Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

> Unless there are extraordinary circumstances, I would avoid becoming 
> represented (signed) by almost any music publishing companies. .... If you do a 
> little study or get the right partner, you can do this without them. Hang out 
> with successful writers and see how they do things.
> 

Thanks for great tips, Tim! And for becoming a member of ASCAP if you have a 
"commericially recorded CD", does that mean you can make your own CD, and have 
1000 copies created using one of those services, then put it up for sale on 
CDBaby? 

Actually this discussion has motivated me to do a little research on what it 
takes to call yourself a "publishing company". In John Braheny's book "The 
Craft and Business of Songwriting" (3rd ed) he tells how to start your own 
publishing company (p.218). Basically you need to create a unique company name which 
is sufficient different from your name or any other company name, then you 
register a "DBA". (I can tell you from my own experience, that as soon as I did 
that before, I got a letter from my local city government demanding $100/year 
for a city business license - with some extremely high fines if I didn't 
comply quite quickly.) You can operate the business in various ways.

It seems like this is a good business opportunity for someone - to create a 
cyber publishing company and just charge a minimum fee to "little" songwriters 
like us - kinda like "help you sell" undercuts the real Real Estate agents. 
Maybe such a thing already exists?

Greg



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