2018
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    • tomyco
    • February 10, 2018

35. Is it legal to use audio files from a YouTube video?

    By KevinTJH, January 19, 2017
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    • Phil O'Keefe
    • January 30, 2018

36. What do they mean by Subscription based Online music library??

    By tomyco, January 19, 2018
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    • daddymack
    • January 20, 2018

37. "Clearing" songs for sync licensing etc.

    By Lorenzo13, December 5, 2017
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    • daddymack
    • December 17, 2017

38. Music Library interested in one of my songs

    By tomyco, December 8, 2017
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    • daddymack
    • December 9, 2017

39. ASCAP-BMI-SESAC

    By kcroes, November 21, 2017
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    • daddymack
    • November 22, 2017

40. is there not a latest "music business" book available since the industry has changed drastically?

    By samal50, September 17, 2017
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    • brmichals
    • November 14, 2017

41. What exactly is a master CD

    By tomyco, July 27, 2017
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    • Phil O'Keefe
    • July 28, 2017

42. One time gig with agency, venue wants us back

    By mike6lee6, January 5, 2017
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    • MrHarryReems
    • July 12, 2017

43. License versus Publisher royalties

    By tomyco, June 27, 2017
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    • daddymack
    • June 27, 2017

44. Music Endorsements Hack - How To Get Paid To Endorse The Equipment You Use

    By ckoehler, February 6, 2017
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    • ckoehler
    • February 6, 2017

45. What is legal to be mentioned in a song?

    By KevinTJH, December 25, 2016
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    • tlniec
    • January 2, 2017

46. Earn money by sharing with Facebook/Youtube?

    By AMRock, December 12, 2016
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    • daddymack
    • December 12, 2016

47. is "move to L.A." a thing of the past?

    By samal50, August 16, 2016
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    • Outkaster
    • November 22, 2016

48. Are bands legally a company?

    By zanshin777, July 15, 2016
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    • Bugster
    • November 17, 2016

49. Do ASCAP, BMI, SESAC work internationally?

    By zanshin777, July 18, 2016
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    • daddymack
    • July 22, 2016

50. Why I Don’t Use Reverbnation For Email Marketing

    By ckoehler, July 17, 2016
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    • daddymack
    • July 18, 2016