How a business manager helps artists build successful careers

by Camille Barbone This is the final installment of the Artist Development Team series which established the functionality and importance of creating a viable, interactive and proactive group of people to work for and with individuals aspiring to a successful career in the Music Industry. This installment focuses on the financial side of an artist’s…

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How Entertainment Attorneys Protect Artists’ Careers

by Camille Barbone We have covered artist managers, record producers, music publishers and record labels as members of the artist’s development team for this Symphonic Blog. We now move on to the role an attorney takes on the artist development team and in an artist’s career. If you are being asked to sign a legal…

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How Music Publishers Support Artist Development

by Camille Barbone The primary objective of this series is to illustrate the importance and functionality of the artist development team. It provides context and reliable information on how to leverage and optimize the benefits of working with a team of knowledgeable and experienced music industry professionals. This installment focuses on the role of the…

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How Record Companies Support Artist Development

by Camille Barbone We have covered artist managers, record producers and music publishers as members of the artist’s development team. It is time to recognize the 800 lb. gorilla on the team, the record company. In the past, record companies were focused on developing successful recording artists and actually put their money where their mouth…

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The Role of a Record Producer in Artist Development

by Camille Barbone In the first installment of this series we established the function and importance of creating an artist development team for individuals aspiring to a successful career in the Music Industry. We listed the team members, discussed when to begin the process and focused on one of the team’s key members, the artist…

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How To Not Lose Your Masters Like Taylor Swift

Camille Barbone — How to NOT Lose Your Masters Like Taylor Swift

For all intents and purposes, master recordings are the 401Ks of the music industry. They are the source of catalog sales and future income that record labels continue to enjoy and own with a somewhat arrogant air of entitlement. Most recording contracts grant perpetual ownership of master recordings to the record label and not the…

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