Music Industry Consulting

The Music Industry is a vast and ever-changing scene. Depending on what your individual goals are or what you’d like to understand, Consulting can cover almost every topic.

My 25 years of experience in Nashville, I witnessed everything from how to utilize the available resources in the industry. Professional Rights Organizations (BMI, ASCAP and SESAC) are the three organizations whose function is to collect YOUR money from the usage of your music. It also covers how to collect that money. The knowledge to understand how to sign up for a PRO to your best benefit. The “writer’s share” of a song versus the “publisher’s share”. How to set up your own Publishing Company. Why have your own publishing company as opposed to signing with a professional publishing company?

Why Co-Write? What are the benefits? How to find the perfect co-writer for you?

Licensing your music for TV/Film. How to get into that, how it works and how to collect YOUR money for any usage.

How to record your music. If there is one thing I know the most about, it’s studio time. How it works, the definition of each player involved. Why do it and what to do with it after it’s complete.

Professional Music Contracts. I’m not an attorney and I strongly recommend that before signing any contracts that you have and Entertainment Attorney sign off on it. Not your divorce lawyer, not your corporate lawyer, but an attorney that specializes in Entertainment law. I am, however, well-versed in Entertainment contracts and can point you in the right direction as to what questions to ask and why. I can also spot a scam contract a mile away. What words to beware of “in Perpetuity”, ownership of music masters and more.

What to do before you record a record, pre-production, production and post production. What does it all mean? Session players as opposed to your band member recording with you. How much to pay them and who to give some ownership of the record to or not to.

The music industry can be intimidating and confusing, but I can help you answer all of these questions and more.