What are Masters? Throughout the music business, master recordings or “masters” are typically regarded as to as the original or official recording of a performance fixed in a tangible medium like tape, ProTools file, or even mp3, from which copies can be made. Masters are usually recorded in a recording…
The artist-manager relationship is one of the most important relationships in an artist’s career. The manager has to “get” the artist and the artist’s artistic vision, but also needs to have the knowledge on how to translate that vision into something that will generate mass appeal and profits. The manager…
by Erin M. Jacobson, Esq. New artists trying to get discovered will frequently cover famous songs and upload videos of them performing these songs on YouTube. Many artists do not realize that without securing the proper permissions, posting a cover song on YouTube is actually copyright infringement. User-generated cover song…
IAR owner and founder Erin M. Jacobson, Esq. was featured on the Break the Business Podcast where she was interviewed about legal help for musicians and how to get it. Listen to the episode Online or on iTunes. Break the Business Podcast (Online / iTunes)
Ever wonder how much artists really earn from those millions of streams on Spotify? Ever wonder how much you as an independent artist need to sell or stream in order to make a living off of your music? Wonder no more: This lovely graphic and data is from Information is Beautiful.…
