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Punkademic The Musician’s Guide To Record Labels & Record Deals [TUTORIAL]

By | January 27, 2023

Punkademic The Musician's Guide To Record Labels & Record Deals [TUTORIAL]

Punkademic The Musician’s Guide To Record Labels & Record Deals [TUTORIAL]

Everything you need to know to survive the music industry. Recording Contracts, Record Deals, and How Labels Work.

What you’ll learn:

  • Students will learn the ins-and-outs of traditional record labels and independent record labels.
  • Students will learn what advantages and disadvantages exist for “going it alone” without a record label.
  • We will examine a typical recording contract, so students know what to expect, and how to negotiate.
  • Working with Producers
  • Distribution
  • Loan-Outs
  • Roles of a Record Label
  • Work For Hire
  • Score of a Record Deal
  • 360 Deals
  • Options
  • Release Commitments
  • Advances
  • Recoupment
  • Payback
  • Royalties
  • Royalty Basis
  • Royalty Rate
  • Royalty Deductions
  • Merchandise
  • Videos
  • Producer Contracts

Requirements
There are no course prerequisites. Students should be ready to discuss the intricacies of a record contract, but no familiarity with contracts or contract law is required.

Description
Welcome to the “Musician’s Guide” Series!This series is pulled directly from the courses I’ve created for my university position in Music Business. All of these courses are designed for the everyday musician – amateur or professional – who has little or no knowledge on the topic, but wants to master it.This class is all about Record Labels and Record Deals. 100% Answer Rate! Every single question posted to this class is answered within 24 hours by the instructor. It is ideal for anyone who is interested in seeking out a record deal or is already considering one. Musicians: If you are making music, and considering a record deal, please watch this class!Producers: Before you sign on the dotted line, watch this class to be sure you understand everything you are signing up for.Bands: Maybe you are considering avoiding record labels, and starting your own independent label. This class is for you, too!Curious Minds: Anyone interested in how record labels work is invited to be a part of this class.We will start with traditional record label deals, and progress forward to talking about more modern deals. We will talk a lot about the “need” for a record deal in the modern age, and how you can get by without one at all. I’ll walk you through every issue in the contract so you fully understand what is being asked.The goal of this class is for you to understand what is in-between the lines of the contract.Software:This course is NOT specific to any DAW program.Genre:The recording studio has no genre – so all are welcome here. Topics Covered: Working with ProducersOwning the “Master”DistributionLoan-Out CompaniesRoles of a Record CompanyMusic publishing, and music industry trendsMake money online with your music.Work For HireScope of the Record DealTerm of the Record DealAdditional Song OptionsOther OptionsRelease CommitmentAdvancesRecoupmentPaybackRoyaltiesRoyalty RateRoyalty BasisRoyalty DeductionsMerchandise Videos360 DealsProducer ContractsAnd much, much more!If you are ready to start making money from your music, and making sure you are protected, this class will start you on that journey. Get started today.Dr. Allen is a university music professor and is a top-rated Udemy instructor – with nearly 100 courses and over 200,000 students. In 2017 Star Tribune Business featured him as a “Mover and a Shaker,” and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes. ** I guarantee that this course is the most thorough Record Label course available ANYWHERE on the market – or your money back (30-day money-back guarantee) **Closed captions have been added to all lessons in this course.——————————————————————— Praise for Courses by Jason Allen:⇢ “It seems like every little detail is being covered in an extremely simple fashion. The learning process becomes relaxed and allows complex concepts to get absorbed easily. My only regret is not taking this course earlier.” – M. Shah⇢ “Great for everyone without any knowledge so far. I bought all three parts… It’s the best investment in leveling up my skills so far..” – Z. Palce⇢ “Excellent explanations! No more or less than what is needed.” – A. Tóth⇢ “VERY COOL. I’ve waited for years to see a good video course, now I don’t have to wait anymore. Thank You!” – Jeffrey Koury⇢ “I am learning LOTS! And I really like having the worksheets!” – A. Deichsel⇢ “The basics explained very clearly – loads of really useful tips!” – J. Pook⇢ “Jason is really quick and great with questions, always a great resource for an online class!” M. Smith—————————————————————————-Students who register for this course will receive ongoing exclusive content and discounts for all future classes in the series.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction & Overview

