Buzz-kill anyone? If you’re an independent artist or an arts related small business owner, I completely understand why taking care of the business and legal aspects of your work is about as fun as watching paint dry. It might be something you’ve been subconsciously avoiding. Conversely, you might be ready to get into it, but […]

So you want to write a hit love song?   Pandora music analyst Steve Hogan has a few tips for you budding songwriters. What does Pandora know about love songs? Many folks know Pandora as an Internet radio streaming service. But the company’s secret sauce is a music genome algorithm that catalogs hundreds of musical […]

If you write music and/or lyrics, and then record your songs (at your own expense), you are now a fully fledged copyright owner. Well done. In fact, you own three separate copyrights in every song: there is one in the music, one in the lyrics and one in the sound recording (by default – ie […]

1. We, the independents, will work to grow the value of music and the music business. We want equal market access and parity of terms with Universal, Warner andSony, and will work with them in areas where we have a common goal. We will work to ensure that all companies in our sector are best equipped to maximize […]