42 Different Ways That Artists Can Earn Money… Ever wondered what all the revenue sources are available to you as a songwriter or lyricist? We came across a brilliant article from Paul Resnikoff, publisher and founder of Digital Music News. Previously, head of music initiatives at Lycos, starting out at Sony Music Entertainment (Epic Records). He lists the following ways that artists can receive payment for their work. Useful to know! Songwriter & Composer Revenue 1. Publisher advance Bulk payment Continue
Songwriting thought of the Day
Is your lyric too long?
- Do you know the appropriate amount of words for a commercial pop lyric?
- Do you know what bearing the tempo of the song has on the amount of lyrics you can use?
- Is your lyric actually a lyric, or is it a poem, a list, or an essay?,,,,
- Did you know the average amount of verses for a pop song at the moment = 2 , whilst the average amount of choruses = 3
- Are you lyrics too 'wordy'?Here's a great article on this subject >>
What makes a Good Lyric? In advance of our lyric trading functionality arriving next month at Songbay, we thought we would share with you our top tip for writing good lyrics-know the elements! In the same way that a composer must understand the fundamentals of song construction, i.e., melody, harmony, rhythm and arrangement, a lyricist needs to know what makes a strong and catchy lyric. Over the past twelve months we have received and reviewed hundreds of lyrics, some good, Continue
More Choices at Songbay Hi Songbay users! It’s been a very busy time for us of late, the upgrade to our our online service of Music and Lyric Sales is almost here. We have made many changes which offer greater choice and autonomy to our users. Specifically, we will be expanding our service by offering these additional features: • Lyric sales • Sample sales • Digital downloads • Entire Copyright Sales • A New Single use audio/ video synchronization licence Continue
Texture is one of the basic elements of music. When you describe the texture of a piece of music, you are describing how much is going on in the music at any given moment. For example, the texture of the music might be thick or thin, or it may have many or few layers. It might be made up of rhythm only, or of a melody line with chordal accompaniment, or many interweaving melodies. Below you will find some of Continue
In Western music, there are twelve pitches within each octave. (The thirteenth note starts the next octave.) But in a tonal piece of music only seven of these notes, the seven notes of a major or minor scale, are used often. In a pentatonic scale, only five of the possible pitches within an octave are used. (So the scale will repeat starting at the sixth tone.) The most familiar pentatonic scales are used in much of the music of eastern Continue
