PUBLISHING - HOW IT WORKS

                      PUBLISHING - HOW IT WORKS 

You hear publishing everywhere, but to keep it real a bunch of people do not know what this really mean. We are here to explain it to you in plain English.

PUBLISHING WHAT IS IT? :

When a music artist creates any new music, they initially have a basic copyright, but once you get your work professionally copyrighted to show ownership which is very important.
( see our blog post ), then you will need to find a publishing company                                                   to help represent your work to be used commercially. PUBLISHING COMPANIES make sure you as an artist get paid anytime your music is used commercially. To start the process once you found a company you like, then you will need to sign a publishing contract. With a publishing contract the ARTIST SONGWRITER COMPOSER, assign the copyright of your work to the publishing company, in return the company licenses the compositions and tracks when they are used anywhere commercially they also collect royalties and distribute them to the creators of the music composition. 

HOW TO BECOME PUBLISHED? :

To get published is not as difficult as some say, all you need is                                                          original work written or composed by you, if you use samples then you need copyright clearances for these songs with proof. Once you have a few songs or albums of solid work then you go PUBLISHING COMPANY HUNTING see links below.

THE RISK YOU TAKE BY NOT OWNING PUBLISHING:

No easier way to say this but you will loose out on MONEY$$$.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. ROYALTIES. How ever you want to call it, if your publishing is not together then you will not gain any of these. No real artist can have a successful career without establishing some good publishing.

MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANIES 

here is a detailed list of the music publishing companies you can check out and try to have one of them represent your work to the world.

ALSO CHECK OUT: MUSICXRAY- it is like having a A&R right on your computer.

ASCAP 

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TAXES 101 FOR INDEPENDENT MUSIC ARTIST

                                        TAXES 101            

           YOU ARE MORE THEN AN ARTIST YOU ARE A                                                    BUSINESS.

Taxes is a word that has humbled many in the USA for years and it seems like it is getting worse as taxes are getting higher, the more you make the more they take. Who is they 
UNCLE SAM, THE MAN, JOHNNY HANDOUT whatever you call the GOVT. lol. 

The truth is that if you know what your doing the pain of doing taxes and setting them aside doesn't have to be that bad. 

One of the first thing you have to do when you decide to become a music artist on the business side of things is look up tax laws for musicians and performers. Here you will find a few vital points of info that will help you on the way. 

Form 1040  - Covers self employed - which is you the music artist, even if you have a day job. 

Schedule -c  - Help report how much money you made or lost in the year doing business

Schedule C ez - You can use this form if your a company of ONE or Sole Proprietor 

Schedule SE - Help calculate the amount of self employed taxes owed to govt. as small business


Once you get familiar with the phrases, terms and govt websites etc. Now you have to put in some paper work and computer time.  A little effort  is needed to finally get your small business tax id, even a single person. YOU ALONE, can qualify for a small business id; and you don't have to pay a 3rd party business to get this done for you. Take about 20 minutes to get online and fill out the forms yourself. Go here to get it going IRS website

After you file to get your small business id it will take between 30-45 days to arrive. 
now you are officially a small business. ( simple right? ) 

Now that you are MUSIC.INC ( example)  you need to start keeping books, nowadays it is so much easier with even apps like quickbooks, intuit, turbotax etc that allow you to enter deductions etc from your phone or tablet asap. 

After you start to master how to enter your deductions into your small business tax forms via digital it is very important to turn one of your ( JORDAN SHOE BOXES OR SAFE) lol. into a receipt box. Why you ask? in case of an AUDIT. 

Receipt tip- always right on the back the date, store or place or purchase and the amount- 
( for some dumb reason the ink on receipts fades after 60 days or so) 
also keep your receipts for at least 3 years. 

When making purchases it isn't necessary to have a separate bank account or card, but it does make it easier to keep track of what your spending  and what can be deducted. You don't want to mix personal use items with your business items, the IRS does not play and they may let you get away with fraud for a little bit then drop the hammer on you, that is why the receipts and keeping records is so important. 

Most people who run business attempt to set aside some time every 3 months to add all the receipts, deductions etc on the tax forms and that way you won't fall behind, some even pay taxes owed quarterly.  Music artist can choose this method, but if your blessed to be on the road, or have a day job and not enough time for this. then keeping all receipts or at least having a separate account with all bank statements that reflect business use will keep you covered when April 15th shows up. NOW WE ALL HAVE UP TO APRIL 18TH and if you are late filing you have an amnesty option. So I guess UNCLE SAM is not that bad after all.  
GOOD LUCK.



