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Music Contracts Warning – Why These Documents Can Have an Indie Artist Singing Out of Tune?

Ever been in a straight jacket? For your sake (as well as mine) I hope not. Ever been trapped with no where to turn? Well, this is what it will feel like if you're a recording artist and you sign a music contract containing legal binding legalese you're not familiar with.Too often many aspiring hip hop artist ignore the legal-side of their music careers. Most of their energy is spent on the music creation-side of their music. Apart of me agrees … [Read more...]

You and Your Exclusive Music Contract

When a record company has exclusivity over your musical work, in a music contract, this means that you can only record for the label you are signed to for the term, (length) of the music contract.However, you need to also realise that many music contracts have a re-recording restriction. This basically prevents you from recording any of the material you have recorded for your previous record company for a period of two years or more following the … [Read more...]

Is it Time to Write Our Own Music Contract?

In these days of do it yourself (DIY) music recording, with a laptop and a bunch of software, Online distribution with the likes of The Orchard and Tune core, Retail outlets like Itunes and Amazon, and even low cost internet marketing strategies to boot, you might be left with one last nagging question. Should musicians, independent record companies etc now start writing their own music contracts as well? Well it definitely would be cheaper.Also, … [Read more...]

Top Music Contracts for Producers and Artists

Securing your music agreements in writing is vital to achieving success in the music industry. The top music contracts every Music Producer and Recording Artist should use to ensure business security and success are agreements where the purpose of the project is well outlined, the terms of compensation are easy to understand, and royalty/copyright provisions are clearly itemized between both parties. If you're a musician using fill-in-the-blank … [Read more...]

Nokia 5800 Xpress Music Contract – An Awesome Device With the Best Deal

Nokia is one of the victorious mobile brands which have served the requirements of millions of mobile phone customers globally over the past few decades. This leading brand always tries to offer latest technologies and user-friendly interface devices to their users. Recently, this handset has launched its new Nokia 5800 Xpress music Contract which enables their users to purchase it with the support of various contract deals.In this deal, you are … [Read more...]

Low Budget Music Video Production.

Decide on a budget How much can you afford, really afford, to spend? At the least, even with borrowed equipment, a free location, and your brother doing post production, you will probably blow at the least a few hundred making this budget music video production. High end videos, like those on MTV, run into movie-budget type numbers, so if you don't have the dough to make the next Thriller, then go for a style that fits your music and where you … [Read more...]

The Oscars, LUNAFEST, European Independent Film Festival,… Music Make Money, ShowBiz Expo, Highlight March Media Networking Events

Article by actorschecklist.com The Oscars, LUNAFEST, European Independent Film Festival,... Music Make Money, ShowBiz Expo, Highlight March Media Networking Events - Careers - Career Management Search by Author, Title or Content Article ContentAuthor NameArticle Title Home Submit Articles Author Guidelines Publisher Guidelines Content Feeds RSS Feeds FAQ Contact … [Read more...]

Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, One Mic Nite @ Voyage Restuarant, Wired Magazine NextFest, IFP NY Filmmaker Conf, Future of Music Summit

Article by actorschecklist.com President Clinton will be on hand to sign copies of his latest release, Giving, during a November 4 book signing in New York. The NYTVF, opening September 5-10 in New York, features an Independent Pilot Competition that has established a pipeline allowing producers, writers, and directors to showcase their original TV pilots directly to the decision-makers of the industry. The West Coast Songwriters … [Read more...]