MUSIC BUSINESS RESOURCES FROM CMU
CMU Explainers
CMU’s Chris Cooke delves into various different aspects of the music business, explaining each of those aspects in five easy steps.
We also regularly present lecture versions of these CMU Explainers to music and music business students, at music industry conferences and events, and in partnership with industry trade bodies and talent development organisations.
To discuss hosting lecture email chris@unlimitedmedia.co.uk
MAKING MONEY FROM MUSIC | READ
This explainer provides a concise overview of the different ways music-makers make money from their music making – and the different business partners they work with along the way.
MUSIC COPYRIGHT EXPLAINED | READ
This explainer provides a beginner’s guide to music copyright, explaining how copyright law gives music-makers control over their songs and recordings, and how those controls can be utilised to generate income.
MUSIC STREAMING EXPLAINED | READ
This explainer provides a beginner’s guide to the streaming business, explaining the deals streaming services do with the music industry and how streaming royalties are calculated each month.
MUSIC METADATA EXPLAINED | READ
This explainer looks at the metadata that is required for each track released by the music industry – and the codes employed to identify individual recordings and songs, and the people involved in creating them.
RECORD DEALS EXPLAINED | READ
This explainer looks at how artists go about monetising their recordings, and at the role of music distributors and record labels, and the different kinds of deals artists can now do around their recorded music.
MAKING MONEY FROM LIVE MUSIC | READ
This explainer looks at how artists make money from their live shows, how to get a live career started, and the key business partners artists work with in the live music sector.
BUILDING A FANBASE | READ
This explainer looks at how early-career artists need to kick-start the fanbase building process themselves and what that involves, plus the marketing role a label may play as things start to gain momentum.