MySpace, SoundExchange Team to Source Unpaid Artists

SX and MySpace Announce Joint Partnership to Identify and Register Thousands of Artists with Unclaimed Royalties January 23rd from SX Site Cannes, France – In a surprise announcement today at MIDEM, SoundExchange, the non-profit performance rights organization charged with the task of collecting and distributing digital performance royalties, and MySpace unveiled a partnership to identify and register ...

10 Things to Do Before You Release Your Album

Copyright 2007 Jeremy Rwakaara Following are, in no particular order, 10 important things you should do before you release your album: 1. If you are hiring musicians (background singers, instrumentalists, etc.) to play on your album, you will need to make sure they fill out a musicians_release_agreement or talent release form. This agreement is not necessary for musicians that own their own record label, are...

Problems Getting Your Mixes to Sound Right? 10 Tips for Better Mixes

Copyright 2007 Jeremy Rwakaara With the widespread availability of affordable computers and powerful software for music mixing, the average musician is now able to set up a reasonably decent home studio on a relatively small budget. Even though the software is extremely powerful and versatile, what seem to be missing are tips on how to get a great mix. So, without any more fanfare, let us get right down to the 10...