The Pros and Cons of Music Streaming for Recording Artists
Congratulations! You’ve recently recorded a great song and your best friend calls to tell you that she’s heard the song on Spotify. She boasts about your song becoming a hit and how you’re going to...
View ArticleThe Truth About Performing Rights Organizations
What Are Performing Rights Organizations & Which One Is Right For You? Performing Rights Organizations or “PROs” help songwriters and music publishers get paid for the usage of their music by...
View ArticleEndorsement Deals: The Basics
You are a recording artist and starting to achieve success in the music industry. You’re starting to sell out your shows; you’ve experienced the amazing feeling of hearing your song on the radio and...
View Article[Video] Your Entertainment Career Dream Team Part 3: Talent Agent
Welcome, once again. My name is Bob Celestin. Welcome to my video series Legal Advice for Generation DIY—Generation Hustle. We’re talking about Entertainment Career Dream Team Members. You have the...
View ArticleCopyright Infringement: Elements Of A Copyright Infringement Claim
So you’re listening to your favorite radio station and hear a song that kinda sounds like it samples a mixtape track that you recorded and released last summer. You call up your manager and she...
View ArticleYour Entertainment Career Dream Team Part 4: Business Manager
Welcome, my name is Bob Celestin. This is another episode of my video series Legal Advice for DIY—Generation Hustle. Last episode we’ve been talking about putting together your Entertainment Career...
View ArticleThe Copyright Termination Right
Give Me My Copyrights Back! 2013 is a big year in Copyright Law! It will mark the first year that artists and songwriters can recapture their music copyrights using the “Copyright Termination Right”....
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About Split Sheets
So you, your producer and a singer/songwriter you just met at a recent networking event are in the studio collaborating and creating a new song. After hours in the booth and listening to the playback...
View ArticleThe Big Picture of Mechanical Licensing Agreements:
You’re an independent artist and you love Madonna! You love her so much that you’ve decided to record (or “cover”) an album of her biggest hits. Your versions of her songs sound great and your manager...
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A Tale of 2 Record Deals “Old School” Vs “New School”
A Tale of 2 Record Deals “Old School” Vs “New School” What’s popping? It’s been a crazy (but blessed) couple of months in that I was able to negotiate two (2) record deals with two (2) major record...
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