Tips for Sending Press Releases to Music Writers
If you’re looking to promote your new music release or an upcoming performance, pitching your story to a music writer is one of the ways that you can earn publicity. If you take the DIY approach,...
View ArticleMusic Law: E. Michael Harrington Talks Music Business
Dr. E. Michael Harrington is one of the preeminent figures in the world on music law and intellectual property matters. Famously, he worked as a consultant and expert witness to return “We Shall...
View ArticleShalom ‘J.Storm’ Miller on Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, Bad Boy Records, BMI, and...
Shalom “J.Storm” Miller’s name is on several platinum and multi-platinum records hanging on the wall of his Nashville home. Most recognizable are Beyoncé’s Dangerously in Love, and Gwen Stefani’s...
View ArticleBusiness Communication Skills to Navigate the Industry
The following information is excerpted from the Berklee Online course Business Communications. Whether you’re a performer, artist manager, or an executive at a record company, if you’re in the music...
View ArticleMusic Supervision: What Does a Music Supervisor Do?
The following is excerpted from the Berklee Online course Music Supervision 1. Whether it’s Guardians of the Galaxy or Pulp Fiction, Stranger Things or Mad Men, a great soundtrack will elicit...
View ArticleAlex Halloran Starts and Sells Help the Bear Record Label
In May 2020, Alex Halloran graduated Berklee Online’s music business master’s degree program, ready and eager for whatever opportunities came his way; however, at this point in time he was searching...
View ArticleThe Best Bank for Musicians: A Search That Requires Nerve
John Waupsh was attending college in Chicago in 1997, when he decided to turn his love for funk and soul music into his own DJ business. While he was just looking for a way to pay some of his tuition...
View ArticleHow to Copyright a Song
The following information on how to copyright a song is an excerpt from the Berklee Online course Music Business Law for Artists, authored by Valerie Lovely, which is enrolling now. If you’re...
View ArticleMusic Business Law Facts Every Musician Needs to Know
The following information is an excerpt from the Berklee Online course Music Business Law for Artists, authored by Valerie Lovely, which is enrolling now. You’re more likely to pave a successful...
View ArticleJulia Pratt on ‘Two to Tango,’ Going for Her Degree, and Performing with...
Combining coursework with her career is somewhat of a trend for Julia Pratt. In the spring of 2022 she submitted a song for an assignment in the Berklee Online Counterpoint course she was taking, and...
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