  • Lecture 1 Introduction
  • Lecture 2 What We are Covering Here
  • Lecture 3 Tools You Will Need for This Class
  • Lecture 4 Disclaimer: I Am Not A Lawyer

Section 2: Definitions

  • Lecture 5 Producer
  • Lecture 6 The “Master”
  • Lecture 7 Record Company
  • Lecture 8 Distribution
  • Lecture 9 Loan-Out Company

Section 3: How a Recording Company Works (Traditionally)

  • Lecture 10 The 5 Roles of a Traditional Record Company
  • Lecture 11 What We can Do Ourselves
  • Lecture 12 Do Artists Still Need a Record Label?

Section 4: Parties & Scope

  • Lecture 13 Work for Hire
  • Lecture 14 Loan-Outs
  • Lecture 15 Scope of The Contract
  • Lecture 16 The 360 Deal

Section 5: Term

  • Lecture 17 What is a Term?
  • Lecture 18 Additional Songs
  • Lecture 19 Options
  • Lecture 20 Making 10 Albums Doesn’t Mean Releasing 10 Albums

Section 6: Release Commitment

  • Lecture 21 The Fiona Apple Situation
  • Lecture 22 Listen: Unreleased Version
  • Lecture 23 So What Happened?
  • Lecture 24 Listen: Released Version
  • Lecture 25 How did it get Solved?
  • Lecture 26 The Release Commitment

Section 7: Advances

  • Lecture 27 The Million Dollar Record Deal
  • Lecture 28 Recoup
  • Lecture 29 Payback

Section 8: Royalties

  • Lecture 30 What kind of Royalties?
  • Lecture 31 Royalty Basis
  • Lecture 32 Royalty Rate
  • Lecture 33 “All In” Contracts
  • Lecture 34 Deductions: Breakage
  • Lecture 35 Deductions: Licensed Re-Sellers
  • Lecture 36 Deductions: Container Charges
  • Lecture 37 Deductions: Bargain Bins
  • Lecture 38 Deductions: New Configurations
  • Lecture 39 Deductions: Foreign Territories
  • Lecture 40 Deductions: Sales Incentives
  • Lecture 41 Deductions: Promotional Copies

Section 9: Math Time

  • Lecture 42 Calculation for Royalties of a Physical CD
  • Lecture 43 Recoup Amount
  • Lecture 44 Calculation for Royalties of a Digital Sale
  • Lecture 45 Recoup Amount

Section 10: Merchandise

  • Lecture 46 Merchandising Rights
  • Lecture 47 Merch Companies
  • Lecture 48 Payments

Section 11: Videos

  • Lecture 49 Works For Hire
  • Lecture 50 Who Pays?
  • Lecture 51 Who’s Vision?

Section 12: 360 Deals

  • Lecture 52 Why?
  • Lecture 53 Taylor Swift Example

Section 13: Producer Agreements

  • Lecture 54 The Producer
  • Lecture 55 Example: George Martin
  • Lecture 56 When George Martin Met the Beatles
  • Lecture 57 “Development Deals” With a Producer

Section 14: Free Stuff!

  • Lecture 58 Stems to Remix!

Section 15: Wrap Up

  • Lecture 59 What Comes Next?
  • Lecture 60 Thanks for Watching!
  • Lecture 61 Bonus Lecture

Anyone is interested in pursuing a record deal should watch this class!,Anyone is has always wondered how much musicians really make from a record deal should watch this class.,Anyone who has just wondered how record labels work will enjoy this class.

