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Social media is the stepping stone for music marketing. Musicians who are successful have a marketing plan in place. Social media presence is just a tip and stepping stone to the over all music marketing plan.

Musicians Resources Blog has a great free ebook which consists of 96 pages of great music industry know how, and its completely free. Check out their post "Music Marketing: 20 Things You Should Know".

Another interesting book to look at would be "Music Marketing: Press, Promotion, Distribution, and Retail".

The book retails for approximately $17, its a great investment for any musician, and well worth reading, just for the industry knowledge.

The more you know about your industry, the better prepared you are to conquer it.

In most cases, music publishers will make an agreement with song writers to purchase the various copyrights  to their songs in exchange for promoting the song to the recording industry, as well as video and television entertainment venues.  They may offer a small up front advance on royalty earnings to the writer.  Most generally, the music publisher will enter this arrangement with the contracted terms that they will be entitled to a 50/50 share of any future royalties earned from the song they are promoting.  The music publisher is then responsible for promoting the song, keeping track of where the song is used and collecting the royalty payments for its use.  Once any advance money paid to the writer has been recouped, the publishing company is also responsible for disbursing the writers portion of the royalty payments to them.

Thanks to the U.S. system of copyright law, there are several venues of music publishing so your music publisher may be able to sell your song multiple times to increase earning capacity.  While there are many copyrights involved in music publishing, there are four main categories that music publishers are concerned with:  Mechanical, Print, Synchronization and Transcription.

To facilitate accounting and make it possible for your song to be used over a much wider scope, the music publisher will register your song with one of the three performing rights organizations (also called PRO's in the United States):   American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), or Society of European State Authors and Composers (SESAC).

The performing rights organizations are responsible for tracking the Mechanical copyright usage of your music in radio or television, businesses background music, night clubs or by bands performing your song at a club.  The performance royalties that are paid for this use are negotiated by the PRO's by setting up blanket contracts with the various users of your song to pay a set amount as a performance royalty and then using research combined with an algorithm to determine the most probable amount of usage for your song or music.  The publishing company  and the writer are then issued checks for their portion of the performance royalties earned by the song as was outlined when they registered with the PRO.

All other granted copyrights are controlled by the music publisher and those wishing to negotiate royalty prices for their usage must contract them through the music publisher who is paid directly and then pays the songs creator.

Establishing your own gospel record label may be easier than you ever dreamed.  The definition of a record label is an entity that records and produces media in the form of CD's or other recording formats.  When your band creates its first CD and successfully sells at least one copy, then you have become the minimalist form of a record label.  But what if you want to take the whole process a bit farther?  Following the simple advice in this article can put you in competition with the big label giants faster than you could imagine.

Choosing the right name is important, especially for a gospel record label.  Independent gospel record labels are recognized by their names and some of the more successful labels state exactly what the intent of the music produced by the label is.  One successful independent gospel record label is Redeemed Soul.  With a catchy name that drives right to the point, there is no doubt in the music fans mind about what type of music will be on the recordings of this company.  Similar independent gospel record labels like Christian Records and Bought Records have seen similar success.

The Music Business Is The Music Business and that really is that bottom line. This applies to all businesses especially those that involve the music industry. Whether the business is between a trusted friend, an acquaintance or someone you just met, the same rules apply.

Many musicians or music industry entrepreneurs don't pay enough attention to the business aspect of their career and as a result end up broke or in bad deals. It is a good thing there are great musician resources out there to help.

Even if we are just talking about how to promote your CD it is crucial for a musician to take an aggressive look and active role in learning the daily business of their music career. In fact, some say that the music business aspect is where you should spend the majority of your energy in order to maintain a successful career. One of the best things you can do is protect your music and all music promotional ideas that come your way.
The music business is littered with musicians and we all know who they are, who made it big but ended up with nothing. But how did this happen, you ask? Maybe they were too focused on being stars and just signed their life away. And when that happened,  everything they made went to someone else. One of the best musician resources out there is the firm understanding of music contracts and all that go with them.
It is all fine and dandy if you know how to promote your CD or have an entourage of people coming up with music promotional ideas. But do you know if you will even make any money off the sale of the CD? If so, how much? If you can’t answer these questions and you are in the music industry then you could be in serious trouble. So, before you even think about signing read your contract, have it reviewed and have a firm understanding of every single term.
So, take an active role in your music, the business of the industry and everything that goes along with it. For after all, this is your career and your life. You don’t want the people all around you running it with no knowledge of what is going on. If you do nothing else for yourself, then at least do yourself this very favor from day one before you even begin to worry about how to promote your CD
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Hip-hop has been a very popular form of music since for the last few decades and most people like to listen to it. Even though hip-hop sounds so complicated but it can be learnt easily. You can also learn with the help of e-books. Learning it from the Hip-Hop Music e-Books it a very convenient way and has some other advantages as well.
Where you can find them
There are a large number of websites where you can find the Hip-Hop Music e-Books. Generally, they are not free and you will need to download them first. However, the cost is much lower than an actual Hip-Hop music book. Thus, the e-books will also save some money.
How are they useful
The Hip-Hop Music e-Books can be used in the same way and to the same effect as the conventional books. Moreover, e-book versions of the popular conventional books for learning Hip-Hop music are available. Therefore, if you want you can also use such e-books.
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• Rapping is the most crucial as well as difficult aspect of Hip-Hop music. To learn rapping you will need some time, understanding the different things related to rapping. Therefore, it cannot be learnt from a professional. Just observation of rapping in the popular hip-hop music tracks and along with it, the e-books are helpful for this purpose. The Hip-Hop Music e-Books will provide you the basics, tips, as well as number of samples along with analysis of raps.
• In addition to teaching you Hip-Hop music, the Hip-Hop Music e-Books will also provide you information about how you can get into the Hip-Hop industry. This is important because, there are several important things, which you need to know about the Hip-Hop industry before you enter into it.
Advantages
There are several advantages of Hip-Hop Music e-Books. They are available in different formats and therefore you they can be easily downloaded on your computer. As you may know, e-books do not require much storage space and about 500 e-books can be stored on a single CD.
Moreover reading the e-books is much more convenient than the paper books. You can adjust their font, color, etc. Some computer software also helps to search the e-book for finding what you want. Some Hip-Hop Music e-Books are editable therefore; you can add you own notes as well.
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