Songwriting
Songwriting: Legal & the Business
 | Copyright (Certificate of Copyright)
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| Performing rights and copyright organizations
 | BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) - www.bmi.com
 | Repertoire Search - Search for a song by Artist, Publisher,
Writer, or Title. |
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| ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) - www.ascap.com - The
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. |
| SESAC, Inc (Society of European Stage Authors and Composers). |
| PRS - United Kingdom association of composers, songwriters and
music publishers. www.prs.co.uk |
| SOCAN - SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective for the
public performance of musical works. www.socan.ca |
| Church Copyright Licenses
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| Mechanical Licenses - place songs on CD's.
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www.harryfoxagency.com
- The Harry Fox Agency, 711 Third Avenue, New York, New
York 10017, (212) 370-5330, www.nmpa.org/hfa
, represents most of the major U.S. publishers in granting mechanical
and synchronization licenses and collecting fees for them from the
record companies and producers who need them. |
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My Notes
Songwriting University
| www.songu.com - I'm a member.
One incredibly great site. I suggest highly that you consider joining. |
Associations
| NSAI - Nashville Songwriters Association International - I'm a
member.
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| SGA - Songwriter's Guild of America
| www.songwriters.org -
offers industry news, members services information, newsletters,
contract reviews and more. Has the "Popular Songwriter's
Contract" on the link called "The Contract" |
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| NAS - National Academy of Songwriters |
| Local Groups
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Billboards
| www.Billboard.com - Music charts. |
Songwriting - eLearning
Songwriting
Forums
Songwriting
Groups
Songwriters Online Showcase
Songwriting Song Contests
Songwriting Software
| Masterwriter - www.masterwriter.com - I
downloaded the 30 day trial version and it's awesome. Make sure you
run the demo after you install. I now own the product. Wouldn't
write without it! (Warning: Every time you have to install this
product you need access to the internet and you will need to call support so
that they will allow the install.) |
| Lyricist Software by VSS (Virtual
Studio Systems) -
www.VirtualStudioSystems.com |
| Lyric Pro - ??? |
| Other helps
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Books
| 6 Steps to Songwriting Success by Jason Blume - This is the
most awesome book I've read. Covers songwriting & the
business. |
| Song Writer's Market by Bessler - This book is updated yearly.
Very good book to have. |
| Idiot's Guide To Songwriting - by Joel Hirschhorn. |
| Pat & Peet Luboff - www.writesongs.com
| 88 Songwriting Wrongs and How to Right them |
| 12 Steps to writing better songs |
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Selling Your CD
Songwriting Coaching: Mentoring, Critiques, etc...
Songwriting Camps
Songwriter's Websites
Sites Dedicated to Songwriters
Demo - Demo Production Studio
Songwriting & Nashville
Song Exposure
Misc - Need to look at these.
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