This document provides information about resources for musicians, including contacts for production, marketing, booking agents, attorneys, and accountants. It also discusses considerations for musicians such as evaluating their market and deciding between music as a hobby or career. Additionally, it outlines initial steps for musicians such as establishing a publishing entity and getting ISRC and copyright registrations. Finally, it lists organizations, databases, and websites that provide information for recording, publishing, copyright registration, and the music industry.

1. ALLEN JOHNSTON
JOHN C. BEITER
PAUL GILBERT

2. Lisa Cunningham – RADIANT 3 PRODUCTIONS
Ken Hatley - KEN HATLEY & ASSOCIATES
Paul Brown - PRODUCER
Pearl Levy - PAYONEER
Kristin Thomson - FUTURE OF THE MUSIC COALITION

8. Promotion / Marketing
Publicist
Internet Technician
Accountant
BOOKING AGENT
ATTORNEY

9. 
Why
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My Music
◦ Can I Succeed
◦ How, when, $
 Is this a hobby or a career
◦ What is my market?
◦ Self Critique
Now What
Network Network Network
Career Coach

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Label Operation
◦ Music
◦ Distribution
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Online / Physical
◦ Business Administration
 Name
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Trademark Search
Organizations and Why
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A2IM
RIAA
Sound Exchange
Soundscan
PRS
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First Steps
 Establish your publishing entity
ISRC / UPC
Copyright Registration
BUILD TEAM
◦ Business Operation
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Recording
◦ Types of deals
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Publishing
◦ Ownership

13. What is a collection society?
THE GOOD
Societies do their jobs - THEY ENFORCE, THEY COLLECT and
THEY PAY
THE BAD
They take their pound of flesh. Just be aware.
THE UGLY
Recent events in South Africa. Board members arrested for
corruption. Not really surprising news and generally one must be mindful
and have the right people in place to look over your business. Choppy
waters are on the international scene and each time your music crosses
a boarder the rules of the game can change
Once you register you will get paid
Most licensing needs to be done in multiple territories

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UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE
Register of copyrights
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20559-6000
Tel: (202) 479-0700
ECO – Electronic copyright
PA / SR Copyright Form (sound recording)
Instructional pamphlets
N.A.R.A.S.
The Recording Academy
3402 Pico Boulevard
FROM THE SONG TO THE BANK
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310.392.3777 Fax (310) 392-9262
www.grammy.com
SOUNDSCAN
Database
(914) 684-5575 Ph.
(914) 684-5606 Fax
dbase@soundscan.com
http://www.soundscan.com/

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Broadcast Music, Incorporated (BMI)
Writers Application
10 Music Square East
Publishers Application
Nashville, Tennessee 37203-4399
Information pamphlets
Tel: (615) 401-2626 Fax: (615) 401-2707
www.bmi.com
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
(ASCAP)
2 Music Square West
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Tel: (615) 742-5000 Fax (615) 742-5020
www.ascap.com

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SESAC
55 Music Square East
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Tel: (615) 320-0055 Fax: (615) 329-9627
www.sesac.com
BILLBOARD
770 Broadway
N.Y., N.Y. 10003
Tel: (646) 654-4400 Fax: (646) 654 4681
www.billboard.com

17. ISRC CODES
`http://www.riaa.com/whatwedo.php?content_selector=wh
atwedo_is_r_c_codes
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office www.uspto.gov/
UPC Code http://www.uc-council.org
Sound Exchange www.soundexchange.com
Harry Fox Agency www.harryfox.com
Broadcast Engineering http://broadcastengineering.com/

18. Americana Music Association
http://americanamusic.org/
Digidesign www.digidesign.com/
DigiProNet www.digipronet.com/
Recording Industry Assoc. of America
www.riaa.com/index.cfm

19. Mix Magazine
www.industryclick.com/magazine.asp?magazineid
=141&siteid=15
Cakewalk www.cakewalk.com/
MOTU www.motu.com/
Dolby www.dolby.com/
Harmony Central www.harmony-central.com/
Audio Engineering Society
www.aes.org/NAMMwww.namm.com/
Grammy.com www.grammy.com
SAG www.sag.com/

20. ALLEN JOHNSTON
JOHN C. BEITER
PAUL GILBERT