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Music Publishing Module 5: Monday 29th June

08 June 2015

The next module of the Music Publishing Professional Development Programme will run on Monday 29th June, 6:30-930pm in London. Book your place now by emailing angela@mmf-training.com.

Guest Speakers:

David Robinson – The Really Useful Group Ltd (Head of Stock & Amateur Licensing)
Paul Kinder – Cooking Vinyl Music Publishing (MD)
Phil Kemish – Disrupt Media Ltd (Co-founder)
Dan Garber – Tape Music (Co-founder & Artist Manager)
Lewis Mitchell – Josef Weinberger Ltd
Music Publisher Development Deals; Music Publishing & The Record Business; Grand Rights & Live Performance 

  • Creator / Artist; Record Company / Music Publisher; Recorded Music & Music Publishing (individual, corporate & sector dynamics and relationships)
  • Publisher-owned master recordings: development deals; licensing & record labels
  • A&R, marketing & promotion, royalty accounting, business affairs, media licensing and international services: roles, challenges, interdependency and activities
  • Co-writes & collaborations; song plugging, samples & cover recordings
  • Structuring agreements: legal & financial implications for creators / performers & publishers
  • Audio file & product licensing: royalty rates, negotiation issues & global differentials
  • Licensing live classical & popular music; worldwide rates & differentials; issues & opportunities
  • Grand rights licensing; rights owner & producer relationships, practice & procedure
  • Professional responsibilities, roles & functions

Location: Grant Thornton LLP, Melton St, Euston Sq, London, NW1 2EP

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