Getting Your Resume Read: Part 2

Getting Your Resume Read: Part 2

Leveraging social media to get your resume out there.

Getting Your Resume Read Part One

Getting Your Resume Read Part One

In a fiercely competitive job market, making sure your resume is up to snuff can be a make or break decision.

Dealing with Favoritism in the Workplace

Dealing with Favoritism in the Workplace

One of the most de-motivating factors at any workplace is favoritism. Favoritism means and refers to the circumstances when a worker seems to have been given a better offer or treatment than others for reasons other than the performance of an assigned work.

Is Contract Work Higher Paying Than a Full-Time Job?

Is Contract Work Higher Paying Than a Full-Time Job?

There are more and more people who wonder how can they get more value for the work they do. And somewhere along that train of thought is the question that raises eyebrows of many: Is contact work higher paying than a full time work? Let’s find out.

Tips and Hints for Reviewing a Record Contract

Tips and Hints for Reviewing a Record Contract

As with any other deal in the music industry, there are many standards which can be assumed. The problem is that not everyone is honest. Because of this, it is always best to review each aspect of the contract to ensure your protection and the protection of your future money.

Music Business: The Songwriter Development Deal

Music Business: The Songwriter Development Deal

There are an increasing number of singer-songwriters in the music industry making it harder for music publishers to place songs on albums. However, if a publisher has faith in the product of a songwriter, they may offer a development deal. While they are custom made to the needs of the individual business, there are certain facts that can be reviewed in each contract.

Breakdown of Standard Royalties: Songwriter Compensation

Breakdown of Standard Royalties: Songwriter Compensation

While the producers, publishers and agents of the music industry can put nearly anything they want in a recording contract, there are certain standards that are assumed for royalties. While no songwriter should ever blindly sign a contract for this reason, there are certain numbers that can be used as calculations or as starting points for negotiations. Here is a list of royalty payments.

The Rights Granted to a Music Publisher on Behalf of the Songwriter

The Rights Granted to a Music Publisher on Behalf of the Songwriter

The music industry is a road of heartache and complicated business decisions that often intertwine. Over the years, the industry has done everything it can to revolutionize the ways in which composers can earn monies based on their songs and recordings. Here is a list of the rights that music publishers have now as a result of years of legislation by ASCAP and BMI.

Online Business and the World Wide Web

Online Business and the World Wide Web

On the pros and cons of doing an online business and taking the advantage of the Internet.

Business by Astrology: Success by Knowing Your Virgo Opponent

Business by Astrology: Success by Knowing Your Virgo Opponent

A elephant never forgets.