Masters, mechanicals, performance royalties, publishing - it's all essentially must two things, but they are both vital to understand in order to actually get paid for the music you make.

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The 1st episode of Unsigned Berlin S5 is out now w/ Steffi from Better Things - a PR company that has worked with artists such as Caroline Polachek & Rosalía! We talk budgeting an album, their approach to marketing, and more! 🎧

#music #podcast #festivalbooking #musicbusiness

Our most recent interview with pop artist Fyers is out now! We talk of course about her music, but also her story - at 19 she was writing for Universal and at 23 she received a cancer diagnosis and chose to have a child before now returning to music 8 years later. youtu.be/nvGptH_AnSA?...

In case you missed it, our live session with Sorvina and Jakohitsdifferent came out recently, along with her full debut album, "Oh, the Places You'll Go". The music is remeniscent of Noname, Earl Sweatshirt, and Anderson .Paak! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJBt...

Sjoerd van der Sanden on defining success and his approach to music pedagogy! #music #abletonlive
youtu.be/laXo_1FU3PM?...

We are proud to announce our fourth Unsigned Session! This time showcasing the music of Nicaraguan Berlin-based band Facundo Swing, live from Las Aguas Productions in Berlin!

#nicaragua #musicaenvivo #livemusic #tinydesk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAid...

One of our recent guests, Latin jazz/folk artist Aura has just released the first single of her upcoming EP "Musgo"! open.spotify.com/album/2FNWdd...

From just a couple episodes back, here is a conversation with Aura - a Colombian artist who's music mixes Andean folk, Latin rock, and jazz influences! They talk about her classical vocal training, the production on her recent EP, MujerPlantaEco, and more!

Well put together video explaining the #ticketmaster situation. Granted it effects us less in Europe but we're still feeling it. Over 1/3 of UK live music venues operate at a loss and 2 close every week. Here in Berlin, they seem to be dropping every month www.youtube.com/watch?v=u--s...

He does. Also, re that cover (which won a Grammy): www.tumblr.com/mosaicrecord...

A couple episodes ago, we sat down with Alejandro of Entre Trópicos to talk about the Latin diaspora in Berlin, their music, and the Entre Trópicos cultural management project! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKJE...

To introduce yourself to the music behind the independent artists we have on, check out this playlist we put together of just under an hour of their songs open.spotify.com/playlist/43Y...

We also do live sessions, on a hopefully soon-to-be-monthly basis, like this one with RnB/jazz-hop artist Sorvina

We're a podcast that interviews independent artists and businesspeople, working to build a platform and provide opportunities for the independent music community across Europe! Here's one we did with Loophole bar - a venue that was raided by the police and shut down on July 4th 2024