Publishing

PUBLISHING

Gypsy Folklore Productions also serves as a publishing company working closely with songwriters to help fine-tune music skills and coordinate collaborations with other songwriters and producers. We 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, advertising agencies, pub- lishers and multimedia production companies.

We see our publishing services as the songwriter’s support staff providing the song promotion and marketing. With some songwriter clients, we operate in a combination of roles from manager, producer, publicist and A & R person all in one. Our network with recording studios, producers, recording engineers, studio musicians, vocalists, lyricists, composers and arrangers provides us with a di- verse capability in song production projects.

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

11. Music Publishers can get involved in A&R, marketing, promotion and publicity with record labels or through independent companies.

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 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)