What advice would you give anyone that is struggling with finding their niche "Sound" ?
The first thing I would say is, “If it sounds good to you musically, then it
will work”. Legends forge their own path, James Brown is a classic exam-
ple. He knew what he was going for, and trained musicians tried to tell
him that what he was creating was off, but he stuck to the sound in his
head. Believe in what is being created within you, you should have no
reason to try and copy a sound, you already naturally have your own
sound, so ultimately I would say, sit still, be quiet, and listen to yourself.
What are a few issues a person can have when it comes
to understanding how royalties from publishing work?
The main issue artist should be con-
cerned with is, once a song is created,
what should be done with the actual
file. If it was a collaboration with a
producer or another song writer, have
song split sheets available. That ac-
tually should be talked about before
you start the collaboration. After
that, depending on whether the song
is going on an album or will be a sin-
gle, ensure that all credits that you
are due, are notated, and then regis-
tered with the PRO. At least have an
agreement that ensures that you will
be credited an agreed upon percent-
age for your contribution to a finished
song. That agreement can be as sim-
ple as a song split sheet. Just don’t
forget about the business, because
what ends up happening is, me and
you write a song, 6 months pass by,
you forget about it, I record the song,
and then put it out as a single, and
register everything in my name on-
ly. Artist continuously get left out of
song situations and royalties from
simply not making sure the business
is right.
Anyone you would like to
recognize ?
I want to thank the songwriters we work with that trust
us with representing their music, it’s an honor to repre-
sent someone’s creative baby. I want to shoutout Zech
Wilson aka 6ixx for not only being good family, but a
great friend and partner, and just keeping it real with
me all along this journey.
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