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Music Publishing. Step Level 2 What it is & Why?

Once a physical product is created from your concept or from your existing products in accordance with your Action Plan, we may move to step/level Music Publishing. Here is the place where member product/project ownership rights are established on an industry wide recognized level.

At Music Publishing we learn from how to submit to or finding an appropriate publisher or how to start and maintain your own publishing company.

 At Music Publishing we concern ourselves with developing, protecting and valuing your music. The business is diverse and demands a variety of skills. Music publishers play a vital role in the development of new music and in taking care of the business side, allowing composers and songwriters to concentrate on their creative work.

The Independent Music Association works thru it's affiliations with ASCAP, BMI & SESAC
At Music Publishing we will discuss, share and provide....
  • What is Publishing?
  • The role of the music publisher.
  • Music publishing and copyrights. What are they and how?
  • Partnerships with writers and publishers
  • The definition of a good publisher
  • Finding an appropriate publisher. When is too big, too big or too small too small?
  • What are broadcast royalty collection agencies and how do they work?
  • Mechanical Royalties: What are they and how are they paid.
  • Publisher/Writer Splits: The two halves in every publishing dollar. One half is the "Writer's Share." The other half the "Publisher's Share."
  • What are reasonable and customary transactions in Music Publishing and with other co writers?
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  • Self Publishing. How to start and maintain your own publishing company.
  • Advantages & pitfalls of self publishing. Is it better to have someone who speaks for you instead of you talking about yourself? Having someone who will take care of all the business many small or individual publishers aren't experienced enough to do on their own. The "In Town" effect. Is part of something better than all of nothing? Can you do it all?
  • You will be given access to the Music Publishing Level 2 data base.
  • You will be given general contact data & other reasonable contacts for networking within the IMA membership and other relationships as determined on a case by case basis for your particular project/product needs.
  • More as pertains to you as needed in the discovery of your particular situation.
  • Music Crisis Chats
Once the Music Publishing step level is successfully completed and your Action Plan developed that you agree upon, we then proceed to the next appropriate Step Level.
Join Step  1: MUSIC FACTORY,  1.a. CRITIQUE & 1.b. RECORDING  More on about and how to join... Join Step 2: PUBLISHING, 2.a.PLUGGING & 2.b.LEGAL  More on about and how to join... Join Step 3:  RECORDS, 3.a.DUPLICATION, 3.b.DISTRIBUTION More on about and how to join... Join Step 4:  RADIO  4.a.MUSIC SHOP More on about and how to join... Join Step 5: MANAGEMENT, . 5.a.PROMOTIONS & 5.b.PRODUCTIONS More on about and how to join... Join Step 6:  TEACH More on about and how to join... Become a Sponsor, Affiliate or Increase Membership Level Here More on about and how to join...

 

 

 

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