Business of Music Workshop

Have you written a song? Want to take the next step?
Learn what it means to protect your music and musicians! Learn how to start your music business and why!

Presented by members of Three 2 Go Music Alliance (an alliance of three music publishing and artist organizations: RWMVP, Melissa Kate Productions, and Van Taylor Productions).
Provided by The Buffalo Music Hall of Fame with support from Erie County, 

This workshop is for those who:

• Are starting out in the entertainment and music fields
• Have written songs and don't know what to do next
• Play in a band
• Are established musicians who need a refresher on music business practices
• Are curious about the music business
• Produce or record artists

• Copyright
• Why you should protect your music
• SR v. PA copyrights
• Copyright v. publication
• Music Modernization Act
• Why set up a business? -  LLC, S-Chapter, Sole Proprietorship, 501c3
• Pitfalls to avoid in music business practice
• Ethical sharing of music rights and royalties
• Song ownership
• Music marketing - the basics
• What publishing a song means

  Time for Questions & Answers will be provided. A 15-minute performance will be included.