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by Bobby Borg

You’ve all heard the expression, “Don’t give up your publishing.” Stories of Paul McCartney getting out-bid to the rights of his own songs by Michael Jackson serve as reinforcement. And now that you or your band is faced with the decision whether to relinquish some of your rights and large share of income to a music library, you’re in a state of panic.

What are your legal rights? What are music libraries anyway? And what are the deals they typically offer—and why? Read on.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

When an original song idea is transformed into a “fixed” form (this can be your music and lyric recorded on a small hand-held recorder) a copyright is formed. In essence, as soon as you create a song, you create a copyright. It’s that easy.

A copyright grants the author/owner an exclusive bundle of rights: the rights to re-produce, perform, distribute with the intent to sell, and create a “derivative” (i.e., a work based on the original song). If so desired, you could sit around creating copyrights for days only to lock them up in a drawer, never to be used. This would hardly be the most efficient way to spend your time, but it’s your right!
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I for one am very excited about this upgrade from Propellerheads Reason. I use Reason as my main soft synth but lately I’ve gotten bored with it, and have ventured into some VSTi’s that offer some things Reason does not. I’m hoping this forthcoming new release will get me excited about Reason again. It looks great and some of the soundbits I’ve heard sound fantastic. I’m on the beta tester waiting list, so I’ll keep you posted when I land a beta copy. Check out the Propellerheads info:
“We are happy and proud to announce that version 4 of Reason is now ready for beta testing. The new version brings the mighty Thor Polysonic synthesizer, the RPG-8 arpeggiator, the ReGroove Mixer realtime groove console and a completely rebuilt advanced sequencer among many other improvements.”

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“Instant Classic” by Turl

 Instant Classic: Download

First Timer’s Recording Setup HOWTO

Updated! Cheap Computer Recording!

Rule 1 You need an interface. Do not! I repeat: Do not plug your microphone directly into the microphone jack on your computer. In fact, don’t ever plug any instrument directly into your computer: You need an interface. Standard computer sound systems are designed for use with home stereos not music gear.

Rule 2 You need money. Probably more than you want to spend. So be nice to your parents or get a job or whatever you need to do. Do some chores, mow some lawns, ask for christmas gifts. This guide is intented give you the understanding of what a real computer studio is made of so that you can decide for yourself what gear to buy.

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Yawn. I can see this track growing. Still… You know how I feel about it. Did I miss the scene from what THIS produced? Shawty with the ill body is in the black dress. I like silhouettes now.

Hailing from Northern California - - Oakland/Bay Area the stomping grounds of Too Short, comes forth another rap phenomenon (Bazialini pronuounced: Bay zah lini). You’ll be very surprised to hear he sounds nothing like his California brethren. Bazialini has straddled the rap game like a giant that has one foot in the heart of the wood grain gripping streets of Houston and the other in the playerlistic styles of the South. The man oozes talent from his rap game, a veteran to the club scene, and a pro on his collaborations this cats presence is so profound that the streets are watching and waiting to see what he will do next. If the success of his current singles “Ballin Off The Wall” and “Thowed” are any indication - - I would say he is headed straight to the top. To hear music, show schedule, or contact him. Visit : www.bazialinimusicgroup.com

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By Danny Miles

Desmond Child is a hit machine. He’s written or co-written successfully with a diverse array of artists, including Kiss, Ricky Martin, Joan Jett, Aerosmith, Hall and Oates, Iggy Pop, the Baha Men, Clay Aiken and many others. According to the Miami native, making it to the writing elite is as much about industry as it is inspiration.

Start with the title

Child says his early writing style was relatively haphazard. “I’d sit at the piano, play chords, and mumble along until some melody or word sequence would come to me,” he recalls. And while he had a few early hits using that method, he changed his creative process in his mid 20s. “I met [songwriter] Bob Crew, who taught me the complete opposite approach — which is actually the most professional way,” he says. “Come up with a title first, and then write the rest of the lyrics geared to setting up your title — which is the usually subject of the song.”

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