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COPY RIGHT - HOW TO GET IT DONE CORRECTLY

       COPY RIGHT - HOW TO GET IT DONE CORRECTLY 

To COPYRIGHT = To own your creation outright, in this case copyright is to own your music.


Under international law, copyright is thee automatic right of the creator of work. That means that as soon as you write down a song or make a recording it is copyrighted.
in order to enforce this copyright tho you need to register it to prove ownership.
here is how to do this process.




               BELOW ARE THE EASIEST 7 STEPS TO GET YOUR MUSIC OFFICIAL
                                                                  COPY-WRITTEN.

1. Make a copy of your song, you can make a cd, usb drive or mp3 mp4. All these methods may be used to create a hard copy. As soon as its recorded it is copyrighted, now you have to register it. 
2. Go to US GOVT. SITE http://www.copyright.gov/. click on electronic copyright office,here you can make electronic copyright filing. To register is simple and it wil only take 4- 5 months to be processed instead of waiting 12 months or more via snail mail. 
3. Register a free account once you have account registered you can use this for all your copyright needs.
4. Complete your online application, click on register a new claim, copy wright services. answer a few questions and proceed to complete process.
5. Pay the $35 fee to register it can be via debit/ credit etc.
6. Upload a copy of your work many forms are accepted, If you don't want to send an electronic copy you can send a hard copy ( but this may delay processing time) 
7. Wait for copyright to be processed now you are complete, protected and ready to go.

TIPS: instead of copyrighting each song you can copyright per album this will still cover each song individually and protect the all works that the album contains. So for $35 you can protect the album and all songs in this album. 

for more tips artist music help etc. www.thenxtstar.com also discover independent music artist.

HOW TO CUT COST AS A MUSIC ARTIST -

HOW TO CUT COST AS A MUSIC ARTIST

We are not telling you to be cheap, but we are giving you ways to not blow your money away on things that aren't really needed, until you have money you can literally throw away

1. Copyright-  

the easy way to save instead of copyrighting each track, wait and then copyright your whole album, it is legal it will cover all tracks on that album and you won't have to pay separate filing fees for each copyrighted track. 

2. Album Art-  

In the digital age if you are printing cd's then don't waist money on a 3-5 page cd booklet explaining every part of your life etc. keep it simple and neat $45-$75 should cover your cost for designs. and then a one page insert for cd's covers double side printed will be more then enough. 

3.  PAPERWORK -  

Take time to do research google works wonders, and instead of paying out to have other companies do the simple task of filing forms for you, you can do them yourself in a little bit of time, which can save you a good amount of money. ( see our write up on taxes ) 

4. CREW STREET TEAM OR ENTOURAGE- 

A GREAT SERIES, but in real life it can get very expensive quickly, when doing little shows you don't need 10 people with you. take maybe 3-4 at the most, DJ, CAMERA PERSON, and 1 or two road dogs one should be your manager, every one else can support by going to the show or buying the album. 

5. EXPENSIVE RENTALS FOR VIDEOS  -  

Every one is balling on videos, but 100% of US the music fans know that for the most part these cars etc are not the reality for 90% of the artist. ( not to discourage- but reality check some) Save your money on these high price rentals for videos, and come up with different concepts etc. at the end of the day the music is what people are most interested in , and you might find yourself owning one of those high end luxury cars with the money you save now.   

6. STOP PRINTING CD'S 

The CD era is dead, So to stay in budget don't print these anymore, if you must for some reason then remember #2 about simple covers etc. But to be honest cd's are usually used as place holders, weed plates or tossed within 2 days of getting them and most aren't listen to today because a lot of the new cars don't even have cd players any more. 

stick to these 6 steps and you will be saving some money, to help fund your next album. 



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THENXTSTAR.COM / UBER NEW DRIVER INCENTIVE

        THENXTSTAR / UBER NEW DRIVER INCENTIVE

THIS YEAR WE ARE WORKING TO GET MORE OF OUR FOLLOWERS FANS AND ARTIST PEOPLE SELF EMPLOYED. 

Ever since Uber started just over 6 years ago we have loved the motto and support the rides hare movement both as riders and some staff has actually driven for them as well. We are helping more people gain self employment by offering an incentive on top of the great incentives Ubernie already offers new drivers.

