I was a guest last week on The Music Biz Weekly, a regular podcast hosted by Jay Gilbert and Michael Brandvold. We talked about the piece I wrote for DJBooth, Blueface Doesn’t Understand His Record Deal. Do You? and how important it is for artists to educate themselves about the business.
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Visit http://www.MichaelBrandvold.com. Mark Tarven joins us this week to discuss his recent article... Blueface Doesn't Understand His Record Deal. Do You? If you’re an artist, you need to understand what the contracts say and what their implications are. Signing a record deal is a major accomplishment. As an artist, having company support can make your career. But “getting signed” is not as simple as it sounds, and leaves out a lot of details about how the business actually works. Without a solid understanding of this, artists can get themselves into trouble. Read the article at https://djbooth.net/features/2019-02-05-blueface-understanding-record-deals Visit Mark at http://www.marktavern.com/ Visit Hypebot for music business news and insights. www.Hypebot.com If you like the podcast I ask that you visit iTunes and please Rate & Review The Music Biz Weekly podcast. http://smarturl.it/musicbiz Download Music Biz Weekly on Apple iTunes: http://smarturl.it/musicbiz Listen to the Music Biz Weekly on Spreaker: http://spreaker.michaelbrandvold.com Listen to the Music Biz Weekly on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.michaelbrandvold.com Follow Michael on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/michaelsb Follow Jay on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/labellogic1 The Music Biz Weekly Podcast is very excited to announce that the show has joined forces with Hypebot.com. Hypebot is the premiere online destination for music industry news and insights. Hypebot will be presenting the podcast every week. In addition to all of destinations you can already enjoy the podcast, now you will also be able to find The Music Biz Weekly Podcast every week on Hypebot.com. Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for KISS, ACCEPT, SOiL, Tantric, Killer Dwarfs, Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Narada Michael Walden, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. If you are interested in speaking with Michael about what he can do to assist with your marketing needs contact him online at: email: me (at) mikebrandvold.com Website: www.MichaelBrandvold.com ---- As a teenager in the Pacific Northwest, Jay smuggled his Canon F-1 into rock concerts to get the perfect shot of the likes of Van Halen, Queen and Cheap Trick. After college, he toured as a musician gaining invaluable experience in what it takes to create and promote an album. He later translated that knowledge as an executive with Universal, Sony and Warner Music Groups. He moved to San Francisco and finally to Los Angeles for Universal Music where he worked for 18 years, most recently as VP New Media and Online Marketing for Universal Music Enterprises. Jay has been on the cutting edge of Digital Sales & Marketing with Universal, Starbucks Entertainment, Fox and Warner Music. It is this unique perspective as a musician, music executive, and fan that makes Jay‘s approach to Digital Strategy and Online Marketing so artist-friendly.” Jay co-founded Label Service company LABEL LOGIC and also works with clients as an independent consultant. He publishes a weekly industry news email called Your Morning Coffee. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/2cuQbb2 email: jay@jaygilbertconsulting.com Website: http://www.jaygilbertconsulting.com
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By signing the Music Modernization Act in an Oval Office ceremony on October 11, President Trump enacted the first major changes to US copyright law since 1976.
That the creative community was able to agree on such a wide-ranging set of changes is one thing, and for the legislation to then survive attacks from SESAC and The Harry Fox Agency’s parent company The Blackstone Group, as well as from SiriusXM Radio is another all together. But now that celebrating the Act’s passage is over, the focus can turn to its implementation.
We know what the MMA is supposed to do, but what are the next steps?
