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FEATURE ARTICLES

In-depth examinations of real-life situations in the music biz.

Getting Your Music Heard
Tips & quotes from music placement companies, production music companies, independent publishers, labels and music supervisors.

The Grammy Foundation's Entertainment Law Initiative
President and COO of Universal Music Group Zach Horowitz gave the keynote address at the 2007 Grammy Foundation's Entertainment Law Initiative luncheon on the threat of unlawful P2P services and how Universal is empowering new business models, developing new revenue streams and harnessing the opportunities that the digital age presents.

Alan and Marilyn Bergman on Songwriting
Winning lyric-writing team talk about their art: a three-part article.

Insider Tips on Copyright From Official Copyright
Official Software, is giving ASCAP Members the inside scoop on protecting your works through copyrights.

Creating a Winning Website: (Part 1) / (Part 2)
What works. What doesn't. What You Need to Know About Building a Great Website With ASCAP's New Web Tools.

Moving Tips
One of ASCAP's Member Benefit partners, North American Van Lines, offers some tips to make moving an easy transition.

The Future of Music
Marilyn Bergman, ASCAP President and Chairman of the Board, talks about the songwriter's perspective on copyright issues.

Lou Levy Publishers Round Table 2003
The music business has changed so drastically in the last five years that the entire concept of the CD and record companies — not to mention the ways in which we listen to music — are being rethought and reinvented seemingly on a weekly basis. But how are these changes, and the ever-changing cycles of musical trends, affecting music publishers and songwriters?

Lou Levy Publishers Round Table 1999
Pop music is more popular than it's been in decades, and unusually, much of that pop is created overseas. Why is pop so big, and why does America have to outsource for it?

Lou Levy Publishers Round Table 1998
Everything you always wanted to know about music publishing from a group of the top people in the business.

Ben Harper: Will = Power
Ben Harper shares his experiences in songwriting (recollections from the Lester Sill West Coast Songwriters' Workshop).

Creativity and the Internet: "Artist" or "Content Provider"?
Vernon Reid discusses the conflicts creators face in the digital domain.

John Debney — and the Art of the Film Score
Debney talks about his craft and how he carved his own niche in today's film music world.

Songs Into Film & Television
Want To Get Songs Into Film & Television? Here are helpful tips from a group of music supervisors.

Time is Money
Composer Sean Callery Talks About Composing for the Hit TV show 24.

Those Things He Do
An interview with Adam Schlesinger, the writer of That Thing You Do.

Producers In The Round: A Night of Uninhibited Talent and Great Exposure
A showcase to "bring the soul back to R&B music." Featuring Jean Norris, Showtime, Eristopher and James Glasco.

R&B Dialogues: Intimate Conversations with Those Who Influence the Industry
featuring Rory Bennett, Marcus Miller, Big Jon Platt, Tamara Savage, Stan Sheppard and Jeanie Weems. The panelists share their experience: essential reading for anyone looking to get ahead in the music business.

R&B Workshop: Black Music Publishing
Wisdom from an ASCAP panel on Black Music Publishing.

John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls
Interview excerpts from an ASCAP sponsored panel held in Los Angeles.

Spotlight on TONIC: An Interview with Emerson Hart, Jeff Russo,
and Dan Lavery.

Excerpts from an ASCAP-sponsored panel, featuring Tonic, held in Los Angeles in January of 2000.

Got Stagefright? Be Not Afraid
At the Vanguard of Mind-Body Medicine, a breakthrough technique for enhancing performance is available.

The Name Game
What's in a band name? A potential legal battle if you don't plan ahead wisely. Here's the legal scoop behind naming your group.

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