Stay current with music tips, tools, and Sound Royalties news in our blog. Advice from the industry’s best, music events and conferences, artist interviews, and everything in between! We post about current developments in the music industry regularly.
April 26, 2022
Maria del Pilar Lopez is a business manager and Director at Citrin Copperman. Her wealth of knowledge and experience in the music and finance industry has provided creatives with peace of mind and financial security for over 15 years. In our latest Financial Literacy Month blog, we get Maria’s advice …
April 22, 2022
We are celebrating Financial Literacy Month with advice, tips, and tricks from top music industry professionals all April long. Below, we sat with Tara Moore, Director of PS Business Management, to talk about her career, the role of a business manager, and her opinion on some of the latest trends …
April 20, 2022
Welcome back to Financially Literacy Month with Sound Royalties as we explore different financial topics in the music industry with seasoned industry professionals! Check out our latest Q&A with business manager Victor Wlodinguer of Citrin Cooperman. Tell us a little about yourself and how you became a business manager. I …
April 15, 2022
As we continue Financial Literacy Month, we speak to Lamont Graves of The Graves Firm, a music publishing and royalty consulting firm. Lamont shares his experiences in the music industry and his financial advice for creatives. Tell us a little about yourself and how you got into the music industry. …
April 8, 2022
April is Financial Literacy Month! To celebrate, we are launching a series of Q&A’s with experts in the financial realm of the music industry, where they give a little insight into what they do and their advice to creatives. First up is our very own CFO, Chuck Lowe. Chuck has …
March 25, 2022
YouTube’s Global Head of Music, Lyor Cohen, announced on June 2, 2021, that YouTube has paid over $4 billion in the last year to artists, songwriters, and other rights-holders. Plus, according to YouTube, over two million users log on each month with over one billion hours of content watched per …
January 19, 2022
Legendary house music DJ, Marshall Jefferson, has been in the industry for decades and was essential in the creation of house music, sometimes being referred to as “the father of house music.” In this Q and A interview, we recently caught up with Marshall to learn about his influences, musical …
October 22, 2021
Advances in music have been considered standard practice in the music industry for decades, but not everyone realizes there are different types of advances, and all of them come with a cost. Understanding each of the four types of advances can help a creative make the best choice for their …
September 3, 2021
As a music creator, you put a lot of time and effort into your creations. Your songs, recordings, and compositions are your intellectual property. But when you share them with the world to make money from your catalog of work, copyright protection in the music industry is essential. Since royalty …
August 12, 2021
It’s time to vote! Help us vote for our panels in this year’s SXSW PanelPicker. Community panel voting ends on August 26th! SXSW 2022 will be held next year from March 11-20, 2022. Panel 1: Unlocking the True Value of Your Music Catalog Description Music catalog sales and …
July 9, 2021
Musicians selling their catalogs has become an increasingly popular trend over the past year. Icons like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, and Shakira, are among those that have been selling this past year, but what factors determine whether this is an ideal move for others? We are here to …
June 22, 2021
For professionals in the music industry, it is essential to invest in yourself and your projects. Through Sound Royalties, Damien Reilly, CEO and founder of Blue Pie Records was able to access capital that helped expand his label globally and grow his business by 400%. Read more about Blue Pie’s …