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Liner Notes

I'm a musician and host of The Unstarving Musician podcast. Liner Notes is my biweekly newsletter that shares some of the best insights garnered from the many conversations featured on the Unstarving Musician. Topics covered include, songwriting, touring, sync licensing, recording, house concerts, marketing, and more.

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Unstarving Musician | Four royalty streams you're probably not collecting

What if thousands of dollars in royalties from your music are sitting unclaimed right now? Amani Roberts, music business educator and USA Today bestselling author, has seen independent artists recover royalties going back four years—money they didn't know existed. The problem isn't a lack of talent or streaming numbers. It's missing registrations with collection organizations that most musicians never hear about. Three Insights from Our Conversation The Four Royalty Streams Most Artists...

Hey there, Quick note: In the last edition, I mentioned that year-end planning and project evaluation frameworks were upcoming. They are—but after releasing Episode 338 with Jesse Flores this past week, I realized his insight about ‘distribution deals’ was too important to wait. Year-end planning moves to the next edition in two weeks (still plenty of time before December 31). Now, let's talk about what Jesse Flores says about negotiating distribution deals after more than 20 years in the...