Monday, April 28, 2014

Self-distribution 101

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You have a publishing company, now what? You need to distribute your work. TuneCore and CD Baby are the most used music distribution services today. These services offer digital distribution through channels such iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, among others, and physical distribution by delivering hard copies to the customer.

Self-publishing 101

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The era of begging for music publishing deals is gone. The publishing business has changed thanks to technological advances and the DIY (Do It Yourself) trend. Before, very few big publishing companies dealt with composer societies such as BMI and ASCAP. With a little bit of work, songwriters can now keep the total income generated from royalties.