Radio airplay is the primary marketing outlet for gospel music. Stations pay for licenses from ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC and the proceeds are distributed to the songwriters and publishers. However, artists and labels have never been paid a performance royalty for over-the-air broadcasts
We wonder why CD sales have slumped 15 to 20 percent every year for the past five years. The reason is that we simply are not competing with other forms of entertainment anymore.
Let me tell you what drives me crazy… networking or “working the room” at the most inappropriate time and place. I mention this first because this is so prevalent in gospel music. Here’s my primary example: A FUNERAL IS NOT AN INDUSTRY EVENT!
Recently I finished two DVDs for the late Roger Bennett and with that came much reflecting over the times I have shared with him through the past nine years. Roger was sick for 11-1/2 years. I simply cannot put myself in his position and understand what he and his family had to deal with
Music is a tool that empowers us with to spread the Gospel. Music should never be who we are. Who we are should resemble God a little bit more everyday. Let us use the gift of music to let the world know they have a life, a hope, and a future
When tasked with the issues concerning copyright, it can be downright confusing to try to understand which royalty is paid to whom, which form is used to register a recording, or what measures can be taken if someone infringes a copyright
I seek to debunk the myth that records are not being made today. I will discuss the inner workings of a great record. I will ask the questions, "Who should make records?
