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| The Signing of Agreements and Building the Team | |
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| Introduction and Overview | |
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| Getting and Signing a Recording Contract | |
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| Signing a Management Agreement | |
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| Signing as a Group | |
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| Signing with an Indie | |
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| Agents, Lawyers, Publicists, and Accountants: Understanding the Roles and Functions | |
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| Starting a Label: A Few Preliminary Points of Consideration | |
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| Corporate Matters: Running the Label | |
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| Selecting an Entity: A Corporation, Partnership, or LLC | |
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| Signing Artists to Your Label, Production Company, or Entity | |
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| Trademarking the Name, Logo, and Intellectual Property | |
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| Distribution for the Label: Taking It to the Streets | |
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| Bring the Noise: Building a Studio | |
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| Final Thoughts on Running and Maintaining a Record Label | |
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| The Song Copyrights: It's All about the Benjamins | |
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| More than a Melody: Understanding Copyright Law | |
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| Joining a Performance Rights Society: BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC | |
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| A Thriller: Copyright Administration and Splits with Co-Writers | |
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| The LOX vs. P. Diddy: Statutory Rate vs. Three-Quarters Rate-What Does It Really Mean? | |
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| Songwriter Contracts and Publishing Deals: What Are They? | |
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| The Writer as Publisher (Self-Publisher) | |
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| Mechanical Licenses and Administration | |
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| Synchronization License: Music and Movies | |
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| Amazing Grace: Public Domain and Gospel Music | |
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| Marketing and Other Helpful Tips | |
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| Marketing Urban Music | |
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| Making the Video | |
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| Touring and Merchandising | |
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| Technology and the Internet: A Brief Overview of Popular Urban and Gospel Internet Sites | |
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| Organizations, Conferences, and Conventions in Urban and Gospel Music | |
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| A Few Closing Thoughts, Thank-Yous, and Shout-Outs! | |
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| Valuable Resources | |
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| Key Publishing Terminology | |
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| Index | |