Articles By Ty Cohen

Brace yourself, because the music industry is full of lies. But what industry doesn't have its share of truths, lies and exaggerations? I am sure there isn't one without issues.

Whether you are a newbie to the music industry or a seasoned professional, you are going to run across music contracts, no matter what!

How much would you estimate an entertainment lawyer would charge hourly to draft music contracts for you? Would you guess $50, $150, $100 or even $200 per hour? Think again!

The real question is do you know how to write music contracts from scratch or even at all? I am going to assume that your answer is no and that is why you are here.

I would like to take a moment to recognize all the Indie musicians out there. Amazingly, 20+ years ago it was not quite as easy to make it as an Indie musician. Luckily, for these folks, the new millennium has brought about many opportunities for these artists to make it big in the music industry without the assistance of a major record label or company.

What is the use for a website if no one ever comes to it? There is no use for one. People keep telling you to get a site and get a page, do this and do that.

Were you aware that you don't have to be a lawyer to write or create your own music business contracts? As a musician, it is understandable that you may not fully understand the business side of the music industry.

Sure, a lot of famous people get their start in nightclubs. But the nightclub and bar scene is not for every single musician and band out there. They are places to gain exposure and make a little extra cash, but who says they have to be the only place?

Are you bound and determine to promote professionalism to the world at any cost? Are you a struggling artist who just wants to be taken seriously?

What is an artist to do when people no longer pay $19.99 for a compact disc? Driving down the road the other day, while listening to the satellite radio, I wondered, why anyone even purchased over priced CD's from the record store at all?

You are a musician, right? Not a computer geek. I know you want to bust on to the online music promotion scene but you don't know where to start. It is tough because you know lyrics and sound, not megabytes and gigabytes.

One of the powerful tools you can have as when attempting independent music promotion is a website. This is a given. There is absolutely no excuse for a musician, in this day and age, to not have a website. You website is how you will reach the world.

Are you tired of playing miniscule gig after miniscule gig only to generate pennies? Are you tired or working that second job, just to scrape up enough dough to put gas in the van to get to gigs?

If you are an independent musician, then I know that coming up with great music promotion ideas is one of your main goals.

If you are involved with any aspect of the music industry, then you will run across a time where music contracts will be involved. But you have to be very careful in the music industry.

Do you have an eye for talent? Are you sick of sitting back watching the talents fly on by, knowing that if you only knew how to start an independent record label that you would be the one raking in the cash? Well, you have come to the right place.

Are you ready to learn how to start and run your own record label? Well, every business owner needs one important thing in order to start their own business and that is a business plan.

It is no big secret, the trick of how to start a record label definitely involves some cash and most definitely involves some talent. If you want to know the secret to how to start and run your own label then here it is, talent...

Over the next few minutes, I am going to reveal to you some tips and tricks behind how to start and run your own independent record label. Have you always dreamed of finding talent and getting their records released?

If you want to get gigs, then you are going to have to do some schmoozing with club owners, bar owners and people of that nature. This means you are going to have to appear as professional and convincing as possible...

One of the most crucial things you can do for yourself and your band is to promote the gigs that you book. After all, getting that gig was hard work, now what you need to focus on is exposure. The only person who is going to market for you is you.

Every aspiring musician out there desires to know the secrets of how to get a record deal. I know, I know, there are so many record labels out there; it is so hard to know what every one of them is looking for. Fortunately, there is one common thread that they all share. They are all looking for someone who is marketable!