Features:

Music publishing is one of the most complex parts of the music business, and yet it can be the most lucrative area of income for musicians. Expert and industry veteran Randall Wixen presents a clear, concise approach on how music publishing works today. It is written for the lay musician/songwriter but contains enough substance to be worthwhile for those already holding positions within the business. Includes a foreword by Tom Petty. Topics covered include everything from mechanical, performing, and synch rights to sub-publishing, foreign rights, copyright basics, types of publishing deals, advice on representation, and more. Get a view from the top, in plain English.

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Tom Petty (A Remembrance)
• Introduction
• Overview
• Copyright Basics
• Two Types of Copyrights
• Mechanical Royalties
• Performance Royalties
• Synchronization
• Other Types of Income
• Songwriters and Publishers
• Digging Deeper
• The Value of Music
• This is a Low Budget Production
• It Will Be Good Exposure
• A Foreign Idea
• Step This Way
• Subjective Tense
• Types of Publishing Deals
• Ownership vs. Administration
• Work for Hire
• Songwriting
• 360 Deals
• Administration
• Copublishing
• The Final Solution
• Beware the Jabberwork, My Son
• Song Plugging
• No Deal at All
• I Have It Here Someplace

Catalog:	HL01275562
Publisher:	Hal Leonard
Composer:	Randall D. Wixen
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Voicing:	All Instruments
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Pages:	220