Sign up to Uber as a New driver now before June 18th and you can get on the road and start working for yourself asap. 

Don't have a car don't worry Uber offers car leasing programs that even those with bad credit qualify for. Via Xchange leasing or even Enterprise car rentals. So sign up all you need is a good license and a drive to change your life. 

Why drive? 

1.  Freedom to be your own boss 

2.  New drivers get sign on bonuses up to $500 depending on your city or state. Paid directly by UBER after taking your first 50 trips .

3.  The first 5 drivers who sign up and take a trip will also get $150 bonus payment  directly from thenxtstar.com once you sign up and send us your first driving statement. 

4. Driving can help you save for a vacation a house and extra income and or fund studio time etc. 

5. After all the incentives you can end up making $750 in incentives just for working. 

HOW TO APPLY GO TO UBER.COM sign up as a new driver use the special THENXTSTAR.COM INCENTIVE REFERRAL LINK ( WDIU6 ) TO QUALIFY FOR THE EXTRA $150 FIRST RIDE BONUS SPONSORED DIRECTLY BY THENXTSTAR.COM. 

Once you sign up and complete the forms let thenxtstar.com know by email thenxtstar@gmail.com so we can help expedite the process to get you on the road. 

After your qualified take your first trip and send thenxtstar.com your invoice for 5hat trip or that week and we will pay the first 5 drivers who do this $150 each if first trip is completed by July 2nd 2016 

Every other driver that signs up and starts driving by July 2ND 2016 under this incentive will also receive  $50 bonus directly from thenxtstar.com as long as you followed the sign up process stated above. Now independent artist and music lovers get out and drive your way to independence.   

7 MOST POPULAR MUSIC SITES FOR ARTIST TO BE FEATURED ON

    7 MOST POPULAR MUSIC SITES FOR                ARTIST TO BE  FEATURED ON

This is a needed list for any emerging independent artist to keep, here are the top 7 music playing sites on the net and more. You need to take all the steps you can to get your music featured in at least half of the sites on this list. 

1. Pandora  

NOT ONLY FOR MAJOR ARTIST ANYMORE, follow these steps to get                                            featured, it is fairly easy to get your music added on this site, and then you can just                              start promoting that your music can be found on                                                                                       Pandora https://submit.pandora.com/

2. YAHOO MUSIC :

This site is a little harder to get featured on, but they do have an artist                                                   rising section so with a little determination you can do the research and                                                 submit your music to them and it may take a little longer as they get                                                       many submissions, but plan accordingly and keep pushing. 

3. GOOGLE PLAY :

This site is pretty easy to get your music set up, and you can sell unlimited                                            albums with them ( of course they take a percentage of sales, but it is pretty fair,                                    and the start up cost to set your record store up is only $25 currently one time                                        fee, no other payments needed. It will take you just about 5 minutes to get                                            things going https://play.google.com/artists/

4. SOUNDCLOUD:

Free to sign up easy to use and many people as in fans use it just to find new                                         music, or free music so why not ad yours and when people are searching they                                       may stumble across your music and like it, or add it to a playlist. 

5. SPOTIFY:          

To get your music on Spotify follow this link                                      

here https://www.spotifyartists.com/  it will explain how the channel or                                                 network works and how to start the process of getting your music on Spotify

6. MYSPACE:          

YES MYSPACE IS STILL AROUND, and people use it more as music site                                         then ever, Maybe JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE had a little to do with this, but use                                       this link to start the process on how to get your music added                                                                   https://myspace.com/discover/songs

7. TUNEIN:              

A bunch of people may of heard of them, but a lot of these people just think as                                    them as a digital radio station. ( which essentially is what they are) but how to                                      get your music added on TUNEIN you would initally have to create a station                                        but with this station you can broadcast all your music, and maybe some music                                      from others in your circle also if you create other content you can showcase it                                      here as a musical / podcast and build an audience. follow this link to start the                                        process. http://tunein.com/broadcasters/

HOW TO CORRECTLY LABEL YOUR DIGITAL MUSIC.

HOW TO CORRECTLY LABEL YOUR DIGITAL MUSIC.


