CMU 305 Commercial Music Business
An introduction to current practices in the commercial music industry. Recent developments in this field will be emphasized, including entrepreneurism for the freelance musician. This course highlights the impact of biblical principles for a Christian working in the music industry. Basic principle of music performance, publishing and distribution will be defined and developed including copyright law, song royalties and mechanicals, booking, promoting, copyright management, performance rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and CCLI), song demo creation, music producing and publishing, market presence and social media promotion.