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Film Scoring Bundle: Writing Music For Films: Parts 1 & 2 TUTORIAL

By | January 27, 2023

 Film Scoring Bundle: Writing Music For Films: Parts 1 & 2 TUTORIAL

Film Scoring Bundle: Writing Music For Films: Parts 1 & 2 TUTORIAL

This is a class designed for the average person who is ready to take their music career (or music interest) and develop it into something more. Whether you are an active musician or an aspiring musician, this class is perfect for you.

In this course, we will learn the essential techniques used in writing music for the film. Through a series of analysis’ of well-known film scenes from your favorite movies we will learn what makes a great cue, and then apply those techniques by writing our own. I’ll be showing you some of my own projects for film and television throughout the class, and walk you through my process when composing music for a film project.

By the end of this course, students will understand the tools, lingo, and techniques used in the film composing world and will be ready to dive into their own projects. I’ll walk you through how to get started on your first project by using freely available movies that need a score.

Throughout my career, I’ve worked with major American orchestras, film studios, and video game designers. I’m also a Ph.D. in music composition and a university professor (of music composition).

Recently I was named as a semi-finalist for the Grammy Foundation’s Music Educator of the Year award because of my in-person university classes. Now I’m taking those classes to Udemy in an online format in order to reach more students and give them the joy of Music Theory.

I’m planning on making several “sections” of this class, and this is Part 1. As the class grows, we will go deeper and deeper into my techniques.

In this class, we will cover:

  • Tools of the trade
  • Finding the emotional response
  • Music Theory and Genre
  • Scoring for film
  • Using Modes in Film Scores
  • Finding the Message
  • Learning from Temp Cues
  • “Spotting” the film
  • Film score composition techniques
  • Working with industry budgets
  • Diegetic music and non-diegetic music
  • Score and Source
  • The Ostinato
  • Working with silent films
  • Setting up a session
  • Marking hits
  • Scoring the opening credits
  • Motive and Leitmotif
  • Working with Leitmotifs
  • Working with the rhythm in cues
  • POV
  • Finding and analyzing POV scenes
  • Composing using POV
  • And much, much, more!

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Learn How To Produce Rock & Metal In Studio One [TUTORIAL]

By | January 27, 2023

Learn How To Produce Rock & Metal In Studio One [TUTORIAL]

Learn How To Produce Rock & Metal In Studio One [TUTORIAL]

If you want to improve your rock and metal style songs in Studio One, this is the perfect course for you!

Learn how to Produce Rock and Metal Songs in Studio

This is a complete course teaching you how to get the most out of your rock and metal productions with the tools available in Studio One

With easy-to-follow tutorials and a real-world example of a heavy rock song, you’ll see all my tips and tricks and you’ll enjoy learning while taking action.

THIS COURSE INCLUDES THE AUDIO FILES OF A REAL WORKING EXAMPLE ROCK/METAL SONG.
So you can download these resource audio files and follow along with me while we work through the course

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN:

  • Getting Your Tracks organized for the productions
  • How to Mix and process your Drums
  • How to great sounding rock/metal bass sound
  • Building up a wall of gained up guitars
  • Adding extra clean guitars to your mix
  • Tightening up your performances with the Audio Bend tool
  • How to work with different vocal styles in your productions
  • Finalizing your song by polishing up your tracks and applying some basic mastering

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Advanced Mixing With Studio One [TUTORIAL]

By | January 27, 2023

Advanced Mixing With Studio One [TUTORIAL]

Advanced Mixing With Studio One [TUTORIAL]

I thought I had a great mixing workflow, until I found out some new tips and techniques to take my mixing to the next level. And that is what I’m going to showing you in this course.

In this course I’m going to show you some advanced tips, tricks and techniques to improve your mixing in Studio One. These steps will work across any genre or style.

I’ll also take you through on how to improve the routing and organization of your. How to understand compression better, ways to handle EQ, and even unique advanced features like splitting up the bands on your tracks for Multiband processing. That’s just some of the things that will be covered.

So, if you want to up skill your Studio one Skills, and improve your mixing in Studio )ne, then this is the perfect course for you!

