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Join a PRO and Make Double The Money
Jul 22nd
Joining associations such as ASCAP or BMI, organizations that specialize in performance rights of songwriters, is a vital way to preserve your band’s original material. Compare and contrast the benefits of each association and choose the one which is most suitable for your band. Usually these organizations require a membership fee, but are a onetime payment that is made in order to register.
Once you have signed up with one of these “pro” associations sign up as both a songwriter and as a publisher. Additionally, Your copyright for a song is divided in two; among the songwriter and publisher, and each receive 50% of the payment if a “pro” learns that your music has been performed. This means that your band will be doubling their money by signing up as both author and publisher.
Another “pro” your band should consider joining is SoundExchange. This organization is a sound recording performance “pro” designed to obtain performance royalties for your recorded songs. Sound recording rights are different than song rights which are provided by other organizations such as ASCAP or BMI, therefore joining a recording performance “pro” is beneficial to preserve your band’s original material.
Once you have signed up with a sound recording performance “pro”, sign up as both a “featured artist” and a “sound recording copyright owner”. The royalties assigned by these sound recording “pros” are divided between the two and therefore your band’s royalties are doubled if you sign up as both.
Finally, simply joining these “pros” is only the first step and registering each of your band’s recorded tracks and songs is vital. Follow the instructions provided by the service your band decides to use and register appropriately so that the “pro” knows which songs and tracks to link to their surveys and ultimately so that they know who to pay. In this case, if you follow these steps your band will double their earnings with these “pros”.
This article was written by Nicolette for audimated.com, if you have any further information or recommendations for future article, please contact Nicolette@audimated.com.
Online Promotion Widgets and Gadgets
Jul 22nd
Promotion is a great ways to reach out to the public in order to build upon your band’s following. In this day and age, the best way to promote your band is through online websites and social networks. Below are several widgets and gadgets that your group can use as online promotion.
Attendio is a widget that allows performers to release information such as tour dates and CD releases to fans on their websites. In addition, Attendio enables performers to involve specific people to virally spread the word about these announcements.
Eventful Demand is another useful social networking tool utilized not only by musical groups, but by comedians and politicians, to name a few. This service provides fans a means to weigh in on which groups they would like to see come to their area. In addition, performers can inform their followers via Eventful of the cities they will be visiting.
Another gadget is SayNow, a service that delivers voice and text messages to fans in which they are able to call a number in order to obtain information regarding performances, take part in polls and purchase merchandise. These are only a few of the options that SayNow provides to performers to further inform and reach out to their followers.
Frappr! Maps is a free service that your band can utilize in order to further connect with your fan base. Viewers that visit your sites can add their name, a picture and message so that performers can track where their followers are from, who they are, and how often they visit the website. This application is compatible with any kind of website and is ultimately a much more personal method of interacting with the public.
Lastly, Voki is a talking character widget that can visually and verbally represent the band members of your group. This character can also be an animal or imaginary creature, for instance, in which a voice can be recorded or uploaded. This is a unique way to differentiate your band’s image and websites while remaining memorable to your fans.
This article was written by Nicolette for Audimated.com. If you have any further information or recommendations for future articles, please contact Nicolette@audimated.com. www.audimated.com
Branding Your Online Profiles
Jul 21st
A brand is defined as an entity, icon or image used to identify and differentiate a business from its competition. Obviously, branding your band and your music is important, and there are a few ways in which you can do so. First, if you have a logo, your band should consistently use this image for any profiles your band may have. If you decide to change this image or logo, make sure to change it for each profile. Doing this will allow your fans to recognize your band much more easily.
Many websites – including social networks and blogs – allow you to place a tagline in your profile. You can use this to your advantage to create a clever, distinctive catch phrase that your fans can use to further distinguish your band. It helps provide a way for fans to identify you and your music by creating further consistency and instant associations. In addition to this, these free service providers supply you with a space to add a description to your profile. Your band should consider adding a short, yet informative biography to captivate listeners and help define your band members.
If your band has several websites, you can link your followers to these sites by adding links to your pages. There are two things that your band should make sure of: 1) check that these links do not contain any spelling errors so that your listeners won’t be directed to a different or non-existent website; and 2) make sure these links will be easy to locate on your profiles.
Additionally, when your band comments or posts an entry on a profile or blog, you can end with a signature or your logo. This is a way in which you can further brand your business as well as promote your band, profiles, and your music.
Lastly, your band should decide on one contact person and/or email address so that you can make this critical information available on all of your profiles. This information, along with your logo and tagline, should be kept consistent for professional and successful communication among the public.
This article was written by Nicolette for Audimated.com. If you have any further information or recommendations for a future article, please contact Nicolette@audimated.com.