Dear Students,
Notes for Classes 13 and 14 are posted.
The assignment for next week is to take the form Songwriter Agreement that will be emailed to you and use it to draft your own agreement for one of the songwriters of a song that you created song splits for in your earlier exercise. Use the name you created for your own publishing company.
Assume that the songwriter has asked for a new term that gives the song copyright back to the writer if the song has not been placed in movie or tv show within two years. Add this language to the agreement.
Create a business email to the songwriter that has the form attached accompany the form that mentions you have made the change and asking the writer to sign it and send it back to you.
See you next week!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
LIST OF PRIOR COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
Dear Music Publishing Class Students:
Your assignment for October 18th was to pick a web-based production music library (film library or stock library) and write a report on the following:
1. review the details of their artist/writer compensation and the terms of the agreement with the providers of the music (find websites that accept submissions from the general public)
2. review the licensing pricing structure from the standpoint of the producer. You should assume you are going to license 10 minutes of theme music for your film. Get prices for this amount of music and any basic terms that apply.
Please email it to me by Monday, October 17th.
Also, Brooke Wentz, a 25 year veteran of the music industry and owner of the Rights Workshop, a Bay Area Music Supervision company, will be our guest next week. Please research her activities, come prepared with questions, and arrive promptly. Brooke is also the author of "Hey, That's My Music - Music Supervision, Licensing, and Content Acquisition" published by Hal Leonard.
< Dear Music Publishing Students . Here are the Assignments for September 20th and 27th, the 5th and 6th Classes. They are also due by the 26th of September There is also a Quiz at the beginning of the notes on the concepts we have covered in the past classes. You have two weeks to take the quiz or by the 26th of September. Part One: Go to Harry Fox Agency website. http://www.harryfox.com/index.jsp Review description of the Harry Fox Agency. Copy and email to instructor their description of how they automate the process of issuing mechanical licenses for compositions released by independent labels for small quantities.
Part Two: Go on line to the Performing Rights Organization ASCAP OR BMI.
Read the general information and familiarize yourself with the home page.
Complete and save on PDF form (using PDFescape.com if necessary) the songwriter and publisher applications for either BMI or ASCAP. Fill it out using either real or fictional information. Put in your Publishing Folder on your computer.
Note, if you are already are a BMI or ASCAP writer or publishing member, bring your documentation showing your affiliation instead.
The assignment for last Monday, September 12th is below:
Create Song Splits for 3 fictitious songs that have at least two songwriters, one of which is yourself. List their percentages, music publishing companies and performing rights agency affiliations. Use the format that I have used in the notes. Email the assignment to me by Monday of next week.
Come to class ready to negotiate with another songwriter for a share of a song that you have co-written with the other songwriter. These will be mock negotiations. One songwriter wants credit for writing a chorus and is trying to get agreement on how big a percentage of the song that they should receive for it.
The assignment for last Tuesday was:
Go to the copyright office website http://www.copyright.gov/ and download the CO form and fill it out as if you were going to copyright a composition that you wrote. Email me the completed PDF form by next Monday.
See you then!
Michael Ashburne
Dear Music Publishing Students .
Good meeting you all last Tuesday. The assignment for next Tuesday is below:
Go to the copyright office website http://www.copyright.gov/ and download the CO form and fill it out as if you were going to copyright a composition that you wrote. Email me the completed PDF form by next Tuesday.
See you then!
Michael Ashburne
Dear Music Publishing Class Students:
Your assignment for October 18th was to pick a web-based production music library (film library or stock library) and write a report on the following:
1. review the details of their artist/writer compensation and the terms of the agreement with the providers of the music (find websites that accept submissions from the general public)
2. review the licensing pricing structure from the standpoint of the producer. You should assume you are going to license 10 minutes of theme music for your film. Get prices for this amount of music and any basic terms that apply.
Please email it to me by Monday, October 17th.
Also, Brooke Wentz, a 25 year veteran of the music industry and owner of the Rights Workshop, a Bay Area Music Supervision company, will be our guest next week. Please research her activities, come prepared with questions, and arrive promptly. Brooke is also the author of "Hey, That's My Music - Music Supervision, Licensing, and Content Acquisition" published by Hal Leonard.
< Dear Music Publishing Students . Here are the Assignments for September 20th and 27th, the 5th and 6th Classes. They are also due by the 26th of September There is also a Quiz at the beginning of the notes on the concepts we have covered in the past classes. You have two weeks to take the quiz or by the 26th of September. Part One: Go to Harry Fox Agency website. http://www.harryfox.com/index.jsp Review description of the Harry Fox Agency. Copy and email to instructor their description of how they automate the process of issuing mechanical licenses for compositions released by independent labels for small quantities.
Part Two: Go on line to the Performing Rights Organization ASCAP OR BMI.
Read the general information and familiarize yourself with the home page.
Complete and save on PDF form (using PDFescape.com if necessary) the songwriter and publisher applications for either BMI or ASCAP. Fill it out using either real or fictional information. Put in your Publishing Folder on your computer.
Note, if you are already are a BMI or ASCAP writer or publishing member, bring your documentation showing your affiliation instead.
The assignment for last Monday, September 12th is below:
Create Song Splits for 3 fictitious songs that have at least two songwriters, one of which is yourself. List their percentages, music publishing companies and performing rights agency affiliations. Use the format that I have used in the notes. Email the assignment to me by Monday of next week.
Come to class ready to negotiate with another songwriter for a share of a song that you have co-written with the other songwriter. These will be mock negotiations. One songwriter wants credit for writing a chorus and is trying to get agreement on how big a percentage of the song that they should receive for it.
The assignment for last Tuesday was:
Go to the copyright office website http://www.copyright.gov/ and download the CO form and fill it out as if you were going to copyright a composition that you wrote. Email me the completed PDF form by next Monday.
See you then!
Michael Ashburne
Dear Music Publishing Students .
Good meeting you all last Tuesday. The assignment for next Tuesday is below:
Go to the copyright office website http://www.copyright.gov/ and download the CO form and fill it out as if you were going to copyright a composition that you wrote. Email me the completed PDF form by next Tuesday.
See you then!
Michael Ashburne
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