Overview
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Get started in the business of songwriting. Learn about all of the major organizations, rights, and procedures that songwriters have to deal with in the music business.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- What is a split letter?
- Copyrighting your original songs
- What is a performance rights organization (PRO)?
- Registering a song with a PRO
- What is a music publisher?
- SoundExchange
- Who is Harry Fox?
- Understanding mechanical rights, master recording, and synch licenses
- Being a do-it-yourself (DIY) musician
- Setting up digital and physical distribution of your music
- Direct-to-fan connection with Topspin, Bandcamp, and ReverbNation
- Manufacturing physical copies of your music
- Selling your music using Square Register and Reader
- The importance of your website
- Social promotion
- Maintaining a mailing list
- The importance of video and a YouTube presence
- Music placement
- Who's on your team?
- What's next?
