If you’re an artist hoping to be involved with a booking agent in the near future, this is a must watch!
The Sad Truth About Royalties
March 7th, 2012 
Greg The Hypebot has a great article up on what is REALLY going on with the payment of royalty checks.
An example of topics covered:
2) It’s cheaper to violate copyright than pay songwriters.
The new emerging digital music services have no simple solution to get licenses from and make payments to copyright holders; it’s a pain, it’s complicated, and, for the moment, it’s cheaper to take on the potential legal liability than invest resources and time to comply with the law and pay the right people.
It’s a great read, and worth the 5 minutes of your time.
Sargent House Gets It.
January 15th, 2012 Greg 
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Way to go Sargent House Records.
This makes me feel like there is some honest hope out there for bands.
The people behind Sargent House have made it simple.
If you get offered a contract, email it to them. They’ll read it over and advise you on whether it’s legitimate.
For free. Gratis. No money down.
Granted, this is not a replacement for a good lawyer or management team, but this is in the right price bracket for most bands…..
This warms the cockles of my heart. Should I ever meet any of the people at Sargent House, they’re getting a 2 handed high five.
A Couple Spotify Reads
January 7th, 2012 Greg First up, a great article on the path that led us to free streaming music.
Secondly, an article on the end of the free streaming phenomenon.
It was fun while it lasted.
I’ll be curious to see how many people still use it, even at only $4.99 a month.
