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Music Industry
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Types of Record Deals: Traditional, Distribution, Licence and 360
A plain guide to the main types of record deals, who funds the music, who holds the rights and what…
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Sync Licensing: Getting Music Into Film, TV, Games and Ads
How sync licensing works for independent artists: two rights, who grants them, what affects the terms, libraries and cue sheets.
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Stream to Own: Cooperative and Ownership Models in Music Streaming
What stream to own means, how Resonate’s co-operative applied it, and what ownership models mean for independent artists.
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Performing Rights Organisations and What They Collect
A plain guide to performing rights organizations: what they license, who they pay and how a songwriter joins and registers…
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Music Royalties Explained: Mechanical, Performance and Neighbouring Rights
A plain guide to the main kinds of music royalties, who collects each one and what independent artists need to…
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Music Publishing Explained for Songwriters
A plain guide to what music publishers and administrators do, how song income is divided and what choices independent songwriters…
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Music Copyright Basics: Compositions, Sound Recordings and Registration
A plain guide to music copyright for independent artists: the song and the recording as separate works, ownership, licensing, duration…
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How the Music Industry Works: Labels, Publishers and Money Flows
A plain guide to how the music industry works: who owns songs and recordings, what labels, publishers and distributors do,…
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Digital Music Distribution: Getting Songs Onto Streaming Services
A plain guide to how independent artists get songs onto Spotify, Apple Music and other services through a distributor.