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Getting Your Music Published
Music Publishing is one of the real money-spinning sectors of the music industry and understanding its significance is elementary for all aspiring musicians. To get paid for your music for example, from a radio play, the music must be published by one of the music publishers and registered with a performing rights organisation. If you have made some good music and want to get it published, here are some guidelines to get your music published:
- Get a sheet of the music piece. You should have a printed sheet of music when you contact a music publisher.
- Find publishers in your area. When searching for a publisher, make sure the publisher publishes the genre (type of music) that you have composed. Many specialize in specific fields, such as Rock, Classical, etc…
- Be Flexible, (assuming they continue with you) they might tell you to revise some parts in the sheet music to fix mistakes, etc… Be Flexible and clean up the mistakes, and take it back.
- Copyright, Make sure that before it’s published, that the music company gets it formally copyrighted. Musicians historically have been ripped off on publishing simply because they failed to do this one task. Take care of all of your legal obligations and apply the use of these new forums for getting your music published in addition to some of the older tactics and you could soon be reaping the rewards of publishing royalties.
Avoid Getting Sued for Playing Music for your Business
If you are a business owner or manager and are currently playing music in your venues or considering implementing music on hold, you need to be aware that the music you use must be licensed, or it will be considered illegal use of copyrighted music. If caught, you could be facing steep fines or possible legal action. The music industry is coming down hard on businesses that are unaware of or disregard proper licensing of copyrighted music, as is evident by a recent series of crackdowns on over two dozen venues in Seattle who failed to pay royalties on music they were playing. (ASCAP) The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, says that these venues have been performing copyrighted music without permission. ASCAP is now actively going after local businesses that have not been paying to use copyrighted music. According to their web site any music that is played outside a direct circle of family and friends is considered a public performance; this includes restaurants playing background music or commonly known as in-store music, DJs and music on hold over phone lines.
