Latest hints, tips, and Adventures In Audio in the category of Music-business

Should songwriters and composers work for free?

COMMENT & OPINION

Waves Ultimate Subscription Plan - Ultimate subscription or ultimate mistake?

EQUIPMENT MUSIC BUSINESS

The streaming revival - Will we ever need one? (Revivals series)

COMMENT & OPINION MUSIC BUSINESS

So Mr. Bond... Who really did write your theme music?

Can you copyright a sine wave?

Are you as professional as a Nashville songwriter?

Why, however brilliant you are, you will be beaten to success by people who are no better than average

This is what a record label's in-tray looks like!

Why aren't the record labels actively looking for YOU? Take 2...

“How much should I charge to make a radio ident?”

The Beatles original audition tape - is it a fake?

"How do I make sure I get my royalties?"

Go to a live gig and listen on your iPhone!

Steady employment in the audio industry

Do you need musical talent to be a sound engineer?

Do you have problems, or are YOU the problem?

How can you keep up in the fast-moving music and sound industry?

Do you have to be creative to impress?

Would you sign a defective contract?

How do you get a good manager?

What happens when you don't get a credit on a recording you have worked on?

$8.70 for a single download? How on earth do they get away with those prices?

What will happen if you don't get copyright clearance for the samples you use in your tracks?

Men At Work copyright case - PROTEST NOW!

This one simple mistake will lose you a third of your songwriting royalties - with video

The Making of a CD - FREE DOWNLOAD

Audio problems at the BBC - TV drama audiences can't understand what the actors are saying

Even the best sound engineers in the world can't be trusted - apparently

A brief introduction to working in professional audio

How to insult a sound engineer [with video]

A heroine for live performance on TV?

Why won't publishers listen to your music?

Which came first - Pirates of the Caribbean, or Gladiator?

Pandora Internet radio - artists get less than previously claimed

Responding to a client's requests for changes - a vital skill in audio

Build a working turntable from CARDBOARD, courtesy of Kid Koala

Can you make significant money as a middle-class musician?

How to earn royalties from your live gigs

Your school grades you 0 to 100%. But what does a real-world client think of your work?

How to collect royalties from your music

Jessie J steals Will Loomis's song. Or does she?

How Isabel Fay got noticed on YouTube

What qualities do you need to be a producer?

Writing songs for the Canadian market? Mind your language!

Is your producer trying to steal half of your royalties?

(Almost) everything you need to know to earn a living by recording music

Songwriters get hammered by record labels. Again!

An amazing new ground-floor opportunity in production!

Should the state be able to use our songs for free?

So when you've made a pile of money, what are you going to do with it?

Q: I am recording someone else's song. Do I have to pay them a royalty?

Mix Michael Jackson's multitrack masters in your own studio?

TECHNIQUE MUSIC BUSINESS

Sometimes to get what you want in the music business, all you have to do is ask

Copyright case - songwriters to lose $MILLIONS!

A 70-CD set with duplicated recordings for $292.97! Is Sony trying to scalp us?

Isn't it about time you had your own iPhone app?

Why music will soon be set free

You write music for TV? Expect to get ripped off!

Where your money comes from - the Performing Right

Do you need a manager, or a lawyer?

What information do you need on your CD (to make money)?

Why haven't you had a Hot 100 hit yet?

When working in a new theatre, always find out where the tielines go

Top producer 'steals' song as part of massive publicity stunt

Avid's new upgrades - great for mere 'content production'

This composer was so obsessed with his image, he posed for his own deathbed photo while still alive

To impress a client, your work needs to be IMPRESSIVE

How to succeed in recording in FIVE easy steps!

Readers' Letters: "Metaphony" by Hamish Fox, and more...

Q: “Where can I get a boilerplate producer-manager agreement?”

The most outrageous copyright grab ever!

How photography can tell you something about the professional standard of your audio

Audio Education (part 2)

Can a technical error cost you your record deal?

Amy Winehouse - a loss for music

COMMENT & OPINION MUSIC BUSINESS

Dead for 171 years, but still in copyright!

Why you will be beaten to success by people who are no better than you

An example of excellent customer service

It is illegal to copy CDs you own to your computer!

Are you special? (Hint - you're probably not)

Look in the mirror - are you your own worst enemy?

Belgian truck drivers to be made to pay to listen to music

German kindergartens to be made to pay for children to sing

Prince gives away CD, it isn't for sale, it isn't online!

Songwriters found guilty of stealing melody!

How do you define the term 'sound'?

Does fakery belong in music?

What if there were no copyright in music?

Why copyright is bad for music (apparently)

You write the lyrics, someone else writes the tune. Who owns the copyright?

Counterfeit, pirate or bootleg?

Who knows best what 'sound' will make a hit record - Record Producer or A&R manager?

Are your college tutors assessing you according to real-world criteria?

Q: How many songs should I put on my CD?

Readers' Letters: Apple iTunes says your song is worth just 3 cents, and more...

Readers' Letters: “I manage producers. Should I pay them or should they pay me?”, and more...

How do you choose a CD manufacturer?

Is your studio secure? You could lose more than your equipment!

Pressing and distribution deals

Will they still want your music seventy years after you die?

When you apply for a job in the sound industry, who will your references be?

How many important recordings have been lost this way?

Better to be irritating than forgotten?

Why good spelling is vital for a recording engineer

Should songwriters and composers work for free?

COMMENT & OPINION

Waves Ultimate Subscription Plan - Ultimate subscription or ultimate mistake?

EQUIPMENT MUSIC BUSINESS

The streaming revival - Will we ever need one? (Revivals series)

COMMENT & OPINION MUSIC BUSINESS

So Mr. Bond... Who really did write your theme music?

Can you copyright a sine wave?

Are you as professional as a Nashville songwriter?

This one simple mistake will lose you a third of your songwriting royalties - with video

The Making of a CD - FREE DOWNLOAD

Audio problems at the BBC - TV drama audiences can't understand what the actors are saying

Even the best sound engineers in the world can't be trusted - apparently

A brief introduction to working in professional audio

How to insult a sound engineer [with video]

A heroine for live performance on TV?

Why won't publishers listen to your music?

Which came first - Pirates of the Caribbean, or Gladiator?

What information do you need on your CD (to make money)?

Why haven't you had a Hot 100 hit yet?

When working in a new theatre, always find out where the tielines go

Top producer 'steals' song as part of massive publicity stunt

Avid's new upgrades - great for mere 'content production'

This composer was so obsessed with his image, he posed for his own deathbed photo while still alive

To impress a client, your work needs to be IMPRESSIVE

How to succeed in recording in FIVE easy steps!

Readers' Letters: "Metaphony" by Hamish Fox, and more...

Q: “Where can I get a boilerplate producer-manager agreement?”

The most outrageous copyright grab ever!

Why, however brilliant you are, you will be beaten to success by people who are no better than average

This is what a record label's in-tray looks like!

Why aren't the record labels actively looking for YOU? Take 2...

“How much should I charge to make a radio ident?”

The Beatles original audition tape - is it a fake?

"How do I make sure I get my royalties?"

Pandora Internet radio - artists get less than previously claimed

Responding to a client's requests for changes - a vital skill in audio

Build a working turntable from CARDBOARD, courtesy of Kid Koala

Can you make significant money as a middle-class musician?

How to earn royalties from your live gigs

Your school grades you 0 to 100%. But what does a real-world client think of your work?

How to collect royalties from your music

Jessie J steals Will Loomis's song. Or does she?