Music Publishers
- By David A.Nash
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- 20 Dec, 2017
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The 'Bank Managers' of music?
Music Publishers can and should always be the Composers best business acquaintance. Their role is essential in the songwriter’s ability for making what can be a quite substantial income from their work.
A Music Publisher will initially understand the music that has been created and often offer advice, direction to the songwriter as and where it is needed. When signing a new composer that Publisher should go out of their way to share their understanding of you potential abilities as well as an understanding of what you as an artist/composer are trying to portray to a larger audience. It is not uncommon for fledgling composers to be overwhelmed by the ‘history’ of certain Publishers.
But the most important initial question you must ask is “Will they work for my catalogue”? “Will they push my works to other artist”? “Will they collect every penny that my ‘works’ have generated”? These are essential questions that all have only one answer if you are to commit to them creatively, YES!
Simons Rodkin Solicitors LLP is committed to providing an individual approach to each matter that an Artist/Composer/Producer brings to us as well as equally supporting Recording Companies, Music Publishing Houses and Management Companies. Protecting the rights of each individual party at all times.
