Starting Your Career As A Musician

Small businesses and restaurants conforming to limitations on the number of loud- speakers and TV screen sizes Copyright infri ...

former has made it big, fulfilled their multi-album deal and still remains relevant is there much of an opportunity to actually ...

Although it’s more of an issue for the visual artist or writer, work-for-hire is another potential issue performing artists, par ...

Signing a work-for-hire agreement is never a good idea for an artist, musical or other- wise. If your client presents you with a ...

The words “silent partner” Clients who claim there was an “implicit” or implied work-for-hire agreement prior to the start of w ...

recording with the film, commercial, etc. A synchronization royalty is paid to the song- writer and publishers for use as backgr ...

volved when a band records a cover version of a song. It’s also required for artists who don’t write their own song, but record ...

rector had the chance to hear it. He decides it would be the perfect background sound- scape for a series of radio and t.v spots ...

big name is demanding for one. Licensing deals with large labels can be a serious hassle and many companies’ music supervisors j ...

to $15,000 for the master rights alone for one-time placements.” That’s encouraging news for the artist/songwriter who has the s ...

Chapter 13: The Taxman It’s been said that the only two things in life you can count on are death and taxes. Hope- fully, death ...

It may be reassuring to some and downright comical to others, but the fun-loving folks at the IRS aren’t too picky when it comes ...

Partnership profits are passed through to the partners, who then individually submit a Form 1099 received from the partnership w ...

Stepping up on a soapbox and discussing why a tax code should be easy to adminis- ter, fair to all, and relatively simple, and w ...

amount that is taxed. Sounds simple enough. Maximizing those deduction is a large part of tax planning and should be part of eve ...

formers are corporations. Discuss your accounting method with your accountant, and be sure they explain the positives and negati ...

tion. Quarterlies are not usually optional. Business owners are required to file quarterly if they expect to owe at least $1,000 ...

But, as mentioned, taxes are a reality of our business and personal lives. Here are a few thoughts about making the experience l ...

come source, such as royalities, merchandise, individual clients, equipment purchases, vehicle-related expenses, repairs, etc., ...

business location for business reasons. Those reasons can include a performance, record- ing session, business meeting, or, perh ...