Q & A
MusicBizAdvice.com answers your questions about the music industry.
(To help you find what you're looking for, we've grouped questions into
the major categories below.)
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appropriate section to be sure we haven't answered it already.
Demo Packages
Copyrights
Music Licensing & Sampling
Songwriting & Publishing
Record Deals & Music Labels
Artist Management
(Questions about non-performance income are here, too.)
Booking, Agents, & the Business of Touring & Live Shows
(Also see our How To article,
Elements of the AFM Performance Agreement,
aka How to Read Your Performance Contract)
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Difference between Opening Act and Co-headline billing?
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Concert Promotion Basics Artists and Aspiring Talent Buyers Should Know:
Deposit, Radius clause, Force majuere, Transportation, Settlement, What
Happens When a Show is Canceled, and Why Artists, Agents, and Managers
Won’t Work with Promoters they Don’t Know
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What Managers and Agents Do,
How Much They Get, and
Whether or Not you Need Both
- Can you
Have a Financially
Successful
Tour Without Label Tour Support?
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Concert promotion and tour routing, does the venue contact artist, and
effects of media consolidation on the live music industry.
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What are routed and non-routed dates, and is one better than the other?
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Music Licensing for Cover Songs: Who Pays the License Fees to Play
Covers for Live Club Performances?
Concert Promotion
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Concert Promotion Basics Artists and Aspiring Talent Buyers Should Know:
Deposit, Radius clause, Force majuere, Transportation, Settlement, What
Happens When a Show is Canceled, and Why Artists, Agents, and Managers
Won’t Work with Promoters they Don’t Know
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Do small concert promoters (talent buyers) have a chance in today’s live
music business?
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Concert Promotion, Market Cities, and Radius Clauses
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How much does the average concert promoter make per year, and how hard
is the course of study?
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Concert promotion and tour routing, does the venue contact artist, and
effects of media consolidation on the live music industry
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What is Clear Channel and
Why Do Some People in the Music Business Hate Them so Much?
Performing & Developing Your Act
Audition and Talent Contest Advice
Backup Singing
Band Psychology & Human Relations in the Music Industry
Behind the Scenes
Careers & Education
Breaking In & General Advice
Casting, Recruiting & Online Modeling & Talent Agency Scams
(Reading our ScamAlert section is
also recommended)
Music Business
Terminology (Also check out the
MBADC Music Industry Glossary)
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