#Music Publishing

Course Overview

Music Publishing – How To Make Money Out of Your Songs

The Lowdown

We are going to delve into the wonderful world of songwriting and the business of music publishing in this course. Music Publishing is perhaps the oldest part of the music business and was there well before the recording business, so we will take a look at the history of the songwriter and how the music publisher grew around the songs and the songwriters.

We will show you how to make money out of your songs through the recordings, through having your songs played in public and on the radio, as well as getting your music into films and TV commercials.

Then we’ll talk about when to look for a publisher, plus working our way through contacts and the terminology of the music publishing world.

What’s In It For Me?

Understand music publishing so that you can be on your way to being a successful songwriter
Understand music publishing so that you’re aware that no record company can release your song without permission from you the songwriter
Understand music publishing so that you’re aware that venues need to pay royalties back to you the songwriter for when your songs are played
You’re a songwriter? So…you probably need help to make money out of your songs
As a songwriter, when do you look for a music publisher?
Know when a publisher is going to come looking for you
Know the nuts and bolts of agreements and contracts in the publishing world so you don’t get screwed over

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Course Content

Modules Status

History of Music Publishing

What Exactly Does a Music Publisher Do?

What’s Performance Income?

Mechanical Income – Income From The Sale Of Recordings

Synchronisation Income (the Growing Sector for Writers and Their Publishers)

Sheet Music Income & Cover Recordings Income

When Do I Start Looking For Some Publishing Help?

Publishing Contracts

Common Language in Publishing Agreements & Agreement Example

In Summary

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Get the necessary skills for a great introduction & understanding of the music business, through lessons covering all aspects of the music industry. Continuous Music will provide you with sound music industry knowledge, with no tests or assessments - just the info you need - self-paced.

Ben Steer is one of the top Music Business Management educators in the world, with a huge career in the Australian Music industry and having worked in Music Business Education at the highest level. Ben’s development of Continuous Music has provided a short cut of information and tools for Music Industry hopefuls, rolling a career’s worth of knowledge and information into one place and allowing both the new and experienced to learn what they need to know to achieve their goals and be successful in the Music Industry.

Mickey Pye Owner , Bathurst Academy of Music . Recording Artist and touring musician.

“I’ve known Ben for many years now through different bands that I’ve played in. Ben’s background has been working with the great record companies and in various departments. For instance; promotion, A&R and publicity. He has a great love of music from both as a fan and from a commercial point of view. I would like to mention Ben’s particular ability to connect with any band on any level. He has a great rapport with every band he’s worked with. I wish him all the best with Continuous Music – it’s such a great idea”.

Rick Grossman, Hoodoo Gurus

“I met Ben as a mature age student. Right from the get-go he had my attention as you could tell he has a wealth of experience within the music industry and how it works. Safe to say having Ben as a lecturer throughout my time as a mature age student kept me sane and wanting to continue attending. His passion and knowledge of the industry is infectious and refreshing in such a competitive field of work. I could not have gone through the years I spent in tertiary learning without having a teacher as great as Ben”

Elle Baltra, MTV Australia Presentation Scheduler

“I met Ben as a mature age student. Right from the get go he had my attention as you could tell he has a wealth of experience within the music industry and how it works. Safe to say having Ben as a lecturer throughout my time as a mature age student kept me sane and wanting to continue attending. His passion and knowledge of the industry is infectious and refreshing in such a competitive field of work. I could not have gone through the years I spent in tertiary learning without having a teacher as great as Ben”.

Thomas Macokatic, Musician

“In 2015, at the ripe old age of 36, I made the decision to go back to school to further my education in the Entertainment Industry. Filled with many emotions – predominantly fear and self-doubt – I walked in to my very first lecture. I was fortunate enough to have Ben running that class and I was made to feel instantly at ease.

His incredibly warm, open and humorous persona was only superseded by his wealth of experience and knowledge of the Music Industry. His authentic passion for both the industry and education was infectious and I sincerely enjoyed every class I had with him. Ben made an extraordinary effort with me personally to make me feel supported at a time when I was feeling quite doubtful that emerging in to an industry at my age was a sound choice.

More recently I have graduated from that educational facility and have gone on to create my own successful business. It was having lecturers like Ben Steer that instilled in me not only the education and tools required to create my own dream job but more importantly the self-belief and how to think creatively.

Ben was truly the best teacher I have had. I couldn’t recommend him more.”

Mike Cotton-Stapleton, JMC Business & Management Graduate