Find out all you need to know about the business side of a music career at the final class of "Own Your Sound: Master the Business of Music" brought to you by Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA) and Colorado Music Industry Alliance (CMIA)!

Dave Ratner will conclude the six-week series about the law and business of music to secure your rights, collect your revenue, and have a successful career. From the first to last session, it's all for FREE!! The virtual sessions are held weekly on Monday nights from 6:00 – 7:30 pm, wrapping up this April 7.

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We know that building a successful music career can be overwhelming... so we put together this checklist just for you! It's not exhaustive, and not every item is relevant to everyone—but it's a helpful start to navigating the legal and business side of your music!

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P.S. "Own Your Sound: Master the Business of Music" is still running! Catch this six-week FREE online series brought to you by Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA) and Colorado Music Industry Alliance (CMIA) all about the law and business of music to secure your rights, collect your revenue, and have a successful career.

Musicians!  When it's time to record, what do you need to know? Producer and engineer agreements, synch and master use licenses, sampling and more...

Dave Ratner will cover everything related to #contracts and deals related to your recordings at Week 4 of "Own Your Sound: Master the Business of Music" brought to you by Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA) and Colorado Music Industry Alliance (CMIA)!

"Own Your Sound" is a six-week series about the law and business of music to secure your rights, collect your revenue, and have a successful career. And yes, it is FREE!! The virtual sessions are held weekly on Monday nights from 6:00 – 7:30pm until April 7.

You can still sign up! https://cbca.org/own-your-sound-master-the-business-of-music/

Publishing, Split Sheets, Publishing Deals, PROs, and Mechanicals. Writer’s share? Publisher’s share? ASCAP? BMI? MLC? 

Dave Ratner will cover all of it at Week 2 of  "Own Your Sound: Master the Business of Music" brought to you by Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA) and Colorado Music Industry Alliance (CMIA)!

"Own Your Sound" is a six-week series about the law and business of music to secure your rights, collect your revenue, and have a successful career. And did we mention it's for FREE?! The virtual sessions are held weekly on Monday nights from 6:00 – 7:30pm until April 7.

You can still sign up! 👉 https://cbca.org/own-your-sound-master-the-business-of-music/

Questions? Send us a message.

Musicians—we want YOU to win in the music industry!

We're excited to be part of Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA) and Colorado Music Industry Alliance (CMIA)'s "Own Your Sound: Master the Business of Music". Our very own Dave Ratner joins Max Hass of Holon Law in discussing about the law and business of music to secure your rights, collect your revenue, and have a successful career. And did we mention it's for FREE?!

The virtual sessions will be held weekly on Monday nights from 6:00 – 7:30pm from March 3 through April 7, 2025. You can sign up in advance for any or all of these sessions:

📅 WEEK 1 / March 3: Music Copyright and Contract Fundamentals. Understand the rights you have in your music, the contracts that control those rights, and the money that flows from those rights.

📅 WEEK 2 / March 10: Publishing, Split Sheets, Publishing Deals, PROs, and Mechanicals. Writer’s share? Publisher’s share? ASCAP? BMI? MLC? We’ll cover all of it!

📅 WEEK 3 / March 17: Masters, Session Musician Agreements, Record Deals, and SoundExchange. Master your master rights! This session will cover everything related to your sound recordings.

📅 WEEK 4 / March 24: Producer and Engineer Agreements, Synch and Master Use Licenses, and Sampling. When it’s time to record, what do you need to know? This session covers everything related to the contracts and deals for recording.

📅 WEEK 5 / March 31: Management, Booking Agent, and Live Performance Agreements. Contracts, contracts, CONTRACTS! You need to know these deals and we’ll explain them all.

📅 WEEK 6 / April 7: Running Your Band Like a Business: LLCs/Corporations, Band Agreements, and Trademarks. This session is all about the business behind the music. We bring it all together in this final class.

Sign-up link: https://cbca.org/own-your-sound-master-the-business-of-music/

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Which one is your favorite?

Here's a bit of trivia you might love: Do you know that there are two copyrights in every song? 

1. The first one is the composition--the words and music, also known as publishing rights.

2. The second one is the recording, also called the master.

As music lawyers, we help our clients with contracts, copyrights, and business law. We take care of everything on the business side so they can focus on and enjoy creating music.

So if you're a musician or creative who needs some support with the legal stuff, that's our forte.  

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Songwriters! This is Part 2 on how you can earn mechanical royalties from your music! Dave shares about registering your songs through the MLC to get paid when your songs are streamed.

P.S. Missed Part 1? Tune into our previous reel on how you can earn mechanical royalties from covers of your songs!

Will you guess it right?

The U.S. Copyright Office recently released a report: The Geography of Copyright Registrations. Swipe and find out the key findings

Shout out to all Denver creatives and business owners! We love working with you and helping you launch and grow your creative businesses. 🚀✨

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Songwriters! You probably know this—getting paid mechanical royalties when someone covers your song is one of the possible income streams from your music. Dave shares two ways you can collect income when others create a cover of your song.

P.S. We’ll talk about how you can earn from streams of your songs in the next video. Follow us on YouTube so you don’t miss it!