Inside The Biz
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Inside SESAC
Hunter Williams
- What is a cue sheet?
- How do I register a song with SESAC?
- Why do I need to index my song with SESAC?
- How do you track my performances on TV?
- I heard my song on the radio, will I get paid for it?
- If my music is used in a movie, do I get paid when it plays in a theatre?
- What is a radio sample?
- What is BDS?
- What is digital pattern recognition technology?
- When do I get paid?
- What do you do at SESAC?
- What do you like about your job?
Scott Jungmichel
Trevor Gale
Copyrights
John Beiter
Steve Winogradsky
Record Labels
Erick Speck
- What is your typical day as an AR rep?
- How do the different departments within your company work with AR?
- What is the economic climate of the music business?
- What are record companies looking for?
- Is there a hot place right now?
- How should a band/artist get started?
- Why does an artist need a record deal?
- When you start talking to a band you are considering signing, what is the process?
- What is a record label's involvement in an artist's relationship with a manager?
- How involved are you in the Artist Development process?
- What advice do you have for bands today?
John Beiter
Bruce Phillips
Publishing
Brian Rawlings
- What Are Your Job Duties At Disney?
- How Did You Get Started In Publishing Business?
- What Is Primary Job Of A Music Publisher?
- What is the difference between big publisher vs. small publisher?
- What Is The Relationship Between Publisher & Songwriter?
- How Is A Typical Publishing Deal Designed?
- What Are Some Trends Coming For Music Industry?
- How Does Disney Strategize With Partners?
- How Did High School Musical Come To Be?
John Beiter
Bruce Phillips
Big John Platt
- What advice would you give a young songwriter?
- How important is a publisher to a songwriter?
- How long is the day for a publisher? (how many hours do you work a day)
- Publishing vs A and R - what is the difference?
- What advice would you give someone wanting to become a publisher?
- What is a publishers day (job duties) include?
- What role did Chuck D play at the beginning of your career?
- What should a songwriter look for in a publishing deal?
- What types of publishing deals are there?
- Who are some of your executive role models?
Steve Winogradsky
Nestor Rodriguez
- What is Univision?
- What is your background?
- Tell us about your experience with Performing Rights?
- What is a publisher's relationship with a Performing Rights Society?
- What is the relationship with SESAC?
- What is the process of publishing deals?
- Talk about songwriter agreements.
- What is your opinion of advances over royalties?
- What is your involvement with songwriters?
- Should a songwriter learn the music business?
- Talk about the Latina Music genres in the U.S.
- In your opinion what are some of the differences between Latin and Anglo music?
- What music did you listen to growing up?
TV / Film
Chris Beck
- How did you get started?
- What was your first 'big break'?
- What have been some of your favorite projects?
- How has technology affected tv/film composing?
- What role does music play in TV/film?
- How do I get my music into a TV show or film?
- What is the value of an apprenticeship or intern?
- How much of your time is spent on business vs. composing?
- What is the competition like for a composer?
- What are the roles of the producer and director in film versus television?
- What is a director?
- What is a music supervisor?
- What is a music editor?
- What is the music supervisors job in TV vs. film
- How do I get paid as a composer?
- What is a cue sheet?
- What skill sets do you need as a composer?
- How is composing for TV different than film?
- What is publishing?
- Who fills out the cue sheets?
Paul Buckley
Jon Ehrlich
Scott Jungmichel
Steve Winogradsky
Michele Vice-Maslin
- Why did you sign with SESAC?
- What advise do you have for a songwriter?
- Advise for anyone getting into this business?
- Where did you get your education?
- Talk about your background.
- Do you like co-writing?
- Do you have or need a publisher?
- Talk about your first publishing deal.
- How do you see the future of music?
- How does someone get a record deal?
- How do you submit music?
- How important is it to know the business?
- How did you learn about publishing?
- What is your opinion about song pitchers?
- How important is the quality of a demo?
- Is a relationship with a publisher important?
- How does someone learn about the music business?
- How did you get started in TV and Film?
- What is a cue sheet?
- Talk about your work with young artists.
Songwriters
Swizz Beatz
John Beiter
Big John Platt
Jerry Salley
- How did you get your start in songwriting?
- How long does it take to get your songs recorded?
- How does co-writing work in Nashville?
- What is the job of a songwriter?
- Do you have to live in a music city to be a successful songwriter?
- How can I get my music heard?
- Do you need to play an instrument to be a songwriter?
- Do you need to be a performer to be a songwriter?
- Who gets what when you co-write a song?
- What does a publisher do for a songwriter?
- What advice would you give a young songwriter?
- How important is it that I network as a songwriter?
- How did you sign with SESAC?
- How important is a publisher to a songwriter?
- Does a pub/writer relationship change over time?
- How do I get my song past the gatekeepers?
- What is the competion I am up against as a songwriter?
Victoria Shaw
Steve Winogradsky
Jack Knight
Ben Allison
Brian Rawlings
Angie Hunte
- What Advice Would You Give Songwriters?
- What makes a hit song?
- Talk a little bit about split sheets.
- What is the best approach to split sheets?
- What has been your biggest music biz lesson?
- What is the most important part of process?
- Where does your talent come from?
- What mistakes do you see being made in the music biz?
- How important is the business side of the music biz?
- What future trends in music do you see?
- What legacy would you like to leave behind?
- Where do you draw from for inspiration and ideas?
- What about your life experiences?
- hat is the best thing about collaborating with artists?
- What is the most challenging thing about collaborating with artists?
- How does a writer handle rejection?
Michele Vice
- Why did you sign with SESAC?
- What advise do you have for a songwriter?
- Advise for anyone getting into this business?
- Where did you get your education?
- Talk about your background.
- Do you like co-writing?
- Do you have or need a publisher?
- Talk about your first publishing deal.
- How do you see the future of music?
- How does someone get a record deal?
- How do you submit music?
- How important is it to know the business?
- How did you learn about publishing?
- What is your opinion about song pitchers?
- How important is the quality of a demo?
- Is a relationship with a publisher important?
- How does someone learn about the music business?
- How did you get started in TV and Film?
- What is a cue sheet?
- Talk about your work with young artists.
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