![]() ![]() You are not in any way alone in seeing the money going round in music business and wanting to have a small part of that. If the last option is not what you are looking for I strongly recommend that you start reading about this end of the business on the ASCAP and BMI websites first. If you are just starting out, and this may sound silly, you can post a craigslist ad as "Composer looking for lyricist" and see if you can team up with someone who can add the missing pieces, then you both make money off it. ![]() Shop around and learn more about the process. Don't sign anything as you may get locked into a parasitic, high %, fee contract for a long time. Composers may use similar tricks to secure work. Many working bands go through an agency and venues will often have contracts with agents so they won't hire bands that come in off the street (no matter how good they are). They do the leg work to secure auditions and gigs. For example, as a performing artist we usually use agents to procure work. Look up some information on this part of the business and see if there are networking groups or agencies that you can contact. You need to market yourself and connect with other musicians who are looking for music to add to their lyrics. Neither of these steps will "sell" music. Registering with BMI or ASCAP will lock you into a 3 year obligation to use them exclusively so you may want to wait on that. Even if you don't sign up with one of these agencies you can learn a lot by reading the literature on the site. If you are interested in "selling" your compositions these agencies provide a lot of good information on the process and what to expect. The fees are very cheap (some are free) and they will serve as agencies to license your music and collect royalties, should it ever be recorded and played. Look up ASCAP and BMI websites and read the background info. Last I did it it was about $75 US to register a copyright. Paying to register a copyright is very cheap, and you can protect all your work for the price of just one registration form plus a little extra. Look up copyright information on the US government Patent and Copyright Office website. The first thing you want to do is learn to protect them. I write original musical compositions, and arrangements. ![]()
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