By ASCAP Staff
Here at ASCAP, we do more than just collect and distribute songwriter royalties - we also actively assist our members in advancing their music careers. Whether it's through our many workshops and awards, industry showcases, or the conversations we have with our members on a daily basis, we're invested in your success. Here are 10 career-boosting articles we posted this year.
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1. Dr. Luke Shares Music and Production Tips at ASCAP EXPO
In his master session at the 2011 ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO, hit writer/producer Dr. Luke answered questions from the audience and shared some of his thoughts on making it in music as well some of his production techniques.
2. Ariel Hyatt & Co. Take Your Career Beyond Marketing
“11am. 3pm. 8pm.” If there was one nugget of wisdom one should take away from the ASCAP EXPO Beyond Marketing: Social Networking and Your Career panel, this was it. Ariel Hyatt explained that these are core times to use social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter, since these sites experience the largest amount of traffic during these times. Learn about that and more in this overview of the panel.
3. Everything But the Kitchen Sync: Tracy McKnight's Adventurous Music Supervision Panel
I've heard it several times: Film and TV are the new radio. At the ASCAP EXPO, Tracy McKnight, Head of Film Music at Lionsgate, went over the basics of how to get your music heard by a music supervisor.
4. Entertainment Attorney Dina LaPolt on Building Your Brand and Career
Despite the constant evolution of all aspects of the business, the focus is placed almost solely on the decline in the recorded music sector. Very little emphasis is placed on changes in the music publishing arena or how the industry-wide changes affect songwriters. Read attorney Dina LaPolt's lucid advice about navigating these all-important parts of your career.
5. Nimbit's Ultimate Facebook Guide to Sell and Promote Your Music
This guide compiles all of Nimbit's good advice about Facebook marketing in one place. You'll get tips and tricks about engaging fans, leveraging your brand, creating landing pages...a wealth of wisdom from these experts in the field of digital marketing.
6. 17 Ways Artists Should Use Email to Grow Their Fan Base and Sales (Advice by MusicNomad)
Your relationship with your fans has never been more important. If used right, email and email management are powerful tools to make that fan relationship grow. Here are the 17 best ways to use email to connect with and grow your fan base and sales.
7. How You Can Clear Cover Songs, Samples, and Handle Public Domain Works
Licenses allow you to legally distribute, cover, and adapt music you don't own or control. Knowing which licenses exist and how to obtain them saves headaches, aggravation, and most importantly — exorbitant legal fees incurred from copyright infringement.
8. Why Worry? Here Are Some Tips for Getting a Grammy, Wikipedia Page and iTunes Distribution
It's a DIY world, and the barriers between music makers and consumers get thinner and thinner every day. Still, there are a whole ton of goals shared by many songwriters that seem frustratingly unattainable if you don't have an insider's knowledge. That's why we're grateful to Hypebot for posting two recent articles that demystify a couple of these processes. Here're the basics...
9. Getting Drums Down
Live drums can add a human touch to any recording, but the idea of recording them at home can seem daunting. This guide can get you started.
10. Susan Sandberg's Do’s and Don’ts for Songwriters on a Movie Set
Plenty of songwriters get their music in movies, but how many get to appear on the big screen, too? ASCAP member Susan Sandberg does, and she's turned a long-standing partnership with filmmakers the Farrelly Brothers into this hilarious guide to movie set etiquette for songwriters.
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Want to jumpstart your music career in 2012? Register for the 2012 ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO! Deep Discount Pricing is still available through mid-January. Stay tuned for more details about panelists and programming in the new year.
Visit the Career Development section of ASCAP.com for more career-boosting tips and opportunities.
