Welcome to Meeksville: The Incredible World of Joe Meek.
Robert George “Joe” Meek was a song-writer, producer and sound engineer. He was also an independent label, publisher and studio owner. He...
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Jul 29, 201926 min read
The Lion King’s Ransom: The story of “Mbube”, “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”
I’m sure you’ve heard at least one of the versions or adaptations of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. It has been re-recorded or adapted over...
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Jul 11, 201910 min read
PledgeMusic goes bankrupt, other sites in decline. What is the future for crowdfunding in the music
In early May 2019 music crowdfunding website PledgeMusic announced it was officially entering bankruptcy. Most of the artists who were...
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May 27, 20198 min read
Bittersweet Victory: Why The Rolling Stones owned 100% of a song they didn’t write and how the
At the 2019 Ivor Novello Awards, Richard Ashcroft announced that after 22 years the dispute over his song, “Bittersweet Symphony” was...
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Feb 24, 20199 min read
Who should you join? (In order to make sure you are paid everything you are entitled to)
Aside from the distributors and retailers of music, there are a huge number of societies, organisations and companies that collect and...
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Nov 21, 20187 min read
The Truth about Spotify. Part 1
Streaming accounts for 37% of all the revenue from recorded music and with over 220million subscribers and a market share of 36% Spotify...
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Oct 15, 20183 min read
Trump Signs “Music Modernization Act” but the USA is still decades behind the rest of th
On the 11th October 2018, President Trump signed the Music Modernization Act (MMA), or the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music...
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Apr 1, 20188 min read
The $25billion question…What is music copyright?
When a song is written, and then recorded, there are two copyrights involved. The owners of these copyrights get control over the works...
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Jan 28, 20187 min read
The lowdown on plagiarism in the music industry, and how to protect yourself.
A question I get asked a lot is how to “copyright” your songs, or generally protect them. The question isn’t as straightforward as it...
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Aug 10, 20174 min read
The Music Industry is dead, or is it?
Over the last few years, time and time again, we have seen and heard stories proclaiming the death of the music industry. Record...
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