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Sampling vs Interpolation: What's the Difference?
Sampling vs Interpolation: What's the Difference? Music producers have asked to know the difference between sampling and interpolation. Sampling music involves using the actual recording. Interpolation replays the original recording. CLI...
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What Are Neighboring (Neighbouring) Rights Royalties
What are Neighboring (Neighbouring) Rights Royalties? Neighboring Rights royalties are public performance royalties that are owed to Artists and Master rights owners. CLICK HERE TO WATCH!
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What is the IPI/CAE Number and Where to Find it At ASCAP and BMI
What is the IPI/CAE Number? The IPI/CAE number is an International Identification number, that's assigned to you as a Songwriter and as a Music Publisher. All metadata is important when it comes to monetizing music! CLICK HERE TO WATCH!
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Claim Your Amazon Music for Artists Profile!
Claim Your Amazon Music for Artists Profile! In today’s video, I’m going to show you how to claim your Artists' profile on Amazon Music! It’s important to be everywhere your fans (and potential fans) are. You’ll first need to download th...
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The New Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is Coming in 2021!
The New Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is scheduled to open in January of 2021. It will strive to ensure songwriters, composers, lyricists, and music publishers receive mechanical royalties from streaming and download services...
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The 360 Record Deal in the Music Industry
So you want a record deal? Well, what is the 360 Record Deal in the music industry? 360 record deals are exclusive recording contracts. These contracts allow recording companies to receive a percentage of money from ALL of the Artist rev...
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What is a Music Cue Sheet?
What is a music cue sheet? A music cue sheet is a written document that lists all of the music used in a television show, film, or audiovisual production. The cue sheet is important because it's one of the primary ways performing righ...
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Answering Your Music Business Questions
In today’s video, I will be answering your music business questions. Hopefully your answes will also be found here! We will look at how royalty payments are split, what to do with IPI digits that are 9 instead of 11 needed digits, do mus...
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The UPC Code for Music
The UPC Code (barcode) for music, is more important metadata that every Artist and music creator should understand. In today's video, you will learn what the UPC Code (barcode) means. You will also learn what the GTIN numbers stand for a...
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Music Distribution vs Music Publishing Administration
Questions concerning Music Distribution vs Music Publishing Administration comes up often. The question most asked is, “What’s the difference between music distribution and music publishing administration”? Which distributor should I cho...
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