Week of May 14th :: MusicMakers News
Childish Gambino :: The Art of Score :: Matthew Garrison Week of May 14: Story, Revenue, and Balance “The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of a nation, is very close to the center of a nation’s purpose—and is a test of the quality of a nation’s…
Read MoreEating vs. Arting
Here is the question. Do you want to be an artist, or do you want to eat? A lot of musicians hold so dearly to the idea of being artists that they miss the reality, you still need to eat. Music is a business. This is Eating vs. Arting. Any art is a business but…
Read MoreManifesto
Only 50% of music students work in the field of music after leaving college! This was discovered by Peter Miksza, a professor at Indiana University, who did a study of 1500 music graduates of over 150 universities. The University of Nottingham reports that 100% of their graduates were in either employment or postgraduate education six…
Read MoreGet Your Music Registered!!
To get paid for the music you create, you MUST get your music registered with the appropriate services and you MUST have well-formatted metadata. These registrations and the metadata are key information related to your revenue. Without that in place, any money attributed to your music will go into the “Black Box”* and you…
Read MoreThe Dreaded Metadata
As a musician, the best part of what we do is creating music. However, if you want to be paid for creating, then you have to get into the boring stuff as well. Enter, the DREADED METADATA! The word “metadata” sounds a little scary and mysterious, but really, it’s just information about data. It puts…
Read MoreRevenue
There are over 40 revenue streams available to musicians – each protected by different copyrights, rights organizations, relationships, licenses, or the like. It might seem a bit complicated but let’s break it down in relation to your rights then let’s describe the metadata associated with your music. In this first section, we will focus on…
Read MoreMusicMakers :: Jay Rodriguez :: STORY
MUSICMAKER:: JAY RODRIGUEZ THE STORY For today’s MusicMaker, we got a hold of Brooklyn’s Jay Rodriguez. This is Jay’s Story and how he approaches music and channels his emotions through music. “At the very end of your life, it won’t matter how many breaths you take but how many moments in your life took your breath…
Read MoreMusicMaker :: Shea Rose :: STORY
MusicMaker :: Shea Rose :: STORY LISTEN! https://musicmakers.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Shea_Rose_Interview_FINAL.mp3[/audio] THE BACKSTORY Shea’s Bio: Since graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2011, Shea Rose has been celebrated for her contributions to music, fashion, and philanthropy. She has won multiple awards, was hand-picked by Queen Latifah for a CoverGirl music campaign, and gave a TEDx Talk in 2014…
Read MoreBrand YOU: Find Your Story
Jose Feliciano is an amazing story teller. He uses both his words and music during concerts in a way that keeps thousands of people engaged. What’s most amazing is that his story is felt even when listening to his recorded music. Here’s Feliciano’s inspiration, story, and come from when playing the national anthem for the…
Read MoreBrand YOU: What’s Your Story? — It’s Your Brand!
When you are performing, people are attracted to you. When you play, you resonate in a way that people respond to. But why is that? Your story is part of what causes that resonance. It’s what got you here; what brought you to this place. It’s what inspires your music and helps you connect with…
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