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Practical guides for building an independent music career — no fluff, no gatekeeping.
Australia, Canada, Ireland: PRO Registration for Small Markets
Most music-business advice assumes you're American. If you're in Sydney, Toronto or Dublin, here's the actual first step.
2026-08-16 · 3 min read
Your Beat Sold. Now What? The Paperwork Trail in Order
The sale is the easy part. What happens in the next week decides whether you get paid for the next three years.
2026-08-11 · 3 min read
How to Register a Song You Co-Wrote With Someone in Another Country
Two writers, two societies, one song. It works through reciprocal agreements — but only if both sides register the same numbers, and mismatches are why the money stalls.
2026-08-05 · 3 min read
Music Taxes 101: Mileage, 1099s, and Quarterlies for Gigging Musicians
Every mile to a gig is worth real money at tax time — if you tracked it. The working musician's tax basics, minus the jargon.
2026-07-30 · 3 min read
The MCPS Side of UK Royalties, Explained
PRS members often assume they're covered. MCPS is a different right, a separate membership, and a separate £100 — and for some writers it's where the money is.
2026-07-23 · 3 min read
How to Invoice for Production Work (and Get Paid on Time)
Most late payments aren't refusals. They're the predictable result of an invoice that arrived without terms, without a deposit, and without a due date.
2026-07-18 · 4 min read
GEMA, SACEM, Buma/Stemra: Which European PRO Applies to You
Artists routinely ask how to register with GEMA because they're getting German plays. You don't — and the reason is the most useful thing to understand about international royalties.
2026-07-17 · 3 min read
How Do Bands Split Money? Gig Pay, Merch, and Royalties Are Three Different Answers
Most band money fights happen because three different income streams got lumped into one vague agreement. Split them apart and the fair answer gets obvious.
2026-07-16 · 3 min read
Advances: Tracking Money You Fronted Before It Comes Back
The money that disappears in music isn't usually stolen. It's fronted by someone, recorded nowhere, and quietly forgotten by everyone except the person who paid.
2026-07-14 · 3 min read
Why Am I Not Getting Paid for My Streams?
Streams without money almost always means a registration is missing — not that the money doesn't exist.
2026-07-06 · 2 min read
Publisher Share vs Writer Share, Explained Without Jargon
A song's publishing splits in half before anyone negotiates anything. If you don't know that, you're probably leaving one of the halves on the table.
2026-07-06 · 3 min read
Do Musicians Need to Register for VAT in the UK?
Most musicians never come near the threshold. The ones who do usually cross it without noticing, because it's measured on a rolling twelve months rather than a tax year.
2026-07-05 · 3 min read
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