The verdict is in and a bunch of you artist do not know how to correctly label your music videos, especially MP3'S or digital files for radio submissions etc.


here is a quick tutorial on how to correctly label your song


1. CHOOSE YOUR TITLE:   example ( HIT RECORD )

2. ARTIST NAME :               example ( BEST RAPPER ALIVE )

3. FEATURING:                    example ( 2ND BEST RAPPER ALIVE )

4. DATE:                              example ( JAN-1) this is optional- but some sites ask for it to keep track.


HOW TO PUT IT TOGETHER:

ENTER SONG TITLE FIRST/ ARTIST NAME/ FEATURED ARTIST / & OPTIONAL DATE

how it should look when it is displayed on digital radio screens or when the DJ'S download the file.

example: HIT RECORD / BEST RAPPER ALIVE/ FT. 2ND BEST RAPPER ALIVE / JAN 1.


even tho some radio stations may request  more info the format is pretty the much the same.

some media outlets may ask for you to include album name, to keep accurate track of where the single you submitted can be found.  if this is requested it should look like this

HIT RECORD/ BEST RAPPER ALIVE/ FT. 2ND BEST RAPPER ALIVE/ HIT ALBUM


Remembering  to label correctly is the biggest mistake artist make when submitting songs. don't let this be the reason why you don't get heard.

for more advice or to submit your music videos to be featured on THENXTSTAR www.thenxtstar.com

TEMPLATE FOR INDEPENDENT ARTIST TO GET INTERVIEWS BY THENXTSTAR.COM

INDEPENDENT ARTIST INTERVIEW TEMPLATE:  

               TO BE FEATURED ON THENXTSTAR.COM 

                                 #SPOTMICS SERIES

( ALL INDEPENDENT ARTIST ( NONE MAJOR LABEL SIGNED) THAT WANT TO SUBMIT TO BE FEATURED ON THENXTSTAR NEW BLOG SERIES #SPOTMICS MUST FILL AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS AND SUBMIT THEM TO THENXTSTAR@GMAIL.COM WITH ALL INFO LINKS PICS ETC. INCLUDED. ) 

INTERVIEW TEMPLATE: 

1. ARTIST NAME: 
2. REAL NAME: OPTIONAL: 
3. ARTIST HOME TOWN, STATE & OR COUNTRY: 
4. ARTIST CURRENT CITY IF DIFFERENT FROM HOMETOWN STATE OR COUNTRY:
5. ARTIST MUSIC STYLE ( DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE) 
6. ARTIST INFLUENCED BY: ( WHO INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME A ARTIST)
7. WHEN DID YOU START YOUR MUSIC CAREER: 
8. WHAT MUSIC ARE YOU LISTENING , ON YOUR PLAYLIST NAME 2-5 ARTIST) 
9. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN MUSIC
10. DREAM COLLABORATION ( WHAT MAJOR ARTIST WOULD YOU LOVE TO WORK WITH) 

THIS NEXT SEGMENT IS OPTIONAL - ANSWER AS MANY QUESTIONS AS YOU CAN, THE MORE THE BETTER.  BUT YOU MUST AT LEAST ANSWER 5 

1. FAVORITE PLACE TO GO TO VACATION OR THAT YOU WANT TO VISIT 
2. YOUR TOP 5 FAVORITE ARTIST OF ALL TIME
3. FAVORITE FOOD
4. HOTTEST 3 CELEBS YOU HAD CRUSHES ON GROWING UP OR CURRENTLY
5. FAVORITE KICKS, SNEAKERS, CLOTHES, OR BRAND
6. OTHER ARTIST NAMES  YOU USE TO HAVE THAT YOU CHANGED
7. BEST THING ABOUT YOUR CITY
8. ONE THING IN YOUR CITY OR TOWN PEOPLE HAVE TO DO WHEN THEY VISIT
9. TV SHOW YOUR CURRENTLY FOLLOWING
10. FAVORITE SNACK TO NETFLIX AND CHILL WITH
11. FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLET
12. BEST PLACE YOU GO TO RELAX
13. WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO MAKE MUSIC THE MOST
14. FIRST TIME U HAD SEX ( NO NAMES NEEDED) BUT EXPLAIN PLACE, EXAMPLE ( CAR ETC. AND ANYTHING FUNNY ABOUT IT) 
15. ARE YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP ? 
16. DO YOU HAVE KIDS
17. IN HIGH SCHOOL WAS YOU THE CLASS CLOWN, ATHLETE OR OTHER
18. BEST FOOD YOUR MOM MAKES
19. DO YOU HAVE SIBLINGS
20. DID YOU GO TO COLLEGE IF SO WHERE, AND FOR WHAT DEGREE IF NOT WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO BE IF YOU WAS'NT IN MUSIC? 
21. DISCLOSE ANYTHING ELSE YOU MAY WANT YOUR FANS TO KNOW ABOUT YOU. 