Learn the tips, tricks and techniques to improve your MIXING within Studio One

This course will take you step-by-step on how to use the stock tools within Studio One to take your mixing to the next level.

With easy-to-follow tutorials and a real-world example, you’ll enjoy learning while taking action.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN:

  • How to Work Organize your tracks into Folders, and assign them to Bus channels
  • Using Different Types of Bus Compression
  • How to properly understand How Compression Works
  • Using Parallel Compression, and Multi Band Processing
  • How to use EQ-ing on different types of instruments and tracks
  • Clip-Based Editing over Automation
  • Creating Hyper-Realism in your Productions

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Epic & Cinematic Composing With Studio One [TUTORIAL]

By | January 27, 2023

Epic & Cinematic Composing With Studio One [TUTORIAL]

Epic & Cinematic Composing With Studio One [TUTORIAL]

Often this is a type of Hybrid Orchestral Compositions, and requires quite a unique composition and production techniques. From the the types of chords and melodies you use, through to the instrument choices you make.

And these types of compositions and productions are possible in Studio One and if you follow the steps I show you in this course, then you too can write your own Epic, Cinematic Compositions

In this course I will show you how you can take a simple piano sketch idea of a chord progression and melody and expand it out into the orchestral instrument, plus other instruments to create your own Unique, Hybrid, Epic Composition

I’ll be using the stock instruments and effects in Studio One, plus will point to some free tools that you can use as well to take your compositions and productions further.

So, if sounds like something interesting that you want to learn, then this is the perfect course for you!

Learn the tips, tricks and techniques to create your own Epic, Cinematic Compositions in Studio One

This course will take you step-by-step on how to use the stock tools within Studio One to compose and build up your own Epic, Cinematic Composition

With easy-to-follow tutorials and a real-world example to follow, you’ll enjoy learning while taking action.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN:

  • Chord Progression and melodies to use
  • Transferring these Chords and Melodies to the Strings and Brass sections of the Orchestra
  • How to Build up a Motief/Theme and String Ostinato
  • How to create an introduction which is emotive and builds up tension
  • Create an Epic, Style Percussion section with Impact and Tension
  • Adding Other instrument to the Orchestral Mix, like guitars, synths and sound effects
  • Creating Hans Zimmer-style Braams in your productions!
  • Mixing Tricks to use in your productions

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SonalSystem Beta Retrowave Melodics Vol.2 WAV

By | January 27, 2023

SonalSystem Beta Retrowave Melodics Vol.2 WAV

SonalSystem Beta Retrowave Melodics Vol.2 WAV

syrupy sounds and textures of the 80s. The 48 melodic and atmospheric loops in this collection were recorded direct to VHS and 4-track tape machines, with all the lush unpredictability that comes with them.

The sequenced phrases, mellow chords, and hovering pads deliver the lofi fondness of coming of age. Like Volume 1, this collection showcases an eclectic variety of both melodic and ambient synth passages which you can layer together naturally or add into your mix to provide intimate warmth to a compelling, emotive production.

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Smemo Sounds Gold Keyz WAV

By | January 27, 2023

Smemo Sounds Gold Keyz WAV

Smemo Sounds Gold Keyz WAV

Gold Keyz’ from Smemo Sounds is bringing you 10 melodic construction kits filled with Trap, Hip Hop, Soulful and laid back RnB/Soul series stuffed with passionately handcrafted Royalty-Free and muddy samples, filled with authentic old school & melodic flavors flavors.

All individual loops are 100% Royalty-Free for you to edit, slice and chop to give you the essential sounds to make the next RnB hit. All sounds have been processed and edited using professional outboard gear to ensure authentic analogue warmth and of course, all files are Royalty-Free.

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Canary Julz Loop Stash Vol.2 WAV

By | January 27, 2023

Canary Julz Loop Stash Vol.2 WAV

Canary Julz Loop Stash Vol.2 WAV

20 Brand New Loops Created By Canary Julz Included : – WAV Loops – Tempos/BPMs Labelled – Key Signatures Labelled

Canary Julz has been providing Industry & Internet producers alike with Quality Kits Since 2012 – including Original Samples, Construction Kits, & more. Not only does he service critically acclaimed Industry Producers as a Sound Designer, he has also provided production for some well-known acts as a producer as well.

