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Practical guides for building an independent music career — no fluff, no gatekeeping.
How Much Should I Charge for a Beat? Lease vs Exclusive Pricing in 2026
Beat pricing looks arbitrary from the outside because most producers set it by copying whoever's page they saw last. Here's what each tier is actually selling.
2026-05-31 · 4 min read
PRS vs PPL: What Each One Pays, and Why You Need Both
They sound like the same organisation and they pay for completely different things. Artists who join one and assume they're covered are usually missing half their income.
2026-05-30 · 3 min read
How to Build a Bill That Actually Fills the Room
A bill is not a list of bands you like. It's an argument for why someone should leave the house on a Tuesday, and most bills don't make one.
2026-05-28 · 3 min read
How Much Does an Artist Manager Take? Commission Structures Explained
Everyone knows the number is fifteen or twenty percent. Almost nobody agrees on what it's fifteen or twenty percent of, and that's the part worth negotiating.
2026-05-27 · 4 min read
What Do I Do When a Venue Doesn't Pay Me?
The night went great; the payment didn't come. Here's the recovery play — and the paper that makes it never happen again.
2026-05-26 · 2 min read
What Are Producer Points, and What Are They Actually Worth?
Everyone quotes points like they're a fixed currency. They're a percentage of a number that varies enormously, and at independent volumes that number is often small.
2026-05-25 · 4 min read
9 Ways Independent Artists Leave Royalty Money on the Table
Royalties don't wait. Unclaimed money gets redistributed — here are the nine leaks we see most, in order of how often they bite.
2026-05-18 · 2 min read
Ways to Run Your Entire Music Career for $0 (A Working Stack)
Point tools want $8–20/month each. Here's a complete working stack — discovery to door money — at exactly zero.
2026-05-02 · 2 min read
How to Build a Fan List You Actually Own (While Free Tiers Shrink)
Algorithms rent you your audience. The email list is yours — if the tool holding it doesn't cap it, gate it, or die.
2026-04-27 · 2 min read
Why Does My Band Need a Partnership Agreement? (What Happens When Someone Quits)
Every band is a business partnership whether it signed anything or not. The exit is what you're really agreeing about.
2026-04-20 · 2 min read
How Do We Split Song Royalties in My Band (Before It Gets Ugly)?
Copyright law has a default answer for unsplit songs, and almost nobody likes it: equal shares, regardless of who wrote what.
2026-04-14 · 2 min read
Playlist Pitching Without the Middlemen: A Field Guide
Pay-per-submission platforms monetize your hope. The direct route is slower, free, and compounds — here's the playbook.
2026-04-06 · 2 min read
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