21/09/2016
Finding Your Voice: Love The Songs We Sing
What’s Love Got To Do With It? Why we ought’a be in love with the songs we sing. Now, there’s this song I’ve ...
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The Lawful Truth: Producer Agreements – Part 1
It’s no secret that many artists wouldn’t be the household names they are today without the work of some great music ...
READ MORE >20/07/2016
The Lawful Truth: Compilation Agreements
Rather than working through a record label, an increasing number of bands and artists these days pay for and consequently ...
READ MORE >04/05/2016
The Lawful Truth: Payment Provisions
It doesn’t matter how great a recording or publishing deal you think you might have been offered, getting paid is undoubtedly ...
READ MORE >17/12/2015
Building Blocks: Status in the Scene Part 2
In my last Building Blocks article I charted the path that it took for a breakout band to establish itself in a local scene. ...
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The Lawful Truth: Contract Basics
In the last couple of Lawful Truth columns we went through the Top 10 legal tips for surviving in the NZ music industry. ...
READ MORE >11/11/2015
Tutors’ Tutorial: Choosing New Headphones
It's late at night, you need to finish a mix and get it uploaded but you can't risk waking the flatties again… so you ...
READ MORE >21/10/2015
Building Blocks: Status in the Scene Part 1
Breakout bands. Every town where live music is regularly performed has some kind of scene: an ongoing series of performances ...
READ MORE >24/04/2015
Guitar Cool: How Dynamic Is Your Playing?
One of the things that noticeably separates professional players from amateur ones is the use of dynamics. Dynamics normally ...
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