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Comment on DIY music placements in TV shows and more by Porter | Music Clout

Porter | Music Clout — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:26:11 +0000

Great overall article on a very buzz worthy topic currently being tossed around the independent music community. I really liked your 4 tips on dealing with music supervisors. I think tip 3 sticks out the most to me as one that often gets overlooked but shouldn’t.

Comment on Pandora Radio part 1: How to get your music on Pandora by Its a grind

Its a grind — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:06:55 +0000

I was just reading some of the frustration in some of the postings. The music industry is a rough one, just about everyone that has been in it has had feelings and thoughts that they are never going to move forward but you will never know if your turn is right around the corner if you quit trying. You have to love making music to be in this industry because if you don’t make it at least you still have the love for the music you are making!

Comment on Pandora part 2: Pandora’s founder on Pandora and the future of music by Antnee Mac

Antnee Mac — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:24:08 +0000

I really liked this article, it gives “middle class” artists a sense of value and a realization that a good living is still out there to be made even if you dont strike it big beyond your wildest dreams.

Comment on Pandora Radio part 1: How to get your music on Pandora by Robbie Skye

Robbie Skye — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:15:13 +0000

Well that’s about it… I give up. There is no opening in the music industry for starving artists anymore. The music buisiness used to be all about the starving blues artists, now its just rich kids who can buy their way into it, and big business owned by people who DO NOT CARE about the artists…

So you have to have your music albumized, with a bar code, pay a bagillion fees, and then THREE MONTHS LATER, the MIGHT CONSIDER putting your tunes up… I can’t believe I thought this was an option.

I’m selling my studio. It’s wicked pointless.

Comment on Pandora Radio part 1: How to get your music on Pandora by Mike

Mike — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:14:39 +0000

Great article, I was wondering if pandora was just for major label artists.

Comment on How to legally record and make money from a cover song by Brett

Brett — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:00:21 +0000

Hi Rich, thanks for the questions.

If you are talking about performance royalties for playing the song on the radio, the radio station is required to pay the songwriters. If you play a cover song at a live show, you should share that info with your ASCAP/BMI rep. The venue should pay the royalties, if there was enough to collect.

All you need to worry about for recording is getting a license from HFA. You pay them a small fee for the number of copies you will make. I would assume that HFA takes a piece of that fee to pay their bills, and the rest goes to the song writer.

Once you get the license from HFA follow whatever guidelines they ask.

I hope that helps.

Comment on How to legally record and make money from a cover song by Rich

Rich — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:37:14 +0000

Who collects royalties on your behalf if you do a cover? If you are with ASCAP, do they find the sales of your cover? Or does HFA? Does HFA give a cut of the sales you make?

Comment on Is Soundexchange legit or a scam, and how to get your royalties by Should I join a PRO like ASCAP, SESAC, SoundExchange or BMI | Detone8

Should I join a PRO like ASCAP, SESAC, SoundExchange or BMI | Detone8 — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:29:57 +0000

[...] Radio. If you want to learn more about SoundExchange, check out this in-depth article about what SoundExchange is all about. An interesting aspect of SoundExchange is they collect money for digital performances even if a [...]

Comment on Jet Lag Gemini’s no frills approach to success by Gisele Ogbonnaya

Gisele Ogbonnaya — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:31:18 +0000

but I thought you could tell me how to do that!!

Comment on MySpace launches redesign with focus on entertainment by The GlassMan

The GlassMan — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:18:18 +0000

The New Myspace looks the same as the old Myspace… I dont think that its so much in need of a face lift as a new marketing plan in order to make people come back to Myspace.. I for one Hate Face Crack… I use it becasue I have to .. not because I want to.. I find Face Book to be nothing more than a giant posting board.. No personaity to it.. Myspace wins in my book as its a personal web page that can be customised to the clients tastes… I for one love my myspace pages and i like the fact that you can stream media on it.. Something else one cant do on Face Crack.. In all .. I dont get what people see in Face Crack other than its some what simpler to use vs myspace.

But I will tell you this.. I spend more time active on Myspace than face crack.. and live for the day that something comes along to replace that freaking Face Crack site…

The
GlassMan