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Are you looking for music business related advice? Then you should browse our music business articles covering management, marketing, promotion, copyright, and much more.
Understanding ideas is part of it, but you need something that will tie it all together. You need a plan so that your efforts build towards a purpose.
From music management, to copyright, contracts, promotion, fan engagement and interviews with professionals working in the music industry, Songstuff supports your needs.
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Music Business Articles
Enjoy our music industry articles. There are loads of different topics and perspectives involved in the business of music. Our articles cover the foundations of many aspects of the music industry from copyright, through music publishing, mechanical copyright, releasing music, music marketing and promotion including the creation of assets like the electronic press kit, your mailing list, press releases and how to navigate music contracts of different kinds.
You’ll find information to help you to develop as a songwriter, progress as an artist. From adding collaboration partners to building your fan base, you will find something in our library to help you move forwards with your music career.
Should you have any questions relating to any of our articles or if you have a question that is not included in our articles just now, then please visit our music community forums.
Music Business Articles Menu
- 5 Tips For Successful Band Promotion
- 10 Crucial Elements Of A Band Bio
- 11 Powerful Music Marketing Secrets
- Copyright Part 1 – Almost Everything I Know
- Copyright Part 2 – Almost Everything I Know
- Copyright Part 3 – Almost Everything I Know
- Are You Confusing Your Fans With Your Live Show Announcements?
- Bands, Give Your Fans Real News, Not Spam
- Co-writing Songs. Your Rights.
- Connecting To Fans
- Fan Engagement
- Get Your Music In Film Or TV
- Getting People To Your Website
- Great Managers & How To Find Them
- How To Write A Press Release
- How To Create A Great Press Kit
- How To Survive In Today’s Music Business Recession
- Independent Artists And Social Media
- Independent Music – The Importance Of Building A Team
- Keeping The Fan – Mailing Lists
- Keeping The Magic
- Know Your Audience
- Make Labels Come To YOU!
- Making The Most Of Your Music On The Web
- Marketing Your Music: The Tools You Need And How To Connect
- Music Business Scams
- Music Publishing Contracts
- Record Contract Basics
- Repetition
- Should I Manage My Music Career As A Singer/Songwriter?
- So You Want Your Song Played On Radio
- Social Media Comment Pods
- Sounds Like… Fitting In Before Being Different
- The Cover Song Quagmire
- The MP3 Problem
- The Name Game
- Using X As An Artist
- Want To Become A Professional Musician… Start Here
- What Is Publishing?
- What’s in a Name?
- Why Me? The First Impression
- 5 Tips For Successful Band Promotion
- 10 Crucial Elements Of A Band Bio
- 11 Powerful Music Marketing Secrets
- Copyright Part 1 – Almost Everything I Know
- Copyright Part 2 – Almost Everything I Know
- Copyright Part 3 – Almost Everything I Know
- Are You Confusing Your Fans With Your Live Show Announcements?
- Bands, Give Your Fans Real News, Not Spam
- Co-writing Songs. Your Rights.
- Connecting To Fans
- Fan Engagement
- Get Your Music In Film Or TV
- Getting People To Your Website
- Great Managers & How To Find Them
- How To Write A Press Release
- How To Create A Great Press Kit
- How To Survive In Today’s Music Business Recession
- Independent Artists And Social Media
- Independent Music – The Importance Of Building A Team
- Keeping The Fan – Mailing Lists
- Keeping The Magic
- Know Your Audience
- Make Labels Come To YOU!
- Making The Most Of Your Music On The Web
- Marketing Your Music: The Tools You Need And How To Connect
- Music Business Scams
- Music Publishing Contracts
- Record Contract Basics
- Repetition
- Should I Manage My Music Career As A Singer/Songwriter?
- So You Want Your Song Played On Radio
- Social Media Comment Pods
- Sounds Like… Fitting In Before Being Different
- The Cover Song Quagmire
- The MP3 Problem
- The Name Game
- Using X As An Artist
- Want To Become A Professional Musician… Start Here
- What Is Publishing?
- What’s in a Name?
- Why Me? The First Impression
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Useful Links
Are you looking for discussion and advice about specific roles in the music industry? Or perhaps you are looking for information about:
- copyright
- music management
- performance rights
- music related income streams
- music marketing
- music promotion
- processes to release songs in a professional way
- other music business tasks
As well as our articles and tutorials you can discuss band management, copyright, and music marketing on the music industry board.
To help you to understand specific terms, take a look at our Music Glossary. It has extensive descriptions of music technology terms and concepts. It also contains entries about music theory and terms from across the music industry including music marketing and music promotion.
You might want to talk over something you read to improve your understanding, or to pass on a new understanding to another music marketer or band manager. Maybe you just want to discuss and exchange ideas? Or just chat to fellow artist managers, booking agents, music promoters or band leaders responsible for the business side of their band? If so, please join our music community. Our members and staff are friendly and welcoming.
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