Music Industry FAQs

When you hear the term “indie music”, any number of bands might come to mind. Modest Mouse, Bon Iver, Arcade Fire, The Smiths, Belle and Sebastian, The National, Mac DeMarco – these artists represent the indie music scene, and yet they are all different. Indie can be a bit of a confusing term, because by […]

Businesses that play music as an integral part of their business mo must pay licensing fees back to artists. As they should! Blanket licenses are a efficient way of issuing licenses to businesses that use a lot of music, because it covers all music. Blanket licenses are an important part of the overall licensing […]

Record labels are a powerful force in the music industry – they always have been. These days, there are labels than ever, and stories about record labels “dying off” than ever before. While it’s certainly true that labels have it harder these days, it’s not at all true that they’ve died out or […]

Money can be an ongoing challenge for musicians and studio engineers alike. But a musician can’t perform without instruments, and an engineer can’t record without studio gear. For some, taking out a loan might be a good way to get the ball rolling. For the most part, I don’t advise going into debt or securing […]

People usually associate unions with factory workers, trades, or a large group of employees, but not usually with musicians. Musicians are typically freelancers, and by nature of the job, you wouldn’t expect them to have a union. But guess what, we do! Nearly every country has a musician’s union. In the UK, it’s called the […]

Hiring a lawyer doesn’t really seem like something you would want to do. However, as your career advances, it will become necessary. In fact, if you have to hire a lawyer, it’s usually a sign that things are going pretty well. Before this happens to you, read this article. It’s important to be able to […]