Christian music industry

“Since you are all songwriters for the band, a music publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing would be crucial,” stated Sonya, “we make sure that you, the songwriter/copyright holder, receives the money that you deserve. Now I know that you have a lot of music on the internet, but I just want to double-check that it is all properly copyrighted.” “Yes, we email ourselves every file and we are planning on going to the Copyright Office soon.” “That’s great to hear! Now let’s talk about your

One Hit Wonder When I was seventeen, I learned how to play the guitar. Naturally, I wanted to get famous. It’s the American dream. I got myself out there by playing at bars, cafes, and anywhere else that would accept a no-name guy. People usually didn’t remember my name or more than at least one song of mine. Sometimes, people would stop me and ask my name. Then they would give a reassuring, “Oh! That’s right! I remember you from (insert venue here.) You’re gonna go far!” It would give me a smile

Facts and Starting points for Sony Music Entertainment Chapter 1: Mission, Vision Core Competences Mission Sony BMG does not have a publicized mission statement. However, the mother company Sony has changed its mission statements several times in history, whereas it is the following: ‘’To become a leading global provider of networked consumer electronics, entertainment and services.’’ (Sony 2010) Vision Equal to the mission, SONY BMG does not have a publicized vision. The general vision of

Effects of Illegal Downloading on the Music Industry Illegal downloading is commonly known as piracy, it describe that the steeling music from artists, songwriters, musicians, record label employees and others whose hard work and great talent who make music possible. Nowadays, downloading music is available for everyone on internet. However, it is still illegal. Downloading music on internet is what most people are doing because they do not have to pay, and they can choose only the songs they

Pte., Ltd. operates as an online and mobile music company in South East Asia, Australia, Hong Kong, India, and the People’s Republic of China. The company operates online and mobile music retail stores. It offers downloadable music and videos, back-end technology, digital rights clearances, and acquisition of licenses from music publishers and recording companies. The company’s catalogue includes various tracks and mobile music derivatives. Its online music stores are distributed through soundbuzz.com

songwriters and composers, music publishing has been an integral part of their professional lives, and quite possibly one of their most valuable and lucrative income streams. At its core, music publishing can be defined as the promotion, sale and administration of music catalogs and copyrights. (Strasser, 2010 p.18) However, historically - in the late nineteenth century, before musical recordings existed, publishing was based around the distribution and sales of printed sheet music for people to perform

Music The word music derives from a Greek meaning art of the Muses. The Muses are the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (Calliope, Cilo, Euterpe, Erato, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia and Urania). Which are the personification 's of music. It has had a long journey from those ages until now. There are a variety of ways to go about the subject of music. Music is a practice that has taken talented artist out of poverty. Artist that come from a tough environment use this tool

record label plays a large part in portraying an artists’ image to its fan base and the music industry. Once an artist has produced their music and is ready to be made public, it is up to the marketing department to make sure that it is made available in all media formats. This is done solely through a range of distribution and promotion campaigns. This case will look at the current situation of the music industry and analyse the effect the new technologies and the digital world are having on record

BACKGROUND Compass records is a small, independent music recording company and co-founded in 1994 by musicians Alison Brown and Garry West. Compass is a new breed of roots-music label: eclectic, sophisticated, and artist-friendly. It is called “one of the greatest independent labels of the last decade” by Billboard Magazine, Compass Records has provided a thriving haven of creativity for artists and a reliable beacon of quality for music fans. Its 2006 acquisition of the Green Linnet catalog

Internet and the Music Industry Cassandra Utz University of Phoenix In our society today, there is a growing number of consumers using the Internet as a main source for music. The smaller music companies are having to come up with new and different ways to use the Internet to increase their sales. The music companies can drive there sales because so many