There is no two ways about this. The music contract is going to be the heaviest thing you're going to have to deal with when you move up into the music industry machine.

Though the intensions of a partnership usually start off with an honorable desire to do the right thing, when it comes to a contract in this business YOU MUST WATCH THIS VIDEO!

Even though the video is a short one, it really should but the chills of fear in your spin if you think everyone has your best interest at hand.

I have seen contracts rise in lawsuits that where mind blowing after the artist or band realized they did not own the songs they wrote and that they are not getting any royalties because the signed away the rights for what seemed to be a cool advance.

As a matter of fact, I just saw a disaster of a production deal now in a deposition that is going to cost an up and coming artist her record deal because she didn't know what she signed.

THIS IS SERIOUS SHIT! GET THE RIGHT ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY FOR A MUSIC CONTRACT!

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Alas, you now have the promoters power and you can actually submit and get into rotation on internet radio. But it still takes work.

Unlike my video about submitting to major terrestrial radio stations and groups, getting your music on rotation on internet radio is something that you can do on your own.

But you still have to be on the ball. You have to have relationship chops and be able to provide the right information to the internet radio site owners.

You can also target geographically your target audience much better with internet radio with a much wider (global) reach. Remember, with internet radio it's the world tuning in.

Then again, today you can program your own radio show. Just don't make it all about you and bring in other acts. I'll tell you about that one later.

ALSO, I mention in this video he importance of being ready at the retail level before your music hits the stations.

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How many times have written a song and thought it would be great in a TV show of a film? Then I'm guessing the next thought was how one goes about doing this.

In this video I talk about the basics in understanding the process in which songs end up licensed into production.

The Music Supervisor is the gate keeper in this game. But it doesn't mean that they have the last say. There are many other factors in getting a track into a project

Without a doubt, getting a song into a project can be powerful to everyone evolved. If it's an artist it can be a giant boost to the career through the exposure.

If you're a first time writer and get the opportunity to get a track in a project it could break you into the business and bring attention to you - possibly getting some kind of record deal.

And of course let's not forget the royalties especially if it makes it on network TV! Either way it's going to take a ton of work but it can be done

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Selling Hip Hop beats is the newest form of up front purchasing of an arrangement. In the old days, musicians would sit in a studio and get paid a single rate to knock out tracks.

For the musician it was what we call a "work for hire" deal. For the writer it is in the hopes that it gets used and they would keep the publishing and writers.

Selling your beat today has many different faces. There are many was to negotiate a deal for your beat payment.

In this video I talk about a few of the ways you can work out a deal when selling your beat. But it's not the end all. You can be real creative about selling your beats.

But many say that this is a fad and it will soon fade. I don't believe that it is. But what is happening is that there are so many beat makers is that the market is flooded.

A direct result of that is you find that beat makers are giving away tracks just get placed for creds. Actually, if you're a newbie I suggest trying that so you can get some legs in the biz.

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A very successful music marketing technique is artist or bands supporting each other. even if they are in the same music style possible competing for fans, many bands together bring many fans.

Though music marketing is war for the dollar, there are huge case studies where like minded/sounding acts touring together expands the fan base.

Most of you are not surprised by the last statement but many of you don't really understand how this works.

Well now there's a new boost to the indie support and that the indie band fan opening up internet radio stations to promote bands that they like.

In this video it sounds more like a stoked rant about how the core growth of the indie movement is based on supporting everyone in the business. From that point the consumer will decide with whom to follow.

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In the other video I did about Media Licensing I talk about the Music Supervisor - the gate keepers of licensing music for production.

But how do you find the music supervisors to submit your music? In this video I give you two real strong leads in contacting music supervisors for possible placement.

Music supervisor also are always looking for instrumental music. There are times that the composer of a show has been commissioned for 2 seasons but the production company goes on for 2 more seasons.

They will cut in music from the original composer with other instrumental tacks to fill out the score and the music supervisor is the decision maker for that also.

Submitting to a music supervisor is going to be another one of those tuff hurdles but if you are consistent, you can get through......most of the time.

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I really have an opinion about companies that assist you in marketing your music or say that they will place your song on rotation on radio or even get your song placed with an artist.

But if you look at the fine print they really say that they will do their best in executing all that they say they will. NO GUARANTEES!

But there are a few companies that are worth checking into and I mention them in this video about outsourcing your marketing mission to these companies.

You have to be fully knowledgeable about all the moving parts or there are a few companies that will take advantage of your ignorance of the music business.

Do I think that these companies are a waist of money, well not really. But I say do all your homework. At very least, most of these companies can push a buzz of your existence thought the music industry.

You'll get an earful with this video.

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