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Handling Rejection with Grace
July 31, 2009 in Doing Business
At some point in your musical career, you're going to run face-first into it. Whether it's when trying to...
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More on Taking Your Distribution Seriously
July 31, 2009 in Doing Business
No major retail store, with the exception of CDPlus, is going to put your product in the forefront, or...
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Export Information
July 31, 2009 in Doing Business
Arts and Cultural Industries International Export Programs and Services In addition to the...
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What are Mechanical Royalties?
July 31, 2009 in Doing Business
"How Do I Record a Cover Song?" As a songwriter, you...
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Songwriting Part 24 - Elegance Through Form
July 31, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
When I was a little girl, my mother used to tell me about a very elegant and beautiful First Lady (I can't...
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Songwriting Part 23 - Essential Ingredients of Radio-Friendly Songs
July 31, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
Continued from "The Realities of Radio Play". Note: This article focuses...
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Songwriting Part 22 - Protecting Your Next Platinum Single
July 31, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
Do you remember the Santana/Rob Thomas radio hit "Smooth"? It won a truckload...
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Songwriting Part 21 - The Realities of Radio Play
July 31, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
(Editor's note: We realize that not everyone cares about writing a hit song, and for most people that...
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Songwriting Part 19 - Something Out of Nothing
July 31, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
You're sitting there feeling totally uninspired. We all need a kick-start sometimes when we don't feel...
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Songwriting Part 18 - Sometimes, Shorter is Better
July 31, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
"Unlike the poet, who by her very nature strives to be inventive and ground breaking, you, the...
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