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How Google is Building A Crowdsourced PRO with No Antitrust Supervision
Does media and content giant GOOGLE intend to launch a new pusedo performance rights organization (PRO) that can potentially hurt songwriters and publishers more than it helps them?
As anyone knows who has dealt with YouTube, the much ballyhooed Content ID database really is horrendous. This is particularly true on the music publishing side. And of course, Google uses its market power to refuse the industry standard audit right to independent songwriters–you know, those songwriters who are subject to compulsory mechanical licenses and whose performance royalties are subject to government oversight. To protect Google from the antitrust lusting of songwriters.
Witness the typical Google royalty statements which many of the songwriters and publishers among you received recently. That statement comes with a cover letter asking the songwriters to fix Google’s skanky data:
As you can read for yourself, Google is asking that the music publishers and songwriters to fix their data–essentially to act as “mechanical turks” to crowdsource the job of building an asset for Google. This is the usual Google-style shakedown. Build a monopoly on the…
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DigitalMusicNews.com: Artists Say ‘Exposure’ Is Way More Important Than Getting Paid…
In response to a study published by UK-based artist management, music marketing and distribution company Right Chord Music, Paul Resnikoff–publisher and founder of Digital Music News–says the results of the poll illustrates “why it’s so easy to book an artist for free. And, why the whole concept of a musicians’ union seems so far-fetched.” Read More…
#TBT B’Day Shenanigans With Brandy Norwood
#TBT Good times organizing and celebrating singer/actress Brandy Norwood’s birthday party in 2008. Absolutely one of the sweetest and kindest talents I’ve worked with.
Time Saving Tip For The DIY Indie Artist #1: The Magic Of RSS
With all of the music industry news, updates, analytics and commentary being published across the web on a daily basis, who has the time to keep up? Read More…
Thanks ABC “Shark Tank” Investor, Mark Cuban For Opening Doors
Awesome power meeting today at @djskee @skeetv HQ w/Dan Glasband and the content team. Exciting @chazbomusic announcements coming soon. S/O to business visionary and @ABCSharkTank investor @mcuban for setting it up. Tune in to SKEE Live tmrw at 7pm on AXS TV.
#IndieMusicStories: Fighting For Your Copyrights When A Sweet Oral Agreement Goes Sour
Preface: Every day I receive emails, phone calls, text messages and social media pings from indie artists, bands, music producers and artist managers seeking advice on their music career or insight into the music industry in general. In addition, after speaking on panels, teaching workshops or guest lecturing at music production schools I participate in Q&A sessions that yield all kinds of questions. Often, the advice sought is due to some very specific recent incident in their music career pursuits. I’ve created this series to offer a glimpse into the indie music community–the good, the bad and the ugly. These are their stories; the #IndieMusicStories. [All names are fictional. I’ve changed the names of the real person to protect his/her identity.]
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To the musicheads who follow me for insight and expertise: know this…educating yourself, expanding your network, striving for greatness and growth never ends. I learn every day. I attempt to be better and more amazing every day. No level of achievement is a means to an end for me…it’s only the beginning of another level of journey. Although I speak/teach in the music industry, I remain a lifetime student of the same. This industry; this fluid and ever-changing industry moves as fast as lightening. It’s your job– your mission– to keep up!
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