Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

What I'm saying is that it is a good game if 1-you are a composer/songwriter and you have your own company AND you know how to run it or 2-if you are with a good publishing company, ie, one that actually does the work that they are supposed to do---In my experience, most do not do it.  But to tell you the truth, in a certain way the songwriters are 50% to blame for their problems.  1-They don't read their contracts 2-the writers are famous for not being educated about the business end of things and 3-the writers ALMOST NEVER investigate the character of their new partners (ie, the publishing companies) and : do they have happy clients?  Are most writers happy with what they have done?  Just because it is a big company doesn't mean that people are happy with you.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: bloodychoir 
  To: Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 8:52 PM
  Subject: [Logic_Cafe] Re: No need for publishing company for single person!


  Pardon the question but if publishing, which is one of the rare income streams for the 
  songwriter, is such a bad game what exactly keeps a person in for long enough to become 
  a director? Reads a little like the conservative politician gone green in retirement. And 
  believe me I don't want to think badly of publishing companies today, they make record 
  company people look like exactly what they usually are, shyster commerce graduates.

  --- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, "Kent Sandvik" <sandvik@...> wrote:
  >
  > On 4/6/07, GAmoore@... <GAmoore@...> wrote:
  > > I got this reponse from BMI - so good news!
  > > __________________________________
  > >
  > > Yes, you qualify to sign up for BMI if selling your CD's online. In regards
  > > to your question about publishing, you can be your own publisher if it is
  > > an
  > > individual company. If you plan to have a company where there are 2 or more
  > > people involved, you will need to file as a DBA. You can also collect your
  > > publishing royalties through your writer's account and avoiding the process
  > > of
  > > setting up an individual company altogether. Please feel free to contact me
  > > I you
  > > have further questions in regards to this.
  > 
  > ... as I said... --Kent
  >



   

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