YOU CAN ADD UP TO 3 MORE ANSWERS ON YOUR OWN. 

ATTACH  2 JPG PICS OF YOU ( ALBUM COVER ART IS ACCEPTABLE) 

ALSO ATTACH A LINK TO YOUR MUSIC VIDEO ( LATEST VIDEO) ON YOUTUBE THAT YOU CAN ALSO ADD ON www.thenxtstar.com directly.

AND INCLUDE ALL YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS ( SO FANS CAN LOCATE YOU) 

SEND ALL THIS INFO IN ONE EMAIL TO

 ( THENXTSTAR@GMAIL.COM ) SUBJECT #SPOTMICS

(don't forget to attach links or copy and past them into the email body) 

ONCE YOU EMAIL US WE WILL CONTACT YOU WITHIN 48 HOURS TO LET YOU KNOW IF YOUR INFO WILL BE ACCEPTED AND WE WILL THEN NOTIFY YOU WHEN YOUR INTERVIEW SESSION WILL BE READY AND POSTED ON THENXTSTAR #SPOTMICS SERIES. 

HOW 5,000 FANS CAN EQUAL A INDEPENDENT MUSIC CAREER

So you want to become a full time music artist? Well so does about 1,000 new people everyday.

This is not in anyway to discourage you this is to give you a reality check and possibly show you how to gain longevity in a industry that can be very fickle especially in the HIPHOP, POP, & ROCK genres.

As a new artist you want to aim as high as possible of course everyone wants to become the next multi-platinum selling artist doing world tours in places you never even heard of.

but in Reality only 1% make it to that level.

Now if you do not become part of the elite 1% don't fret, you can for sure make a career in music if your willing to work.

MUSIC IS 5% CREATION AND THE REST (THEE OTHER 95% IS BUSINESS)
so do your research and find out as much of the business as you can.

Now after you do your research try to figure out what you would be comfortable living with.

COMFORTABLE LIVING WITH = IN REALITY HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO MAKE PER YEAR TO SUPPORT YOUR LIFESTYLE AND KEEP CREATING MUSIC.

MINUS THE LAMBO'S FERRARIS AND MANSIONS and keep your yearly income sheet as real or as close to reality as possible; Factor in your actual living expenses, the cost of recording studios equipment and of course groceries etc.


for example I will use $50,000 BECAUSE IN REALITY MOST ARTIST ARE LIVING OR MAKING THIS OR LESS CURRENTLY AT THE DREADED DAYJOBS

So keeping $50,000 in mind now here comes the math on how to get to this amount every year.

At first you may have to create some debt by creating an album, most new artist with no industry budgets usually end up spending around 2,500- 5,000 per album created so to keep the figures even we will use the 5,000

Spend $5,000 to create an amazing album.  now you are at minus $5,000
I know your thinking, (but he said we was going to make money ) here comes the how to.

Now promote that $5,000 album everywhere you can, DJ'S, Social Media & everywhere possible

Hit up your friends old high school mates, college friends frats or sororities etc.
this is called BUILDING  A LITTLE  (FOUNDATION FAN BASE)

At the most you will need 100 real fans these 100 fans will net a return of $1,000 on your album if you sell your album for $10 standard cost is $9.99 per album.

$5,000 debt minus $1,000 foundation fans = -$4,000 on your way to actually making money

HOW? This Foundation fan base has friends and family, they play your music and others get interested, think of it as a family tree, now of course we all have bad branches, HATERS LOL, THESE WON'T BUY THE ALBUM BUT STILL MIGHT TELL OTHERS ABOUT IT, which may drive more people to hear your music at least & they may possibly like it.

