First-hand advice for musicians from Brian Tarquin, author, who has over
twenty years of experience in licensing music to record labels, TV
shows, feature films, radio promos, and network promos. This book takes
you through how licensing really works: what type of royalties are
expected, digital royalties from companies, receiving royalties from
iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster through digital distributors like IODA/The
Orchard, and how they pay. Also covered are mechanical royalties from,
broadcast radio licenses, how foreign royalties are collected,
publishing administration deals, and a breakdown of sync and master
licenses. Interviews with major industry players offer advice directly
to musicians.
Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad
range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the
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books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often
publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author
whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
