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This week, Publishing Admin, what is that? Let’s go -
So we all know that in the DIY music space, music publishers and songwriters are usually synonymous, and the publisher part of them is looking for opportunities for their music to be heard. And just so you know, publishing is the oldest part of the game. It was there long before streaming, recordings, 8 tracks, or 45’s. Moreover, cats like Mozart and ‘nem had publishers who produced their music on paper,and in books, and paid them for using their work. But in today's world, when your music gets streamed, downloaded, used on TV, radio, internet etc, you get PAID, either a mechanical, or performance royalty. But how do you get the cheese? 🧀 Being that you are a DIY musician, you usually wait on your PRO to get that once a quarter mailbox check, or work with a Publishing Administration company; it’s not free but worth the cost.
Publishing Admin is basically the art of collecting your money for the music you write. You, as the publisher, would be the owner of the composition copyright. A publishing admin works for you, the publisher, to manage the copyrights and account for the money that’s out there. There can be tons of money that you are missing trying to chase it yourself, or wait on that PRO to get that check in the mailbox. So you are clear the Publishing Admin does not own any part of the music, so there is no mailbox check for them, just what you pay them, usually on a commission basis. Now because I believe in going for the low hanging fruit, for most of you, your indy distributor like CDbaby or TuneCore have publishing arms that you can utilize, again for a fee, but a well worth it fee if they find that money you have on some lil TV show in Brazil that you had no clue was being played. So get your money and make sure you are working on the music and let the folks who look for money look for yours.
This week's #IAOTW - Independent Artists Of The Week is Ruby Camille who has a hot new single coming out this Friday October 1st. You can still pre-save your copy today and get a free download on her site.
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