Now to those down the line from the Foundation fan base that do LIKE YOUR MUSIC,
these will be your CORE FAN BASE for every 100 foundation fan base people you establish you can factor in 10% of the people they tell will like or support your music, WHY?  ( BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER= IF A FOUNDATION FAN BASE PERSON LIKES YOUR MUSIC, THEIR FRIENDS WILL PRETTY MUCH LIKE THE SAME TYPE OF MUSIC) 

Now if your FOUNDATION FAN BASE TELLS 10 PEOPLE EACH ABOUT YOUR ALBUM THAT WILL GIVE YOU A POOL OF 1,000 LISTENERS, from that 10% will most likely become your CORE FAN BASE Factor the friends and people they tell and influence,
at least 10 SHOUT OUTS per CORE FAN BASE MEMBER & out of all the people they know another 10% will be drawn in. So with a 10% fan conversion rate for every 100 friends family and people that may have contact with your FOUNDATION FAN BASE / CORE FAN BASE
in a few weeks of good promoting you should now have a fan base of 1,000.

NOW WITH 1,000 FANS TOTAL HERE IS YOUR MATH = - $5,000 ALBUM COST
                                           100 FOUNDATION FAN BASE = + $1,000
                                            900 CORE FAN BASE               = + $9,000
                                           NEW TOTAL        =   $5,000 PROFIT ( TO FUND NEXT PROJECT)

NOW KEEP PROMOTING TO GET YOUR CORE FAN BASE TO 5,000 MEMBERS

5,000 MEMBERS IN YOUR CORE FAN BASE = $50,000 .

If you release 2 albums per year at a $5,000 cost per album then your will need 6,000 members in your CORE FAN BASE to net $50,000 per year. etc. 

I hope this gives you a little hope and insight on how to turn your passion into a career that you can live off of really soon and Much Success , remember to reach out to Me or my team @ THENXTSTAR www.thenxtstar.com we are all about the promotion and support of independent artist like yourselves.

MIXTAPES GO INDUSTRY

                            MIXTAPES GO INDUSTRY

MIXTAPES: 

MIXTAPES 
Use to be a series of songs or tracks an ARTIST or DJ made and distributed themselves                       for free or at a low cost around $5 per album to get gain and create a fan base & build a                       following. 

NOW: 2016    

The major labels are now using the method behind MIXTAPES to sell albums. 

HOW:            

Most labels are pushing artist to create as many songs as they can and once they have                          10-15 mid-level tracks they push these out and hope to make solid sales at least 25,000                        sales per release. They also aim to have 2-3 songs from this release to be powerful                                enough to get the artist on the road. For every release now the labels are looking to                              gain at least $250,000 off album sales and then another $150,000 or so from                                          performances of these songs. Labels are pushing artist to flip at least $400,000 per                                release. On average the labels will have these artist drop 2 MIXTAPE/ALBUMS per                    year. The end game is to make an estimated 1 Million off each artist signed.

WHAT THE ARTIST SHOULD MAKES.  

A good artist who knows how to negotiate his or her contracts,                                                               Artist should push to receive at least 25% of the profit revenue generated                                             from a Mixtape styled album, if you have your own production                                                               crew then the percentage should be 50%.  

The label will make more then enough money from the other 50%.

MIXTAPE CONTRACT OUTLINE WITH MAJOR LABEL DISTRIBUTION: 

If  the artist comes with a complete MIXTAPE that includes all production cost mixing mastering etc. All the label has to do is push or distribute this MIXTAPE across all media outlets etc in 2016 labels still have more access to distribution outlets then any artist.
These type of Artist should demand or receive at least 75% of the album sales after cost.

Do not take an advance, if you was a broke artist before your music a few more months of being broke will not crush you.  Turn down the advance and await to get your royalties.

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2 OF THE BEST HEADPHONES 2016 UNDER $100

                                   2 OF THE  BEST HEADPHONES FOR 2016 UNDER $100




Why because even tho Beats are incredible we have found more affordable headphones that you can buy one or two pairs of without using up all your budget.

also a few different headphones help you test out your music sound the way most people will hear it, ( not every fans has the best headphones) so if you can make a cheaper headphone sound like professional one with your music then you are in the right track, to mixing mastering & making hits.



1.  NOISEHUSH i7 - Noise Cancelling
                                    Price listed for $99 but can be found on  $57 on Amazon
                                    similar to - BOSE QC-15

2.   ATC-ANC23  -     Best in ear noise cancelling
                                    Price listed $&9 but can be found for $49 on Amazon


Buy a few of these for your studio or travel and enjoy music anywhere, also you wont panic if you lose them. as they are not as pricey as a car. lol


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