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MEDIA MARKET: Music
Publishers
There are many benefits to signing with a music publisher since administratively, a publisher will make sure your
songs are licensed and monies are collected. Publishers
work closely with a songwriter to help fine-tune music skills and coordinate collaborations with other songwriters and producers.
They operate in a global market that involves the ownership, promotion, administration of songs or production music tracks
that are licensed to-- record companies, radio, television, films, commercials and multimedia.
Publishers operate as the songwriter’s support staff providing the song promotion and marketing. Large music publishers can operate in a combination of roles from manager, producer, publicist and A & R person
all in one as some publishers have their own A & R department that function as record company A & R reps.
Here are the benefits to signing with a good music publisher that can
include a Major or Independent Publisher:
1. Music
Publishers can develop a singer/songwriter artist and can help secure a record deal, produce and pay cost for demos, make
advances
2. Music Publishers
can place songs with other artists who can record the songs, if the songwriter is not a recording artist.
3. .Music Publishers can also
engage their songwriters into Writer/Producer Development where the publisher acts as an agent to help their
writer/producer find hot new artists to produce.
4. .Music Publishers can also
engage their songwriters in Writer/Artist Development deals where they invest in master recordings and shop them to record companies.
5. Music Publishers also contract writers to exclusive songwriter agreements where they can be staff writers hired in work-for-hire contracts; this can also entail writer development opportunities.
6. .Music Publishers can contract a songwriter for songs that is co-owned by the publisher
and the publisher administers the rights, collects
the income and splits the income with the writer.
7. Music Publishers can also acquire song copyrights through the outright
purchase of entire catalogues or even buying just one song.
8. .Music Publishers can also administer other artists' songs and catalogues for which the publisher charges
an administration fee.
9. Music Publishers also have specialized film/TV music departments who can promote and license songs to Film, TV, Advertising Agencies, Multimedia.
10. Music Publishers can also
work closely with your entire team-- manager, lawyer and record label to ensure your songs are getting the attention they deserve
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Music Publishers can get involved in A&R, marketing, promotion and publicity with record labels or through independent companies.
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12. .Music Publishers file copyright forms and file notices with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC for songs released for airplay;
they also file notices with agencies that collect mechanical royalties.
Publishers have 4 main sources of revenue:
Mechanical Royalties: receiving revenue from the sale of CD’s, Tapes, Records,
Video Discs. Publisher collects this revenue and pays the copyright songwriter(s)
their share
Synchronization Royalties: receiving revenue
for the licensing of music for use in Film, Television, Advertising and Multimedia.
Publisher collects this revenue and pays the copyright songwriter(s) their share
Print Royalties: receiving revenue from
Sheet Music, Folios, Education, Midi Sequences. Publisher collects this
revenue and pays the copyright songwriter(s) their share
Performance Royalties: receiving revenue whenever
the songs are performed live or played on radio and TV or heard in hotels, bars, theatres.
Performing Rights Organizations collect on behalf of the copyright owners who register their songs with them. (BMI, ASCAP, SESAC)
Below is a listing of Music Media Markets that are expanding internationally with new technology driven deliveries
and niche market networking:
M U S I C M E D I A M A R K E T S
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