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Split Sheets Work For Hire and Collab Agreements
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Split Sheets Work For Hire and Collab Agreements

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
If you make a song with another human being and do not write down who owns what then chaos will find you like bad wifi at a house party...
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Royalties 101: Mechanical Performance Sync with Flows
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Royalties 101: Mechanical Performance Sync with Flows

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
If money were a song then royalties are the sheet music that tells people where the cash should go. You wrote a hook that makes a stran...
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The Indie Artist Biz Bible (PROs MLC ISRC UPC EPK)
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The Indie Artist Biz Bible (PROs MLC ISRC UPC EPK)

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
If you are an indie artist who wants money, credit, and fewer headaches, read this. The music business loves to hand out checks only af...
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Publishing vs Master: Who Owns What and Who Gets Paid
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Publishing vs Master: Who Owns What and Who Gets Paid

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
If you write songs and record them you are sitting on two separate gold mines and they are not the same mine. One mine is the song itse...
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How to Register Songs: PRO MLC SoundExchange
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How to Register Songs: PRO MLC SoundExchange

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
Welcome to the DMV for your music except less boring and way more profitable. If you write songs, perform on recordings, or own recordi...
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