FROM THE SONG TO THE BANK

ALLEN JOHNSTON JOHN C. BEITER PAUL GILBERT

FROM THE SONG TO THE BANK

Lisa Cunningham – RADIANT 3 PRODUCTIONS

Ken Hatley - KEN HATLEY & ASSOCIATES

Paul Brown - PRODUCER

Pearl Levy - PAYONEER

Kristin Thomson - FUTURE OF THE MUSIC COALITION

PANELISTS

SALES = INCOME

CHASING MONEY

SALES = INCOME

RECEIVING MONEY

TEAM MEMBERS

TEAM MEMBERS

Internet TechnicianPublicist

Promotion / Marketing

Accountant BOOKING AGENT ATTORNEY

Why◦ Can I Succeed◦ How, when, $

Is this a hobby or a career

My Music◦ What is my market?◦ Self Critique

Now WhatNetwork Network NetworkCareer Coach

THE LABEL LAUNCH

LABEL LAUNCH

Label Operation◦ Music◦ Distribution

Online / Physical◦ Business Administration

Name Trademark Search

◦ Organizations and Why A2IM RIAA Sound Exchange Soundscan PRS

◦ Business Operation First Steps

Establish your publishing entity ISRC / UPC Copyright Registration BUILD TEAM

LABEL LAUNCH

Recording◦ Types of deals

Publishing◦ Ownership

YOUR RIGHTS / REVENUE STREAMS

What BASICS Do I Need To Know?

What is a collection society?THE GOOD              Societies do their jobs - THEY ENFORCE, THEY COLLECT and THEY PAY THE BAD             They take their pound of flesh. Just be aware. THE UGLY              Recent events in South Africa. Board members arrested for corruption. Not really surprising news and generally one must be mindful and have the right people in place to look over your  business. Choppy waters are on the international scene and each time your music crosses a boarder the rules of the game can change

Once you register you will get paid

Most licensing needs to be done in multiple territories

UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICERegister of copyrights ECO – Electronic copyrightLibrary of Congress PA / SR Copyright Form (sound recording)Washington, DC 20559-6000 Instructional pamphletsTel: (202) 479-0700

N.A.R.A.S.The Recording Academy3402 Pico BoulevardSanta Monica, CA 90405310.392.3777 Fax (310) 392-9262www.grammy.com

SOUNDSCAN Database

(914) 684-5575 Ph.(914) 684-5606 Faxdbase@soundscan.com http://www.soundscan.com/

References and Resources

FROM THE SONG TO THE BANK

Broadcast Music, Incorporated (BMI) Writers Application

10 Music Square East Publishers Application

Nashville, Tennessee 37203-4399 Information pamphletsTel: (615) 401-2626 Fax: (615) 401-2707 www.bmi.com

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) 2 Music Square West Nashville, Tennessee 37203 Tel: (615) 742-5000 Fax (615) 742-5020 www.ascap.com

References and Resources

SESAC  55 Music Square East Nashville, Tennessee 37203 Tel: (615) 320-0055 Fax: (615) 329-9627 www.sesac.com

BILLBOARD770 BroadwayN.Y., N.Y. 10003Tel: (646) 654-4400 Fax: (646) 654 4681

www.billboard.com

References and Resources

ISRC CODES`

http://www.riaa.com/whatwedo.php?content_selector=whatwedo_is_r_c_codes

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office www.uspto.gov/

UPC Code http://www.uc-council.org

Sound Exchange www.soundexchange.com

Harry Fox Agency www.harryfox.com Broadcast Engineering http://broadcastengineering.com/

References and Resources

Americana Music Association http://americanamusic.org/

Digidesign www.digidesign.com/

DigiProNet www.digipronet.com/

Recording Industry Assoc. of America www.riaa.com/index.cfm

References and Resources

Mix Magazine www.industryclick.com/magazine.asp?magazineid=141&siteid=15

Cakewalk www.cakewalk.com/MOTU www.motu.com/Dolby www.dolby.com/Harmony Central www.harmony-central.com/Audio Engineering Society

www.aes.org/NAMMwww.namm.com/Grammy.com www.grammy.comSAG www.sag.com/

References and Resources

FROM THE SONG TO THE BANK

ALLEN JOHNSTON JOHN C. BEITER PAUL GILBERT