The Artist:Entrepreneur Day from FAC and CMU returns with support from Help Musicians.
The day will be hosted by artist entrepreneurs Eckoes, Shao Dow and Rosie Bans, who will each let you inside their artist businesses. They will be joined by CMU’s Chris Cooke and a team of industry experts to provide insights, ideas and lots of practical advice.
12.00 - 13.30 - Making Money From Your Songs & Recordings
If you’ve written a song, you have created a copyright. If you’ve recorded a track, you have created another copyright. Welcome to the copyright business!
Get CMU:DIY’s A:E Guide to music copyright. Then watch each of our FAC artist entrepreneurs dissect one of their tracks. What rights are contained within? Who owns those rights? Where are those tracks streaming? How did they make money?
PLUS find out the different ways you can make money from your songs and recordings, from streaming to selling discs direct-to-fan to the money that comes in via collecting societies PRS and PPL.
14.00 - 15.30 - Building & Connecting with a Fanbase
Building a successful artist business means finding and engaging a fanbase. An assortment of social and direct-to-fan platforms will help you connect with your fans, find out more about your fans, use your fans to find new fans, and ultimately generate extra revenue around your music.
Get CMU:DIY’s A:E Guide to all the different channels you might want to consider and how you might use them.
Then find out how our artist entrepreneurs utilise the different platforms and how they’ve been able to generate income through direct-to-fan activity, especially during the COVID-19 period.
PLUS hear from digital marketing and direct-to-fan experts and get their tips on how to grow your audience online and what you can do to get the most out of your direct-to-fan channels.
16.00 - 17.30 - Choosing Your Business Partners
As your artist business grows, you’ll need to start working with other people – and companies – to unlock all your potential revenue streams.
Get CMU:DIY’s A:E Guide to the music industry, and learn more about the suppliers and business partners you might want to work with.
Then hear from some key business partners and find out what services they offer and on what terms.
PLUS find out how our FAC artist entrepreneurs have put together their teams. What companies do they work with? How did they choose their partners and why does it work for them?
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