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Canary Julz Loop Stash Vol.3 WAV

By | January 27, 2023

Canary Julz Loop Stash Vol.3 WAV

Canary Julz Loop Stash Vol.3 WAV

3rd Installment of the “Loop Stash” Series. 20 ALL NEW Original Loops Created By Canary Julz. Included : – 20 WAV Loops – Tempos/BPMs Labelled – Key Signatures Labelled

Canary Julz has been providing Industry & Internet producers alike with Quality Kits Since 2012 – including Original Samples, Construction Kits, & more. Not only does he service critically acclaimed Industry Producers as a Sound Designer, he has also provided production for some well-known acts as a producer as well.

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Canary Julz Loop Stash Vol.4 WAV

By | January 27, 2023

Canary Julz Loop Stash Vol.4 WAV

Canary Julz Loop Stash Vol.4 WAV

4th Installment of the “Loop Stash” Series. 20 ALL NEW Original Loops Created By Canary Julz. Included : – 20 WAV Loops – Tempos/BPMs Labelled – Key Signatures Labelled

Canary Julz has been providing Industry & Internet producers alike with Quality Kits Since 2012 – including Original Samples, Construction Kits, & more. Not only does he service critically acclaimed Industry Producers as a Sound Designer, he has also provided production for some well-known acts as a producer as well.

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Patchbanks Escapade WAV

By | January 27, 2023

Patchbanks Escapade WAV

Patchbanks Escapade WAV

Escapade is an essential percussion sample pack featuring live conga performances for producing Latin house and tropical beach grooves.

The sound collection is based on 8 popular rhythm patterns recorded at different tempos with high quality mics and studio gear. A wide bpm selection offers tempo matching and preserves quality by avoiding time-stretching.

The full collection contains 168 stemmed loops made up of a mix, close mic and room mic tracks for sound customization. Additionally, with stemmed loops they can be neatly edited to create even more rhythm patterns.

Contains:

  • Label: Patchbanks
  • Released: 01/13/2023
  • Version: Original
  • SKU: ESC-CNG-MCL
  • Quality: Pro
  • Genre: EDM House
  • Related Genres: Tribal House
  • Audio Format: Loop Stems
  • File Format: 24bit Wav
  • File Size: (unzipped): 343.5MB
  • Rec. Sources: Acoustic
  • Audio Channels: Stereo
  • BPM: 120-130bpm
  • Performance: Drumming
  • Instrument: Conga
  • Compositions: 8
  • Total Files: 168
  • Content List: x56 Mix, x56 Conga, x56 Room
  • Drum Kit Ref.#
  • Root Key

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Canary Julz Loop Stash Vol.5 WAV

By | January 27, 2023

Canary Julz Loop Stash Vol.5 WAV

Canary Julz Loop Stash Vol.5 WAV

20 Brand New Loops Created By Canary Julz. All Loops Are Tempo/BPM/Key Labelled.

Canary Julz has been providing Industry & Internet producers alike with Quality Kits Since 2012 – including Original Samples, Construction Kits, & more. Not only does he service critically acclaimed Industry Producers as a Sound Designer, he has also provided production for some well-known acts as a producer as well.

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Four4 Left Field Techno 2 [WAV Astra & Beatmaker Presets]

By | January 27, 2023

Four4 Left Field Techno 2 [WAV Astra & Beatmaker Presets]

Four4 Left Field Techno 2 [WAV Astra & Beatmaker Presets]

Get back into the beat, “Left Field Techno 2” delivers esoteric rhythms, glitched-out synths, and rumbling basslines for all your left field needs. Crafted from the ground up with forward-thinking production techniques, “Left Field Techno 2” provides all the necessary tools to help your tracks stand out from the mold.

315 Samples • 13 Presets

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